The music of Farnaz Modarresifar exhibits the interplay between notation and improvisation. Her music thrives on trust and the close collaboration between herself and the musicians. Modarresifar’s works bring together touches of traditional Persian music with a contemporary musical language, characterized by the use of extended techniques, sound gestures, and a sensitivity for timing, stillness, and resonance. She creates a detailed sound world which calls for our attentiveness in the moment.

Within our first working phase, which was held in preparation for our performance at the Festival Archipel in Geneva, Ensemble Recherche worked closely with Farnaz Modarresifar, developing a common musical language which formed the basis of our intensive collaboration. Building on this dialogue, this new programme presents existing works alongside improvisations, as well as the world premiere of a piece for soprano, santur and Recherche.

The voice of Sofia Jernberg plays a central role in the programme, with its extraordinary expressive and technical capabilities far beyond conventional expectations. As a singer, improviser and performer, she widens the scope of sound possibilities.

In the collaboration between Farnaz Modarresifar, the Ensemble Recherche and Sofia Jernberg a musical cosmos is created, where individualised forms of expression meet improvisation and composed structures, and where the western avantgarde meets Persian traditions. This programme creates a chance for musical communication, a space where singular experiences may resonate with one another – free, fragile, sensual and precise.

With works by 
Farnaz Modarresifar

ENSEMBLE RECHERCHE
Anja Clift, flute
Eduardo Olloqui, oboe
Shizuyo Oka, clarinet
Klaus Steffes-Holländer, piano
Christian Dierstein, percussion
Adam Woodward, violin
Sofia von Atzingen, viola
Åsa Åkerberg, violoncello
Lukas Nowok, sound design

Sofia Jernberg, soprano

Farnaz Modarresifar, santur

Tickets
available at reservix.de, at Badische Zeitung Ticketservice and at the box office.

Supported by
Impuls neue Musik, the GVL and the Friends of Ensemble Recherche e.V.