Krakow's 2011 Sacrum-Profanum Music Festival

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Program of the 2011 Sacrum Profanum Festival of Contemporary Classical Music in Krakow. September 11th through September 17th, 2011 Note: things keep changing, so take into account, please, that the following program is liable to alterations and cancellations. September 11th, Sunday
Hour	Event	Venue
8:00 p.m.	USA’s composer Steve Reich playing the piano, guitarist Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead band, and Germany’s famed Ensemble Modern render Steve Reich’s three pieces: Daniel Variations, Electric Counterpoint, and Music for 18 Musicians plus Pawel Mykietyn’s new work.	Former Huta Sendzimira steelworks, now ArcelorMittal Poland, at 1 Ujastek street.
September 12th, Monday
Hour	Event	Venue
7:00 p.m.	USA’s renowned chamber orchestra, Alarm Will Sound, render John Adams’s Chamber Symphony, Short Ride in a Fast Machine, and Son of Chamber Symphony plus Aleksandra Gryka’s new composition.	Muzeum Inzynierii Miejskiej (Museum of Municipal Engineering) at 15 Sw. Wawrzynca street, the old tram depot.
10:00 p.m.	Rendition of Steve Reich’s and Beryl Korot’s Three Tales features Germany’s renowned Ensemble Modern and Synergy Vocals.	Teatr Laznia Nowa playhouse at 25 Osiedle Szkolne.

September 13th, Tuesday
Hour	Event	Venue
7:00 p.m.	USA’s renowned chamber orchestra, Alarm Will Sound, plays David Lang’s five pieces – Cheating Lying Stealing, Forced March, Sweet Air, Pierced, and Increase – plus Dobromila Jaskot's new work.	Muzeum Inzynierii Miejskiej (Museum of Municipal Engineering) at 15 Sw. Wawrzynca street, the old tram depot.
10:00 p.m.	Concert of contemporary classical music features Germany’s acclaimed Ensemble Modern and Synergy Vocals performing Steve Reich’s Tehillim and Different Trains by the same composer.	Teatr Laznia Nowa playhouse at 25 Osiedle Szkolne.

September 14th, Wednesday
Hour	Event	Venue
7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam’s famed Asko/Schonberg Ensemble perform Julia Wolfe’s four pieces – Combat de boxe, The Vermeer Room, Tell Me Everything, and Impatience – plus Wojciech Ziemowit Zych’s new composition.	Muzeum Inzynierii Miejskiej (Museum of Municipal Engineering) at 15 Sw. Wawrzynca street, the old tram depot.
10:00 p.m.	Concert of contemporary classical music features Germany’s noted Ensemble Modern performing Steve Reich’s Eight Lines, Triple Quartet, and City Life.	Teatr Laznia Nowa playhouse at 25 Osiedle Szkolne.

September 15th, Thursday
Hour	Event	Venue
7:00 p.m.	Austria's famous modern music ensemble, KlangForum Wien, performs Terry Riley’s In C and Agata Zubel’s new piece.	Muzeum Inzynierii Miejskiej (Museum of Municipal Engineering) at 15 Sw. Wawrzynca street, the old tram depot.
10 p.m.	New York’s distinguished modern music ensemble, Bang on a Can All-Stars, plus Steve Reich, percussionist David Cossin, and clarinetist Evan Ziporyn perform Steve Reich’s five pieces – 2 x 5, Double Sextet, New York Counterpoint, Video Phase, and Clapping Music.	Teatr Laznia Nowa playhouse at 25 Osiedle Szkolne.

September 16th, Friday
Hour	Event	Venue
7:00 p.m.	New York’s esteemed modern music ensemble, Bang on a Can All-Stars, performs five pieces by Michael Gordon – Sonatra, I Buried Paul, Industry, For Madeline, and Yo Shakespeare – plus Jagoda Szmytka’s new work - electrified memories of bloody cherries.	Muzeum Inzynierii Miejskiej (Museum of Municipal Engineering) at 15 Sw. Wawrzynca street, the old tram depot.
10 p.m.	Krakow’s percussion trio Amadrums, perform David Lang’s Anvil Chorus, Julia Wolfe’s Dark Full Ride, Steve Reich's Six Marimbas, and Michael Gordon's X/Y.	Teatr Laznia Nowa playhouse at 25 Osiedle Szkolne.

September 17th, Saturday
Hour	Event	Venue
9:00 p.m.	Concert Reich 75 features USA’s composer Steve Reich alongside Poland’s jazz pianist Leszek Mozdzer and international lineup of noted pop acts such as Adrian Utley of Portishead, Tom Verlaine, Will Gregory, and Envee among others.	Former Huta Sendzimira steelworks, now ArcelorMittal Poland, at 1 Ujastek street.

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