Listening session #4: diminute galaxies

Águeda Macias performs on electric viola da gamba, with voice and electronics. Listening Session #4: diminute galaxies An evening of contemporary and experimental music, where early music meets electronics, voice and free improvisation. Águeda Macias — electric viola da gamba, voice & electronics In diminute galaxies, Águeda Macias explores the possibilities of the electric viola da gamba through her own compositions, electronics and free improvisation. The programme brings together contemporary compositions and experimental reinterpretations of early music. Historical works by composers such as Rognioni, Ferrabosco and Abel become starting points for new musical explorations, connecting sounds from the past with contemporary musical expression. Moving between composed and improvised music, diminute galaxies creates a sound world in which historical and contemporary musical practices meet and transform one another. Programme • Uranus (The Sky) • Galaxia Diminuta I (Ancor che col partire) • Pluto (The Underworld) • Eurydice • Juno • Arpeggio after Abel • Galaxia Diminuta II (Sound out my voice) • Farewell to faraway friends – Neptunus (The Sea) All compositions and electronics by Águeda Macias, except for works incorporating music by Rore and Rognioni (2), Abel (6), and Palestrina and Ferrabosco (7). Poem in Eurydice by Boethius. Waves in Farewell to faraway friends by Juno Christopher. About Águeda Macias Águeda Macias explores different musical and poetic worlds, from early and traditional music to mythology, spirituality and postcolonial visions of the future. A viola da gamba player, singer and composer, she graduated in Early Music from the Hochschule für Künste Bremen, where she studied with Prof. Hille Perl and Bettina Pahn. She also holds a degree in Museology from the University of Brasília, Brazil. Her work combines historical performance and contemporary music creation. She composed music for the soundtrack of the bestselling video game Dwarf Fortress, and her pocket operetta Paixão do Arruído was performed at the Göttingen Händel Competition. She has also released several singles featuring video game music, available on digital platforms such as Spotify, where her music attracts over 6,000 monthly listeners. As a performer, she is active as a soloist and ensemble musician, exploring a wide range of repertoires, from Renaissance and Baroque music to Brazilian popular music with ensembles Botticelli, Cajuzinho, Incendio and La Gran Camerata Pambu. She is a founding member of the Brazilian Viola da Gamba Society. Practical Information Free admission · Registration required Donations are very welcome! Doors open: 18:00–18:15 Studio HPSCHD is located in a building managed by Kreativgesellschaft, with no public access. We will meet our guests downstairs at the entrance and bring everyone up to the studio. Please arrive between 18:00 and 18:15. If you have registered but are running late, please send us a DM on Instagram (@studio_hpschd), as we will be checking our messages around the start of the concert.