Ensemble Klang
Founded in The Hague in 2003, Ensemble Klang has established itself as one of the leading contemporary music groups in the Netherlands. The ensemble's innovative programmes, their commissioning of work from some of the most exciting composers working today, and the launch of their own record label have seen them recognised as one of the country's foremost new music ensembles.
The group's dynamic approach to contemporary music has attracted not only a loyal public following but also the active participation of leading composers. Projects have been staged with Heiner Goebbels, David Lang, Tom Johnson, Julia Wolfe, Michael Hersch and Peter Adriaansz. The ensemble's unique yet versatile instrumentation, comprising saxophones, trombone, keyboards, percussion, guitar and electronics, generates the energetic drive and passion of a band.
Performing without a conductor, a typical Ensemble Klang programme combines complex music requiring virtuosic accuracy with breathtaking musical risk. The members are born collaborators and participate in music theatre, site-specific and dance projects almost every season. They feel equally at home in the concert hall, in the open air at a festival, or at a pop venue.
At FAQ Festival 2021
On Thursday the 4th of November, the festival honoured the work of Eliane Radigue. The evening began with a screening of the documentary Sisters with Transistors at the Verkadefabriek, followed by a talk on Radigue's work by Julia Eckhardt. In the evening, performances of Radigue's compositions by Ensemble Klang, Carol Robinson and Louis-Michel Marion took place at the Willem Twee Toonzaal, including two world premieres. This programme was made possible with support by Stichting Trillende Lucht.
Programme
Geelriandre (1972), Eliane Radigue (electronic work)
OCCAM XIX (2014), Eliane Radigue (for double bass)
OCCAM RIVER XXVIII, Eliane Radigue (for birdsong and viola da gamba) *
OCCAM HEXA V, Eliane Radigue and Carol Robinson (for 2 saxophones, trombone, electric guitar, piano and percussion) *
* world premiere