A Journey of Artistic Discovery Across Europe
EMERGING ENSEMBLE: FRAMES PERCUSSION
Organised by Ultima, Norway
Presented at Mixtur Festival 2024, FRAMES Percussion, an ensemble dedicated to the newly created repertoire, represents the talent and commitment to the music of its time. Formed by a new generation of percussionists from our country, the group was born with the intention of presenting the most unique and innovative proposals, which include the most demanding works in the current repertoire, with maximum preparation and respect for new compositional languages.
At Ultima 2026, FRAMES will meet young musicians from Oslo kulturskole (Oslo School of the Arts) for an In Situ programme that unfolds across the public spaces of Voldsløkka.
The performance opens with Julian Sartorius’s RLLRLRLLRRLRLRLRLLRLRLR and continue with Alberto Bernal’s Passage, co-commissioned by Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival and Mixtur, combining percussion with projections of reels, selfies, gossip and politics. As the piece develops, the performers and students move further into the streets and public spaces, bringing the performance into the surrounding cityscape.
Programme
Julian Sartorius RLLRLRLLRRLRLRLRLLRLRLR (2019) for percussion quartet and conductor
Alberto Bernal PASSAGE #2 ‘OSLO’ (2024, revised 2026) for percussion, video and thirty or more musicians
