European Jazz Workshop Orchestra 'New concepts of the 2nd Viennese School: Artistry in Rhythm' (A/D/I/ESP)
Teilnehmende Lehrende:
Markus Geiselhart, Wien, Markus Harm, Wien, Helge Sunde, Oslo, Morton Halle, Oslo, Steffen Schorn, Nürnberg, Roberto Bonati, Parma, Néstor Giménez, Barcelona
European Jazz Workshop Orchestra 2026:
Laura Detterbeck (Nürnberg), Alice Tarabella (Parma): vocals
Sophie Rothner (Wien), Valeria Hubareva (Nürnberg): violin
Lia Lootsma (Wien): viola
Rosalie Hasenbacher-Lenger (Wien): cello
Sara Visel (Oslo): flute
Luis Stauss (Wien): alto, soprano saxophone clarinet
Marlene Erker (Wien): alto, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
Alejandro Portella (Barcelona): tenor saxophone, clarinet, bassclarinet
Edoardo Filippi (Parma): tenor, soprano saxophone
Alen Pavlic (Wien): baritone, soprano saxophone, bassclarinet
Jakob Heindl (Wien), Roger Mora (Barcelona), Erlend Strand Rolfsen (Oslo), Fabio Frambati (Parma): trumpet, flugelhorn
Peter Robertstad (Oslo), Matthias Bernsteiner (Wien), Marina Calleja (Barcelona): trombone
Frederik Abel (Wien): bass trombone, tuba
Iver Graabræk-Dyndahl: vibraphone
Sikia Masters Heien (Oslo), Francesco Bertellini (Parma): guitar
Cesare Panizzi (Parma): piano, keyboards
Russel Snyder (Nürnberg), Felix Loidl (Wien): bass
Francesco Baldini (Parma), Bendik Orla Jönk (Oslo): drums
Teilnehmende Universitäten: mdw - Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (Österreich), Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg (Deutschland), Norwegian Academy of Music Oslo (Norwegen), Conservatorio di Musica „Arrigo Boito“ Parma (Italien), Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya Barcelona (Spanien)
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The European Jazz Workshop 2026 at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna takes the “Second Viennese School” and its twelve-tone technique, developed by Schoenberg, Webern, and Berg, as its starting point. The focus is on the question of how these compositional principles can be applied in contemporary large-ensemble jazz compositions—both as a direct compositional tool and as a source of inspiration for new aesthetic approaches.
Under the thematic umbrella “Artistry in Rhythm,” the workshop aims to demonstrate that even complex serial-based materials can be transformed into a rhythmic, grooving concept. This also establishes a connection to the jazz tradition, particularly to Stan Kenton, in whose ensemble the composer Bob Graettinger impressively integrated techniques of the Second Viennese School.
“Artistry in Rhythm” then brings the theme back to Vienna, where Mathias Rüegg released an album under this title with the Vienna Art Orchestra, dedicating a track to each European capital.
During an initial workshop in February, the topic was introduced to the participating students, and they were shown ways to creatively incorporate the “Second Viennese School” into their own compositional work. In the second workshop in September, the students’ original compositions will be arranged for the European Jazz Workshop Orchestra and presented at a concert at Porgy&Bess in Vienna.