Trance

Improvisation

with Jessie Cox and members of Ensemble Ascolta

Aida Shirazi: Electronic Solo Performance (2025)

Stefan Keller: Trance

for ensemble (2024)

Afterwards

Talk with Aida Shirazi, Jessie Cox and Stefan Keller

Moderation: Elisa Erkelenz

Ensemble Ascolta

Aida Shirazi, electronics

Jessie Cox, percussion

Friederike Scheunchen, conductor

Connected to the pop-cultural trend of Afro-Futurism, Jessie Cox opens the border to the cosmos in a joint improvisation. The solo performance by Aida Shirazi then draws on traditional Persian music and poetry.

What states of consciousness can music transport us into? How can we, by listening to it, enter a different, more intense reality? Stefan Keller’s masterpiece »Trance«, inspired by North Indian tabla playing, is the culmination of the Ascolta musicians’ musical quest.