VOICES Berlin Festival: Balkan Affairs with the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart

Against the backdrop of a Europe drifting apart, threatened by populism and war, seven composers from the seven republics that emerged from the former Yugoslavia artistically explore the effects of the Balkan Wars – a legacy that continues to profoundly shape their societies today.


Their individual, insightful artistic statements offer diverse perspectives on this turbulent period. As members of the younger generation, they experienced the war as children, teenagers, or never at all. Their encounter with the voices and personalities of the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart has resulted in seven performative works for voice and electronics.


With:

• New Vocal Soloists
  
• Johanna Vargas - Soprano
  
• Susanne Leitz-Lorey - Soprano
  
• Chiara Ducomble - Mezzo-soprano
  
• Martin Nagy - Tenor
  
• Guillermo Anzorena - Baritone
  
• Andreas Fischer - Bass
  
• Historical Advisor: Arban Mehmeti
  
• Video Advisor: Mladen Ivanović
  

Performed Works:

Hadžajlić (Bosnia)
Requiem ex Machina for six amplified voices (2022/23)


Jug Marković (Serbia)
NULA for six voices (2022)


Ana Pandevska (North Macedonia)
Electroacoustic mantra "From ex YU to EU" for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and fixed media (2023)


Nina Perovic (Montenegro)
Penetrations III for six voices and electronics (2023/2025)