On 19 February 2018, the New Music Incubator (NMI) will conclude its Konstancin project with a public concert in Molenbeek, Brussels. NMI projects bring together professional new music practitioners (musicians, composers, improvisers, electronic music artist, sound artists, etc.) from the EU countries for a period of collaborative creative research. The participants are professional artists who collectively employ a range of approaches to music and sound production including improvisation, composition and sound art, as well as classical and non-classical performers and composers. Through these meetings, NMI hopes to promote mutual professional development, skill sharing and the development of strong networks for future projects.
Sponsored by Swedish composer Martin Q Larsson (NMI) and Alicja Swierczek (ECSA), NMI Konstancin was organized in 2 phases. During Phase I (September 18-23, 2017), 20 selected new music practitioners from various EU countries met in Konstancin, Poland. For three days, the participants created music together, in new groups every day. On September 22, the groups performed a public concert as a Fringe event during the Warsaw Autumn Festival. During Phase II (February 17 – 28, 2018), participants will meet again in Brussels to re-develop, rehearse and perform some of the works for a public concert on February 19 La Venerie in central Brussels. This phase may result in live recordings/streaming of the works and will complete a creative cycle for the participants.
Including the Konstancin project, NMI has completed eight courses so far, altogether incorporating 152 composers, musicians and sound artists from 26 countries. NMI is based in Sweden, but works internationally. For the period of 2015-2019, NMI will have a collaboration with ECSA – the umbrella organization for European composers – that are curating the project as part of their Creative Europe EU funding. Other collaborators include the Warsaw Autumn Festival, Nordic Council of Ministers, ZAiKS and Creative Europe.
February 19, 2018 | 8:00 pm
NMI Konstancin: Final Concert
La Vénerie, Brussels, Belgium
FREE Admission
Info: newmusicincubator.com
[Sources: warszawska-jesien.art.pl, newmusicincubator.com]