1981 Brussels, Ghent

Jury

Philippe Boesmans
Helmut Lachenmann
André Laporte
Reinbert de Leeuw
Luis de Pablo
Frederic Rzewski

Concerts

Saturday, 26 September 1981, 14:00 – S.E.M. & T.E.M.V. @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Joris De Laet (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1947): Parametric 3b for trombone and live electronics (1981) performed by Leo Verheven;
Jacob Druckman (United States, b. 1928; d. 1996): Animus I for trombone and fixed media (1968) [14′] performed by Leo Verheven;
Leo Verheyen (Belgium [Flanders]): From a pitch to a voltage {tbn,live~} (1981) performed by the composer;
?? Joris De Laet (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1947): Parametrische modellen for computer/synthesizer (1981);
Piotr Lachert (Poland, b. 1938; d. 2018): Okno, open composition for 5 performers (1981) [duration indeterminate];
?? Piotr Lachert: B W for piano, voice & action with electronics;
Piotr Lachert: PHA for brass quintet (1979) [world premiere?];
Piotr Lachert: Plan Pol K for reciter, tape, audience, and tape delay (1981) [21′] [world premiere?].

Saturday, 26 September 1981, 20:30 @ St-Servais Church, Brussels
Jennifer Fowler (United Kingdom [England], b. 1939 in Australia): Veni Sancte Spiritus – Veni Creator for unaccompanied chorus (1979) [11′] performed by the BRT-Radio Choir conducted by Vic Ness;
Paul Uy (Belgium [Wallonia], b. 1932): Les Anges de l’Apocalypse for organ (1981) performed by Bernard Foccroulle;
Erik Bergman (Finland, b. 1911; d. 2006): Lapponia, op. 76 for countertenor, baritone, and chorus (1975) [24′] featuring José Dur and Chris De Moor with the BRT-Radio Choir conducted by Vic Ness;
Bengt Hambreaus (Canada, b. 1928 in Sweden; d. 2000): Ricercare for organ (1974) [16′] performed by Bernard Foccroulle;
Frans Geysen (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1936): Doe for unaccompanied choir (1981) performed by the BRT-Radio Choir conducted by Vic Ness;
Betsy Jolas (France/United States, b. 1926): Musique de Jour for organ (1976) [10′] performed by Bernard Foccroulle;
Tomás Marco (Spain, b. 1942): Concierto Coral no. 1 for violin and chorus (1980) [26′] featuring Dirk Vermeulen with the BRT-Radio Choir conducted by Vic Ness;
Xavier Darasse (France, b. 1934; d. 1992): Organum III for organ (1979) [10′] performed by Bernard Foccroulle.

Sunday, 27 September 1981, 18:00 – Warsaw Music Workshop @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Kazimierz Serocki (Poland, 1922-9 January 1981): Swinging Music for clarinet, trombone, violoncello, and piano (1970) [6′];
Brian Fennelly (United States, b. 1937; d. 2015): Empirical Rag (1980) [6′];
Joan Franks-Williams (Israel, b. 1930 in the United States; d. 2006 in USA): Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Waltz for clarinet, trombone, violoncello, and piano (1980);
Luc Ferrari (France, b. 1929; d. 2005): Dance des ministres chez M. Pompidou (revised and renamed Bonjour, comment ça va?) for bass clarinet, violoncello and piano (1972-79) [12′];
Atli Heimir Sveinsson (Iceland, b. 1938; d. 2019): Fantastic Rondos for clarinet, trombone, violoncello, and piano (1980);
André Laporte (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1931): A Flemish round for clarinet, trombone, violoncello, and piano (1980) [3′];
Jorge Peixinho (Portugal, b. 1940; d. 1995): Warsaw Workshop Waltz for clarinet, trombone, violoncello, and piano (1980);
? Sukhi Kang (South Korea, b. 1934; d. 2020): Dal-a;
Yannis Ioannidis (Greece, b. 1930): Dance vision for clarinet, trombone, cello, piano and percussion (1980);
William Albright (United States, b. 1944; d. 1998): Sweet sixteenths, a cakewalk for solo piano (1975) [4′];
Zygmunt Krause (Poland, b. 1938): Interludium for piano 8-hands =? One Piano Eight Hands (1973) [13′].

Sunday, 27 September 1981, 20:00 – Music & Improvisation @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Workshop Logos (Belgium);
Evan Parker (United Kingdom [England], b. 1944);
Andrea Centazzo (Italy, b. 1948; now in the United States).

Monday, 28 September 1981, 16:00 @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Laszló Vidovsky (Hungary, b. 1944): Kettős (Double) for 2 prepared pianos (1972) [11′] performed by Martine Joste and Sylvaine Biller;
Dan Yuhas (Israel, b. 1947): Episodes for unaccompanied trombone (1976) performed by Jan Vandenheede;
Paul-Heinz Dittrich (East Germany, b. 1930; d. 2020): Voix intèrieure I for 2 violoncellos (1979) performed by Frances-Marie Uitti and Marnus Van Staalen;
Ole Lützow-Holm (Norway, b. 1954): Dianima for 2 violoncellos (1977) performed by Frances-Marie Uitti and Marnus Van Staalen;
Brian Ferneyhough (United Kingdom b. 1943; now in the United States): Time and Motion Study I for unaccompanied bass clarinet (1971-77) [11′] performed by Harry Sparnaay;
Bruce Mather (Canada, b. 1939): Régime 11 Type A for two pianos tuned a quarter-tone apart (1978) [11′] performed by Martine Joste and Sylvaine Biller.

Monday, 28 September 1981, 18:00 – Electronic Music @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Peter Beyls (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1950): The hollow Man for fixed media (1980);
Peter Beyls: Painted Words for fixed media (1980);
Leo Kupper (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1935): Le rêveur au sourire passage for fixed media (1977) [24′];
Leo Kupper: Kouros et Korê for fixed media (1979) [23′].

Monday, 28 September 1981 20:30 – Military Band of the Guides conducted by Yvan Ducene @ Studio IV – BRT – Flagey, Brussels
Béla Bartók (Hungary/United States, 1881-1945) arr Arthur Prévost (Belgium, 1888-1967): Allegro barbaro for windband [3′];
Karel Husa (United States, b. 1921 in Czechoslovakia; d. 2016): Concerto for 5 Percussionists and Wind Ensemble  (1970) [15′];
Jacqueline Fontyn (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1930): Frises for windband (1975) [15′];
Jan Segers (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1929): Essay for horn and windband (1979) [8′] featuring André Van Driessche;
Jan Louël (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1914; d. 2005): Rhapsodie for windband (1976).

Tuesday, 29 September 1981, 18:00 – Electronic Music/Mixed Media @ Studio Steurbaut, Sint-Amandsberg, Ghent
Sergio Barroso (Cuba, b. 1946): Yantra VI piano and fixed media electronics (1976-79) [15′];
Jan Boerman (Netherlands, b. 1923; d. 2020): Kompositie 1979 for fixed media electronic sounds (1979) [20′];
Lucien Goethals (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1931; d. 2006): Sonata for doublebass and fixed media electronics (1981) [18′] [world premiere];
Martin Schwarzenlander a.k.a. Martin Fischer (Austria, b. 1955): Das Unrecht in meinem Bad for fixed media electronic sounds and video (1980) [11′];
Ricardo Mandolini (Aregntina, b. 1950): Estallido breve for bass clarinet and fixed media electronics (1980) [9′];
Tommy Zwedberg (Sweden, b. 1946; d. 2021): Hanging for fixed media electronic sounds (1979) [16′];
Man-Yee Lam (Hong Kong, b. 1950):  Monologo II for clarinet, piano, and fixed media electronics (1980) [14′] [world premiere].

Tuesday, 29 September 1981 20:30 – Nash Ensemble @ Congrescentrum, Ghent
David Olan (United States, b. 1948): Octet for flute, oboe, bass clarinet, tuba, violin, viola, doublebass, piano [10′];
Colin Matthews (United Kingdom [England], b. 1946): Rainbow Studies for piano and wind quintet (1978) [17′];
Marc-Antonio Consoli (United States, b. 1941): Vuci Siculani for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, guitar, string quartet (1979) [21′];
Tim Souster (United Kingdom [England], b. 1943; d. 1994): Sonata for Violoncello, Piano, Seven Wind Instruments and Percussion (flute, oboe, Eb clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, and tuba) (1979) [35′].

Wednesday, 30 September 1981, 16:00 – National Opera Studio at the Petite Salle du T.R.M., Brussels
William Ortiz (United States [Puerto Rico], b. 1947): 124 East 107^th Street for percussion, narraror, and fixed media electronics (1979) [28’];
Joep Straesser (Netherlands, b. 1934; d. 2004): Roundabouts for 4 marimbas (1981) [10’];
Michael Finnissy (United Kingdom, b. 1946): Bouffe for a person alone on stage for unaccompanied voice (1975) [5’];
Paolo Castaldi (Italy, b. 1930; d. 2021): Cardini, solfeggio parlante for unaccompanied voice (1973) [11′];
Andrzej Dobrowolski (Poland, b. 1921; d. 1990): Music for bass clarinet and fixed media electronics (1980) [11’];
Carson Kievman (United States, b. 1949; d. 2021): The Temporary and Tentative Extended Piano for solo piano with various additional sound producers (1976/77) [10’].

Wednesday, 30 September 1981, 18:00 – Electronic Music @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Christian Clozier (France, b. 1945): À la prochaine, la taupe! for fixed media electronic sounds (1978) [38′];
Joe Davidow (United States, b. 1949): Orchestrations I for fixed media electronic sounds (1979) [9′] [world premiere];
Michael William Gilbert (United States, b. 1954): Ascents for fixed media electronic sounds (1978) [12′];
Leo Maslíah (Uruguay, b. 1954): Llanto for fixed media electronic sounds (1980) [7′];
Michael Ranta (United States, b. 1942 in the United States): Chanta Khat for fixed media electronic sounds (1973) [29′];
Filipe de Souza (Portugal, b. 1927 in Mozambique; d. 2006): Cantico for fixed media electronic sounds. *

Wednesday, 30 September 1981 20:30 – Nash Ensemble @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Alvin Singleton (United States, b. 1940): Such a Nice Lady for clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, and piano (1979) [15′];
Gerard Brophy (Australia, b. 1953): Linia for flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, marimba, piano, violin, viola, violoncello, and doublebass (1980) [10′];
Nigel Osborne (United Kingdom [England], b. 1948): Mythologies for flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, violoncello, and harp (1980) [15′];
Nicholas Maw (United Kingdom, b. 1935; d. 2009): La Vita Nuova for soprano, wind quintet, string quartet, and harp (1979) [26′].

Thursday, 1 October 1981, 16:00 @ Royal Conservatory Concert Hall, Brussels
Brenno Blauth (Brazil, b. 1931; d. 1993): Pasárgada T.50 for recorder quartet (1970) [5′];
Marek Kopelent (Czechoslovakia, b. 1932): Capriccio for unaccompanied trumpet (1976) [8′];
George Crumb (United States, b. 1929): Eleven Echoes of Autumn for alto flute, clarinet, violin, and prepared piano (1965) [17′];
Beth Anderson (United States, b. 1954): The Eighth Ancestor for Baroque flute, alto recorder, violoncello, and harpsichord (1980) [10′];
Edison Denisov (Soviet Union [Russia], b. 1929; d. 1996 in France): Signes en blanc for piano (1974) [16′];
Wilfried Westerlinck (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1945): Landschappen III for brass quintet (1980);

Thursday, 1 October 1981, 16:00 – Wind Orchestra of the Royal Conservatory (FLN) conducted by Jan Segars @ Royal Conservatory Concert Hall, Brussels
Luc Brewaeys (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1959; d. 2015): Eroptosis for windband (1981) [8′] conducted by the composer [world premiere];
Charles Ives (United States, 1874-1954) arr ???: Variations on America for windband [8′];
Gunther Schuller (United States, b. 1925; d. 2015): Meditation for windband (1963) [6′];
Dieter Kaufmann (Austria, b. 1941): Tuten und Blasen for windband (1980) [7′];
Vinko Globokar (France/Yugoslavia [Slovenia], b. 1934): La Tromba è mobile for 24 winds and percussion (1979) [19′].

Friday, 2 October 1981, 16:00 Ensemble Musique Nouvelle @ Studio I – RTBF – Flagey, Brussels
Tomasz Sikorski (Poland, b. 1939; d. 1988): Hymnos for piano (1979) [16′];
Marta Ptaszynska (Poland, b. 1943; now in the United States): Un grand sommeil noir [text: Paul Verlaine] for soprano, flute, and harp (1977) [10′];
Zsolt Serei (Hungary, b. 1954): Rege {for a trio of 2 equal instruments and 1 that is different (1979) [7’];
Sandro Perotti (Italy, b. 1948): Tetramegrate for harp, celesta, harpsichord, and piano (1979) [4′];
Adriano Guarnieri (Italy, b. 1947): Arco for solo violin (1979) [12′];
Raymond Baervoets (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1930; d. 1989): Riverberi for 2 pianos (1980) [17’] [world premiere];
Henri Pousseur (Belgium [Wallonia], b. 1929; d. 2009): Modèle reduit for bass clarinet and piano (1975) [20-25’].

Friday, 2 October 1981, 18:00 – Multideia prod Philharmonic Society @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Costin Miereanu (France, b. 1943 in Romania): Musique Climatique for pianist/percussionist and narrator (1979) [27’].

Friday, 2 October 1981, 20:00 – Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège conducted by Pierre Bartholomée @ Studio IV – RTBF – Flagey, Brussels
Joseph Schwantner (United States, b. 1943): And the mountains rising nowhere… for piano, percussion, and windband (1977) [12’];
Philippe Boesmans (Belgium [Wallonia], b. 1936; d. 2022): Violin Concerto (1980) [25’] featuring Richard Pieta;
Gérard Zinsstag (Switzerland, b. 1941): Innanzi for doublebass and orchestra (1978) [24’] featuring Wolfgang Güttler;
Jean-Louis Robert (Belgium [Wallonia], 1948-1979): Aquatilis for orchestra (1978) [7’].

Friday, 2 October 1981, 22:30 – Florian Popa, clarinet @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Tiberiu Olah (Romania, b. 1928; d. 2002): Sonata for unaccompanied clarinet (1963) [5’];
Karlheinz Stockhausen (West Germany, b. 1928; d. 2007): Amour for unaccompanied clarinet (1974-76) [29’];
Liana Alexandra (Romania, b. 1947; d. 2011): Consonnance IV for clarinet and fixed media electronics (1980) [11’];
Eugen Wendel (Romania, b. 1934): Claribior for unaccompanied clarinet (1980) [10’];
Lojze Lebič (Yugoslavia [Slovenia], b. 1934): Chalumeau for unaccompanied clarinet (1977) [8’].

Saturday, 3 October 1981, 11:00 @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Godfried-Willem Raes (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1952) workshop for musical creation.

Saturday, 3 October 1981, 14:00 – Richard Lerman & Michael Jüllich @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Richard Lerman (United States, b. 1944): Entrance Music for amplified slinky played with a violin bow, etc., and electronics (1981) [16’];
Richard Lerman: Incident at Three Mile Island for amplified tuning forks and laserlights (1980).

Saturday, 3 October 1981, 16:00pm – Dutch Radio Chamber Orchestra conducted  by Ernest Bour @ Studio I – BRT – Flagey, Brussels
Louis Andriessen (Netherlands, b. 1939; d. 2021): Symphonie voor losse snarenfor 12 solo strings (1978) [25′];
Aldo Clementi (Italy, b. 1925; d. 2011): Piano Concerto with carillons and 24 instruments (1975);
Guido Baggiani (Italy, b. 1932; d. 2018): Double for windband with doublebasses (1978);
Tona Scherchen-Hsiao (France, b. 1938 in Switzerland): LO for trombone and 12 strings (1978-79) [20’] featuring Vinko Globokar.

Saturday, 3 October 1981, 20:00 – Nouvel Orchestre Symphonique conducted by Juan-Pablo Izquierdo @ Studio IV – RTBF – Flagey, Brussels
Rolf Riehm (West Germany, b. 1937): He, très doulz Roussignol joly for orchestra (based on music by Perusio, Borlet, Grimace, Ciconia, anon) (1978) [16’];
Makoto Shinohara (Japan, b. 1931; d. 2024): Egalisation for 25 instrumentalists (1975) [20′];
Younghi Pagh-Paan (South Korea, b. 1945): Sori for orchestra (1979/80) [16′];
Reinhard Febel (West Germany, b. 1952): Variations for Orchestra (1980) [13′].

Sunday, 4 October 1981, 11:00 – Ensemble 13 conducted by Manfred Reichert @ Hall PBA-PSK, Brussels
Hans Abrahamsen (Denmark, b. 1952): Winternacht for flute, clarinet, cornet, horn, violin, violoncello, and piano (1976-78) [15′];
Walter Zimmermann (West Germany, b. 1949): Lokale Musik T2: Leichte Tänze for string quartet with 2 clarinets, strings, and guitar (1977-81) [37′];
Robert HP Platz (West Germany, b. 1951): Chlebnicov for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 violoncellos, doublebass (1979/80) [30′] [world premiere].

Sunday, 4 October 1981, 15:00 – BRT Filharmonisch Orkest conducted by Lucas Vis @ ???
Diderik Wagenaar (Netherlands, b. 1946): Liederen for saxophones, brass, two pianos, and doublebass (1976/78) [16′];
André Laporte (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1931): Transit for 48 strings (1979) [14′];
Karel Goeyvaerts (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1923; d. 1993): Litanie III for orchestra (1981) [13′] [world premiere];
Joji Yuasa (Japan, b. 1929; d. 2024): Scenes from Basho for orchestra (1980) [15′];
Jan W. Morthenson (Sweden, b. 1940): Morendo for orchestra, chorus, and fixed media electronic sounds (1977) [15′].

Note

* The official program book for the 1981 ISCM World Music Days, as well as Slonimsky, lists a Portuguese composer named Affonso Souza among the composers whose work was performed during the 30 September 1981 electronic music concert, but no such composer seems to exist. Slonimsky states that the composer was 54 years old at the time which would mean that he was most likely born in 1927. There was in fact an important Portuguese composer with the surname Souza born in 1927, Felipe de Souza, whose extensive output included some electroacoustic pieces, so it is reasonable to assume that he was the composer whose music was performed on this concert. However, there is still no additional information available about his composition, e.g. date it was created, duration, etc.

Sources

Anton Haefeli, Die Internationale Gesellschaft für Neue Musik (IGNM), Ihre Geschichte von 1922 bis zur Gegenwart (Atlantis Musikbuch-Verlag, 1982), p. 546 (information about the jury only) [in German].

Nicolas Slonimsky, Music Since 1900, Sixth Edition edited by Laura Kuhn (Schirmer Reference, 2001), pp. 709-711.

Official program book for the 1981 ISCM World Music Days.

(annotated by Frank J. Oteri, in progress)