ensemble]h[iatus - thomaslehn.com filebeen written for and premiered by the ensemble]h[iatus. The frst full CD of the ensemble has been published by the French label Césaré in February

Geacuteraldine Keller voice

Tiziana Bertonciniviolin

Angelika Sheridanfutes

Isabelle Duthoitclarinet

Martine Altenburgervioloncello

Fabrice Charlestrombone

Carl Ludwig Huumlbschtuba

Thomas Lehnpiano analogue synthesizer

Lecirc Quan Ninhpercussion

A multidisciplinary orientated performance practice of ContemporaryMusic is one of the main characteristics of the french-german-italianensemble]h[iatus which had been founded in 2006 by the cellist MartineAltenburger and the percussionist Lecirc Quan Ninh

The special feature of this ensemble is that all its members are bothinterpreters and improvisers In addition to this duality they also show awidely spread creative background in a multifaceted way all ensemblemembers work in various areas such as composition electro-acousticmusic computer music sound art installation art performance theatremusic theatre dance multimedia etc

The projects presented by the ensemble refect these artistic orientationsentirely instead of simply performing repertory pieces from the 20th and21st century the ensemble]h[iatus creates concert programmes ndash non-interrupted by breaks or applauses ndash which embrace performances ofrepertoire or commissioned compositions alternated with improvisationsby the ensemble Realisations of performative multimedia text-based orgraphic works belong to the spectrum of the collectively developedwork

Another central and ongoing interest of the ensemble is to seek for closecollaborations with the composers Various commissioned works havebeen written for and premiered by the ensemble]h[iatus

The frst full CD of the ensemble has been published by the French labelCeacutesareacute in February 2017 This release includes three pieces by Austriancomposer Peter Jakober and improvisations by the ensemble]h[iatus

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ensemble]h[iatus

Selected Projects 2010 ndash 2016

Treatise (1967) by Cornelius Cardew (1936 ndash 1981)Performed at Festival Schluumlsselwerke der Neuen Musik Produced by ON Neue Musik Cologne

Dectember 3 2011 at Studio of Ensemble Musikfabrik Cologne

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animalitas (2016) by ensemble]h[iatus and Aureacutelie Maisonneuve

Premiere February 26 2016 at Theacuteacirctre Atheacutenor Saint-Nazaire France

Further performancesJanuary 23 2017 at Espace Culturel le Grand Lieu La Chevroliegravere FranceJanuary 24 2017 at Espace Culturel Paul Guimard Saint-Mars-la-Jaille FranceJanuary 26-27 2017 Espace Pablo Neruda Clermont-Ferrand France

Redraw Space - Rewrite Time Compositions by Earl Brown (1926-2002) and Vinko Globokar (1934)by ensemble]h[iatus

September 12 2010 at Alte Feuerwache Cologne Germany Schluumlsselwerke der Neuen Musik produced by ON Neue Musik Cologne

Earle Brown Christian Wolff Folio (19521953) amp Four Systems (1954) by Earle Brown (1926-2002)Or 4 people (1994) by Christian Wolff (1934)

May 24 2014 at Festival tage neuer musik graz Graz Austria

Further performances May 26 2014 at ring ring Festival Belgrade Serbia

Yuj (2015) by Clara Cornil David Subal and ensemble]h[iatus

Premiere April 28-29 2015 at CCAM Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy France

Further performances May 12 2015 Festival Rencontres Choreacutegraphiques de Seine-Saint-DenisNoisy-le-Grand France November 10 2015 Theatre lEspal Le Mans France

Laboratorium (1973 ndash 1990) for 10 performersby Vinko Globokar (1934)Realisations of the entire work of 55 pieces

November 18-20 2015 at Theacuteacirctre Jean Lurccedilat Aubusson France

Further performances January 30 2016 at Les Treize Arches Brive-la-Gaillarde FranceNovember 25-26 2016 Theacuteacirctre Atheacutenor Saint-Nazaire France

Cinq Ryoanji (2011) by ensemble]h[iatus amp La Spirale de Carolineafter the work Ryoanji by John Cage (1912-1992)

January 2012 at Theacuteacirctre de Saint Quentin Yvelines France

Further performances Festival Danse Eacutemoi LimogesFR January 2011 Opeacutera de Dijon DijonFR Jan2011 Ferme du Buisson NoisielFR Feb 2011 Festival Les Journeacutees Eacutelectriques AlbiFR March 2012Festival Les Musiques Marseille May 2012 Festival Musique Action NancyFR May 2012 Festival Danseen mai Brive la GaillardeFR May 2012 Theacuteacirctre de la Tempecircte VincennesFR June 2012 LesMusiques Deacutemesureacutees Clermont-FerrandFR Nov 2012 Festival Aujourdrsquohui Musiques PerpignanFRNov 2012 Citeacute de la Musique Paris Dec 2012

Selected Premieres 2009 ndash 2017

Damdaj (2009) for nine improvisersby Vinko Globokar (1934)

Premiere September 19 2009 at Ferme de Villefavard France

Further performancesSeptember 20 2009 at Les Instants Chavireacutes Montreuil FranceMay 18 2010 at Agrave Bruit Secret9 Grande Salle de la Mairie Gueacuteret FranceMay 20 2010 at Festival Musique Action Vandœuvre-legraves-Nancy FranceSeptember 12 2010 at ON Neue Musik Koumlln Cologne GermanyNovember 21 2010 Festival Novelum Toulouse France

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beneden (2010) for ensemble tape and analogue synthesizerby Peter Jakober (1977)

Premiere January 16 2010 at Kunst-Station Sankt Peter CologneGermany

Further performances December 19 2013 Akademie Schloszlig Solitude Stuttgart GermanyNovember 19 2016 at Festivals comprovise and Wien Modern

Nichtsattrappen 0rsquo04rsquorsquo (2009) for ensembleby Steffen Krebber (1976)

Premiere January 16 2010 at Kunst-Station Sankt Peter CologneGermany

Further performances April 23 2010 at Ecole Nationale dArt et de Design Aubusson France

De Grands Z (2010) for ensembleby Jean Christophe Feldhandler (1962)

Premiere November 21 2010 at Festival Novelum Toulouse France

Further performances April 23 2010 at Ecole Nationale dArt et de Design Aubusson France

Metta (2011) for ensembleby Jennifer Walshe (1974)

Commissioned by the Huddersfeld Contemporary Music Festival

Premiere November 12 2011 at Festival November Music Den Bosch The Netherlands

Further performances November 24 2011 at Huddersfeld Contemporary Music Festival HuddersfeldEngland

Discography

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As long as breath or bow (2013) for nine playersby Anthony Pateras (1979)

Premiere December 1 2013 at Ferme de Villefavard Limousin France

Further performances March 27 2014 at Theacuteacirctre des Sept Collines Tulle FranceApril 3 2014 at Ceacutesareacute (Centre National de Creation Musicale) Reims FranceApril 8 2014 at Theacuteacirctre Berthelot Montreuil France

Wash me whiter than snow (2013) for violin and celloby Jennifer Walshe (1974)

Premiere December 1 2013 at Ferme de Villefavard Limousin France

Further performances December 19 2013 at Akademie Schloszlig Solitude Stuttgart GermanyMarch 27 2014 at Theacuteacirctre des Sept Collines Tulle FranceApril 3 2014 at Ceacutesareacute (Centre National de Creation Musicale) Reims FranceApril 8 2014 at Theacuteacirctre Berthelot Montreuil FranceNovember 19 2016 at Festivals comprovise and Wien Modern

ensemble]h[iatus Peter Jakober Produced and released February 2017 by Ceacutesaregrave wwwcesare-cncmcom Catalog No Ceacutesareacute 1610171

1 Peter Jakober beneden (2009) 13442 ensemble]h[iatus improvisation 01 9133 Peter Jakober mehr ein wenig (2008) 10144 ensemble]h[iatus improvisation 02 17055 Peter Jakober weit beisammen (2010) 9336 ensemble]h[iatus improvisation 03 732

Sensitive mathematicsWhilst using mathematics to structure his works - specially to allow the deployment ofcomplex systems of synchronisation and desynchronisation - Peter Jakober inhabits thesound material from the inside as if the fact that its vibrations are vehicled by multipleand differential pulsations drives him to become more possessed and hypersensitive tothem If we fnd in the music of this young composer something of trance this is alwaysdestabilised or reinforced by the superimposition of several temporalities by the play ofthe slippings of defnitions and by the emergence - both unforeseen and precise - ofnew sound colours But the numerical systems that underpin and integrate the chanceelements in each of his compositions are not immediately available to the ear thelistener is drawn rather into a total physical engagement in which a primary act ofbreathing is brought to life by the physical presence of the bodywwwpeterjakobercom

Improvising within the ensemble]h[iatusBefore and after the moment of playing improvising together released into theuninterrupted fow of immediate circumstances both acting on them and driven bythem compelled to live the experience of the moment It is the moment ndash whichappears here because it is collectively traversed ndash which makes it all work in this specialmovement in which action and contemplation cease to grow apart from one anotherMore interacting than reacting each of us adjusts to the phenomena in progress freeingmemory and projection forgetting ourselves opening up to infuences accepting everybreak every surprise and every sign of continuity

Georges Aperghis (1945)Quatre Reacutecitations Pour Cello (1980) for cello solo

Luciano Berio (1925-2003)Les Mots Sen Sont Alleacutes Recitativo (1978) for cello soloO King (1968) soprano fute clarinet violin cello piano

Tiziana Bertoncini (1969)Nero Lento (2010) for violin solo and tape

Pierre Boulez (1925)Domaines (1968) for clarinet solo

Earle Brown (1926-2002)Folio (1952) for any instrumentation Four Systems (1954) for any instrumentation

John Cage (1912-1992)000 (433 No 2) (1962) for any instrumentation433 (1952) for any instrumentationBut What About The Noise Of Crumpling Paper (1985) for any instrumentationC Composed Improvisation For Snare Drum Alone (1990) for percussion soloChild of Tree (1975)Etudes Australes (1) (1975) for piano soloFive (1988) for various instrumentsFour6 (1992) for various instrumentationInlets (1977) conch shellsLecture On Nothing (1950) for reader soloMusic for Amplifed Toy Pianos (1960)Music For (1987)Nowth Upon Nacht (1984) for percussion voiceOne (1987) for pianoOne4 (1990) for percussionOne7 (1990) for any instrumentationOne10 (1992) for violin soloOne13 (ryoanji for cello) (1992) for celloRadio Music (1956)Ryoanji (1983) for double bass fute oboes percussionsoprano tromboneSculptures Musicales (1989) for any instrumentationSeven Haiumlku (1952) for piano soloSonata For Clarinet (1933) for clarinet soloSong Books (1970) for voice soloSuite For Toy Piano (1948) for toypiano soloThree2 (1991) for percussion soloTwo5 (1991) for piano tromboneVariations II (1961) for various instrumentsWonderful Widow Of Eighteen Springs (The) (1942)forsoprano and percussion

Cornelius Cardew (196-1981)Treatise (1967) for any instrumentation

Jean-Christophe Feldhandler (1962)De Grands Z (2010) for soprano violin cello clarinet futetrombone tuba percussion and piano degWoman (2005) for cello solo and electronics deg

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Morton Feldman (1926-1987)Bass Clarinet And Percussion (1981) Durations 1 (1960) for fute violin cello and pianoDurations 2 (1960) for cello and pianoFour Instruments (1965) for violin cello piano and chymesTrio for Piano Violin and Cello (1984) for piano violin celloTwo Voices And Cello (1973) for soprano cello and voiceWhy Patterns (1978) for fute piano and glockenspiel

Joshua Fineberg (1969)Paradigms (1993) for fute clarinet violin cello pianopercussion and tape

Luc Ferrari (1929-2005)Monologos (1972) for soprano and tape

Vinko Globokar (1934)Damdaj (2009) for nine improvisers degPar une forecirct de symbole (1986) for six musiciansLaboratorium (1973-1990) for 10 performers

Hans Joachim Hespos (1938)Nai (1970)

Carl Ludwig Huumlbsch (1966)NGC 2279 Soloist At FringeHorizon In Dawn (2004) for anyinstrumentation Peter Jakober (1977)beneden (2010) for ensemble (soprano fute clarinetviolin cello tuba trombone and percussion) tape andanalogue synthesizer degmehr ein wenig (2008) for violin cello organ pipes and tapePuls 2 (2005) for cello and tapeweit beisammen (2010) for fute clarinet and live electronics Steffen Krebber (1976)Aufstieg und Fall ausserweltlicher Flug- und Kriechtierattrappenim 27 und 28 Jahrhundert (2008) for fute clarinet violin cello piano percussion and tapeNichtsattrappen 003 (2009) for soprano fute clarinetviolin and cello degNichtsattrappen 004 (2010) for soprano fute clarinetviolin cello trombone tuba piano and percussion

Gyoumlrgy Kurtagraveg (1926)Kafka-Fragmente (1985) for violin and soprano

Helmut Lachenmann (1935)Allegro Sostenuto (1988) for clarinet cello and pianoPression (1970) for cello solo

Lecirc Quan Ninh (1961)Awoman (2006) for cello and electronicsMusique Spectrale Agrave Petit Budget (1996) for percussionOscille (1997) for electronics solo

Repertoiredeg premiered by ensemble]h[iatus

Alvin Lucier (1931)Charles Curtis (2002) for live electronics celloIm Sitting In A Room (1969)In Memoriam John Higgins (1984) live electronics clarinetMusic For Cello with One or More Amplifed Vases (1993)for celloMusic for Snare Drum Pure Wave Oscillators and One ofMore Refective Surfaces (1990) live electronics percSilver Streetcar for the Orchestra (1988) for percussionStill moving Lines of Silence in Families of Hyperbolas (1974)Wind Shadows (1994) for trombone and oscillators

Franccedilois Bernard Macircche (1935)Muwatali (1984) for voice solo

Anthony Pateras (1979)as long as breath or bow (2013) for ensemble deg

Arnaud Petit (1971)Adonis (2008) for soprano solo

Kaija Saariaho (1952)Mirrors (1997) for fute and celloPetals (1988) for cello and electronics

Dieter Schnebel (1930)Handwerke-Blaswerke (1977) for any instrumentationNC (Nuova Consonanza) (1995) for 2-4 melody instrumentsand 1 sound deviceSysiphos (1990) for clarinet and trombone

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Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988)Taiagaru (1962) for soprano solo

Salvatore Sciarrino (1947)Per Mattia (1975) violin solo

Zack Settel (1957)Hok Pwah (1993) for soprano percussion and electronics

James Tenney (1934-2006)Having Never Written A Note For Percussion (1971) forpercussion solo

Jennifer Walshe (1974)Metta (2011) for nine musicians degThelma Mansfeld (2008) for fute piano and percussionHygiene (2011) for 10 performersWash Me Whiter Than Snow (2013) for violin and cello deg

Christian Wolff (1934)Or 4 people (1994) for any instrumentation

La Monte Young (1935)Poem (1960) for chairs tables benches etc

Younghi Pagh-Paan (1945)Bi-Yu (1999) for soprano bass fute clarinet and cello

Members

Martine Altenburger studied violincello with MichelTournus at the conservatory of Versailles then completed herstudies at the conservatory of Boulogne-Billancourt with MichelStrauss Master classes with Arto Noras in Savonlinna (Finland)and Anner Bylsma Since 1988 she started to be a devotedpractioner of free improvisation Co-founder and active memberof La Flibuste with Michel Doneda and Lecirc Quan Ninh Activemember of Ouiumle-Dire-Production devoted to a research on therecorded sound objects Numerous solo and ensembleperformance of contemporary pieces fe by Jean-ChristopheFeldhandler John Cage Kaija Saariaho Iannis Xenakis Work withthe Aventure Ensemble (Freiburg) with Peacuteter Eoumltvoumls Founder ofensemble]h[iatus

Tiziana Bertoncini graduated in violin at the SienaConservatory and in painting at the Fine Arts Academy inCarrara After being playing in orchestras and chamber musicensembles she focused on contemporary music written andimprovised She has been performing in many internationalfestivals and venues and has been part of numerous dancetheatre video and multi-media projects contributing the musicalpart of them Her solo work includes composition performanceand installation In 2011 her electro-acoustic piece ldquoNur Sandrdquowas awarded at the competition Ferrari (r)eacutecouteacute announced byhr2-kultur ZKM Karlsruhe From 1996 to 2001 she was guestartist-lecturer during the New York University summer courses inItaly leading master classes of improvisation She was artist inresidence at the ldquoBridge guard ndash Residential ArtScience Centrerdquoin Stuacuterovo Slovakia at the AIR Krems Austria at theKuumlnstlerhaus Otte1 and at the GEDOK Luumlbeck Germany

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Classically trained trombonist Fabrice Charles developes hisartistic work in various felds improvisation interpretationcreation and pedagogy He teached trombone and tuba at theNational School of Music in Aurillac from 1993-2007 Regularlyguest in improvisation Training Center Speaker Musician andcontemporary music school as well as in school programs tosensitize students to the instruments of the family of Brass andimplement practical workshops and creation Since 1995 he isleading the Band of the Tuft improvised fanfare composed ofnon-musicians With this project he participated in variousactivities in France and abroad This experience led him todevote himself to meetings with various audiences Besidesensemble]h[iatus he is currently a member of NIPI project trio oftrombones (Bomonstre) and aquatic African percussions(Mekutuc)

Isabelle Duthoit studied classical music in the ConservatoireNational Superieur de Musique de Lyon Soon she focused oncontemporary music and has been collaborating with severalcomposers As an improviser she initiated projects like TriolidTrio Canape (with photo and phonography) and Fogo (rockband) Further she is a member of Six Sol 12 and a trio with LucEx and Johannes Bauer Since 2000 she developed a particularand personal way of singing connected to primitive sounds andscreams a voice before language She sings in duo with PhilMinton and as soloist In 2008 she was a resident at the VillaKujoyama in Kyoto (Japan) and she worked with Nocirc and Bunrakusingers Between 1995 and 2005 she directed Fruits de Mhere afestival for experimental music dance cinema in collaborationwith Jacques Di Donato Since 1997 she has been teacher forclarinet and improvisation at the Evry Music SchoolEssonneFranceviolincello with Michel Tournus at theconservatory of Versailles then completed her studies at theconservatory of Boulogne-Billancourt with Michel Strauss Masterclasses with Arto Noras in Savonlinna (Finland) and AnnerBylsma Since 1988 she started to be a devoted practioner offree improvisation Co-founder and active member of La Flibustewith Michel Doneda and Lecirc Quan Ninh Active member ofOuiumle-Dire-Production devoted to a research on the recordedsound objects Numerous solo and ensemble performance ofcontemporary pieces fe by Jean-Christophe Feldhandler JohnCage Kaija Saariaho Iannis Xenakis Work with the AventureEnsemble (Freiburg) with Peacuteter Eoumltvoumls

Carl Ludwig Huumlbsch Renowned tuba player improvisor andcomposer International collaborations in Jazz Improvised andContemporary Music Numerous radio- und CD-productionsComposes also music for theatre and for collaborations withvisual artists Toured nearly everywhere Studied mostly selftaught tuba singing drums and composition in Freiburg andCologne Fellowships in USA Switzerland and Austria JazzpottAward Essen Composes for leads and co-leads severalensembles of various sizes Some projects The LongrunDeveloment of the Universe (trio) huumlbsch acht (octet) MultipleJoy[ce] Orchestra HUumlBSCHMARTELZOUBEK VanBebberBlonkHuumlbsch EnsembleX Tuba Solos wwwhuebschme

Initially trained in Visual Arts Geacuteraldine Keller engages aplural approach to voice simultaneously to her research on therelation between costume and body in dance considering it as amoving sculpture Since many years now her preference goes tothe creation of contemporary pieces privileging thecomplementarity of written and improvised music This affnityaccompanies her journey her meetings and collaborations with aparticular attention sculpt the sound explore and extend thepossibilities of the voice Since 1992 she participates in numerousmusic theatre and choreographic creations throughout Europe

Lecirc Quan Ninh won frst prize in percussion at the Versailles Conservatory in Sylvio Gualdas class in 1982 and has played with severalcontemporary music ensembles He has composed and played music for the theatre for dance and for video art He is one of themembers of the Quatuor Hecirclios a percussion ensemble which works with composers among others with Vinko Globokar GeorgeLewis Kaija Saariaho Jean-Christophe Feldhandler and Georges Aperghis As an improviser he participates at numerous meetings inEurope and in the USA and plays regularly in ensembles in forms that mix improvised acoustic amp electroacoustic music performance artdance poetry experimental cinema photography and video From 1992 to 2002 he has been a member and founder of La Flibuste - anetwork of artists based in the Toulouse area and engaged in the refection the organisation and the presentation of free improvisationpractices His discography counts about 40 CD on european and american labels wwwlequanninhnet

Thomas Lehn studied recording engineering and piano at theMusic Academies in Detmold and Cologne Rooted in hisbackground as an interpreting and improvising pianist innumerous ensemble and solo performances of classicalcontemporary notated and improvised musics since the early1980s he has been developing an individual language ofelectronic music Since the early 1990s he has been performinglive-electronic music with analogue synthesizers of the late 1960sin numerous international collaborations like in duetts with Gerry Hemingway Marcus Schmickler Paul Lovens Freacutedeacuteric BlondyTiziana Bertoncini and John Butcher with whom he works as wellin trios with John Tilbury and Matthew Shipp Other long timegroups are KONK PACK TOOT THERMAL SPEAK EASY andSHIFT and the EU-wide electronic orchestra MIMEO As asynthesizer interpreter he realized works by Eacuteliane RadigueBogusław Schaeffer and Peter Jakober the latter in collaborationwith the Klangforum Wien Repeatedly supported by theGoethe-Institute he toured in Europe USA Canada Asia Japanthe Near East Australia and New Zealand About 70 CDpublications wwwthomaslehncom

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Angelika Sheridan studied fute at the FolkwangConservatory in Essen and got the Folkwang Award in 1990 Shefollowed then her studies at the New England Conservatory inBoston USA with Ran Blake and John Heiss in 1992-1993 Since1993 besides her work in classical and contemporary music shehas been developing projects in relation with improvisationexperimental music and visual art She participated to the project365 Tage am Ort with Peter Kowald the Ort Ensemble theNRW Improvisors Pool and Bullrsquos Eye Ensemble since 1994 In1996-1997 she composed the music for the movie ldquoMein HertzNiemandemrdquo by Helma Sanders-Brahms in collaboration withPeter Kowald and Eckard Koltermann the flm has beenpresented at the cinema festival in Berlin in 1997 She composedalso the music for theater play at the Stadttheater in Dortmundin 2004 and 2005 Since 2001 she has been teaching fute at theHochschule fuumlr Musik in Cologne and since 2003 at the summeracademy of the University of Liege

Contact

Association RYOANJIco Martine Altenburger La Blanchette 23140 Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx FrancePhone +33973018634 Cell +33786094649martinealtenburgergmailcomhttpryoanjifreefr

Links

Homepage wwwensemble-hiatuseu Audio httpryoanjifreefrv=hiatusampp=mediaamplang=en Video httpryoanjifreefrv=hiatusampp=mediaampvideo=1amplang=en

ensemble]h[iatus has been supported by Drac Limousin Reacutegion Limousin Conseil Geacuteneacuteral de la Creuse Reacutegion Midi-Pyreacuteneacutees Sacem SpedidamAdami Impulffond francoallemand LaMeacutetive ONDA Feaderfond europeacuteen Ville de Gueacuteret France Bleu Creuse Institut Franccedilais Koumllner Gesellschaftfuumlr Neue Musik (kgnm) Kulturamt Stadt Koumlln Netzwerk Neue Musik ON Neue Musik Koumlln eV Reacutegion Nouvelle-Aquitaine IGNM Austria InstitutFranccedilais Autriche