Video: E-MEX | Fausto Romitelli | An Index of Metals
from E-MEX Ensemble Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@emexensemble
A Production by E-MEX e.V.
Fausto Romitelli: An Index of Metals
Video Opera for Soprano, Ensemble, Multi-Projection and Electronics Text: Kenka Lèkovich Video: Paolo Pachini, Léonardo Romoli Sirje Viise – Soprano Christoph Maria Wagner – Conductor E-MEX Ensemble Evelin Degen – Flute Joachim Striepens – Clarinet Anja Schmiel – Oboe Ferenc Mausz – Trumpet Yoshiki Matsuura – Trombone Kalina Kolarova – Violin Annegret Mayer-Lindenberg – Viola Burkart Zeller – Violoncello Steffen Ahrens – Electric Guitar Johannes Öllinger – Electric Bass Martin von der Heydt – Piano/Keyboard
Audio Producer: Bernd Schultheis Assistant Audio and Video Engineer (Cue Man): Michael Pattmann Audio Recording and Editing: Henrik Eskens Camera: Florian Böttger, Nils-Jonas Simons, Jaro Schönefeld Video Editing and Grading: Florian Böttger Set Design: Violetta von der Heydt Technical Venue Support: Luise Rossbach Project Management: Violetta von der Heydt, Jonathan Saretz Filming took place from 21-23 January 2021 at the Alte Feuerwache, Cologne.
Special thanks to Sabine Keller from the Alte Feuerwache, Cologne. This production was made possible with generous financial support from: Kunststiftung NRW, Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Kulturamt der Stadt Essen, E-MEX e.V.
Special thanks to: Schoke Flügel & Pianos "AN INDEX OF METALS" Music: Fausto Romitelli / Text: Kenka Lekovich © by Casa Ricordi Srl. Courtesy of G. Ricordi & Co. Bühnen- und Musikverlag GmbH Techno Intermissions by Courtesy of Pan Sonic ©2021 E-MEX e.V. All Rights Reserved
The E-MEX-Ensemble was founded in 1999 and is dedicated to the performance of a broad spectrum of contemporary music. The group’s goal is to maintain a close personal dialogue with composers of all generations to assist in the creation of new works and multimedia productions. The ensemble’s extensive repertoire also includes music from the early and middle years of the twentieth century. E-MEX develops concert series and outreach projects for a wide range of audiences, bringing together jazz musicians, audio and video artists, dancers, and actors in innovative and inspiring performance formats. The group’s work is documented on numerous albums and in broadcasts for networks such as SWR, WDR, and DLF. The E-MEX-Ensemble tours regularly throughout Europe as well as South America, China, South Korea, and the USA.