Percussion unites - eras, musical styles and people. That's the vibe of the Überschlag Festival. And that's what our big Opening Night will show you: music that's crazy, brand new, experimental, retro, amazing and vibrating. United by the rhythm. On this evening, musicians from a wide variety of genres invite everyone who is open to a special kind of musical experience.
Come as you are and stay as long as you like! You can stand, walk or sit - with or without a drink - and enjoy the three-part evening.
We begin with Georges Antheil's Ballet Mécanique for eleven percussionists and four pianos! Even after 100 years, this “noise music” still seems brand new and outrageous. Between industrial noise and salon music, doorbells and airplane propellers are used here, among other things.
With the recently completed Empty Rave, Spanish “post composers” Óscar Escudero and Belenish Moreno-Gil take up the motif of the mechanical dance of life and translate it into the year 2024. What is the independent artificial intelligence doing to us? Is it the reason for the alienation we feel? What does emptiness sound like when we experience it together? Before you know it, you'll find yourself in the middle of the Empty Rave, between four drummers in front of gigantic video screens.
Benny Greb Brass Band
You can recover from the intense and immersive borderline experience with the finest jazz music.
Following the opening concert, ECHO Jazz Award winner Benny Greb will accompany you into the night with his four-piece brass band.
In Benny Greb, the 2024 festival has been able to attract one of Germany's most influential drummers, who is creating interest in drumming beyond the country's borders.
Program
Georges Antheil - Ballet Mécanique
for four pianos and twelve percussionists:inside
Óscar Escudero/Belenish Moreno-Gil - Empty Rave
Multimedia premiere for percussion quartet in front of video screens
Benny Greb Brass Band
Lineup
Jonathan Stockhammer conductor
Rummsfeld & Friends percussionists of the state orchestra of lower saxony and guests
Arno Schlenk | Oliver Schmidt | Sebastian Hahn | Pao Tseng | Jörg Österle | Clemens Ohlendorf | Tomi Emelov | Klaus Reda | Matthias Lang | Hana Yoo | Kai Altendorf
SooJin Anjou | Anton Gerzenberg | Joseph Ávila | Benjamin Kobler piano
sh|ft Ensemble percussion quartett
Benny Greb & Brass Band
Benny Greb Drums | Jakob Bänsch Trumpet | Tobi Zillner Sousaphone | Felix Eilers Trombone
TICKETPRICES
Presale: 39,00 € | 24,00 € reduced (plus ticketing fees)
Box office: 45,00 € | 29,00 € reduced
The Opening Night is divided into three parts and can be experienced with one ticket. The Opening Night is a standing concert. A limited number of seats are available for people who need them.