Constellations
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group & L’Instant Donné
CONCERT | WORKSHOP
An interstellar exploration of the role of the soloist, technology in music and the future of music making. Constellations is a bold collaboration with BCMG, French contemporary music ensemble L’Instant Donné and pianist-composer technologist Zubin Kanga as ‘cyborg pianist’. Together we have co-commissioned new works that peer into the future and honour the legacy of Pierre Boulez in his centenary. BCMG and L’Instant Donné perform side-by-side, extending the piano with new technologies including digital instruments, sensory devices and electronics. Expect a concert of works for solo piano and ensemble full of sounds known and unknown, journeying into the future of contemporary performance.
Commissions like this are vital for composers. Having an ensemble invest in you, support your artistic growth, and provide the time and space to refine your language is invaluable. Writing for BCMG, provides an inspiring opportunity to experiment and push boundaries – their openness to collaboration during the process enriches not only the composer’s work but also the future of classical music. Initiatives supported by Diaphonique make such transformative projects possible.
Bethan Morgan-Williams
Composers
Zubin Kanga, Cyborg Soloist (Piano and Electronics)
Catherine Larsen-Maguire, Conductor L’Instant Donné
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Anne Castex (b.1993) New work for “cyborg” soloist and Ensemble (2025) - BCMG Sound Investment World Premiere
Lawrence Dunn (b.1991) A New work for «cyborg» soloist and Ensemble (2025) - BCMG Sound Investment World Premiere
Bethan Morgan-Williams New work for Ensemble (2025) - BCMG Sound Investment World Premiere
And other new works for solo piano and electronics
Project Location: France and Britain
Artists: French and British
Composer: French and British