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Pierrot Kabarett

8pm January 22nd 2015
Club Inégales
, Euston

To begin Pierrot's journey the Dr K. Sextet travelled to the intimate and riotously informal Überbrettl in 1901: the iconic venue for the first German Kabarett.  We recreated the gaudy settings and gallows humour of the Kabarett within a 21st Century artistic context.  The mood was light to complement Pierrot's preoccupation with love and moonlight, whilst we premiered 8 new cabaret songs in our Pierrot Kabarett.
 

Eloise Gynn - Genesis Seed www.eloisegynn.com
Sadie Harrison - Aster www.sadieharrisoncomposer.co.uk
Joe Phibbs - Moon Songs www.josephphibbs.com
Pierrot Kabarett - 'Brettl-Lieder' settings
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For the Pierrot Kabarett Dr K. ran an international composition competition in the autumn of 2014, inviting 8 composers to set any one of the poems used in Schönberg’s Brettl-Lieder for soprano and instruments featured in the Dr K. line-up: flutes, clarinets, percussion, piano, violin and cello.  We had an overwhelming response and were pleased to be able to premiere 8 exciting settings at Club Inégales by the following composers: 
Andrew Thomas       .
jasmin kent rodgman
Norberto oldrini      .
dimitri scarlato       .
neil luck       .
james whittle
liz Johnson   .
amy Bryce     .
A review of the Pierrot Kabarett appeared in Classical Music Magazine, and can be read here
The 8 ‘Brettl-Lieder’ were written when Schönberg worked as musical director at the Überbrettl: a cabaret movement of artists and writers trying to use popular forms for more sophisticated or serious ends.  The ‘Brettl-Lieder’ – mostly written originally for soprano and piano – are charming, light and jam-packed with naughty double-entendre.
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  • Pierrot Project
  • Exhibitions
    • The Pierrot Studio
    • Entrances and Exits
    • Pierrot Kabarett
    • Project Launch
    • Robinson College
    • Media
  • People
    • Performers
    • Composers
    • Artists
  • Support Us
    • Our supporters
  • Contact