| 1968 |
| Thursday, October 10, 1968 Auditorium Maximum Technical University Berlin |
At the 1968 Berlin Festival Weeks - where during the International Week for Experimental Music* Peter Hübner presented three sensational developments in notation and where his work ‘Energy I’ had its World Premiere – he was recognised as one of the leaders of the avant-garde, both as a music theorist and as a composer. *note: to this day this was the biggest international congress of its kind | ||||
| PROGRAM | |||||
| Monday, October 7
Lecture hall 106 starting from 4pm |
Registration of participants | ||||
| Studio lecture hall 110 from 5 pm |
Tour of the sound studio
of Berlin Technical University with demonstrations of the equipment | ||||
| Festival Weeks Program Philharmonie, Kemper Platz 8pm |
Concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Frank Michael Beyer “Versions for String Orchestra“ (first performance) Heinz F. Hartig “Composition in five phases“ for violoncello, choir voices, orchestra and audiotape Aribert Reimann “Nenia“ for speaking voice and orchestra Boris Blacher “Orchestra-Fantasy“ | ||||
| Tuesday, October 8 Lecture hall 106 from 9.00pm |
Registration of participants | ||||
| Auditorium Maximum 10am |
Aesthetic Problems of Electronic Music Opening Boris Blacher, President of the Academy of Arts Fritz Winckel, Explanations regarding the program Carl Dahlhaus, TU Berlin Aesthetic Problems of Electronic Music Emerson Meyers, Catholic University, Maryland, USA Aesthetics for Beginning Students in Electronic Music Demonstrations of electronic music | ||||
| Studio lecture hall 110 3pm |
Demonstrations of Electronic Music G. Ciamaga, Toronto (first performance) J. Chadabe, Albany, N.Y. J. V. Asuar, Santiago de Chile J. A. Strange, La Mesa, California I. Mimaroglu, Istanbul A. del Monaco, Caracas | ||||
| Studio lecture hall 110 8pm |
Manfred Krause, TU Berlin Development of Technical Studio Equipment for Electronic and Audio-Visual Music Demonstrations outside the program Discussion | ||||
| Wednesday, October 9
Studio lecture hall 110 9.30am |
Principals of Electronic Music J. H. Appleton, Dartmouth/USA Re-evaluating the Principle of Expectation in Electronic Music E. Zaffiri, Studio SMET, Turin Experimental Didactics in Electronic Composition F. Winckel, TU Berlin Problems of Spatial Music Demonstrations of Electronic Music E. Berk, London (first performance) L. A. Hiller, Buffalo, USA G. Strang, Long Beach/California E. Zaffiri, Turino R. Wilding-White, Chicago J. A. Riedl, Munich | ||||
| depending on the weather 2.30-6.00pm |
Steamboat ride on the Havel (with electronic music) or touring the exhibition “Kinetic Art“ at Haus am Waldsee, Zehlendorf, Argentinische Allee 30 | ||||
| Auditorium Maximum 8pm |
Concert of Experimental Music B. A. Zimmermann, Köln, “Tratto“ M. Shinohara, Tokio “Personnage“ (first performance) Solist Günther Weber F. Bayle, Paris “Espaces Inhabitables“ M. Kelemen, Zagreb, Study from the opera “The Pest“ with bass clarinet (first performance) A. Dobrowolski, Warsaw “Music for audiotape and oboe (solo)“ | ||||
| Thursday, October 10 Studio lecture hall 110 9.30am |
W. Fucks, Technical University Aachen Information theory aspects regarding the analysis of music structures H. Chiarucci und G. Reibel, Paris Pouvoir des Machines, Pouvoir de l'Oreille | ||||
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A. Lanza, Argentina Notational Systems for Electronic Music
J. Cage, USA, “Imaginary Landscape No. 3“ | ||||
| Auditorium Maximum 3pm |
Movie Screenings J. A. Appleton “Anuskiewicz“ E. Reinboth / Berlin Electronics “Aleph“ (first performance) V. Ussachevsky / M. L. Williams “Line of Apogee“ | ||||
| after that in the TU film studio (chemistry building) |
J. A. Riedl, Munich “Speed“ (Cinemascope) Music for drum set and electronic language Life-Drummer: M. W. Ranta, USA K. Stockhausen, Cologne “Moments“ | ||||
| Festival Weeks Program
Philharmonie, Kemper Platz 8pm |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Karl Böhm Bruckner, VIII. Symphonie | ||||
| Deutsche Oper, Bismarckstraße 8pm |
Ballet Evening Strawinsky “Firebird“ Prokofieff “Gala Performance“ | ||||
| Friday, October 11
Studio lecture hall 110 9.30am |
Computer Music H. Zemantek, Wien, Introduction G. M. Koenig, Utrecht Coded Music P. Grossi, Florenz The Computer in Music P. Zinovieff, London The Use of Small Computers in the Production of Electronic Music Demonstrations of Computer Music P. Zinovieff, London P. Grossi, Florence H. Kupper, Düsseldorf M. Matthews, Murray Hill, USA | ||||
| Studio lecture hall 110 3pm 16.30pm |
Panel Discussion Results of the Convention Exchange of thoughts regarding the preparation for an “International Committee for Electronic Music“ | ||||
| Auditorium Maximum 8pm |
2. Concert for Experimental Music K. Penderecki, Warschau “Psalmus 61“ H. Badings, Stuttgart “Genesis“ for Male Choir, 4 Drummers und Audiotape (Premiere) B. Blacher, Berlin, Excerpt from the Opera “Ariadne“ Speakers: Ursula Becker, Helmut Göring G. M. Koenig, Utrecht “Function Yellow“ (first performance) M. Kagel, Cologne “Antithese“ | ||||
| Sunday, October 12
Studio lecture hall 110 9.30am |
Audio-Visual Art
Max Bill, Zürich Thoughts on Audio-Visual Art | ||||
| 10.30am, optionally: Sender Freies Berlin, Masurenallee 10.30 Uhr or Academy of the Arts |
TV-Films (closed event - for participation please apply in the convention office) Taking part in the Werkbundtag 1968: “Generations - Responsibility - Environment“ | ||||
| Studio lecture hall 110 3pm |
Opportunity for further audiotape demonstrations and film presentations or joining the city-tour of the Werkbundtag (please apply in the convention office) | ||||
| Planetarium of the Wilhelm-Förster- Sternwarte, Steglitz Munsterdamm 8am |
Concert of Electronic Music with works of G. M. Koenig, H. H. Wiese and others | ||||