Carl Wittigs Aurora Oktett

In the organizer's words:

As a rule, music is particularly inspiring when it doesn't just follow a familiar thread, but brings several together. At its best, this creates something new from something old.

Looking at the work of Leipzig bassist and composer Carl Christian Wittig, one feels confirmed in this assumption. The sound of Carl Wittig's Aurora Octet - the name of his ensemble - is equally rooted in jazz and classical music. And so it sometimes happens that the string section in Wittig's music takes off on improvisational flights of fancy, while the winds follow compositional paths. In this way, the US and European musical traditions, which are otherwise often portrayed as antagonistic, are brought together in passing.

Following their debut "Perspective Suite", Carl Wittig's Aurora Octet will soon be releasing their second work "Continuity and Resonance". The sound on it is sensitive without slipping into sentimentality and at the same time intellectually stimulating without indulging in professorial posturing.

In other words: music for the head and heart. Often invoked - to be heard here.

Instrumentation:

Carl Christian Wittig (db)

Pascal Klewer (tro)

Johannes Ludwig (sax)

Ada Schwengebecher: violin

Sophia Rasche: violin

Marie Schutrak: viola

Franziska Ludwig: cello

Tom Friedrich: drums

Price information:

VVK 14/10 €, B.O. 18/14 €.