The STIO Orchestra will once again perform at the GrazerImproFest. For the third edition of the festival, we have invited Yuval Avital to conduct the orchestra.
Lullabies for an exhausted humanity
Avital’s sound landscapes – “Massive Sonic Works” or “Crowd Music” – are living organisms. His scores draw on a variety of musical traditions – from ancient chants to classical and contemporary electronics – and invite participation. They are suitable for both professional and non-professional musicians alike. The result is a sound carpet: countless threads, each unique, contribute to a shared experience – a collective breath. It is a celebration of complexity and diversity that appreciates the beauty of the interplay of different elements. With the large sound body of the Styrian Improvisers Orchestra, the concert evening is intended to be an experience that invites everyone to linger in the sonic space created by Yuval Avital – a chain of events – in the premises of the Schaumbad, to engage with it, and to experience “sonic movements and moving sounds” amidst the power and beauty of improvisational expression.
Yuval Avital
Yuval Avital is a Jerusalem-born composer, guitarist, and multimedia artist based in Milan. Renowned for his expansive sonic creations and immersive “icon-sonic operas,” Avital seamlessly blends contemporary music with traditional cultures, visual arts, and cutting-edge technology.
His large-scale works, such as Mise en abîme and GARON, involve hundreds of performers and incorporate diverse elements like accordions, tubas, choirs, and live electronics. These compositions often explore themes of cultural identity and collective memory. In his icon-sonic operas, including Kolot and Fuga Perpetua, Avital integrates music, video, and live performance to create multisensory experiences that challenge conventional artistic boundaries.
Avital’s innovative approach has been showcased at prominent venues and festivals worldwide, including the Warsaw Autumn Festival, MiTo SettembreMusica, and the Brighton Festival. His work continues to redefine the intersection of music, art, and human experience.
The Styrian Improvisers Orchestra
Claudia Cervenca (vocals), Se Lien Chuang (vocals), Annette Giesriegl (vocals), Yvonne Hofmeister (vocals), Oskar Mörth (vocals), Kerstin Türtscher (vocals), Dena DeRose (melodica), Fredi Lang (trumpet), Jean Christophe Mastnak (trumpet, flugelhorn), Roman Trubchaninov (saxophone), Felix Martl (bass clarinet), Hana Kunčič (violin), Alvaro Vallejo Larre (violin), Corinna Eikmeier (cello), Anna Grenzner (cello), Dominik Kreuzer (upright bass), Margarete Maierhofer Lischka (upright bass), Reinhard Ziegerhofer (upright bass), Robert Lepenik (e-guitar), Harald Hofmeister (e-guitar), Michi Laab (e-guitar), Andreas Weixler (e-guitar), Ana Ostojić (e-piano), Nick Acorne (electronics), Leon Erdödy (electronics), Josef Klammer (electronics), Keyvan Paydar (objects), Franz Schmuck (percussion), Patrick Wurzwallner (drums)
Infos
Location:
Schaumbad, Graz
Puchstraße 41, 8020 Graz
https://schaumbad.mur.at/
Tickets:
Evening Ticket: €7 (excludes booked Improv Dinners and Workshops)
Festival Pass: €30 (access to all regular events)
Hunger for Art & Culture Card / Culture Pass: Free entry
https://www.grazerimprofest.at/#tickets