The opening concert of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) 2026 combines contemporary music and experimental sound research with historical positions in computer music. The concert will begin with Clarence Barlow’s 1984 composition »Im Januar am Nil« Born 80 years ago in Calcutta, the composer was one of the most important pioneers of computer music in Cologne.
A contemporary counterpart is »Scanners«, a choreographed composition by the internationally renowned artist Alexander Schubert, who lives in Hamburg. Two selected works from the ICMC 2026 Call for Music round off the concert evening, performed by the Ensemble Resonanz and other soloists based in Hamburg.
Since 1974, the ICMC has been the world’s most important platform for computer-assisted music. This year’s conference is being hosted by the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, the Hamburg University of Technology and the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf. In line with the joint ligeti zentrum project, ICMC Hamburg 2026 is dedicated to current developments in music technology, artificial intelligence and interactive sound formats under the motto »Innovation, Translation, Participation«.
PERFORMERS
Ensemble Resonanz chamber orchestra
Barbara Bultmann violin
Juditha Haeberlin violin
Tim-Erik Winzer viola
Saerom Park violoncello
Asya Fateyeva saxophone
Vlatko Kucan saxophone
John Eckhardt double bass
Dulguun Chinchuluun piano
Lin Chen percussion
Friederike Scheunchen conductor
PROGRAM
Alexander Schubert
Scanners
Nicole Brady
Ricochet (Uraufführung)
Anthony Paul De Ritis
Filters
Aigerim Seilova, Steffen Lohrey
Breath Mechanics (Uraufführung)
Clarence Barlow
Im Januar am Nil
