Black Box Music

Percussion Solo, Video and Ensemble
Duration ca. 32 minutes
2012

Black Box Music is scored for percussion solo, amplified box, 15 instruments and video. The starting point is the classical soloist-conductor, only in this case, the conducting and solo part are one and the same. The setting is a traditional theatre stage with curtains, props and light; only in this case, the stage is also an instrument. Black Box Music could be said to be a deconstruction of conducting and puppet theatre as well as an exploration and exploitation of the audio/visual relations inherent in conducting and staging. The “grand show” is in three movements, starting with ‘Ouverture’ and ‘Slow Middle Movement’ and then finishing off with a festive, pompous, 'Self-Imploding Finale’.

Commissioned by Håkon Stene and Darmstädter Ferienkurse 2012

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Mar 10, 2019
Black Box Music
Tomek Szczepaniak + Ensemble
Charlottenborg
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sep 27, 2018
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda et al.
--
Montevideo
Uruguay
Sep 26, 2018
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda et al.
--
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Sep 23, 2018
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda et al.
--
La Plata
Argentina
Feb 8, 2018
20:00
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene, Scenatet and Friends
Heimathafeen
Neuköln, Berlin
Germany
Dec 13, 2017
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda Dominguez
-
Badajoz
Spain
Sep 23, 2017
Black Box Music
1st movement
Carlota Cáceres
Kaserne
Basel
Switzerland
Apr 16, 2017
Black Box Music
-
TBC
Zagreb
Croatia
Oct 1, 2016
Black Box Music
Harpa
Reykjavik
Iceland
Sep 11, 2016
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and Ensemble Modern
Klangspuren
Schwaz
Austria
Nov 29, 2015
Black Box Music, Run Time Error
Ensemble Modern
Frankfurter Lab
Frankfurt
Germany
Nov 19, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and NADAR Ensemble
VTBA
Sint Niclaas
Belgium
Nov 18, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and the NADAR Ensemble
Concertgebouw
Brugge
Belgium
Aug 29, 2015
Black Box Music
Aarhus Sinfonietta
Susaa Festival
Næstved
Denmark
Aug 28, 2015
Black Box Music
Aarhus Sinfonietta
Open dress rehearsal
Aarhus
Denmark
Apr 30, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and Ensemble Modern
NDR
Hamburg
Germany
Mar 7, 2015
Black Box Music, Chambered Music, Study for String Music #1, Study for String Instrument #2, Study for String Instrument #3, Amid
Stene and OENM
Salzburger Biennale
Salzburg
Austria
Mar 4, 2015
23:03
Buenos Aires, Black Box Music, Study for String Instrument #1
-
Broadcast on German radio SWR2
-
Germany
Feb 7, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Steene and Ensemble Modern
Theaterhaus Stuttgart / ECLAT
Stuttgart
Germany
Aug 21, 2014
Black Box Music
Håkon Steene and Aarhus Sinfonietta
RoundHouse
London
UK
Apr 30, 2014
Black Box Music
Haakon Stene and Ensemble 2e2
Auditorium Marcel Landowski
Paris
France
Mar 28, 2014
20:30
Black Box Music
Haakon Stene and Oslo Sinfonietta
Muziekgebouw
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Mar 12, 2014
19:30
Black Box Music, Run Time Error
SSA, Håkon Stene, London Sinfonietta
Queen Elisabeth Hall
London
UK
Feb 12, 2014
Black Box Music
Oslo Sinfonietta for Norwegian school schildren
VTBA
Oslo
Norway
Oct 26, 2013
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and Aarhus Sinfonietta
Koncertkirken (opening the Wundergrund Festival)
Copenhagen
Denmark
Black Box Music

Percussion Solo, Video and Ensemble
Duration ca. 32 minutes
2012

Black Box Music is scored for percussion solo, amplified box, 15 instruments and video. The starting point is the classical soloist-conductor, only in this case, the conducting and solo part are one and the same. The setting is a traditional theatre stage with curtains, props and light; only in this case, the stage is also an instrument. Black Box Music could be said to be a deconstruction of conducting and puppet theatre as well as an exploration and exploitation of the audio/visual relations inherent in conducting and staging. The “grand show” is in three movements, starting with ‘Ouverture’ and ‘Slow Middle Movement’ and then finishing off with a festive, pompous, 'Self-Imploding Finale’.

Commissioned by Håkon Stene and Darmstädter Ferienkurse 2012

No items found.
Mar 10, 2019
Black Box Music
Tomek Szczepaniak + Ensemble
Charlottenborg
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sep 27, 2018
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda et al.
--
Montevideo
Uruguay
Sep 26, 2018
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda et al.
--
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Sep 23, 2018
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda et al.
--
La Plata
Argentina
Feb 8, 2018
20:00
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene, Scenatet and Friends
Heimathafeen
Neuköln, Berlin
Germany
Dec 13, 2017
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda Dominguez
-
Badajoz
Spain
Sep 23, 2017
Black Box Music
1st movement
Carlota Cáceres
Kaserne
Basel
Switzerland
Apr 16, 2017
Black Box Music
-
TBC
Zagreb
Croatia
Oct 1, 2016
Black Box Music
Harpa
Reykjavik
Iceland
Sep 11, 2016
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and Ensemble Modern
Klangspuren
Schwaz
Austria
Nov 29, 2015
Black Box Music, Run Time Error
Ensemble Modern
Frankfurter Lab
Frankfurt
Germany
Nov 19, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and NADAR Ensemble
VTBA
Sint Niclaas
Belgium
Nov 18, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and the NADAR Ensemble
Concertgebouw
Brugge
Belgium
Aug 29, 2015
Black Box Music
Aarhus Sinfonietta
Susaa Festival
Næstved
Denmark
Aug 28, 2015
Black Box Music
Aarhus Sinfonietta
Open dress rehearsal
Aarhus
Denmark
Apr 30, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and Ensemble Modern
NDR
Hamburg
Germany
Mar 7, 2015
Black Box Music, Chambered Music, Study for String Music #1, Study for String Instrument #2, Study for String Instrument #3, Amid
Stene and OENM
Salzburger Biennale
Salzburg
Austria
Mar 4, 2015
23:03
Buenos Aires, Black Box Music, Study for String Instrument #1
-
Broadcast on German radio SWR2
-
Germany
Feb 7, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Steene and Ensemble Modern
Theaterhaus Stuttgart / ECLAT
Stuttgart
Germany
Aug 21, 2014
Black Box Music
Håkon Steene and Aarhus Sinfonietta
RoundHouse
London
UK
Apr 30, 2014
Black Box Music
Haakon Stene and Ensemble 2e2
Auditorium Marcel Landowski
Paris
France
Mar 28, 2014
20:30
Black Box Music
Haakon Stene and Oslo Sinfonietta
Muziekgebouw
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Mar 12, 2014
19:30
Black Box Music, Run Time Error
SSA, Håkon Stene, London Sinfonietta
Queen Elisabeth Hall
London
UK
Feb 12, 2014
Black Box Music
Oslo Sinfonietta for Norwegian school schildren
VTBA
Oslo
Norway
Oct 26, 2013
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and Aarhus Sinfonietta
Koncertkirken (opening the Wundergrund Festival)
Copenhagen
Denmark
Black Box Music

Percussion Solo, Video and Ensemble
Duration ca. 32 minutes
2012

Black Box Music is scored for percussion solo, amplified box, 15 instruments and video. The starting point is the classical soloist-conductor, only in this case, the conducting and solo part are one and the same. The setting is a traditional theatre stage with curtains, props and light; only in this case, the stage is also an instrument. Black Box Music could be said to be a deconstruction of conducting and puppet theatre as well as an exploration and exploitation of the audio/visual relations inherent in conducting and staging. The “grand show” is in three movements, starting with ‘Ouverture’ and ‘Slow Middle Movement’ and then finishing off with a festive, pompous, 'Self-Imploding Finale’.

Commissioned by Håkon Stene and Darmstädter Ferienkurse 2012

No items found.
Mar 10, 2019
Black Box Music
Tomek Szczepaniak + Ensemble
Charlottenborg
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sep 27, 2018
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda et al.
--
Montevideo
Uruguay
Sep 26, 2018
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda et al.
--
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Sep 23, 2018
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda et al.
--
La Plata
Argentina
Feb 8, 2018
20:00
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene, Scenatet and Friends
Heimathafeen
Neuköln, Berlin
Germany
Dec 13, 2017
Black Box Music
Roberto Maqueda Dominguez
-
Badajoz
Spain
Sep 23, 2017
Black Box Music
1st movement
Carlota Cáceres
Kaserne
Basel
Switzerland
Apr 16, 2017
Black Box Music
-
TBC
Zagreb
Croatia
Oct 1, 2016
Black Box Music
Harpa
Reykjavik
Iceland
Sep 11, 2016
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and Ensemble Modern
Klangspuren
Schwaz
Austria
Nov 29, 2015
Black Box Music, Run Time Error
Ensemble Modern
Frankfurter Lab
Frankfurt
Germany
Nov 19, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and NADAR Ensemble
VTBA
Sint Niclaas
Belgium
Nov 18, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and the NADAR Ensemble
Concertgebouw
Brugge
Belgium
Aug 29, 2015
Black Box Music
Aarhus Sinfonietta
Susaa Festival
Næstved
Denmark
Aug 28, 2015
Black Box Music
Aarhus Sinfonietta
Open dress rehearsal
Aarhus
Denmark
Apr 30, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and Ensemble Modern
NDR
Hamburg
Germany
Mar 7, 2015
Black Box Music, Chambered Music, Study for String Music #1, Study for String Instrument #2, Study for String Instrument #3, Amid
Stene and OENM
Salzburger Biennale
Salzburg
Austria
Mar 4, 2015
23:03
Buenos Aires, Black Box Music, Study for String Instrument #1
-
Broadcast on German radio SWR2
-
Germany
Feb 7, 2015
Black Box Music
Håkon Steene and Ensemble Modern
Theaterhaus Stuttgart / ECLAT
Stuttgart
Germany
Aug 21, 2014
Black Box Music
Håkon Steene and Aarhus Sinfonietta
RoundHouse
London
UK
Apr 30, 2014
Black Box Music
Haakon Stene and Ensemble 2e2
Auditorium Marcel Landowski
Paris
France
Mar 28, 2014
20:30
Black Box Music
Haakon Stene and Oslo Sinfonietta
Muziekgebouw
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Mar 12, 2014
19:30
Black Box Music, Run Time Error
SSA, Håkon Stene, London Sinfonietta
Queen Elisabeth Hall
London
UK
Feb 12, 2014
Black Box Music
Oslo Sinfonietta for Norwegian school schildren
VTBA
Oslo
Norway
Oct 26, 2013
Black Box Music
Håkon Stene and Aarhus Sinfonietta
Koncertkirken (opening the Wundergrund Festival)
Copenhagen
Denmark