The Night of the Unexpected Foundation in collaboration with Gaudeamus, Paradiso and STEIM
Thursday 7 September 2006, Paradiso, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

On Thursday 7 September, under the artistic guidance of Roland Spekle, the Night of the Unexpected will take place in Paradiso, Amsterdam. In this one-night festival, the diversity and dynamics that characterise contemporary music practice will be fully explored. Composed music, improvised music, electronic dance music, and performances in which music is combined with visual work will be presented. For this event, a specific manner of presentation has been developed which creates an unexpected, direct relationship between audience and artists. The programme consists of a series of short performances without breaks, and the stage as the traditional domain of the artist is often traded in for a position closer to the audience, or for one that uses the specific characteristics of the building.

The Night of the Unexpected focuses on the extremes of the diverse styles in contemporary music, combining and presenting them in an unexpected way.

The Night of the Unexpected consists of:

Lee Ranaldo, DJ Olive and saxophonist Ulrich Krieger play (or have played) in various different groups, such as Sonic Youth, Zeitkratzer Ensemble and Text of Light. As a trio they create intriguing sound textures while films by pioneers of the experimental film such as Harry Smith and Hy Hirsh are being projected.
Phill Niblock & Thomas Ankersmit create dense electronic and acoustic sound pieces, in which microtonal and instrumental timbres come together.
In an energetic piece by Michael Gordon, a New York composer and one of the founders of Bang on a Can, Monica Germino produces an industrial sound with her adapted acoustic violin.
Madrigals of Gesualdo, sung by the excellent Kassiopeia Quintet can be enjoyed as well as De Profundis and Et Expecto, the accordeon compositions by Sofia Gubaidulina, performed by Merima Kljuco.
Two compositions for sound and light by Marko Ciciliani will be performed as a world premiere by his new group Bakin Zub.
Turntablist DJ Olive will create a dialogue between two turntables.
With Drift, Sonic Youth-member Lee Ranaldo will present a multidisciplinary solo performance with guitar outbursts, poetic texts and intoxicating film images of film maker Leah Singer.
A few years ago, saxophonist Ulrich Krieger performed Metal Machine Music with the Zeitkratzer Ensemble and Lou Reed. In the Night, he presents a solo piece with feedback sounds for saxophone and electronica.
Paul Sharits made stroboscopic films that have a hypnotic effect on the spectator. His double projection Razor Blades is an overwhelming experience.
Juha plays electronica, dubstep and electronic dance music.
Lynn Pook presents her ‘listening beds’ installation Raplapla, in which one can both acoustically and physically experience the sound.
Jorge Isaac presents his research work Sensorial Acts, an installation for sound, image, temperature and smell.

The Night of the Unexpected is a production of the Night of the Unexpected Foundation in collaboration with Gaudeamus, STEIM and Paradiso, and is a part of the international Gaudeamus Music Week, in which compositions by young international composers are performed.
More information:
gaudeamus.nl, steim.nl and paradiso.nl

Doors open at 8pm
Start : 8.30pm
Entrance fee : € 17.50 including membership pass
Paradiso (downstairs, upstairs and cellar hall), Weteringschans 6-8, Amsterdam
Telephonic reservations: only trough
Post Office, Ticket line: 0900 – 300 12 50 (45 eurocent/minute)
the uitlijn (AUB): 0900 – 0191 (40 eurocent/minute)
from abroad: +31 – 20 621 12 88