We are thrilled to announce that the complete recordings of the RenMus project concerts are now available on our YouTube channel. These performances, held across Central Europe in 2024, featured the world premieres of innovative compositions intertwining music and ecological themes. Whether you missed the live performances or want to relive these unforgettable moments, you can now enjoy them anytime, anywhere.
The concerts took place in Prague (15th July, St. Catherine’s Garden), Warsaw (20th July, Royal Castle Courtyard), Budapest (2nd August, The House of Music), and Bratislava (17th August, Nivy Station’s Green Roof), performed by Hashtag Ensemble, Berg Orchestra, UMZE Ensemble, and EnsembleSpectrum, under the direction of Vincent Kozlovsky, Peter Vrábel, Gergely Vajda, and Matej Sloboda.
Among the featured premieres, Katarzyna Krzewińska’s green&blue | dreamin’ blends field recordings of nature and cityscapes with an interactive sound installation, exploring our complex relationship with urban life and the natural world. Máté Balogh’s Thoreau Second Hand. In memoriam Alvin Lucier reinterprets a passage from Walden, layering narrated text with wind instruments and recycled percussion (beer bottles, tin cans, and wood) to create an evolving, “worn-out” musical texture. Ian Mikyska’s Forest/Trees uses field recordings from Petřín Hill in Prague alongside live instruments and electronic sounds, creating a soundscape that merges natural and artificial environments over a structured timeline. Samuel Hvozdík’s Stigma for seven instruments and electronics reflects on the passage of time and the irreversibility of history, building on layered and shifting sonic structures.
Each concert was a unique celebration of contemporary music, bringing together talented composers and ensembles to address pressing ecological issues through art. We invite you to visit our YouTube channel to experience these remarkable performances and immerse yourself in the fusion of music and ecology.