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Barbara Bruckmüller, Chain of Moments Quintet featuring Aruán Ortiz
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A breath of fresh air is blowing through the chamber music scene: the "Chain of Moments Quintet", an innovative ensemble that fuses genres and pushes musical boundaries, presents itself in an extraordinary collaboration with the internationally acclaimed pianist Aruán Ortiz. This unique concert promises an exciting journey through different worlds of sound - from classical chamber music to jazz and free improvisation.
The origin of the CMQ can be traced back to a visionary project ("Three Views of a Musical Piece" - February 2024), which was conceived by the Austrian composer Barbara Bruckmüller. She presented three different arrangements of her composition "A Chain of Moments - Suite in five Movements".
The first arrangement offers a fascinating interplay between piano and string quartet that emphasizes the delicate nuances and intricate melodies of the piece. In the second arrangement, Bruckmüller expands the soundscape with a lively jazz sextet, lending the composition rhythmic dynamics and improvisational flair. Finally, the third arrangement features Bruckmüller's jazz orchestra, complemented by the rich textures of a string quartet and the virtuoso skills of Ortiz on the piano.
Inspired by the positive response to their first collaboration, the members of CMQ (Joanna Lewis, Maria Salamon, Magdalena Trobos, Cornelia Burghardt, as well as Bruckmüller and Ortiz) - outstanding musicians characterized by their passion for experimental and innovative music - decided to explore new musical paths together.
The energy and creativity of this ensemble paired with Aruán Ortiz' unique style create an extraordinary dynamic.This concert also serves as a release event for the 3-CD album "Three Views of a Musical Piece", released in August 2024, on which all three versions of the five-part suite "A Chain of Moments" can be heard.(press release)
Program and cast
Barbara Bruckmüller: composition, conductor
Aruán Ortiz: piano
Joanna Lewis, Maria Salamon: violin
Magdalena Trobos: viola
Cornelia Burghardt: cello
Release concert of the 3-CD album "Three Views of a Musical Piece" – Chain of Moments Quintet featuring Aruán Ortiz
PORGY and BESS Jazzclub
Porgy & Bess (actually, Jazz and Music Club Porgy & Bess ) is a jazz club in the Riemergasse 11 in the 1st district of Vienna. The club , founded in 1993 is considered " the most important jazz organizer and trendy meeting point " of the Austrian capital .
The program of Porgy & Bess speaks to a very large audience , about 70,000 guests a year ; is accordingly Jazz " understood very pluralistic ," and the program " even in fringe areas , such as electronic music , contemporary music and world music penetrated . " Many international artists , particularly from the U.S. space , see also Austrian musician here an opportunity to perform . The club also offers the stage for events, such as the award of the Austrian World Music Award.
Musicologist Christian Scheib According to the Porgy & Bess " at the same time essential for the development of the musical ( jazz ) reality of a City" and needs and uses ' plain commonplace as urban space music. " It creates itself " through artistic preferences, acoustic quality , capacity and real capacity, the necessary exclusion of other clubs. " Here, the different areas of the jazz clubs allow - the area in front of the stage with tables, upstairs gallery , a lateral area with a bar at counter - different intense concentration on the concert scene . For Jazzthetik Porgy & Bess is even a " traditional club . "
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