🎶 Ear Transplant Launch Concert at H15 🍾

Join us for an exciting launch concert at H15, Copenhagen, where Ear Transplant presents a program brimming with creative engagement and intense performances! Prepare yourself for an evening that explores the physical presence and deep connection among the artists on stage.

📅 Date & Time: 10 oktober 19:00 - 21:00
🚪 Doors Open: 19:00
🎶 Concert Starts: 19:30

About the Performances:

• Anna Sowa & Cathy van Eck delve into the musical potential of choreographed movement.
• Adriana Minu engages two accordions in a profound deep listening exercise.
• Matthew Grouse invites the audience to interact, imagine layers of sound, engage in staring contests, and even heckle the performers!
• Joss Smith weaves a poignant prayer with an underlying sense of darkness.
• Laurence Crane seeks to unveil new beauty in familiar and mundane musical elements.

🍷 The bar will remain open until midnight! Stick around after the concert to celebrate our launch with a toast!

🎟️ Tickets:

• 80kr. Standard
• 50kr. Student/u.26
  (Available at the door via cash or MobilePay, or Billetto)

🌟 Performers:

• Þórhildur Magnúsdóttir - Viola + performance
• Jónas Ásgeir Ásgeirsson - Accordion + performance
• Joss Smith - Clarinet, organ, glockenspiel, voice + performance
• Matthew Grouse - Guitar, voice, accordion + performance

🎼 Program:

• Matthew Grouse - Do this, do that… but not that and not quite yet
• Cathy Van Eck - Wings
• Joss Smith - for the birds (world premiere)
• Adriana Minu - Breathe
• Anna Sowa - Piece for saxophone and violin player
• Laurence Crane - Sparling

🙏 Gratitude:

Ear Transplant extends heartfelt thanks to the following foundations for supporting our inaugural concert season:

• Knud Højgaards Fond
• Poul Johansen Fonden
• Spar Nord Fonden
• Dansk Musiker Forbund
• Københavns Kommune

🌱 ABOUT EAR TRANSPLANT:

Led by composers Joss Smith and Matthew Grouse, Ear Transplant is a new endeavor focusing on contemporary music and interdisciplinary art with five key objectives:

1. To instill wonder in our audiences.
2. To bring unprecedented music experiences to Denmark.
3. To foster a community spirit within the contemporary music scene.
4. To support emerging artists and commission exciting local composers.
5. To ensure meticulous attention to every aspect of the concert experience.

Ear Transplant operates as a blend of a concert production platform and an ensemble, featuring four core performing members along with a rotating roster of musicians and collaborators, all specializing in contemporary music and experimental art. This flexibility enables us to present a diverse array of musical expressions, whether through multi-medial approaches or re-imagination of traditional chamber forms.

Core members:

• Matthew Grouse
• Joss Smith
• Irene Bianco
• Jónas Ásgeir Ásgeirsson

Join us for an evening of innovative music and art — we can't wait to share this experience with you! 🎉