Donaueschingen opens with Swiss contribution
The Donaueschingen Music Days opened with a sound installation by Swiss artist Zimoun and a panel discussion on the mechanisms of the music industry.
This year's New Music Festival in Donaueschingen will focus on experimental music, technical experiments and new forms of presentation. Works by Isabel Mundry, Georges Aperghis, Benedict Mason, Francesco Filidei, Enno Poppe, Marco Stroppa and Agata Zubel, among others, will be premiered. Around 10,000 visitors are expected.
They were opened with an installation by Swiss artist Zimoun. He "transforms the space with mechanical sound exciters into rhythmically complex time structures." This year's Donaueschingen Music Days sound art program also presents works from Egypt, Bolivia, Morocco and Taiwan. The focus is on works that "establish a significant connection between the realities of life, culturally influenced ideas of sound and the materials used", including deliberately rough materials such as cardboard and wire, natural materials such as clay and stone.
