Stargaze Presents: Spitting Chamber Music

Spoken Words. Concert

Stargaze is a musicians’ collective headed by the Berlin conductor André de Ridder which sees itself as both a band and orchestral ensemble. It initiates new musical collaborations and has been active in past years as a pioneer and idea driver for musical projects combining contemporary music, pop and electronic music. For its project “Spitting Chamber Music”, stargaze invited four spoken-word artists to jointly develop new pieces: the French-Arab female rapper Malikah, the German writer Robert Gwisdek alias “Käptn Peng”, Inna Modja from Mali and Naeem, who performs as Spank Rock. These artists also represent the various rap and spoken-word performance genres which are anchored in the much older traditions of oral and literary poetry.
During the development phase of the project, the organisers held workshops in which the artists have collaborated with stargaze to develop so-called “Tracks”. In terms of form and composition, the works have ventured into new territory, e.g. by engaging in collaborative composition for classical music, or producing sounds for Hip Hop with classical instruments in real-time. The working methods used in DJing and Hip Hop have been combined with those of classical composition and experimental arrangements. With this approach, stargaze was building on a trend introduced by the legendary Hip Hop collective Wu Tang Clan and applying it to the field of New Music. Joint live performances took place during the EIGHT BRIDGES Festival in Cologne, the X-Jazz festival in Berlin and the Kunstfestspiele Herrenhausen.

Artistic director: André de Ridder / stargaze
Composer: Mica Levi (GB), stargaze
Singers: Robert Gwisdek, Brandon ‚Lil B‘ McCartney (US), Malikah (LB)
Co-arrangements and musicians: stargaze

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Previous events

  • 7 May, 2017 : Concert

    Capitol, Hannover

  • 6 May, 2017 : Concert

    XJAZZ, Berlin

  • 5 May, 2017 : Concert

    Philharmonic Orchestra, Cologne

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stargaze GmbH

Cheruskerstrasse 5
10829 Berlin

www.we-are-stargaze.com (external link, opens in a new window)