Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Am scheduled for tomorrow to present a paper on the orchestral music of Sergey Taneyev and Aleksandr Scriabin in a conference of the Russian Society for Music Theory. Couldn’t be more excited!
For all those interested: the paper will also be presented in a German version during the 15th Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (GMTH), included in a panel dedicated to Taneyev and Scriabin—Saturday, 3 October, 2–4 pm, UdK Berlin, Faculty of Music, Bundesallee 1–12, Carl Flesch hall. Also speaking in that section: Aleksandra Savenkova, Elena Chernova, and Benjamin Vogels.
Neue Arrangements von ABBA-Songs
Preparing orchestral arrangements of six marvellous songs by ABBA, to be performed soon by students of Musikgymnasium Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Berlin. Currently on the desk: Money Money Money, Dancing Queen, and Voulez-vous. Quite an enjoyable job!
Bevorstehender Kongress der GMTH
Busy with scheduling the papers for the 15th Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (GMTH) conference, taking place in Berlin at the weekend of the 25th anniversary of German Reunification, 1–4 October, 2015. Looking forward!
Die nächsten Veranstaltungen im Juni
That’ll be a multifaceted weekend. Glad to announce a triptych of events, along with cordial invitations!
(1) Friday, 12 June, 8 pm: A performance of my animalistic flute-and-viola duo-cycle Zoologischer Garten, played by Christina Anders & Anne Uerlichs @ Schwartzsche Villa Steglitz.
(2) Saturday, 13 June, 4 pm: Sacred music by Lassus and Rheinberger, performed in a concert of Kammerchor der UdK Berlin @ Zisterzienserkloster Lehnin.
(3) Saturday, 13 June, 10 pm: My first appearance in a Berlin-based poetry slam @ Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, TU Berlin, Volkswagen Library.
Neuer Artikel: Hauptfach Tunnelblick
The final version of my article on the current state of professional music education in Germany is now available here. Shortened versions were previously published by neue musikzeitung and VAN Magazin. Your opinion and feedback is much appreciated!