with four world premieres by Pouria Eghdami, Konstantin Heuer, Deok-Vin Lee and Chanhee Lim
January_29_2025_8pm Alte Feuerwache, Halle (Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne)

The theme of the project is “Meaning of Metaphors” and explores how sound and music can create human connections as universal metaphors. It emphasizes that despite our differences, which perhaps shape the ideology of our time, we communicate and become aware of their meaning through metaphors.

To illustrate this, post- and transhumanist aspects of today's technologies are integrated into a suitable creative aesthetic and technical aesthetic. The result is a unique interplay between sophisticated electronics, specific feedback sounds, vibrations that make the skin tremble and real-time interactions without traditional notation. This experimental approach opens up new ways for the audience to not only listen to music, but to experience it physically, sensually, emotionally and on a subconscious level.

The concert project brings together four young composers from different cultural backgrounds who work together with the ensemble hand werk in Cologne. This diversity of perspectives enriches the project and underlines the universality of the music. Music thus becomes a living metaphor that shows and proves: “you, me and we are no different.”

An evening that shows how music can transcend the boundaries of difference and emphasize what we have in common.

hand werk
Daniel Agi_ Flute
Heni Hyunjung Kim_ Clarinet
Moritz Koch_ Percussion
Jae A Shin_ Violin
Niklas Seidl_ Cello
Thibaut Surugue_ Piano

Funded by Kunststiftung NRW, Kulturamt of the City of Cologne and IfM Köln.
Eine Veranstaltung von Chanhee Lim.

Accessibility
Means of transport/path to the venue accessible for wheelchair users. The courtyard is currently being renovated, but the path can be used. Only part of the venue itself is accessible for wheelchair users. There is a barrier-free toilet in the foyer (stage). 
More Infos about Alte Feuerwache available here.

concert series by hand werk
February_21_2025_8pm_Alte Feuerwache (Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne)

This concert evening focuses on Zen Buddhism and spirituality. Instrumental improvisation
meets notated chamber music.
Darius Heid, Cologne-based pianist and composer in the genre of “modern creative” and himself an active Zen practitioner, is creating this experiment together with hand werk. Heid's work is influenced by his meditations: his inner peace and self-awareness can be heard in his art. Turned in on himself, he gradually extracts sounds from this inner space.
The notated compositions also revolve around aspects of spirituality: in “four readers”, Helena Canovas performatively stages the conscious process of reading, in Morton Feldman's “Why Patterns”, the composed silence becomes clear and in “Selig Licht”, Saad Haddad skillfully peels unheard harmonies like shadow chords from Bach's same-named chorale.

Program_
Helena Canovas: four readers. 2018/2019 (4 Performer)
Morton Feldman: Why Patterns. 1978 (Fl, Pno, Perc)
Saad Haddad: Selig Licht. 2023 (Fl, Cl, Pno, Perc, Vl, Vc)

Improvisation_ Darius Heid 

hand werk
Daniel Agi_ Flute
Heni Hyunjung Kim_ Clarinet
Moritz Koch_ Percussion
Jae A Shin_ Violin
Niklas Seidl_ Cello
Thibaut Surugue_ Piano

Funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science NRW, Kulturamt of the City of Cologne as well as Kunststiftung NRW.

Accessibility
Means of transport/path to the venue accessible for wheelchair users. The courtyard is currently being renovated, but the path can be used. Only part of the venue itself is accessible for wheelchair users. There is a barrier-free toilet in the foyer (stage). 
More Infos about Alte Feuerwache available here.