EXHIBITION

"Sonido 13, Julián Carrillo and the infinity of microtonal sound"

Julián Carrillo and his work

curated by Anna Paolina Hasslacher, Ensemble Vertebræ and Rocío Moya Paláu, coordinator of the "Centro de Formación, Investigación y Documentación Julián Carrillo”, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. With the support of the Permanent Representation of Mexico to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg.

FREE ENTRANCE

VERNISSAGE

Friday, 21.11.2025, 17h00

Julián Carrillo:
          "Oración sin palabras"
          for piano in whole tones

Pablo Canales - keyboard

 

19h00

PRE-CONCERT

Festival Opening and welcome with Matthias Sebastian Krüger

film "Wreaths", performed by Biliana Voutchkova (violin), composition by Julia Werntz (European premiere)
production: Monica Cohen

presentation by Marc Kilchenmann about his composition "Vertrauensselig auf Eis" and the music and the pianos of Julián Carrillo
 

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afterwards

HKB CONCERT

Marc Kilchenmann:
          "Vertrautheitsselig auf Eis", for two pianos 
          (1 player - 1/2 tone and 1/16 tone)
Ivan Wyschengradsky: 
          "Prelude et Etude op. 48", for piano (1/3 tone)
Bruce Mather:
          "Etude VIIa" for piano (1/16 tone)
Peter Streiff: 
          "Ohrspuren am Drittelberg" for two pianos
          (1/3 tone and 1/2 tone), excerpts
Pascale Criton:
          "Bifurcations" for violoncello, piano and 1/16 tone piano
Julián Carrillo:
          "Balbuceos" version for piano (1/16 tone) and ensemble

Pianos and direction:
Prof. Pierre Antoine Françoise
Students of the HKB Bern:
Diana Acosta Cruz, Vivien Heinzmann, Antonina Lebedeva, Audrey Mützenberg, Francisco Morais Fernandes and Amal Nashid - pianos, Karolina Kuzkowsa, Padme Gyesta - violins, Mateusz Skrzypacz - viola, Julia Durisch, violoncello, TBA - double bass, Paul Allott del Burgo - english horn, Anika Cemazar - piccolo flute, TBA - percussion

FREE ENTRANCE

18h00

PRE-CONCERT

Microtonal talks
with Dr. Roman Brotbeck, Samuel Schmitt, Prof. Caspar Johannes Walter

film "Wreaths", performed by Biliana Voutchkova (violin), composition by Julia Werntz
production: Monica Cohen

film "Pythagorean Xylophone" by Orlando Zavala Galindo (Sonido13)

FREE ENTRANCE, VOLUNTARY DONATION
 

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20h30

CONCERT ZENTAUR QUARTETT

Julián Carrillo: 
          3rd String Quartet 
          9th String Quartet (transcription by Javier Compeán)
Pascale Criton:
          Hold for string trio
Michael Pelzel: 
          „vague écume des mers...“
Vasiliki Kourti-Papamoustou: 
          String Quartet Nr. 1

Zentaur Quartett: Ronja Sophie Putz and Marc Kaufmann – violins, Katharina Schmauder – viola, Caio de Azevedo – Violoncello

ENTRANCE FEE: 20CHF/15CHF (cash payment)
Box office

19h30

CONCERT PIANO LATINO

Premiers of the laureat's pieces of the call for scores:

Zoe Pupo: 
          "Sonámbula" for quarter tone piano / keyboard (World Premier)
Tami Belfer: 
          "Brazilian Landslide - Jongo and Maracatu resonances" 
          for quarter tone piano / keyboard (World Premier)
Irene Rossetti: 
          "Variations sur le premier mouvement du concert
          pour quatre clavecins de JSB" 
          for 1/16 tone piano / keyboard (World Premier)

Further program:

Julián Carrillo:
          «Seis preludios» para piano and works for microtonal piano
Ivan Wyschnegradsky:
          Extracts from the: «24 Préludes Op. 22 in quarter tones»
          for two pianos
Edu Haubensak:
          Schwarz Weiss for piano

Piano Latino: Pablo Canales, Fábio Godoi, Carolina Sarmiento – piano

ENTRANCE FEE: 18€/15€/12€
Tickets: https://quaidescene.fr/spectacles/festival-trinational-microfest/
 

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21h00

CONCERT ENSEMBLE VERTEBRAE

Julián Carrillo: 
          «Casi sonata 6» for violoncello solo 
Iradj Sahbaï:
          «Les Oiseaux» for flutes and prepared piano
Matthias Sebastian Krüger:
          «harte Schale – weicher Kern» for flute (optionally with
          glissando headjoint), violoncello in scordatura and piano 
          with 1/12-tone keyboard (World Premier)
Marisol Jiménez: 
          «Bestiario Onírico III - Ciudadela» for flute and violoncello
          (French Premier)

Ensemble Vertebrae: Olivia Abreu – flute, David Poro – violoncello, Anna Paolina Hasslacher – piano and keyboard

ENTRANCE FEE: 18€/15€/12€
Tickets: https://quaidescene.fr/spectacles/festival-trinational-microfest-ensemble-vertebrae/

11h00

MATINEE CONCERT ENSEMBLE VERTEBRAE

Julián Carrillo: 
          «Casi sonata 6» for violoncello solo 
Iradj Sahbaï:
          «Les Oiseaux» for flutes and prepared piano
Matthias Sebastian Krüger:
          «harte Schale – weicher Kern» for flute (optionally with
          glissando headjoint), violoncello in scordatura and piano 
          with 1/12-tone keyboard (World Premier)
Marisol Jiménez: 
         «Bestiario Onírico III - Ciudadela» for flute and violoncello
          (German Premier)

Ensemble Vertebrae: Olivia Abreu – flute, David Poro – violoncello, Anna Paolina Hasslacher – piano and keyboard

FREE ENTRANCE, VOLUNTARY DONATION
 

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18h30

PRE-CONCERT

Microtonal talks
with Dr. Roman Brotbeck, Samuel Schmitt 

film "Wreaths", performed by Biliana Voutchkova (violin), composition by Julia Werntz (German premiere)
production: Monica Cohen

FREE ENTRANCE, VOLUNTARY DONATION
 

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20h30

CONCERT ZENTAUR QUARTETT

Julián Carrillo: 
          3rd String Quartet 
          9th String Quartet (transcription by Javier Compeán)
Pascale Criton:
          Hold for string trio
Michael Pelzel: 
          „vague écume des mers...“
Vasiliki Kourti-Papamoustou: 
          String Quartet Nr. 1

Zentaur Quartett: Ronja Sophie Putz and Marc Kaufmann – violins, Katharina Schmauder – viola, Caio de Azevedo – Violoncello

FREE ENTRANCE, VOLUNTARY DONATION

17h30

CONCERT ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE D'HAGUENAU

Julián Carrillo:
          «Balbuceos» für 1/16tone piano/keyboard and orchestra
          (transcription by Samuel Schmitt)         
Iradj Sahbaï:
          «Métamorphe» - Concertino for prepard piano
          and string orchestra (World Premier)
and works by Joseph Haydn and Jean Sibelius

Orchestre Symphonique d’Haguenau, Marc Haas – Leitung
Soloist: Anna Paolina Hasslacher – piano, keyboard

ENTRANCE FEE: 18€/16€. Free admission for under 18 years old.
Tickets: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/orchestre-symphonique-de-haguenau/evenements/trinational-microfest-haguenau

 

14h00

PRE-CONCERT

Conference

"Julián Carrillo, his life and work"
about Julián Carrillo and his theories on microtonalism
by the Chilean composer Jeremías Iturra

FREE ENTRANCE, VOLUNTARY DONATION
 

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15h00

CLOSING CONCERT 

Julián Carrillo:
          "Capricho" for 1/4-tone keyboard
Mario Lavista:
          "Nocturno" for alto flute
James Tenney:
          "Critical Band"
          for any ten or more sutaining instruments
Terry Riley:
          "in C"
          for any kind and any number of instrumental group

Trinational MicroFest Ensemble
Soloists: Olivia Abreu - flute; Fabio Godoi - microtonal keyboard

FREE ENTRANCE, VOLUNTARY DONATION
 

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afterwards

APERO

with the festival team including a tequila tasting offered by the Permanent Representation of Mexico at the European Parliament Strasbourg