ENSEMBLAGE is a group of young musicians – contemporary oriented composers and performers – founded in 2012.
Many of them have earlier experience associated with Ad Hoc Ensemble chamber orchestra – experimental project in years 2010 – 2012.
The name of the group is a hybrid of two words:
ensemble
assemblage
This hybrid is associated with the idea of a group of musicians united in one together-developed brand and creating greater or smaller chamber groups as needed.
ENSEMBLAGE – as a chamber orchestra comprised of 19 members – debuted in September 2012 during prize winners’ concert of Polish Composers Union – Youth Circle Composition Competition – Fringe event of the 55th International Festival of Contemporary Music “WARSAW AUTUMN”
Nowadays, the kernel of the group consists of 11 instruments:
flute
oboe
clarinet
bassoon
French horn
percussion
2 violins
viola
cello
double bass
Works are currently carried out to set up the ENSEMBLAGE Foundation which will deal with further development of the group and educational activities.
Works and composers performed by Ensemblage foundation & ensemble
Antonio Bellandi (*1974) [Italy]
- Falling Leaves (2017) for clarinet and accordion
Wojciech Błażejczyk (*1981) [PL]
- LYDDIT (2012) for chamber orchestra
Claudio Josè Boncompagni (1961-2016) [Italy]
- Cordes (2015) for string quartet
Aleksandra Chmielewska (*1993) [PL]
- Trans-4-mation (2015) for instrumental octet
- Four Temperaments (2017) for clarinet and accordion
Girolamo Deraco (*1976) [Italy]
- Imaginhearing (2017) for clarinet and accordion
- Città Fantastica for string quartet
Katarzyna Dziewiątkowska-Mleczko [PL]
- Age of Illusion (2011) for chamber orchestra
Andrzej Karałow (*1991) [PL]
- Kepler (2014) – opera in 3 acts for 2 soloists and chamber orchestra written to the libretto by Maciej Papierski
- Sun-Chants (2017) for clarinet (+bass) and accordion
- String Quartet (2013)
Dominik Lasota (*1993) [PL]
- Concerto for 8 instruments (2015) (instrumental octet)
Ryszard Lubieniecki [PL]
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Die Antilärmbewegung (2015) for string quartet
Martyna Kosecka (*1989) [PL]
- ImPulsus (2013) for chamber orchestra
- Kaléō… (2016) for string quartet
Paweł Kwapiński (*1988) [PL]
- The Fickle plans for chamber orchestra (2012)
Marcin Piotr Łopacki (*1987) [PL]
- Musica concertante op. 74 (2015) for instrumental octet
- String Quartet op. 45
- Wą (2013) – opera for 3 voices and chamber orchestra written to the libretto based on poem by Miron Białoszewski
Aruto Matsumoto (*1985) [PL]
- Reunion (2015) for instrumental octet
Kirsten Milenko (*1994) [Australia]
- Somniare (2017) for clarinet (+bass) and accordion
Tomasz Opałka (*1983) [PL]
- Riot (2012) for chamber orchestra
Anna Porzyc (*1985) [PL]
- II String Quartet (2016)
Żaneta Rydzewska (*1991) [PL]
- MorE (2015) for instrumental octet
- Tagtraum (2017) for clarinet and accordion
- String Quartet (2016)
Fabian Rynkowicz (*1985) [PL]
- Chaos (2015) for instrumental octet
Bogusław Schaeffer (*1929) [PL]
- Kesukaan (1978) for 13 string musicians
Alejandro Vera (*1989) [Mexico]
- Órganum (2017) for clarinet and accordion
We worked together with ensembles and associations:
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International Festival for Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn – fringe events during festivals: 2013-15
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Etymos Ensemble (Italy)
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Cluster – associazione di compositori, Lucca (Italy)
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Fundacja Aurea Porta (PL) / Era Schaeffera Festival
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Two plus 2 Quartet (PL)
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Dziołak/Stankiewicz Duo (PL)
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Austrian Forum of Culture in Warsaw (PL/Austria)
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Italian Institute of Culture in Warsaw (PL/Italy)
