Whistle-Blower (Corona-Fassung) (Whistle-Blower (Corona version)) (2020/2021)
for amplified solo recorder, sampler and string orchestra
Duration: 12 min.
Jeremias Schwarzer, recorder; Ensemble Resonanz, conductor Peter Rundel
Performance material available from Boosey & Hawkes
Whistle-Blower (Corona-Fassung), Musik der Jahrhunderte/Eclat Festival 2021, Filmregie: Wiebke Pöpel, Tonregie: Karola Parry
The 'Corona version' was due to the lockdown at the time and proved to be a great adventure for everyone involved: all rehearsals, recordings etc. took place exclusively digitally. Ensemble Resonanz rehearsed with conductor Peter Rundel in Hamburg, the composer was connected via headphones from Vienna and the soloist from Berlin. Karola Parry made the sound recordings in her OB van in Hamburg. With the help of a click track, the files of the soloist and the orchestra could be edited together according to the score.
The orchestra rehearsals in Hamburg (without the soloist) and the recorder player in Berlin were filmed by director Wiebke Pöpel.
Reviews
Music Texts 169 - May 2021, 87-88, Rainer Nonnenmann
"The Ensemble Resonanz under the direction of Peter Rundel presented a "lockdown version" of the recorder concerto "Whistle-Blower" by Iris ter Schiphorst. While the strings played in Hamburg, recorder player Jeremias Schwarzer appeared in various buildings, rooms and corridors thanks to pre-produced audio-video sequences. Against virtuosically extended playing techniques, a march-like pulse prevailed over long stretches, drawing everything into its wake."