Six concert programmes, no two the same, will be complemented by an eclectic supplementary programme that will round off our musical journey: With plenty to choose from, there will be living room concerts in the homes of private hosts, pop-up performances, children’s concerts for youngsters and audience members who are still young at heart, and the Body Of Memories interactive installation, which will grow steadily as the days go by, allowing visitors to the festival to share their own memories.

Installation #1

Body of Memories

by Ruth Hof

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The artistic explorations of “The Resonance of Time” will be based on memories, sounds and stories collected in the run-up to and throughout the festival by the artist Ruth Hof, which she refers to as a “Body of Memories”. This collection of memorabilia will be exhibited in an interactive installation in the “Flüsterkneipe” bar in the Werksviertel-Mitte in Munich at the end of the festival, inviting visitors to reflect on and exchange ideas about their own memories, history and the concept of cultural memory.

Ruth Hof

  • 10.1.
    Pre-Opening-Workshop
    Body of Memories
    03:00 pm
    Meta-Theater
    Moosach

    Ruth Hof

    What sounds, what music do we associate with our childhood? With our first love? What sounds do we miss? What would we like to turn down in our lives? What do we remember and with which senses do we experience these memories?

    The artist Ruth Hof has developed a special poetic workshop format for the Out Of The Box 2025 festival that takes participants on a journey into their own memories. Our audience is invited to reflect on these questions for themselves. Or to discuss them with each other and with us. The afternoon will be an introduction to the Out Of The Box festival and the theme THE RESONANCE OF TIME.

    Participation in the ‘Body of Memories’ workshop is possible at any time between 3 and 6 pm, admission is free.
    The results and recordings of the workshop will flow directly into the artistic work of the festival.

  • 16.1.
    Workshop
    Body of Memories
    01:00 pm
    Flüsterkneipe
    Munich

    Ruth Hof

    What sounds, what music do we associate with our childhood? With our first love? What sounds do we miss? What would we like to turn down in our lives? What do we remember and with which senses do we experience these memories?

    The artist Ruth Hof has developed a special poetic workshop format for the Out Of The Box 2025 festival that takes participants on a journey into their own memories. Our audience is invited to reflect on these questions for themselves. Or to discuss them with each other and with us. The afternoon will be an introduction to the Out Of The Box festival and the theme THE RESONANCE OF TIME.

    Participation in the ‘Body of Memories’ workshop is possible at any time between 3 and 6 pm, admission is free.
    The results and recordings of the workshop will flow directly into the artistic work of the festival.

  • 30.1.
    Installation Opening
    Body of Memories
    06:00 pm
    Flüsterkneipe
    München

    Ruth Hof

    The starting material for the artistic explorations of The Resonance of Time are memories, sounds and stories that are collected by the artist Ruth Hof as a ‘Body of Memories’ in the run-up to and during the entire festival. At the end of the festival, this collection of memorabilia will be exhibited in an interactive installation in the Flüsterkneipe in the Werksviertel-Mitte in Munich, inviting visitors to reflect on and exchange ideas about their own memories, history and the concept of cultural memory.

  • 30.1.–2.2.
    Installation
    Body of Memories
    Flüsterkneipe
    Munich

    Ruth Hof

    The starting material for the artistic explorations of The Resonance of Time are memories, sounds and stories that are collected by the artist Ruth Hof as a ‘Body of Memories’ in the run-up to and during the entire festival. At the end of the festival, this collection of memorabilia will be exhibited in an interactive installation in the Flüsterkneipe in the Werksviertel-Mitte in Munich, inviting visitors to reflect on and exchange ideas about their own memories, history and the concept of cultural memory.

    Opening hours
    Thursday (opening): 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
    Friday: 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
    Saturday and Sunday: 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Installation #2

The Reservoir of Sounds

by Ben Miller

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“The Reservoir of Sounds” will take the form of a sound installation and concert venue rolled into one: The 360-degree immersive audio environment at the whiteBOX in the Werksviertel-Mitte will be open for visitors to experience for two of the festival weeks. Here, the personal memories from the “Body of Memories”, electronic sounds, live performances and recordings of the concerts to be held throughout Bavaria will blend into a constantly growing, daily evolving cosmos of sound and music. This ever-changing remix will be arranged by the sound artist Ben Miller.

Ben Miller

  • 16.1.
    Installation Opening
    The Reservoir of Sounds
    07:00 pm
    whiteBOX
    Munich

    Ben Miller

    “The Reservoir of Sounds” will take the form of a sound installation and concert venue rolled into one: The 360-degree immersive audio environment at the whiteBOX in the Werksviertel-Mitte will be open for visitors to experience for two of the festival weeks. Here, the personal memories from the “Body of Memories”, electronic sounds, live performances and recordings of the concerts to be held throughout Bavaria will blend into a constantly growing, daily evolving cosmos of sound and music. This ever-changing remix will be arranged by the sound artist Ben Miller.

    For the opening of the installation, Ben Miller is layering the material collected in advance in conversations and sound recordings with the music from the two opening concerts ‘Genetic Memory’ with the Munich Composers Collective and the Trondheim Voices.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 16.1.–30.1.
    Installation
    The Reservoir of Sounds
    whiteBOX
    Munich

    Ben Miller

    “The Reservoir of Sounds” will take the form of a sound installation and concert venue rolled into one: The 360-degree immersive audio environment at the whiteBOX in the Werksviertel-Mitte will be open for visitors to experience for two of the festival weeks. Here, the personal memories from the “Body of Memories”, electronic sounds, live performances and recordings of the concerts to be held throughout Bavaria will blend into a constantly growing, daily evolving cosmos of sound and music. This ever-changing remix will be arranged by the sound artist Ben Miller.

    Opening hours
    Tuesday to Thursday: 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
    Friday: 5:00 pm to midnight
    Saturday and Sunday: 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm

    You can come and go at any time during opening hours and stay as long as you like. Special events are excluded. Please note the starting times here.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

    Special events
    Thursday, 16.01., 7:00 pm - Opening "The Reservoir of Sounds"
    Saturday, 18.01., 11:00 am - childrens' concert "Auf den Spuren der Erinnerung"
    Wednesday, 22.01., 7:00 pm - pop-up #3 with Sissel Vera Pettersen and Christine Yohannes
    Friday, 24.01., ca. 9:30 pm - artist talk with Ben Miller and Emmanuel Witzthum
    Thursday, 30.01., from 8:00 pm - Finale "The Reservoir of Sounds" with Gregor Hübner, Jelena Kuljic, Oliver Steidle, dem O/Modernt Kammerorchester, Moving Borders and others

    You can find the special events separately in the date list.

  • 22.1.
    Pop-Up #3
    with Sissel Vera Pettersen, Ben Miller and others
    07:00 pm
    whiteBOX
    Munich

    Sissel Vera Pettersen
    Ben Miller

    The pop-up concerts are the surprise package at the Out Of The Box 2025 festival. Nobody knows what exactly will happen - not even the artistic director. The basic principle of the festival is encounters. At the pop-up concerts, all artists are invited to take part who happen to be on site at the time. They rehearse together for a day and develop a spontaneous programme that is made up of improvisation, interaction and the artistic source material of THE RESONANCE OF TIME's programmes.

    The audience will witness a unique artistic encounter of this kind.

    At Pop-Up #3, singer Sissel Vera Pettersen from the Trondheim Voices and sound artist Ben Miller will meet in the installation "The Reservoir of Sounds". Pettersen improvises and interacts with the immersive sound installation, which captures and reflects the festival events so far.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 30.1.
    Pop-Up #4 / Final Installation
    The Reservoir of Sounds
    08:00 pm
    whiteBOX
    Munich

    Jelena Kuljić
    Ben Miller
    Oliver Steidle
    Gregor Hübner
    Golfam Khayam
    Munich Composers Collective
    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Haleh Seyfizadeh
    Hugo Ticciati
    Moving Borders
    Christine Yohannes
    Ceren Oran

    The pop-up concerts are the surprise package at the Out Of The Box 2025 festival. Nobody knows what exactly will happen - not even the artistic director. The basic principle of the festival is encounters. At the pop-up concerts, all artists are invited to take part who happen to be on site at the time. They rehearse together for a day and develop a spontaneous programme that is made up of improvisation, interaction and the artistic source material of THE RESONANCE OF TIME's programmes.

    Pop-Up #4 is both the finale and the conclusion of the installation ‘The Reservoir of Sounds’ - and a summit meeting of all the festival's soloists. New additions are singer and actress Jelena Kuljic and drummer Oliver Steidle.

    The event starts at 8:00 pm and goes on into the night.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

Installation #3

Resonance of the Invisible

by Plastique Fantastique and Pablo Diserens

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“Resonance of the Invisible” will feature a mobile spatial, light and sound installation. It will accompany the artists and audiences along selected stops on this festival journey of discovery. This membrane-like creation by the artist duo Plastique Fantastique (Marco Canevacci and Yena Young) will react to movement and touch. The sounds of nature recorded throughout Bavaria will be interwoven by the sound artist Pablo Diserens to create a new cosmos of sound that connects the historical resonant space with the natural landscapes of Bavaria. The bubble will take on the role of a nerve centre for finding one’s own cultural identity and is destined to become a place of longing.

Plastique Fantastique
Pablo Diserens

  • 11.1.
    Festival Opening & World Premiere I
    Genetic Memory by Gregor Hübner
    08:00 pm
    Building site concert hall & TonHalle
    München

    Trondheim Voices
    Gregor Hübner
    Plastique Fantastique
    Munich Composers Collective
    Pablo Diserens
    Christine Yohannes
    Ceren Oran

    with works by Gregor Hübner, Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Tanya Amelyanenkalntro and Christian Wallumrød and texts by Christine Yohannes

    World premiere of the composition ‘Genetic Memory’ by Gregor Hübner

    Admission: 7:30 pm
    Tour of the installation ‘Resonance of the Invisible’ on the building site of the new concert hall from 7:00 pm and after the concert

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event.
    Booking is requested.

  • 12.1.
    Concert
    Genetic Memory by Gregor Hübner
    08:00 pm
    Alter Speicher
    Ebersberg

    Trondheim Voices
    Plastique Fantastique
    Gregor Hübner
    Munich Composers Collective
    Pablo Diserens
    Christine Yohannes
    Ceren Oran

    with works by Gregor Hübner, Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Tanya Amelyanenkalntro and Christian Wallumrød and texts by Christine Yohannes

    Admission: 7:30 pm
    Viewing of the installation ‘Resonance of the Invisible’ in the Klosterbauhof from 7:00 pm and following the concert

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event.
    Booking is requested.

  • 28.1.
    Concert
    Casting Light on the Shards of Time (Sieverts & Witzthum) and others
    08:00 pm
    Klosterkirche St. Georg Raitenhaslach
    Burghausen

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Henning Sieverts
    Emmanuel Witzthum
    Golfam Khayam
    Haleh Seyfizadeh
    Plastique Fantastique
    Pablo Diserens
    Munich Composers Collective
    Hugo Ticciati
    Christine Yohannes
    Gregor Hübner

    Shuttle bus available

    Programme:

    Part I (Klosterkirche St. Georg Raitenhaslach)
    "Casting Light on the Shards of Time" with works by Emmanuel Witzthum and Henning Sieverts

    Part II (Aula maior, Kloster Raitenhaslach)
    "Mirror Memory" by Golfam Khayam

    Between the two parts of the concert, there will be an opportunity to view the installation ‘Resonance of the Invisible’ by Plastique Fantastique (Marco Canevacci and Yena Young) and Pablo Diserens.

    The installation will also be open before the concert from 7:00 pm.

    We offer a shuttle service from Munich for the concert in Burghausen. The shuttle starts at 4:00 pm at the Werksviertel in Munich. Before the concert starts, there is the possibility to have a bite to eat in Burghausen. The return journey takes place immediately after the concert.

    The shuttle bus costs €65 per person. The price includes the journey to the concert venue and back as well as the ticket price.

    For all other concert-goers, a freely selectable admission price applies, which is paid on leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 29.1.
    Concert
    The Patience of Trees (Tabakova)
    08:00 pm
    Haus Marteau
    Lichtenberg

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Plastique Fantastique
    Pablo Diserens
    Hugo Ticciati
    Dobrinka Tabakova

    with works by Dobrinka Tabakova and others

    The installation ‘Resonance of the Invisible’ is open from 7:00 pm.
    Admission to the concert: 7:30 pm

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

Konzertprogramm #1

Genetic Memory

by Gregor Hübner (UA)

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The opening composition “Genetic Memory”, written by the composer and violinist Gregor Hübner for both the Munich Composers Collective and Trondheim Voices ensembles, is based on a Sufi chant from the Islamic musical tradition, featuring a wealth of meditative and poetic sounds. “Genetic Memory” examines the healing process of a society in its quest to liberate itself from the consequences of colonialism and slavery.

Gregor Hübner
Munich Composers Collective
Trondheim Voices
Plastique Fantastique
Pablo Diserens

  • 11.1.
    Festival Opening & World Premiere I
    Genetic Memory by Gregor Hübner
    08:00 pm
    Building site concert hall & TonHalle
    München

    Trondheim Voices
    Gregor Hübner
    Plastique Fantastique
    Munich Composers Collective
    Pablo Diserens
    Christine Yohannes
    Ceren Oran

    with works by Gregor Hübner, Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Tanya Amelyanenkalntro and Christian Wallumrød and texts by Christine Yohannes

    World premiere of the composition ‘Genetic Memory’ by Gregor Hübner

    Admission: 7:30 pm
    Tour of the installation ‘Resonance of the Invisible’ on the building site of the new concert hall from 7:00 pm and after the concert

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event.
    Booking is requested.

  • 12.1.
    Concert
    Genetic Memory by Gregor Hübner
    08:00 pm
    Alter Speicher
    Ebersberg

    Trondheim Voices
    Plastique Fantastique
    Gregor Hübner
    Munich Composers Collective
    Pablo Diserens
    Christine Yohannes
    Ceren Oran

    with works by Gregor Hübner, Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Tanya Amelyanenkalntro and Christian Wallumrød and texts by Christine Yohannes

    Admission: 7:30 pm
    Viewing of the installation ‘Resonance of the Invisible’ in the Klosterbauhof from 7:00 pm and following the concert

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event.
    Booking is requested.

Konzertprogramm #2

Retracing The Echoes of Time

by Trondheim Voices and Martina Taubenberger

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“Retracing The Echoes of Time” is the title of a vocal improvisation created by six singers from Trondheim Voices and Martina Taubenberger, and is based on recordings of conversations with participants of the “Body of Memories” workshop which will be held in tandem with the festival. It will revolve around the process of remembering as an inner reflection, which is triggered by a dialogue and ultimately assumes a linguistic form. It will primarily deal with memories that elude this narrative and manifest themselves in the shape of sounds, smells, images or emotions.

Trondheim Voices
Martina Taubenberger

  • 12.1.
    Children’s Concert
    On the Traces of Memory
    03:00 pm
    Altes Kino
    Ebersberg

    Martina Oberhauser
    Munich Composers Collective
    Trondheim Voices

    Based on the workshop concept ‘Body of Memories’ by Ruth Hof, music educator Martina Oberhauser has designed an interactive format for children. She playfully explores with the youngest members of the festival audience how it actually works to create music and sounds for memories. What images come to mind when we think of our memories? And how do we set these images to music? The children themselves become conductors and composers. The Trondheim Voices translate their ideas into music.
    Just like the ‘grown-up’ composers of the festival do..

    Age recommendation: 6 - 9 years

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 17.1.
    Concert & World Premiere II
    Retracing The Echoes of Time
    04:30 pm
    Salzheilstollen
    Berchtesgaden

    Trondheim Voices

    Shuttle bus available

    “Retracing The Echoes of Time” is the title of a vocal improvisation created by six singers from Trondheim Voices and Martina Taubenberger, and is based on recordings of conversations with participants of the “Body of Memories” workshop which will be held in tandem with the festival.

    For the concert in the Heilstollen, there are reclining and seated places available.
    Reclining seats cost 30.00 euros. The ticket price for the seats is freely selectable and is paid on leaving the event.

    Please note that the temperature in the Heilstollen is 13 degrees. Warm clothing is therefore required. You are also welcome to bring your own blanket. The reclining seats are equipped with a blanket.

    Slippers or thick socks must be worn in the Heilstollen. Slippers are available at the venue. However, you are also welcome to bring your own slippers.

    For the concert in Berchtesgaden we offer a shuttle service from Munich. The shuttle starts at 1:30 pm in the Werksviertel in Munich. We will be back by 8:30 pm at the latest.

    The shuttle bus costs €65 per person. The price includes the journey to the concert venue and back as well as the ticket price.

  • 18.1.
    Children’s Concert
    On the Traces of Memory
    11:00 am
    whiteBOX
    Munich

    Martina Oberhauser
    Trondheim Voices

    Based on the workshop concept ‘Body of Memories’ by Ruth Hof, music educator Martina Oberhauser has designed an interactive format for children. She playfully explores with the youngest members of the festival audience how it actually works to create music and sounds for memories. What images come to mind when we think of our memories? And how do we set these images to music? The children themselves become conductors and composers. The Trondheim Voices translate their ideas into music.
    Just like the grown-up composers of the festival do.

    Age recommendation: 6 - 9 years

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 18.1.
    Concert
    Retracing The Echoes of Time
    08:00 pm
    Heilig-Geist-Spital St. Anna
    Schongau

    Trondheim Voices
    Gregor Hübner
    Martina Taubenberger
    Christine Yohannes
    Andreas Wiesmann

    “Retracing The Echoes of Time” is the title of a vocal improvisation created by six singers from Trondheim Voices and Martina Taubenberger, and is based on recordings of conversations with participants of the “Body of Memories” workshop which will be held in tandem with the festival.

    For the concert in the Heilig-Geist-Spitalkirche St. Anna, the Out Of The Box festival joins forces with the Schongau parish community's concert series ‘Musik zum Tagesausklang’. The Schongau organist and church musician Andreas Wiesmann will be taking part.

    The event is a co-operation between the Out Of The Box festival and the Schongau parish community with the kind support of the town of Schongau.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 19.1.
    Concert
    Retracing The Echoes of Time, Shevarim - Fractures (Witzthum)
    06:00 pm
    document Neupfarrplatz
    Regensburg

    Trondheim Voices
    Martina Taubenberger
    Emmanuel Witzthum
    Munich Composers Collective

    “Retracing The Echoes of Time” is the title of a vocal improvisation created by six singers from Trondheim Voices and Martina Taubenberger, and is based on recordings of conversations with participants of the “Body of Memories” workshop which will be held in tandem with the festival.

    The concert begins at the ‘Place of Encounter’ by Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan on the foundations of the medieval synagogue on Neupfarrplatz. From there, visitors go to the excavation site ‘document Neupfarrplatz’ for the second part of the concert.

    As the number of visitors is limited, we are offering three concert dates at 5.00 pm, 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm.

    Programme:
    "Shevarim - Fractures" by Emmanuel Witzthum with the brass players of Munich Composers Collective (world premiere)
    "Retracing the Echoes of Time" by Martina Taubenberger and Trondheim Voices

    The event is a co-operation between the Out Of The Box festival and the city of Regensburg.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 19.1.
    Concert
    Retracing The Echoes of Time, Shevarim - Fractures (Witzthum)
    05:00 pm
    document Neupfarrplatz
    Regensburg

    Trondheim Voices
    Martina Taubenberger
    Munich Composers Collective
    Emmanuel Witzthum

    “Retracing The Echoes of Time” is the title of a vocal improvisation created by six singers from Trondheim Voices and Martina Taubenberger, and is based on recordings of conversations with participants of the “Body of Memories” workshop which will be held in tandem with the festival.

    The concert begins at the ‘Place of Encounter’ by Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan on the foundations of the medieval synagogue on Neupfarrplatz. From there, visitors go to the excavation site ‘document Neupfarrplatz’ for the second part of the concert.

    As the number of visitors is limited, we are offering three concert dates at 5.00 pm, 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm.

    Programme:
    "Shevarim - Fractures" by Emmanuel Witzthum with the brass players of Munich Composers Collective (world premiere)
    "Retracing the Echoes of Time" by Martina Taubenberger and Trondheim Voices

    The event is a co-operation between the Out Of The Box festival and the city of Regensburg.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 19.1.
    Concert
    Retracing The Echoes of Time, Shevarim - Fractures (Witzthum)
    07:00 pm
    document Neupfarrplatz
    Regensburg

    Trondheim Voices
    Martina Taubenberger
    Emmanuel Witzthum
    Munich Composers Collective

    “Retracing The Echoes of Time” is the title of a vocal improvisation created by six singers from Trondheim Voices and Martina Taubenberger, and is based on recordings of conversations with participants of the “Body of Memories” workshop which will be held in tandem with the festival.

    The concert begins at the ‘Place of Encounter’ by Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan on the foundations of the medieval synagogue on Neupfarrplatz. From there, visitors go to the excavation site ‘document Neupfarrplatz’ for the second part of the concert.

    As the number of visitors is limited, we are offering three concert dates at 5.00 pm, 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm.

    Programme:
    "Shevarim - Fractures" by Emmanuel Witzthum with the brass players of Munich Composers Collective (world premiere)
    "Retracing the Echoes of Time" by Martina Taubenberger and Trondheim Voices

    The event is a co-operation between the Out Of The Box festival and the city of Regensburg.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

Konzertprogramm #3

Mirror Memory

by Golfam Khayam

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“Mirror Memory” is a joint composition commissioned by the Out Of The Box festival and the O/Modernt festival in Stockholm, featuring a double concerto for violin and vocals. Golfam Khayam wrote this work especially for the O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra, the violinist Hugo Ticciati and the singer Haleh Seyfizadeh. “Mirror Memory” is based on the oral tradition, which is deeply rooted in Persian literature and music, combining it with features of contemporary music and elements of improvisation – like a memory that rises from the depths of the past and is repeatedly reflected and charged with new meanings on its journey through time and cultures.

O/Modernt Kammerorchester
Golfam Khayam
Haleh Seyfizadeh
Hugo Ticciati

  • 24.1.
    Artist Talk
    07:00 pm
    Flüsterkneipe
    Munich

    Golfam Khayam
    Haleh Seyfizadeh
    Hugo Ticciati
    Martina Taubenberger
    Christine Yohannes
    Gregor Hübner

    Artistic director Martina Taubenberger talks to the composers and soloists of the festival about their own approach and handling of the festival theme THE RESONANCE OF TIME and about the meaning and the various (inter)cultural dimensions of the term ‘cultural heritage’.

    Admission is free. Booking is requested.

  • 26.1.
    Concert & World Premiere III
    Mirror Memory von Golfam Khayam (UA), The Patience of Trees (Tabakova)
    08:00 pm
    Piuskirche
    München

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Golfam Khayam
    Haleh Seyfizadeh
    Hugo Ticciati
    Dobrinka Tabakova

    ‘Mirror Memory’ is a joint commission by the Out Of The Box Festival and the O/Modernt Festival in Stockholm, a double concerto for violin and voice. Golfam Khayam wrote the work especially for the O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra, violinist Hugo Ticciati and singer Haleh Seyfizadeh. ‘Mirror Memory’ is based on the tradition of oral tradition, which is deeply rooted in Persian literature and music, and combines this with characteristics of contemporary music and elements of improvisation - like a memory that rises from the depths of the past and is constantly reflected and charged with new meanings on its journey through time and culture.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Reservations are requested.

  • 28.1.
    Concert
    Casting Light on the Shards of Time (Sieverts & Witzthum) and others
    08:00 pm
    Klosterkirche St. Georg Raitenhaslach
    Burghausen

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Henning Sieverts
    Emmanuel Witzthum
    Golfam Khayam
    Haleh Seyfizadeh
    Plastique Fantastique
    Pablo Diserens
    Munich Composers Collective
    Hugo Ticciati
    Christine Yohannes
    Gregor Hübner

    Shuttle bus available

    Programme:

    Part I (Klosterkirche St. Georg Raitenhaslach)
    "Casting Light on the Shards of Time" with works by Emmanuel Witzthum and Henning Sieverts

    Part II (Aula maior, Kloster Raitenhaslach)
    "Mirror Memory" by Golfam Khayam

    Between the two parts of the concert, there will be an opportunity to view the installation ‘Resonance of the Invisible’ by Plastique Fantastique (Marco Canevacci and Yena Young) and Pablo Diserens.

    The installation will also be open before the concert from 7:00 pm.

    We offer a shuttle service from Munich for the concert in Burghausen. The shuttle starts at 4:00 pm at the Werksviertel in Munich. Before the concert starts, there is the possibility to have a bite to eat in Burghausen. The return journey takes place immediately after the concert.

    The shuttle bus costs €65 per person. The price includes the journey to the concert venue and back as well as the ticket price.

    For all other concert-goers, a freely selectable admission price applies, which is paid on leaving the event. Booking is requested.

Konzertprogramm #4

Casting Light on The Shards of Time

by Henning Sieverts and Emmanuel Witzthum

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The two works “Cantus Caliginosus / Lass mich deine Leiden singen” and “Bells” were originally composed and premiered in 2014 for the TONSPUREN festival held at the Irsee Monastery, and will be included in the programme for “The Resonance of Time” as a revival. While “Bells” is based on a transcription of the church bells at the Irsee monastery church, “Cantus Caliginosus / Lass mich deine Leiden singen” is a musical exploration of the Irsee monastery’s history of euthanasia during the Nazi era, thereby recalling a harrowing chapter of Germany’s past. Both pieces will be performed by the O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra with the able assistance of the composer and double-bass player Henning Sieverts as a soloist. Inspired by Henning Sieverts’ “Bells” composition, Emmanuel Witzthum has penned a piece for a brass quartet. In Christian culture, church bells represent the entire spectrum of life and communal coexistence. They stand for birth, death and marriage, but also summon people to communal prayer, or they are used as a warning signal or to express great joy. Witzthum found an equivalent in the tradition of Jewish prayer horns, known as shofarim. His “Shevarim – Fractures” composition therefore combines Jewish and Christian culture in its tonal association with church brass choirs, while recalling the universal function of religious rituals and traditions as elements that foster a sense of community, meaning and identity. The desire for spirituality thereby becomes a part of everyday

Henning Sieverts
Emmanuel Witzthum
Munich Composers Collective
O/Modernt Kammerorchester

  • 25.1.
    Concert
    Casting Light on the Shards of Time (Sieverts & Witzthum), The Patience of Trees (Tabakova)
    08:00 pm
    Studienkirche St. Michael
    Passau

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Emmanuel Witzthum
    Henning Sieverts
    Munich Composers Collective
    Hugo Ticciati
    Gregor Hübner
    Christine Yohannes
    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Shuttle bus available

    Programme (among others):
    "Casting Light on the Shards of Time" with works by Henning Sieverts and Emmanuel Witzthum
    "The Patience of Trees" by Dobrinka Tabakova (German premiere)

    We offer a shuttle service from Munich for the concert in Passau. The shuttle starts at 4:00 pm at the Werksviertel in Munich. Before the concert starts, there is the possibility to have a bite to eat in Passau. The return journey takes place immediately after the concert.

    The shuttle bus costs €65 per person. The price includes the journey to the concert venue and back as well as the ticket price.

    For all other concert-goers, a freely selectable admission price applies, which is paid on leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 26.1.
    Children’s Concert
    Bells & Shevarim
    03:00 pm
    Piuskirche
    München

    Martina Oberhauser
    Munich Composers Collective
    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Henning Sieverts

    The composer Henning Sieverts has written a piece that translates the church bells of the Irsee monastery church into an orchestra. This in turn inspired the composer Emmanuel Witzthum to write something for brass quartet - a piece reminiscent of the Jewish Shofar prayer horns. Both are sounds that come from a religious background and have something to say to us.

    Why do composers do this? And how does it work - transferring bells to violins and natural horns to trumpets and trombones?

    Music educator Martina Oberhauser goes in search of clues with children and their parents and with all those who are young and curious and explores in an interactive concert format what messages are hidden in this special music of ‘Bells’ and ‘Shevarim’.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Reservations are requested.

  • 27.1.
    Children’s Concert
    Bells & Shevarim
    03:00 pm
    Dreifaltigkeitskirche
    Kaufbeuren

    Martina Oberhauser
    Munich Composers Collective
    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Henning Sieverts

    The composer Henning Sieverts has written a piece that translates the church bells of the Irsee monastery church into an orchestra. This in turn inspired the composer Emmanuel Witzthum to write something for brass quartet - a piece reminiscent of the Jewish Shofar prayer horns. Both are sounds that come from a religious background and have something to say to us.

    Why do composers do this? And how does it work - transferring bells to violins and natural horns to trumpets and trombones?

    Music educator Martina Oberhauser goes in search of clues with children and their parents and with all those who are young and curious and explores in an interactive concert format what messages are hidden in this special music of ‘Bells’ and ‘Shevarim’.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Reservations are requested.

  • 27.1.
    Concert
    Casting Light on the Shards of Time (Sieverts & Witzthum), The Patience of Trees (Tabakova)
    08:00 pm
    Dreifaltigkeitskirche
    Kaufbeuren

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Henning Sieverts
    Emmanuel Witzthum
    Munich Composers Collective
    Gregor Hübner
    Hugo Ticciati
    Christine Yohannes
    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Shuttle bus available

    Programme (among others):
    "Casting Light on the Shards of Time" with works by Henning Sieverts and Emmanuel Witzthum
    "The Patience of Trees" by Dobrinka Tabakova

    We offer a shuttle service from Munich for the concert in Kaufbeuren. The shuttle starts at 4:30 pm at the Werksviertel in Munich. Before the concert starts, there is the possibility to have a bite to eat in Kaufbeuren. The return journey takes place immediately after the concert.

    The shuttle bus costs €65 per person. The price includes the journey to the concert venue and back as well as the ticket price.

    For all other concert-goers, a freely selectable admission price applies, which is paid on leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 28.1.
    Concert
    Casting Light on the Shards of Time (Sieverts & Witzthum) and others
    08:00 pm
    Klosterkirche St. Georg Raitenhaslach
    Burghausen

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Henning Sieverts
    Emmanuel Witzthum
    Golfam Khayam
    Haleh Seyfizadeh
    Plastique Fantastique
    Pablo Diserens
    Munich Composers Collective
    Hugo Ticciati
    Christine Yohannes
    Gregor Hübner

    Shuttle bus available

    Programme:

    Part I (Klosterkirche St. Georg Raitenhaslach)
    "Casting Light on the Shards of Time" with works by Emmanuel Witzthum and Henning Sieverts

    Part II (Aula maior, Kloster Raitenhaslach)
    "Mirror Memory" by Golfam Khayam

    Between the two parts of the concert, there will be an opportunity to view the installation ‘Resonance of the Invisible’ by Plastique Fantastique (Marco Canevacci and Yena Young) and Pablo Diserens.

    The installation will also be open before the concert from 7:00 pm.

    We offer a shuttle service from Munich for the concert in Burghausen. The shuttle starts at 4:00 pm at the Werksviertel in Munich. Before the concert starts, there is the possibility to have a bite to eat in Burghausen. The return journey takes place immediately after the concert.

    The shuttle bus costs €65 per person. The price includes the journey to the concert venue and back as well as the ticket price.

    For all other concert-goers, a freely selectable admission price applies, which is paid on leaving the event. Booking is requested.

Konzertprogramm #5

The Patience of Trees

by Dobrinka Tabakova

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The performance of Tabakova’s composition “The Patience of Trees” for a string orchestra, solo violin and percussion will be a German premiere. The work describes the path of a tree from the initial germination of its seed until its branches stretch high into the sky, thus adding the dimension of the cyclical passage of time in nature to the title “The Resonance of Time” as a counter model to the linear perception of (cultural) history. At the same time, “The Patience of Trees” addresses the issue of how the sounds of nature merge with sounds and noises as forms of human expression in our memory. For example, the rustling of leaves or the crunching of snow are juxtaposed with a lullaby that was sung to us as toddlers and today forms aspects of our identity, which is always a combination of the equally virtual dimensions of memory and vision of the future.

Hugo Ticciati
Dobrinka Tabakova
O/Modernt Kammerorchester

  • 25.1.
    Concert
    Casting Light on the Shards of Time (Sieverts & Witzthum), The Patience of Trees (Tabakova)
    08:00 pm
    Studienkirche St. Michael
    Passau

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Emmanuel Witzthum
    Henning Sieverts
    Munich Composers Collective
    Hugo Ticciati
    Gregor Hübner
    Christine Yohannes
    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Shuttle bus available

    Programme (among others):
    "Casting Light on the Shards of Time" with works by Henning Sieverts and Emmanuel Witzthum
    "The Patience of Trees" by Dobrinka Tabakova (German premiere)

    We offer a shuttle service from Munich for the concert in Passau. The shuttle starts at 4:00 pm at the Werksviertel in Munich. Before the concert starts, there is the possibility to have a bite to eat in Passau. The return journey takes place immediately after the concert.

    The shuttle bus costs €65 per person. The price includes the journey to the concert venue and back as well as the ticket price.

    For all other concert-goers, a freely selectable admission price applies, which is paid on leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 26.1.
    Concert & World Premiere III
    Mirror Memory von Golfam Khayam (UA), The Patience of Trees (Tabakova)
    08:00 pm
    Piuskirche
    München

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Golfam Khayam
    Haleh Seyfizadeh
    Hugo Ticciati
    Dobrinka Tabakova

    ‘Mirror Memory’ is a joint commission by the Out Of The Box Festival and the O/Modernt Festival in Stockholm, a double concerto for violin and voice. Golfam Khayam wrote the work especially for the O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra, violinist Hugo Ticciati and singer Haleh Seyfizadeh. ‘Mirror Memory’ is based on the tradition of oral tradition, which is deeply rooted in Persian literature and music, and combines this with characteristics of contemporary music and elements of improvisation - like a memory that rises from the depths of the past and is constantly reflected and charged with new meanings on its journey through time and culture.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Reservations are requested.

  • 29.1.
    Concert
    The Patience of Trees (Tabakova)
    08:00 pm
    Haus Marteau
    Lichtenberg

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Plastique Fantastique
    Pablo Diserens
    Hugo Ticciati
    Dobrinka Tabakova

    with works by Dobrinka Tabakova and others

    The installation ‘Resonance of the Invisible’ is open from 7:00 pm.
    Admission to the concert: 7:30 pm

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

Konzertprogramm #6

The Trace of Echoes

by Emmanuel Witzthum

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“The Trace of Echoes” is the title of the composition that Emmanuel Witzthum, the composer and artistic co-director of the festival, has written for the finale. Based on a graphic score, this composition gives the performers enormous leeway with regard to interpretation, encouraging them to incorporate and display their myriad of cultural identities. At the same time, this approach poses the major challenge of establishing a common relationship between music, space and time through communication with the other performers, and of finding and inventing themselves as an ensemble in this musical setting. Composed for the Trondheim Voices vocal ensemble, the O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra and the Moving Borders dance ensemble under the direction of the choreographer Ceren Oran, Witzthum’s The Trace of Echoes will mark the climax and conclusion of our joint musical journey known as The Resonance of Time.

Emmanuel Witzthum
Trondheim Voices
Moving Borders
Ceren Oran
O/Modernt Kammerorchester

  • 2.2.
    Finale & World Premiere IV
    The Trace of Echoes by Emmanuel Witzthum
    07:00 pm
    whiteBOX
    Munich

    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Emmanuel Witzthum
    Trondheim Voices
    Moving Borders
    Ceren Oran
    Hugo Ticciati

    “The Trace of Echoes” is the title of the composition that Emmanuel Witzthum, the composer and artistic co-director of the festival, has written for the finale. Based on a graphic score, this composition gives the performers enormous leeway with regard to interpretation, encouraging them to incorporate and display their myriad of cultural identities. At the same time, this approach poses the major challenge of establishing a common relationship between music, space and time through communication with the other performers, and of finding and inventing themselves as an ensemble in this musical setting. Composed for the Trondheim Voices vocal ensemble, the O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra and the Moving Borders dance ensemble under the direction of the choreographer Ceren Oran, Witzthum’s The Trace of Echoes will mark the climax and conclusion of our joint musical journey known as The Resonance of Time.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

Sonderprogramm

Wallungen

by Jelena Kuljić and Oliver Steidle

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The singer and actress Jelena Kuljić and the percussionist Oliver Steidle incorporate a vast array of musical influences into their performances. Their joint programme “Wallungen” features a mix of singing, percussion and improvisation. The most striking aspect of “Wallungen” is its intense emotional power of expression, with Kuljić’s voice creating a vivid atmosphere and Steidle's percussion adding an unpredictable, pulsating rhythm.

Jelena Kuljić
Oliver Steidle

  • 31.1.
    Concert
    Wallungen
    08:00 pm
    Meta-Theater
    Moosach

    Jelena Kuljić
    Oliver Steidle

    The singer and actress Jelena Kuljić and the percussionist Oliver Steidle unite a variety of musical influences in their performances. Their joint programme ‘Wallungen’ combines singing, percussion and improvisation. ‘Wallungen’ stands out due to its intense emotional expressiveness, in which Kuljić's voice creates a lively atmosphere and Steidle's percussion adds an unpredictable, pulsating rhythm.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

Sonderprogramm

Pop-Ups

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Die Pop-Up-Konzerte sind das Überraschungspaket im Festival Out Of The Box 2025. Niemand weiß, was genau passieren wird - nicht einmal die künstlerische Leitung. Das Grundprinzip des Festivals ist die Begegnung. Bei den Pop-Up-Konzerten sind alle Künstler:innen eingeladen, mitzuwirken, die zu dem Zeitpunkt gerade vor Ort sind. Sie proben einen Tag lang zusammen und erarbeiten ein spontanes Programm, das sich aus Improvisation, Interaktion und aus dem künstlerischen Ausgangsmaterial der Programme von THE RESONANCE OF TIME zusammensetzt.

Das Publikum wird so Zeuge einer in dieser Form einmaligen künstlerischen Begegnung.

Gregor Hübner
O/Modernt Kammerorchester
Sissel Vera Pettersen
Haleh Seyfizadeh
Hugo Ticciati
Christine Yohannes
Golfam Khayam
Marianna Sangita Angeletaki Røe
Jordi Carrasco Hjelm
Jelena Kuljić
Ceren Oran
Oliver Steidle

  • 14.1.
    Pop-Up #1
    with Moving Borders, Gregor Hübner and others
    07:00 pm
    Meta-Theater
    Moosach

    Moving Borders
    Gregor Hübner
    Trondheim Voices
    Christine Yohannes
    Ceren Oran
    Marianna Sangita Angeletaki Røe

    The pop-up concerts are the surprise package at the Out Of The Box 2025 festival. Nobody knows what exactly will happen - not even the artistic director. The basic principle of the festival is encounters. At the pop-up concerts, all artists are invited to take part who happen to be on site at the time. They rehearse together for a day and develop a spontaneous programme that is made up of improvisation, interaction and the artistic source material of THE RESONANCE OF TIME's programmes.
    The audience will witness a unique artistic encounter of this kind.

    Pop-Up #1 will bring together the dancers from ‘Moving Borders’, violinist Gregor Hübner, poet Christine Yohannes and singer Marianna Sangita Røe from Trondheim Voices.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 21.1.
    Pop-Up #2
    with Moving Borders and Sissel Vera Pettersen
    07:00 pm
    Flüsterkneipe
    Munich

    Moving Borders
    Sissel Vera Pettersen
    Ceren Oran

    The pop-up concerts are the surprise package at the Out Of The Box 2025 festival. Nobody knows what exactly will happen - not even the artistic director. The basic principle of the festival is encounters. At the pop-up concerts, all artists are invited to take part who happen to be on site at the time. They rehearse together for a day and develop a spontaneous programme that is made up of improvisation, interaction and the artistic source material of THE RESONANCE OF TIME's programmes.

    The audience will witness a unique artistic encounter of this kind.

    At Pop-Up #2, the dancers of "Moving Borders" and singer Sissel Vera Pettersen from the Trondheim Voices will meet.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 22.1.
    Pop-Up #3
    with Sissel Vera Pettersen, Ben Miller and others
    07:00 pm
    whiteBOX
    Munich

    Sissel Vera Pettersen
    Ben Miller

    The pop-up concerts are the surprise package at the Out Of The Box 2025 festival. Nobody knows what exactly will happen - not even the artistic director. The basic principle of the festival is encounters. At the pop-up concerts, all artists are invited to take part who happen to be on site at the time. They rehearse together for a day and develop a spontaneous programme that is made up of improvisation, interaction and the artistic source material of THE RESONANCE OF TIME's programmes.

    The audience will witness a unique artistic encounter of this kind.

    At Pop-Up #3, singer Sissel Vera Pettersen from the Trondheim Voices and sound artist Ben Miller will meet in the installation "The Reservoir of Sounds". Pettersen improvises and interacts with the immersive sound installation, which captures and reflects the festival events so far.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

  • 30.1.
    Pop-Up #4 / Final Installation
    The Reservoir of Sounds
    08:00 pm
    whiteBOX
    Munich

    Jelena Kuljić
    Ben Miller
    Oliver Steidle
    Gregor Hübner
    Golfam Khayam
    Munich Composers Collective
    O/Modernt Kammerorchester
    Haleh Seyfizadeh
    Hugo Ticciati
    Moving Borders
    Christine Yohannes
    Ceren Oran

    The pop-up concerts are the surprise package at the Out Of The Box 2025 festival. Nobody knows what exactly will happen - not even the artistic director. The basic principle of the festival is encounters. At the pop-up concerts, all artists are invited to take part who happen to be on site at the time. They rehearse together for a day and develop a spontaneous programme that is made up of improvisation, interaction and the artistic source material of THE RESONANCE OF TIME's programmes.

    Pop-Up #4 is both the finale and the conclusion of the installation ‘The Reservoir of Sounds’ - and a summit meeting of all the festival's soloists. New additions are singer and actress Jelena Kuljic and drummer Oliver Steidle.

    The event starts at 8:00 pm and goes on into the night.

    The entrance fee is freely selectable and is paid when leaving the event. Booking is requested.

Sonderprogramm

Wohnzimmerkonzerte

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Zusätzlich zu den öffentlichen Konzerten des Festivals besteht die Möglichkeit, sich als Gastgeber:in für ein Wohnzimmerkonzert zu bewerben.
Sie laden Ihren Freundeskreis ein - wir bringen Solist:innen des Festivals und ein spannendes Musikprogramm mit. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Begegnung zwischen unserem Publikum und den Künstler:innen, der Austausch und der Dialog. Und natürlich die Musik und die Geselligkeit.

Falls Sie Gastgeber:in werden möchten, bewerben Sie sich gerne unter office@werksviertel-kunst.de.

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