CHB launches Compositions, a new instrumental music project as part of the Conduction Series, focusing on the CHB Orchestra´s collective music composition process with a decent part of improvisation. Each member of the orchestra brings an idea for a composition that they develop together during the one-week-long preparation process and then perform to the public. Though the Orchestra is truly international, the base for individual compositions lies in Hungarian avant-garde music traditions. On the one hand, inspiration comes from alternative works of contemporary composers of the New Music Studio such as László Sáry, Zoltán Jeney, Péter Eötvös and László Vidovszky. On the other hand the musical pieces may reference to compositions of famous classical composers like Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály or Ferenc Liszt.

28th April, 8pm – Concert and Live Album recording at Collegium Hungaricum Berlin

Gabor Csongradi – guitar, electronics
Ernő Hock – double bass
Samu Gryllus – mentoring and bass guitar
Hannes Lingens – drums, accordion
Endre Vazul Mándli – dis|harmonica, electronics
Ádám Mészáros – guitar, effects
Rieko Okuda – synths, keys, electronics

I am working on producing the soundtrack for the dance piece Neutrois, choreographed by Mikel Aristegi in the ATALAK 2.0 programme of Dantzaz Company. ATALAK is an initiative of Dantzaz promoted by Donostia Kultura, that offers choreographers of the Basque Country creative residencies with its 12 dancers.

The piece seeks to see what happens if we remove the traditionally accustomed classification of male and female genders. The soundtrack was made by editing and manipulating recordings of Schubert, Gluck and Mozart pieces with the help of computer electronics. Special thanks to the consultative feedbacks of Georgi Sztojanov.

To be seen together with Heterotopía choreographed by Iker Gómez, both performed by Dantzaz Company: April 17: Dantzagunea (Errenteria), April 18: Gare du Midi – Grand Studio (Biarritz, FR), April 20: Tabakalera (San Sebastián)

Playing in solo for the interactive audio and video installation ‘Stimme der Freiheit’ at Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, 7.00pm on 15th March. Come by and add your voice to the soundscape!

I started working on something new and exciting with visual artist, costume and set designer Cristina Lelli and hula hoop artist Kristin Lahoop. Such inspiring and promising moments I’m having with them from the very first moment that I can only say I am really excited about how our first performance will look like. Hopefully we don’t have to wait too long to see!

Stranger is a performance in which music dance and light design are in an interplay with each other. The performance is dealing with two strangers meeting each other, and how such an encounter can change the life of both participants. The same meeting is introduced from different angles on different levels over and over again. The more levels we meet the story, the more apparent it becomes that meeting a stranger is our best chance for understanding our motivation and character.

choreography, dance: Mikel Aristegui, Silvia Bennett, Annapaola Leso
composition, music: Gabor Csongradi, Georgi Sztojanov
direction, light: Emese Csornai

The performances will take place 23-26th of February 2017 in DOCK11 Berlin, every night at 19:00. Tickets at: 030-35120312, ticket@dock11-berlin.de

Produced soundtrack for Bird & Cage, a short video installation by Louis Bruno and Agnes Kelm, presenting the abstract idea of a bird and a cage by incorporating the works of Yayoi Kusama and Francis Bacon along the personalities of the two creators.

A shorter music clip we recorded before the ‘ritual concert’ we played in CHB Spiral Residencies in June. The concert recording will also be published soon.

In September we will have rehearsal periods for the interdisciplinary dance performance Stranger, here is a bit of the music we recorded for the preview video material.

For details about the piece see page Stranger | 2017

Our workshop with Emese Csornai is back this year again. The five days will provide tools to deal with the multimedia aspect of dance and movement theatre, with special attention on how the use of light and music can be invested to the advantage of a creation of set or improvisative performances.

Workshop: 24-28 October 2016 | 14-17h
Presentation: 29 October 2016 | 19h
Venue: Studio laborgras
Price: 110€/95€ for early birds

Emese Csornai – light designer with visual arts background
Gabor Csongradi – guitar, electronics

Further info and registration: info@emesecsornai.com

Jumping in to play with the band of drummer and good old friend Bendegúz Varga. Saturday, 6th August, at Debrecen Wine & Jazz Days (Debrecen, Hungary).

Daniel Mester – sax, Gábor Cseke – piano, Gabor Csongradi – guitar, Ádám Bögöthy – bass, Bendegúz Varga – drums