Mebu - a new art space in Goms
Opening of the "Münster Earport", a venue for contemporary music in the Valais Alps.
In the middle of the historic center of Münster (Goms), not far from the Rhone Glacier and Finsteraarhorn, the "Mebu" an art space for contemporary music. The name is short for "Münster Earport by UMS 'n JIP" and is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the neighboring Münster Airport. But it also makes it clear that the focus at Mebu is on playing and listening to music. It was founded and is run by New music duo UMS 'n JIP (Ulrike Mayer-Spohn and Javier Hagen), which as a result of the pandemic - rehearsal and work spaces were no longer available during the lockdowns - has pitched its tents in Münster and set up a permanent production and performance venue there.
A unique feature of the Mebu is a permanently installed 16-channel acousmonium for the reproduction of electro-acoustic (acousmatic) music - one of the few of its kind open to the public in Europe - as well as a remarkable collection of historical keyboard instruments for the historically informed reproduction of early music. UMS 'n JIP is one of the most active ensembles for contemporary new music, with guest performances at the Venice Biennale, the Liceu Barcelona, the Colón Buenos Aires and the Shanghai New Music Week, and has been awarded over 30 international prizes.
At Mebu, they will next give concerts by the Ars Electronica Forum Wallis Selection 2022/23 with acousmatic music: on March 10, 11 and 12, 2023 as part of the Festival for New Music Forum Valais.
