I: FESTIVAL AFEKT. Phos • "Resonants" kontserdisari

Elis Hallik
Symphony Phos (world premiere)

Monika Mattiesen
Ariadne aus Neanderthal (world premiere)

Catherine Milliken
Ediacaran Fields (Estonian premiere)

MAIT MALMSTEN, Ensemble Musikfabrik, ERSO, conductor CLEMENT POWER

This year, AFEKT Festival focuses on small and large compositions containing elements of transmedial musical theatre. Australian composer Catherine Milliken involves the audience in an interactive performance process of her piece, while the classical symphony tradition is represented by Elis Hallik and her new composition Phos. The word originates from Greek and refers to the physical and metaphorical nature of light. The symphony carries a deeper message and interprets the All Hallows season through light and sounds. The original text for the new piece by Monika Mattiesen, Ariadne aus Neanderthal, was written by Hasso Krull. The installation-based hybrid instrument required for performing the work was created in collaboration with artist Raul Keller, Sten Saarits and instrument maker and designer Leopold Inkapööl. Hannah Weirich, Carl Rosman, Marco Blaauw, and Benjamin Kobler, members of the Musikfabrik group, and actor Mait Malmsten, are performing the solos.