Transmissions University Exchange program

In a musical context, the word transmission refers to the exchange of music both within and between different groups of people. The concept of transmissions is also concerned with the alteration of music through its dissemination. This process mainly occurs in performance and has played a key role in the development of musical traditions all over the world throughout history.

From Byzantine times and the transmission of oral traditions which provided a bridge between East and West, to the development of musical notation in the middle ages, musical exchange between cultures has been a catalyst in cultural exchange. In a pre-globalized world where music could differ radically from one local community to another, musical ideas could be completely transformed through journeys between different groups of people.

The communication of musical ideas and the technological challenges and possibilities in interacting online in a telematic performance are key to the works that were performed at two locations (at Sentralen and at the Department of Music Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, simultaneously and in line with travel restrictions).

All of the pieces have taken inspiration from the challenges and possibilities in transmitting ideas and communicating from a distance and in close proximity online. And all of the pieces have engaged in various ways with forms of cultural exchange, taking inspiration from the language, nature, and traditions of Greece and Norway. Τhe final piece of the concert is an interactive collective work for all participants involved, in which the performers produce sound upon taking cues from a graphic score displayed on a large screen.

Athens | Department of Music Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Fotis Rovolis

Maria Katsipi

Penelope Bekiari

Penny Anastasopoulou

Anna-Maria Christodoulou

Gabriel Farilekas

Oslo | Department of Musicology, University of Oslo

Mari Lesteberg

Sebastian Fongen Langslet

Christian Lerbo

Anders Salomon Lidal

Søren Hunskaar

Elias Gram-Nilsen

Project Leaders

Orestis Karamanlis

Stefano Fasciani

Peter Edwards

Technical Assistants/ Facilitators

Henrik Haraldsen Sveen

Kyriakos Papadopoulos

Kostas Katsantonis

Giorgos Dousis

Coordinators

Anastasia Georgaki

Christos Carras

Thorbjørn Tønder Hansen

The project “Transmissions” is coordinated by Onassis Stegi (Greece) in partnership with Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival (Norway) with the support of the EEA Grants and the Norwegian Financial Mechanisms 2014–2021.