A market for experimental music

"On December 10/11, 2015, the Dampfzentrale will become the venue for an extraordinary market. Personalities from the world of contemporary and experimental music from Bern, international stars, students and business managers will spend two evenings cavorting among a curious audience from near and far. All 15 program items on these two days have one thing in common: they leave all conventions associated with the usual concert rituals far behind and offer new approaches to the music of our time. The program has been developed in cooperation with Dampfzentrale, HKB, PAKT - das neue musik netzwerk and WIM and is a continuation of the New Music Summit 2014, which already caused a stir in the scene back then.

Not everything for sale, but everything worth listening to
On Thursday (December 10), for example, a school class will be experimenting with the sounds of money and business people will be exploring John Cage, before musicians of high artistic merit join forces in the evening: Nate Wooley from the USA will be teaming up with five local musicians and the duo Butterland from Biel will be hosting a musical bazaar.

Richard Haynes and the Ensemble Proton will kick things off on Friday (December 11) with a composition for cars by Fluxus artist George Brecht, here in an adaptation for bicycles. Berlin border crosser Stefan Roszak will be auctioning off bizarre self-made string instruments together with HKB students. The program also includes a flash mob and Louis Andriessen's "Workers Union", played by musicians from so-called third countries.

Johannes Kreidler, who is famous for his visually powerful, sometimes disturbing action and media art, will also provide food for thought. The crowning finale will be provided by Zimoun as Associated Artist Musik der Dampfzentrale, before DJ Peter Kraut brings the evening to a close.