Shelley Hirsch (US): voiceJoke Lanz (CH/DE): turntables SHELLEY HIRSCH (New York) is “an unorthodox extraordinary fusion of vocalist, composer and performance artist” (Anne LeBaron), whose work encompasses story telling pieces, staged performances, compositions, improvisations, collaborations, installations and radio-plays, which have been presented on 5 continents. .She has performed hundreds of concerts of improvised music with […]

Isabel Rößler | Bass | Aki Takase | Klavier

The Vienna Improvisers Orchestra (VIO), founded by Michael Fischer in 2004, is one of the world's most long-standing improvisation orchestras. The VIO's unique approach, known as "instant composition conducting," involves creating complex improvised music for large ensembles in real-time. This method is an evolution of Butch Morris's "Conduction" technique, which uses hand signs to guide […]