Podcast Joël Bons about Chinese composers & Nieuw Ensemble
At the request of Gaudeamus Joël Bons made a podcast for their new series Curious Ears. In A miraculous outburst of creativity he tells about his first trip to China in 1988 and his encounter with a number of young Chinese composers – including Tan Dun and Mo Wuping – who were completely unknown at the time. The podcast focuses on their collaboration with the Nieuw Ensemble in the beginning of the 1990s. Bons highlights various works from the Nieuw Ensemble's first concertseries New Music From China.
Listen to the podcast on Soundcloud here
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Podcast presentation here
From left to right: Mo Wuping, Tan Dun, He Xuntian, Qu Xiaosong, Guo Wenjing.
Weesperzijde, Amsterdam, 1991
Archive Nieuw Ensemble included in collection Allard Pierson We are very pleased to announce that the complete archive of the Nieuw Ensemble – scores, sheet music, recordings, artistic research, programme booklets, reviews, posters, articles – has been included in the collection of Allard Pierson / University of Amsterdam. With applause for all the ensemble members who have spent months sorting, selecting and packing, the archive is thus saved for the future. Once all the material has been processed, the collection will be made accessible to all interested.
