'Renewable Music. V4 Composers for Sustainability' is an international project implemented in 2023-2025 by the Polish Composers' Union in cooperation with Berg Orchestra (Czech Republic), Waves Bratislava (Slovakia) and UMZE Association (Hungary) as part of the Creative Europe 2021-2027 programme.
The main objective of the project is to revive international cooperation after the COVID-19 pandemic and to raise awareness of the growing climate and energy crisis by developing environmentally friendly practices in the music sector. Four new pieces of music inspired by the idea of ‘renewability’ will be commissioned from selected composers representing the Visegrad Group countries. The commissioned pieces will be performed at four different concerts (in Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, and Budapest), each by a local ensemble, whose members will be joined by musicians from partner countries as part of the international artist exchange programme. The concerts will take place in locations that will be adapted to the unique conditions of open-air concert sites, reflecting each location's bond with the surrounding environment. The concerts will be accompanied by workshops, masterclasses, open rehearsals and lectures. The project will be summed up by an international conference devoted to the ideas of ecology and sustainable development in music.
Concert sites and ensembles:
- Poland
Roof Garden of the University of Warsaw Library
Hashtag Ensemble - Czechia
Large Strahov Gardens in Prague
Berg Orchestra - Slovakia
Green Roof at the Bratislava Nivy Bus Station
EnsembleSpectrum - Hungary
The House Of Music in Budapest
UMZE Ensemble
Official project website: https://renmus.eu/
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