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SIMON RUMMEL UPCOMINGJune, 21nd Mittsommer-Musiknacht A long evening with a lot of different music and a premiere of a new setting to music of Friedrich Hölderlin's "Andenken". String Quartet, clarinet, harmonium, organ (Michael Veltman), voice, a sound installation (Fünf Schiffe), a french choir (De Vive Voix) and catering in the patio of Kunststaion St. Peter, Cologne. The event is made possible through the commitment of the A und A Kulturstiftung. May, 8th Der Zauberlehrling I am glad to announce the "ON Water Orchestra", a group of 34 musicians from the Cologne music scene. We will play two pieces I wrote: "Der Zauberlehrling" and a new creation which has no title yet. A microtonal glass harmonica plays an important role in both pieces and is played by 22 of the musicians. The music is slow and aetheral. 22:30 h, at St. Maria im Kapitol, Cologne, as part of the "Acht Brücken Festival". More information here April, 23nd Story Teller: Im Dialog zum Frieden Dialogue and a three course menu - and music by Matthias Schriefl and me. This is part of the Hamburg Musik Festival. Venue is the "Café Hadley's", a beautiful bar in Hamburg. More information here PAST February, 23-25th Re: Yuya Honda's mobile advertising tent The ensemble "Travel Musica", led by Rie Watanabe, plays music by Yuya Honda, once in a regular evening concert and twice at afternoon, "open air" in a mobile tent built by Matthias Jun Wilhelm. I am honoured to play the piano and some melodica within this colourful japanese-german music group. We will play at Shimokitazawa Puppet Festival in Tokyo. January, 19th Rummel in Berlin Four evenings of improvised music concerts with Ligia Liberatori, various beatiful musicians and me. Marie Takahashi - viola Ligia Liberatori - vocals, preparations and me on my microtonal harmonica 6 p.m. (early start!) at Café Plume, Warthestr. 60, Neukölln January, 17th Rummel in Berlin Hui-Chun Lin - cello Anna Kaluza - alto saxophone Ligia Liberatori - vocals Alexis Baskind - double bass and me on piano 8 p.m. at Kühlspot, Lehderstr. 74, Weißensee January, 16th Rummel in Berlin Marie Takahashi - viola Ligia Liberatori - vocals, preparations and me playing my microtonal harmonica Second set of the concert will be played by Richard Scott, Mia Dyberg, Torsten Lang and Christoph Dehne. 8 p.m. at REH, Kopenhagener Str. 17, Prenzlauer Berg January, 14th Rummel in Berlin Ligia Liberatori - vocals, preparations Alexander Markvart - guitar Michael Griener - drums and me on piano 8 p.m. at PAS, Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 101, Moabit 2023 September, 17th Waldgeflüster A beautiful piece of music theatre about the secrets of the forests. With Theater Fayoum, plus Rie Watanabe on percussion, members of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and me on grand piano and organ. Music: "Waldszenen" op. 82 by Robert Schumann in my arrangement. At 11:00 before noon in Tonhalle Düsseldorf. A piece for the whole family, more about the production to be found here. August, 25th Noo amol Hiasl & Simmerl A concert with Matthias Schriefl and me in Oberhausen, at the Gdanska, restaurant and jazz club in Oberhausen. Music ranging from old Renaissance Tenorlieder to Bach, Beethoven, Gershwin and many more, con alcune licenze. August, 22nd Hiasl & Simmerl Duo with the lively multi-instrumentalist Matthias Schriefl as session opener at the (locally) famous Jazzorama, ARTheater Köln, 8 p.m. August, 20th Wundersames Gelingen Two large ensembles on one evening, live at "ORT" in Wuppertal. At 7 p.m. it will be my ensemble, with Lucia Mense (recorders), Joris Rühl (clarinets), Georg Wissel (alto saxophone), Brad Henkel (trumpet), Matthias Muche (trombone), Carl Ludwig Hübsch (tuba), Radek Stawarz (violin), Oxana Omelchuk (casio keyboard), Ketonge (electronics, voice), Michael Griener (drums) and me (piano). And after us, Jazzpool NRW with their new program "The Auld Triangle". August, 19th Wundersames Gelingen An evening with my ensemble at the Klangbrücke Aachen. August, 17th In Memoriam Udo Moll An evening for Udo - as part of the Cologne Jazz Week. My ensemble is going to play one set, and I am busy practicing the alto horn which I borrowed from Udo and I am hoping to play for him in heaven some day, some way. Surely a very emotional concert for all of us. More info to be found here. August 2nd - 6th Sonates à portes "Duo domicile" with Soledad Zarka (tuba / clarinet / voice) at the festival "Les jours du théâtre", we visit people's homes and play for them. All over Estagel, France. Here is the telephone number, in case you want to order some serenade for someone! June, 21st Fête de la Musique with the choir "De Vive Voix" live at the institut francais in Cologne. June, 3rd Fünf Schiffe und fünf Käpt'ns Five electromechanical, self-playing hurdy-gurdys, meticulously handcrafted by Tina Tonagel and me, plus a string quintet with Akiko Ahrend and Matthias Kaiser (violin), Annegret Mayer-Lindenberg (viola d'amore), Emily Wittbrodt (cello) and me (viola). Very slow, microtonal music. 22:00 and 23:00 at St. Hermann-Joseph, Von-Diergardt-Str. 40, Köln-Dünnwald, as a part of the Dünnwalder Musiknacht. May, 27th Zwei singende Landschaftsmaler Duo with Ketonge on his electro-acoustic instrument "Vuvulectra" and me on casio, horn and voice. The venue is "Loch" in Wuppertal. More about the evening here. May, 17th Träume sind Ertrag My last program with the choir "Ton im Takt". We sung together for about ten years and this concert brings some of my favourite arrangements I wrote during this time, along with some all-time classics of choir literature. Friedenskirche, Köln-Ehrenfeld. And on May, 25th in Pauluskirche, Dreisamweg, Köln-Höhenhaus. May, 12th ima koko watashi is japanese for "here, now, I". This will be an improvised piece of dance and music with the dancers Chikako Kaido, Yoann Jouneau, Kristin Schuster, Antonio Stella and Jascha Viehstädt. Musicians: Le Quan Ninh, Rie Watanabe (percussion), Gunda Gottschalk (violin) and me at the organ of the Tersteegenkirche in Köln-Dünnwald! 19:00 h. April, 21st Improvisation With dancers Chloé Bernier and Riina Koivisto, plus drummer Dario Nitti and me. Two sets with a public talk in between. Le regard du cygne, Paris Feb 17th - Mar 19th In den Klang hineingehen Solo exhibition with some of my automatic instruments @ Künstlerverein Walkmühle, Wiesbaden. Some impressions here 2022 November 26th Trumpet and Organ Duo with composer and multi-instrumentalist Matthias Schriefl at Petruskirche Lichterfelde, Peitz, Brandenburg. End of October, evening En l'honneur de André Torreilles "Spectacle" inspired by the life and works of André Torreilles, painter, poet and dancer. With Soledad Zarka and members of the "Compagnie Marie est de la nuit". Salle Arago, Avenue du Dr Torreilles, Estagel, France. October 3rd Vibration Celebration Duo performance with the dancer and choreographer In-Jung Jun. Seoul International Dance Festival, Seoul, Korea. September 6th, 7 p.m. Orgel und Elektronik Concert with Dominik Susteck (organ), Tobias Tobit Hagedorn (elecronics) and me (tone generators, church bells). Works by Susteck, Hagedorn, Ketonge and me. Tersteegenkirche, Cologne-Dünnwald (Skinnywood). August 2nd - 7th Sonates à portes "Duo domicile" with Soledad Zarka (tuba / clarinet / voice) at the festival "Les jours du théâtre", we visit people's homes and play for them. All over Estagel, France. JUNE, 19th, 22:30 LUXX Premiere of a site specific performance piece by Bibiana Jimenez, with Daniela Riebesam, Josefine Patzelt and Thoung Phuong - dance, and Oxana Omelchuk, Carl Ludwig Hübsch and me as singers. 19:30, patio of the Kartäuserkirche (Kartäusergasse 7), 50678 Köln JUNE, 17th, 22:30 Microtonal Harmonica Night concert with one of my self-built microtonal instruments, at the festival "Potenziale", in Kalbe / Milde BACK |