Metrum Ensemble

Metrum Ensemble have compiled their programme for the Transparent Sound New Music Festival from works by British, Hungarian, Argentinian, Italian and Ecuadorian composers. The common thread running through all the artists representing a wide spectrum of styles, attitudes and creative habits is that at one time or another they have all lived, or are still living, in Germany, thus they have a close connection to German culture and the tradition of German music. The older generation is represented by two South American composers, Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008) and Mesías Maiguashca (1938); both are deeply embedded in German music culture. Indeed, Maiguashca, who started in the Stockhausen workshop, is a leading figure in contemporary electronic music. Rebeca Saunders and Clara Ianotta are not only active in modern German music life as composers but also in teaching and curating. Hungarian József Sári spent long periods living in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s, while his compatriot Abigél Varga is currently working there on a scholarship.