- To play is to appreciate, learn and explore -
“Play Further!” brings together musicians and composers around the globe to present a series of videos, seminars and masterclasses online. At the heart of this initiative is to showcase new works and foster collaborations. Taking place from May 2022, “Play Further!” aims to inspire and support creativity in the post-pandemic era.
Play Further! Video Series
An Online Contemporary Music Showcase
Presented by some of today’s most distinguished musicians, the series consist of new commissions and rarely recorded contemporary compositions.
The series is now available on PROJECT21st’s YouTube channel.
Click the artist photos below to read the interviews about the themes and ideas of their series.
Featured Artists
Composer Workshop with Jeanne-Marie Conquer and Johannes Schöllhorn
Five emerging composers were selected to work with Jeanne-Marie Conquer and Johannes Schöllhorn since 2020 to create five new works for solo violin, to be recorded by Jeanne-Marie Conquer, as part of the “Play Further!” video series.
Participating Composers:
He Li (China) | Phantoms must appear in a dignified way
Angus Lee (Hong Kong) | Quaranta - 40 étude-fragments, Op. 40
Jee Seo (S. Korea / Poland) | On Fever II
Eric So (Hong Kong / The Netherlands) | Outburst
José Matías Torres Bravo (Mexico) | Pide
Call-for-Score (Composition for Flute)
An international call-for-score for Mario Caroli was initiated in 2020, and have attracted 43 entries from over 20 countries. The winning work has been recorded by Mario Caroli, as part of the “Play Further!” video series.
WINNER
Hinako Takagi | Lost in ___________
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Tetsuya Yamamoto | Cascade et Nocturne
Alberto Rosas | Sonata Resurgir
Past Events
Masterclass:
Flute Masterclass by Mario Caroli (online) | 22 May 2022
Composition Masterclass by Francesco Filidei (online) | 29 May 2022
Recorder Masterclass by Tosiya Suzuki (online) | 6-7 August 2022
Online Seminar:
Composer Seminar 1:
What You See: Ways of Perceiving the World through Music
Speaker: Johannes Schöllhorn (Professor of Composition and Director of the Institute for New Music at the University of Music Freiburg)
6 May 2022
9pm HKT / 3pm CET
Composer Seminar 2:
Burning a Closed Form: From Giordano Bruno to The Red Death
Speaker: Francesco Filidei
28 May 2022
9pm HKT / 3pm CETLecture-Demonstration 1
The Voice of Cello in the 21st Century
Speaker: Francesco Dillon
19 July 2022
9pm HKT / 3pm CET
Lecture-Demonstration 2
Contemporary Recorder
Speaker: Tosiya Suzuki
7 August 2022
4pm HKT / 5pm JST / 10am CET
