Donaueschinger Musiktage 2022 saw the premiere of a number of works commissioned by the foundation. The first concert saw the premiere of works by Evis Sammoutis and Iris ter Schiphorst, which are part of the ‘Voices’ project, a series of commissions asking composers to address the subject of Neurological Disorder, Parkinson’s Disease and mental health issues through the human voice. The second performance was the premiere of Cheap Opera #3 by Bernhard Lang a music theatre is based on the writings, drawings and concepts of an architect and writer, afflicted with Parkinson’s disease.
In a rhizomatic wandering through these texts the music tries to explore the effects and side-effects of Parkinson’s disease on the mind of a creative person. The libretto is trying at a new way of documentary textuality, substituting the fictional narration by the narration of the real. The festival in Donaueschingen is one of the largest platforms for contemporary music in Europe and these performances were also broadcast worldwide by SWR.
