Athelas and ALICE cross musical swords to create a series of exciting concerts presenting experimental new music in an intimate format – with live electronics. We now present the second concert in the series, where the visual dimension also plays a central role.

Program
Simon Steen-Andersen: Study for String Instruments #1–2
Marta Śniady: Your Only Limit Is You
Golnaz Shariatzadeh: Root
Kaj Duncan David: 4c0st1tr1g3r

Simon Steen-Andersen
The Danish star composer Simon Steen-Andersen’s Study for String Instruments #1–3 is a mini-trilogy written between 2007 and 2011. The works focus on the performers’ physical movements, incorporating both visual and electronic elements. The overall development throughout the series moves from “movement within sound” to “the sound of movement,” with the movements themselves taking on an increasingly central role. #1 can be described as a kind of choreographic play – or perhaps rather a dance that accompanies itself.

Marta Śniady
The Polish composer Marta Śniady’s audiovisual work Your Only Limit Is You is a critical commentary on contemporary self-optimization culture. Marta Śniady graduated in 2019 from the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, where she was taught and inspired by Simon Steen-Andersen. The work is written for cello, bass clarinet, video, and electronics.

Golnaz Shariatzadeh
The Iranian composer Golnaz Shariatzadeh’s string trio Root is presented with the composer’s own visual artwork as a backdrop (which also forms the basis of the concert’s visual identity). Her works often draw on her personal background in Shiraz, Iran, and explore themes such as migration and artistic identity.

Kaj Duncan David
The audiovisual work 4c0st1tr1g3r by the Danish-British composer Kaj Duncan David is written for a solo percussionist who interacts with light by triggering their own drum. David draws on a musical background spanning both classical and electronic music traditions.

The concert is supported by the Augustinus Foundation, the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen Foundation, the Knud Højgaard Foundation, the Beckett Foundation, the City of Copenhagen, the Danish Ministry of Culture, and the Danish Arts Foundation.