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\ud83d\udcc5 Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 20:00 and 21:30<\/strong> (same programme)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Gy\u00f6rgy-Ligeti-Hall, MUMUTH<\/strong> (Haus f\u00fcr Musik und Musiktheater), Lichtenfelsgasse 14, 8010 Graz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Please note: a separate registration and payment is required for this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An evening concert at MUMUTH, the Haus f\u00fcr Musik und Musiktheater of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. The programme is played twice, at 20:00 and at 21:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concert starts right after the Women+\u2019s Wednesday event, which takes place at the same venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between Nature and Machines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our daily audible environment is a continuum just like that. What could illustrate it better than browsing the areas of Forum Acusticum 2026: from bioacoustics to industrial vibration, from music to speech\u2014sounds we perceive and sounds we make. Artistic expression responds to the full spectrum of that reality, within various musical traditions and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Mayer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Benedikt Alphart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off the Rails<\/em><\/strong>
multichannel fixed media (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEKO Quartet<\/strong>
Lena Kovalchuk (Ukraine) \u2013 drums | Natalia Yemelianova (Ukraine) \u2013 vocals, flute | Anil Bilgen (T\u00fcrkiye) \u2013 piano | Valdis Dominieks (Latvia) \u2013 bass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Billy Strayhorn: Take the A Train<\/em><\/strong> (1939)
eden ahbez: Nature Boy<\/em><\/strong> (1947)
Wayne King, Victor Young, Egbert Van Alstyne: Beautiful Love<\/em><\/strong> (1931)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph B\u00f6hm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serendipity 512\/2600<\/em><\/strong>
semi-modular synth performance with video projection (2026)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sound direction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stefan Warum, Lukas Rieder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the pieces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Off the Rails<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off the Rails<\/em> is an acousmatic composition based on recordings of a heritage steam railway in rural Austria. It uses composition as a means of articulating personal observations of the recorded scene\u2014observations that may otherwise remain inaccessible to listeners of field recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Re-listening to a recording can evoke lived experience in the recordist, yet that experience does not reside in the recording itself. This creates a perceptual divide between artist and audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By composing with and intervening in the material, I guide the listener\u2019s attention towards particular details. Sonic transformations introduce further dimensions of my listening, including the use of ultrasonic material. The piece\u2019s form relates to the idea of flow, referencing the rushing-by of the train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Serendipity 512\/2600<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens when you look for something without knowing what you are looking for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serendipity 512\/2600<\/em> is an improvisation with two replicas of the ARP 2600 semi-modular synthesizer. Rather than working towards a predetermined result, I use repetition and familiarity with the instruments to build a framework in which something unexpected can occur\u2014an approach, not an outcome. The four outputs of the synthesizers are spatialized in quadraphonic sound and simultaneously drive an overlaid XY-scope visualization, so the sound becomes directly visible as it unfolds. By interweaving the channels, different relationships between the two synthesizers produce continuously changing visual forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serendipity cannot be produced on purpose. It can only be noticed\u2014often only in hindsight, sometimes by the performer, sometimes by the listener. The piece asks less \u201cdid something happen?\u201d than \u201cwho gets to recognize it, and when?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the artists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Benedikt
Benedikt Alphart \u00a9 Stefan Bl\u00fcmel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Benedikt Alphart<\/strong> (*1998) is a composer, sound artist, and curator based in Graz, Austria. His recent work often engages with \u201cinaudible sounds\u201d: sounds encountered in remote places or situated beyond the perceptible range of the frequency spectrum. His artistic output encompasses acousmatic, instrumental, and audiovisual compositions, as well as sound installations, which have been presented internationally. Alongside his artistic practice, Benedikt Alphart has curated the concert series KULTUM \u2013 Neue Musik<\/em> at the Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten in Graz since 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Lena
Lena Kovalchuk \u00a9 kubiza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

LEKO Quartet<\/strong> brings together four musicians from Ukraine, T\u00fcrkiye and Latvia, united by jazz and a shared interest in improvisation, interaction and musical storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this programme, the quartet explores contrasting perspectives on the human experience within a modern, urban world. Take the A Train<\/em>, made famous by Duke Ellington as the signature of his orchestra, evokes the pulse of the city \u2013 movement, rhythm and infrastructure, almost like a musical machine in constant motion. In contrast, Nature Boy<\/em> turns towards the individual: a mysterious wanderer whose journey leads to a simple yet universal insight into the importance of loving and being loved. Beautiful Love<\/em> continues this human perspective from a more immediate and emotional angle, exploring love, longing and vulnerability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Joseph
Joseph B\u00f6hm \u00a9 Elisa Vettori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Joseph B\u00f6hm<\/strong> is a sound artist, researcher and musician working between improvisation, electronic music and experimental performance. His practice explores experimentation, participation and interaction between sound, technology and space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Download the concert programme (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Directions from Messe Congress Graz to MUMUTH<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This venue is not<\/strong> located at the congress venue (Messe Congress Graz).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take tram line 4 from Graz Fr\u00f6hlichgasse\/Messe towards Reininghaus and get off at the stop Jakominiplatz. From there, transfer to tram line 1 towards Hilmteich or tram line 17 or 7 towards LKH Med Uni and exit at the stop Lichtenfelsgasse\/Kunstuniversit\u00e4t. MUMUTH is approximately a 2-minute walk from the tram stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total travel time is approximately 20 minutes. Tram lines 4 and 1 run every 5 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other options besides public transport<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n