Tri Minh: Songs of Heroes

Sedimentary layers of European history: The ensemble performs its own interpretations of Serbian dirges and war songs from the First World War.

War as the ultimate inspiration: The “noise makers” of the Italian Futurists aspired to bring the noise of battle onto the concert stage.

As part of “Singing the War,” Rayess Bek is conducting a weeklong workshop for musicians, tinkerers, comedians and artists who will form ranks as the Future War Orchestra. They will write a composition that imagines the soundscape of a future war. The orchestra will perform the composition on the final day of the festival.