Rescued Roots Of Memory

(1) tenor recorder and bariton saxophone
(2) flute and guitar
(4) double bass, percussion and piano (perc: sopr. steeldr., gr. cymbal, metal foil, anvil, tubular wood drum, 2 congas, 2 bongos)
(8) bass clarinet, tenorbass trombone, viola and harp
(16) lt. trumpet, violin, violoncello, percussion and accordion (Schl.: bass dr., tamtam, plate of steel, 2 tom-tom, darabukka)

The five ensemble groups are to be performed in 30 possible versions, each one allone, two, three or four of them simultaneously. To distinguish the version add the ciffers of the played groups and hang it on the title.

Prepremiére:
1995 October 30: Kulturetage Oldenburg, workshop;

oh ton-Ensemble,
version 7: (1)

Dörte Nienstedt - rec and

Christoph Hansen - sax,
(+ 2)

Anne Horstmann - fl and

Peter Löning - git,
(+ 4)

Peter Naidenov - db,

Norbert Krämer - perc and

Christiane Abt - pno.

First performance:
1995 November 12: Altes Gymnasium Oldenburg; oh ton-Ensemble (2x): version 23:
(1) Dörte Nienstedt -rec and Christoph Hansen -sax,
(+ 2) Anne Horstmann - fl and Peter Löning - git,
(+ 4) Peter Naidenov - db, Norbert Krämer - perc and Christiane Abt - pno,
(+ 16)

Didier Petit - tp,

Anna McMichael - vl,

Matthias Lorenz - vc,

Axel Fries - perc and

Margit Kern - acc;
version 8: (8)

Martin Kratzsch - clar,

Roel Smedts - tbn,

Rachel Evans - va and

Eva Pressl - hp

Further performances:
1995 November 15: Kreishaus Hildesheim; oh ton-Ensemble: version 25 = (1) + (8) + (16)
1995 November 21: Berliner Kabarettanstalt; oh ton-Ensemble: version 7 = (1) + (2) + (4)
1995 November 30: cultural centre Peter-Friedrich-Ludwig Oldenburg;
oh ton-Ensemble: version 13 = (1) + (4) + (8)
1995 December 1: Glockenhaus Lüneburg; oh ton-Ensemble: version 29 = (1) + (4) + (8) + (16)
1996 January 27:

Sprengelmuseum Hannover, Tage neuer Kammermusik Hannover;
oh ton-Ensemble: version 11 = (1) + (2) + (8)
1996 May 22:

Tonhalle Düsseldorf;

notabu-Ensemble: version 7 = (1) + (2) + (4)
2006 January 6: Chamber Music Hall of the Musikhochschule Cologne;

Johanna Klein - rec and

Katharina Stashik - sax; version 1
2007 June 9: Limoges, France;

Juliette Candela - recorder and

Julien Bire - sax; (Fassung 1)
2007 Juni 26: Conservatoire Versailles, France; (like 2007 June 9)

Recording and broadcast:
1995 November 12 (see above) version 23 + 8, Recording: Deutschlandfunk Köln
1995 November 20 broadcast Deutschlandfunk Köln, version 23 and 8

Performances