Thursday, April 22, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (EDT)
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Doris Hallmägi, electronics
Ekke Västrik, electronics
Mihkel Tomberg, electronics
Taavi Kerikmäe, electronics
Tarmo Johannes, electronics
Theodore Lee Parker, electronics

Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes – Aria (world premiere)
Vytautas V. Jurgutis – Tinohi
Märt-Matis Lill – Imaginary Soundscapes II (world premiere)
Taivo Lints – Rhythm Convergence (world premiere)
Platon Buravicky – Safety borders (world premiere)
Liina Sumera – Netrunners (world premiere)

Formed in 2017, the Ensemble of the Estonian Electronic Music Society (EMA) is dedicated to playing electronic chamber music. The group aims to transcend technological restraints and promote sensitive musicianship, responding to each other and keen hearing, making full use of all the incredibly rich sonic possibilities offered by electronic instruments. The ensemble comprises six musicians – Doris Hallmägi, Ekke Västrik, Mihkel Tomberg, Taavi Kerikmäe, Tarmo Johannes, and Theodore Parker. The ensemble has performed at festivals such as AFEKT, ISCM World Music Days / Estonian Music Days, Üle Heli, Tallinn Music Weeks, etc. The Ensemble of the Estonian Electronic Music Society has been lauded for their flexibility and musicality, which, in the case of electronic music, can easily be lost among the switches and sliders. The range of available instruments varies from Buchla and Serge synthesizers to laptop-based live-electronics.

The programme of this concert includes new compositions created as a result of the collaborative residency between the ensemble and the Estonian Composers’ Union, where composers were introduced to the ample technological opportunities of the ensemble and which also involved the usage of live electronics in contemporary music. To promote cooperation among the Baltic States, the programme also includes electronic works by Latvian and Lithuanian composers.

The broadcast will take place at 8pm Eastern European / 10am Pacific.

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