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UMS 'n JIP at IEMA

IEMA organises a concert and colloquium with the experimental music ensemble UMS 'n JIP from Switzerland in the frame of their “Greece Project with commissions to Greek composers”.

The Project by UMS 'n JIP involves the commissioning of works for recorder, voice and electronics in any combination for 2 performers by young and established contemporary Greek composers. The project runs since February 2013 with 8 commissions and more than 50 performances in 7 countries so far.

The presentation at IEMA is aiming for:
- presentation & round table,
- publishing of an online-recording,
- expanding the project with new commissions by Greek composers.

Program

Wednesday 21.1.2015 |8pm |IEMA presentation concert & colloquium

Thursday 22.1.2015 |11-15pm |IEMA, additional meetings with composers interested to work with UMS 'n JIP.

Free entrance

Works to be presented at IEMA:

Chikashi Miyama -- Factoria 2013
Luis Codera Puzo -- oscillation ou interstice 2013
Panayiotis Kokoras -- Hiss and Whistle 2013
Antonis Rouvelas -- Peristatiko 5663a Elifthi III 2013
Dimitri Papageorgiou -- Amazing are the Mazes it Engenders 2013
JIP -- en-enem 2009

Concert duration: ca. 60min

Moreover, UMS ‘n JIP will perform at:

Thursday 22.1.15| 8pm |Swiss Embassy Athens

Friday 23.1.15 |8pm |Onassis Cultural Centre

UMS 'n JIP ['umsnjip]. Founded by Ulrike Mayer- Spohn [UMS] and Javier Hagen [JIP], UMS 'n JIP is with more than 600 concerts and 150 commissioned works since 2007 one of the most active contemporary music ensembles worldwide performing >100 international concerts annually, including mobile chamber operas & multimedia performances.

The performances are supported by the Swiss Embassy Athens.

More information about the Greece Project: http:// greece.umsnjip.ch/project.html