GALA CONCERT FILM SCORES HONOURING IRMIN SCHMIDT

Irmin Schmidt is a legend, not only in the field of film scores. He was founding member and composer of the German electronic rock band CAN.
His compositions for directors as important as Wim Wenders, Michael Verhoeven, Roland Klick, Tom Toelle or Hans W. Geißendörfer have highly influenced the sounds of German film.

Our gala concert presents excerpts of his film scores especially arranged for this event, i.e. for Palermo Shooting (Wim Wenders), Schneeland (Hans W. Geißendörfer), Rote Erde (Klaus Emmerich) and Das Messer (Francis Durbridge).

Laudation: Wim Wenders
Presentation: Prof. Thomas Schadt (executive director Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg) and Thomas Wördehoff (artistic and executive director Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele)

Orchestral arrangements: Greg Cohen, Eyvind Kang and students from Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Soloists: Kumo (electronics), Eyvind Kang (viola), Greg Cohen (double bass), Serge Ferrara (accordion), Christiane Oxenfort (traverse flutes), Gerd Dudek (saxophone), Markus Stockhausen (trumpet), Ingrid Oberkanins (percussion) Orchester der Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele
Conductor/keyboards: Irmin Schmidt

The Gala concert honouring Irmin Schmidt is a project of Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele – Internationale Festspiele Baden-Württemberg for Stage on Screen/Screen on Stage – International Festival of Performing Arts & Media Ludwigsburg.

• Samstag, 31. Juli 2010, 20 Uhr, Forum am Schlosspark/Theatersaal

Tickets: www.schlossfestspiele.de

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