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Sara Zamboni Composer in Residence at the Cabin Studio in Pěčice - Czech Republic
Working on a new piece commissioned by Studio Hrdinů for the festival Sanatorium Sonorum in August 2025. I am invited to work for three weeks in the Cabin Studio of Pečice, located in the rural area close to Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants...
This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
World Premiere of False Assumptions
Festival Dag in de Branding - The Hague (NL)
"False Assumptions" has been commissioned by SMASH.duo, formed by Chloë Abbot (trumpet) and Moritz Koch (percussion). It is made up of six parts featuring movements developed together with the precious expertise of the choreographer and contemporary dancer Matea Kiselichka. Each part highlights this instrumental combination and their counterparts recorded on tape, forming a rich color palette. The premiere is in Korzo Theatre in The Hague on March 16th at 17:00.
"Brass and percussion: they have been musical peas in a pod since the days of the Ancient Greeks. Stereotypically they are surrounded by a whiff of the military and, more recently, jazz. SMASH.duo is well aware of this and has asked five composers to write new works that challenge these stereotypes. Trumpeter Chloë Abbott and percussionist Moritz Koch are both very active in the European new music scene. As SMASH.duo they battle age-old preconceptions around their instrument combination. Don’t expect a stiffly conventional recital, but rather something akin to a pop concert, with inventive lighting and stage design". [Read more]
World Premiere of Cosmic Magnet
Festival de Royaumont, Asnières-sur-Oise (FR)
10/09/2023 World première of my composition Cosmic Magnet for soprano, flute / piccolo, clarinet, violin, cello and piano. Voix Nouvelles - Festival de Royaumont 2023, Asnières-sur-Oise (France).
Thanks to Ensemble Court-Circuit and Jean Deroyer for rehearsing and conducting my piece. The soprano Johanna Vargas for its best possible rendering in such a short amount of time and with the heat of these days. The concerts have been recorded by Radio France Musique
Grateful to the Royaumont - abbaye & fondation: https://www.royaumont.com/
Review on Res Musica: https://www.resmusica.com/2023/09/14/les-creations-de-voix-nouvelles-a-royaumont/
Reportage from Royaumont on France Musique, 17-09-2023: https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/journal-de-la-creation/la-magie-royaumont-2706647
World Premiere of Chant Démonté
Grachtenfestival 2023 - Amsterdam NL
17/08/2023 World première of my string quartet Chant Démonté during the GrachtenFestival 2023 in the Felix Meritis concert hall, Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Grateful to Eudora Quartet for choosing to present my piece to the audience for the first time! I wrote it in 2020 and due to the pandemics I had to wait for three years!
Eudora Quartet: https://www.eudoraquartet.com/
An excerpt of the perfomance can be found here:
Composition course + Final presentation on the 'Day of the Composer' 2023
Do you write your own music and you are curious about the Contemporary style? Would you like to work on a new piece under the guidance of a professional composer? Would you like to present your work to the public during the Day of the Composer? Would you like to perform a piece of the 20th century repertoire together with other people? Various topics will be discussed during the lessons: What exactly is a score? I have so many ideas but I have trouble organising them.... How can I learn to listen and analyse better? How can I develop my artistic concept efficiently and bring it to life?
The first edition of the 'Dag van de Componist' (Composer's Day) was a great celebration and the kick-off of a new tradition. Composers, musicians, halls and festivals have taken up the challenge together to put the composers and new music in the spotlight with this collective event!
18th June 2022
THE NETHERLANDS
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The media attention was overwhelming. No one could have missed it. On June 18th 2022, New Music NOW organised the first Composer's Day. More than a hundred concerts took place throughout The Netherlands. It was widely covered in dozens of newspapers, magazines, radio programs and online channels.
FREE COMPOSITION WORKSHOP
BY SARA ZAMBONI
I am pleased to announce my active participation in the first "Dag van de Componist", on the 18th of June 2022. I offer a FREE Composition Workshop for young creative people interested in music composition. In this workshop we will talk about anything that might concern composition and there will be time for listening and discussing the submitted works of participants.
Application Deadline: Sunday 12th June 2022, h. 21:00.
DARK VOCALISE IN KORZO THEATRE
It’s time to announce the live performance of Dark Vocalise (2019), my composition for voice and 5-channels fixed media which will be performed in Korzo Theatre on April 30th 2022 during the evening 'Playground'. You will see on stage the wonderful mezzosoprano Elena Lorenzi together with 5 loudspeakers disposed in a semicircle behind her. I will be doing the audio design from the back of the theatre hall, where all the technology is controlled. Hope to see you there!
KORZO "PLAYGROUND" 2022
I have been selected as one of the six makers that will have the opportunity to perform their pieces in Korzo Theatre (The Hague, NL) on April 30th 2022! And I have also been the spoke-person for the video campagne!
NPO Radio4: "Vrije Geluiden" - Sara Zamboni
On December 18th 2021, h. 23:00 there will be an episode of the radio programme "Vrije Geluiden" dedicated to the composer Sara Zamboni, curated and presented by Aad van Nieuwkerk.
Trio for violin, cello and piano live recorded at NPO Radio4
On September 13th 2021, Loes Dooren (violin), Berber Heerema (cello) and Rutger Jansen (piano) performed my Trio for violin, cello and piano at the studios of NPO Radio4 in Hilversum for the program "Vrije Geluiden". Stay tuned to listen and see this episode with the complete live recording of my composition + interview.
Photo: Marc Wielaert
Chigiana International Festival 2021
Very pleased to have my experimental electronic music releases in the Chigiana International Festival 2021, dedicated to radio and sound art and radio and sound experimentation. The historical production of radio and sound art and the classics of the avant-garde, the Chigiana archive, monographs, contributions by artists and productions, focus on various authors, meetings, talks and interviews from inside and outside the festival.
Recording of Lumen de Lumine
The official recording of Lumen de Lumine (2018) performed and recorded by Ensemble Musikfabrik in November 2020 is now available on YouTube.
International Dance Day 2021
April 29th is the International Dance Day, a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO.
I was delighted to give my contribution being in the team with the choreographer and contemporary dance teacher Matea Kiselichka, the singer and improviser Milena Damnjanovic and the Bachelor Dance students of the ZJCM of Hangzhou (China). Through The Dancer’s Eye is a video created by Matea Kiselichka for the Macedonian Center of the International Theatre Institute.
Announced Dutch selection for ISCM New Music Days 2021
Nieuw Geneco represents the Netherlands in the ISCM network for the ISCM World New Music Days, in Shanghai and Nanning, from 17 to 25 September 2021. Six composers are allowed to continue.
My composition A Playful Piece for solo clarinet in A and recorded clarinets on stereo tape is selected for the Category X- electronic music with one instrumentalist.
NEW Official Artist Channel
In order to give a clearer framework to the electronic music releases of Cytokine Records, a new Official Artist Account has been created on YouTube. Past and future releases will be gathered here. Please listen, subscribe and tell a friend!
Dutch Choir Music NOW
My composition Imaginary Friends for three-parts female choir is available for free on Dutch Choir Music NOW, an initiative of the private patron Marcia, Nieuw Geneco and Dutch Composers Now, supports composers with commissioned works and provides amateur choirs with beautiful, new music to add to their repertoire. Discover and download the most beautiful compositions for your choir for free.
As a result of long thoughts about my creative needs and their destinations, I have founded Cytokine Records , an independent record label for all the forms of electronic music that deserves to be presented to the audience without shame. You can find all the releases on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Tidal etc. searching for my artist name 'Sara Zamboni Music'.
Open Day: 25th January 2020, Royal Conservatory of The Hague (NL)
Three presentations in the 'Stockhausen Analogue Studio' by Sara Zamboni, alumna of the Composition Department.
Open Day 2020 - M0101 Studio
"Working with some confidence in a place such as the Stockhausen Studio is a big advantage for a composer. In fact, it is a very powerful tool for any music creator. In order to be flexible, technologically-informed, develop a personal sound vision and imagination independently from music genres and styles, it is recommended to be familiar with some essential principles of electronic music. These principles can be demonstrated ad practiced in this studio. Understanding the priority of having sounds that are at the same time 'interesting' and 'usable in a composition' requires a long process of exploration, generation, taste development and selection. This studio can be a monster-instrument to be played, a meditation place, a fully equipped workstation and an inspiration for a future musical profession". SZ
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