‘Through the Wound’ performed at the Contemporary Music Days Festival, Armenia

Òscar’s work will be performed by the Assonance Ensemble at the Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall, Yerevan

On July 16th, at 7:30 p.m., at Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall the Assonance Ensemble will give the Armenian premiere of Òscar’s Nocturne for piano trio Through the Wound (2008), within the scope of the “Crossroads 2022: Contemporary Music Days” international festival.

Tickets: 098 881717 Online booking: https://bit.ly/3MJ9gEd

About the Ensemble

The Ensemble Assonance was formed in 2017 in Yerevan, Armenia as a unique group primarily aimed at the performance of lesser-known works of contemporary and classical music. The main mission of the ensemble is familiarizing the Armenian audience with the current developments of the international music scene.

About the Festival: Contemporary Music Days Armenia – Crossroads 2022

· 11 July 19:30 |  Arno Babajanyan Philharmony, Yerevan

Lusine Khachikyan, prepared piano

John Cage (1912-1992) – Sonatas and interludes for prepared piano (1946-48)

· 16 July 19:30 |  Arno Babajanyan Philharmony, Yerevan

Ensemble Assonance | Artur Akshelyan, conductor

Judit Varga (b.1979) – Anamorphoses 02 for clarinet, cello and piano (2019)
Oscar Colomina Bosch (b.1977) – Through the Wound for violin, cello and piano
Luciano Berio (1925-2003) – O King for voice and 5 instruments (1968)
Ashot Zohrabyan (b.1945) – An der knaben Elis for voice, clarinet, cello and piano (1994)
Sergey Umroyan (b.1991) – Lockdown for cello solo (2020)
Gianluca Deserti (b.1963) – Nightly flowing along for 6 instruments (2002/2013)

​· 19 September 19:00 |  Komitas Institute-Museum

Hayk Melikyan, piano

Pascal Dusapin (b.1955) – Etude N7 (2001)
Yoshihisa Taira (1937-2005) – Sho-Ro (Campanile) (1993)
Toshio Hosokawa (b.1955) – Mai (2012)
Artur Akshelyan (b.1984) – Where the farthest stars sink down…(2000-21)
Wolfgang Rihm (b.1952) – Auf einem anderen Blatt (2000)
György Kurtág (b.1926) – Splinters, op.6d (1978)
Luis Quintana (b.1988) – Grooves & Whispers (book 1, 2020)
André Boucourechliev (1925-1997) – Orion III (1982)

· 26 September 19:00 |  Arno Babajanyan Philharmony, Yerevan

Ensemble Assonance | Artur Akshelyan, conductor

Dmitri Papageorgiu (b.1965) – In the Vestige of the Present for flute, cello and piano (2009)
Bruno Mantovani (b.1974) – Bug for clarinet solo (1999)
Aram Hovhannisyan (b.1984) – Inter(re)actions for violin, cello and piano (2019)
Toru Takemitsu (1930-1994) – Orion for cello and piano (1994)
Ruben Antonyan (b.1988) – {re}-receiving-{set} for string quartet (2018)
Charles Ives (1874-1954) – The unanswered question for 9 instruments (1908)