HfMT theorists compose for the Cologne Early Music Festival

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The concert "Illusion and Reception" will feature freshly composed works by Volkhardt Preuß and his class in the style of the 18th century as well as original compositions from this period. The audience can guess which is which.

Prof. Volkhardt Preuß (Music Theory) and his two main students Valentin Richter and Martín Zamorano have taken on the task of composing orchestral music in the high baroque style for the Cologne Early Music Festival with great joy and enthusiasm. It will be performed by the renowned "Orchestra Kairos" under the direction of Davit Melkonyan. The programme says: "The fact that living composers write in the Baroque style is an appealing experiment for them, because they cannot ignore their socialization and experiences, despite their deep immersion in historical contexts. In any case, the audience is asked to distinguish the original Baroque from the fake. Uncertainty inspires cognition and sharpens the ear for productive deviations from stylistic devices and conventions, whereby deviations are not unusual even within the temporal framework of an epoch. Let yourself be surprised and embark on seemingly timeless listening experiences when works by renowned early music composers meet brand new commissioned compositions."

Prof. Preuß: "I am happy and proud that we are able to represent the Department of Theory at such a renowned festival. Especially for the students, it is an invaluable experience to hear their works, in which contrapuntal craftsmanship is expressed in individual compositional creativity, performed by such a great orchestra. I would like to thank the founder of Orchestra Kairos, Davit Melkonyan, and the artistic director of the festival, Ira Givol, very much for the invitation."

Prof. Volkhardt Preuß will also moderate the evening.

The concert will take place on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 19:30 in the BALLONI Hallen, Cologne. WDR will record the concert.

Link: zamus calendar