ULYSSES Journeys offer young composers and performers the opportunity to take part in courses, workshops and residencies, but also to have concrete working experiences, through commissions and concerts.

The International Ensemble Modern Academy is taking part in the impuls Academy and presents not only solo works and other contributions in small line-ups at the impuls MinuteConcerts on February 22nd, but also two concert programs for larger ensemble at the impuls Festival. The programme includes a premiere of this year´s Ulysses-supported composer Yuheng Chen, alongside works from impuls Academy coaches Matthew Shlomowitz and Chaya Czernowin and a piece by Philippe Hurel, presented on February 23rd. Compositions selected through a Call for Scores – set up by impuls for young composers at the Academy and worked on on-site – will be presented by IEMA-Ensemble 2024/25 on February 27th.

IEMA is the Ensemble Modern’s training center and offers training programs for various target groups. The focus is on the Master’s programme, which has been run in cooperation with the HfMDK Frankfurt since 2006 and which forms its own ensemble. The IEMA Ensemble 2024/25 will also perform at Gaudeamus Festival in Utrecht in the context of the Ulysses Platform.

Programme:

23 February 2025, MUMUTH, György-Ligeti-Saal, Lichtenfelsgasse 14, 8010 Graz

Matthew Shlomowitz: Joy Time Ride for Ives (2009)

Philippe Hurel: Figures Libres (2000)

Yuheng Chen: poisoning in the field, among the grains, for amplified ensemble (2025, world premiere)

Chaya Czernowin: Lovesong (2010)

27 February 2025, MUMUTH . György-Ligeti-Saal, Lichtenfelsgasse 14, 8010 Graz

Chih-Yun Wang: After Imagining Dancing in the Moonlight (2021, rev. 2024, Austrian premiere)

Ege Sayer: Dip (2023, Austrian premiere)

Jacopo Caneva: a wall around me – imperceptible glimmer (2024, world premiere)

Rotem Eylam: She’eriot; leftovers (2024, world premiere)

Mikel Iturregi: Isila bezain ilun (2024)

Ishay Brokshtain: 11 Days of evolution (2023-2024, Austrian premiere)

 

Outside of impuls, IEMA will additionally perform the composition of Yuheng Chen on March 26th:

26.3.2025, 19.30 Uhr, HfMDK Frankfurt

Among others:

Philippe Hurel: Figures Libres (2000)

Yuheng Chen: poisoning in the field, among the grains, for amplified ensemble (2025, world premiere)

 

IEMA-Ensemble 2024/25:

Gabriele Mastrototaro, flute

Patricia Pinheiro, oboe

Tomás-Jesús Ocaña-González, clarinet

Jakob Yago Mut-Steinsiek, bassoon

Ling Zhang, percussion

Jiyoon Hyun, piano, keyboard

Sarah Beth Overcash, violin

Leonard Melcher, violin

Anna Jurriaanse, viola (guest, Ulysses journey)

Albert Kuchinski, cello

Begüm Aslan, double bass

 

Leh-Qiao Liao, conductor

Yannick Mayaud, conductor

 

More info here