The workshop offers 4 days of courses in improvisation and intuitive music-making under the guidance of Gareth Davis, Dellfina Dellert and Christoph Ogiermann.
The workshop will take place in the Cage House and on the monastery grounds.
John Cage Organ Foundation, Cage House
D-38820 Halberstadt
Germany
In May 1968, as a reaction to personal and general crisis, the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen wrote 14 text compositions that can also serve as improvisation instructions for ‘intuitive music’.
The practical workshop, which is open to talks and discussion, is aimed at all those interested in music, even those with little or even no knowledge.
Instrumentalists, vocalists, performers and musical enthusiasts can expect an extensive programme with a large practical component of improvised/intuitive music, inspired by the text compositions of the ‘Seven Days’.
Programme
The workshop will be led by Amsterdam-based bass clarinettist Gareth Davis. Davis already has extensive experience with Stockhausen's material, which he will bring to the workshop.
The workshop will also feature talks and activities with Polish artist and art therapist Dellfina Dellert.
Christoph Ogiermann, violinist, composer, improviser and one of the artistic directors of the Halberstadt Cage Academy will also be available for the workshop.
Language: English / German translation possible
Technical conditions
at location:
Grand piano at the venue.
All other instruments have to be brought by the
participants themselves.
1 microphone with stand, 1 mixing console and a
2-channel system available on site.
All other equipment has to be brought by the
participants themselves.
A very slow piece of music (duration: 639 years!) has been performed in Halberstadt since 2001. It is an interpretation of ORGAN²/ASLSP As SLow aS Possible by the experimental American composer John Cage. It sounds around the clock, 365 days a year, in the powerful atmosphere of the partially destroyed medieval Burchardi Church. It has become a major centre of attraction in the spirit of John Cage's openness.
Registration deadline July 15th 2025 under: action@aslsp.org
Workshop fee: 200.- Euro / Reduction by request
Overnight stays are possible in the Cage House or in the garden: please bring your own sleeping bag, mattress etc.
An event of the Cage-Academy Halberstadt
in the series ‘Cage-Experience’
with the support of: Foundation Mousai, Aerdenhout, Netherlands (https://mousai.nl/)
For further questions please contact Christoph Ogiermann: ogiermann@aslsp.org
The workshop offers 4 days of courses in improvisation and intuitive music-making under the guidance of Gareth Davis, Dellfina Dellert and Christoph Ogiermann.
The workshop will take place in the Cage House and on the monastery grounds.
John Cage Organ Foundation, Cage House
D-38820 Halberstadt
Germany
In May 1968, as a reaction to personal and general crisis, the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen wrote 14 text compositions that can also serve as improvisation instructions for ‘intuitive music’.
The practical workshop, which is open to talks and discussion, is aimed at all those interested in music, even those with little or even no knowledge.
Instrumentalists, vocalists, performers and musical enthusiasts can expect an extensive programme with a large practical component of improvised/intuitive music, inspired by the text compositions of the ‘Seven Days’.
Programme
The workshop will be led by Amsterdam-based bass clarinettist Gareth Davis. Davis already has extensive experience with Stockhausen's material, which he will bring to the workshop.
The workshop will also feature talks and activities with Polish artist and art therapist Dellfina Dellert.
Christoph Ogiermann, violinist, composer, improviser and one of the artistic directors of the Halberstadt Cage Academy will also be available for the workshop.
Language: English / German translation possible
Technical conditions
at location:
Grand piano at the venue.
All other instruments have to be brought by the
participants themselves.
1 microphone with stand, 1 mixing console and a
2-channel system available on site.
All other equipment has to be brought by the
participants themselves.
A very slow piece of music (duration: 639 years!) has been performed in Halberstadt since 2001. It is an interpretation of ORGAN²/ASLSP As SLow aS Possible by the experimental American composer John Cage. It sounds around the clock, 365 days a year, in the powerful atmosphere of the partially destroyed medieval Burchardi Church. It has become a major centre of attraction in the spirit of John Cage's openness.
Registration deadline July 15th 2025 under: action@aslsp.org
Workshop fee: 200.- Euro / Reduction by request
Overnight stays are possible in the Cage House or in the garden: please bring your own sleeping bag, mattress etc.
An event of the Cage-Academy Halberstadt
in the series ‘Cage-Experience’
with the support of: Foundation Mousai, Aerdenhout, Netherlands (https://mousai.nl/)
For further questions please contact Christoph Ogiermann: ogiermann@aslsp.org