Ear Transplant: Ascent

Name: Ear Transplant: Ascent
Start: 2026-04-13T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-13T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Metronomen

Schedule

Mon Apr 13 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Metronomen | Frederiksberg, SF

Featuring endurance tests for the musicians, extremity in instrumental register and a staircase in the middle of the audience, Ascent is a concert of constant forward momentum.
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Maya Verlaak’s Formation sees the solo pianist in a battle to correct the musical mistakes of a virtual singer.
Joss Smith’s to greater and greater heights uses the momentum of functional harmony to gradually push the four instrumentalists into the highest extremes of their registers. The music may find itself reaching a plateau but the harmony’s need to resolve leads to a continual climb in tension.
During Ascent, Ear Transplant confront effort, process, and transcendence through chamber music for clarinet, guitar, piano, and flutes, as well as giving the world premiere of Ragnhild May’s new work for her self-built sculptural instruments
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Performers:
Joss Smith - whistles, performance
Karin Jakobsson - piano, performance
Matthew Grouse - guitar, performance
Antonios Akrivopoulos - piccolo, performance
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Programme:
Formation - Maya Verlaak
differences - Ragnhild May (world premiere - commissioned by Ear Transplant)
The Heavens - Andrew Hamilton
to greater and greater heights - Joss Smith (world premiere)
Maya Verlaak - Lawrence Dunn
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Ear Transplant are grateful to the following foundations for supporting our inaugural concert season: KODA Kultur (Ragnhild May’s commission fee and support for the creation of Joss Smith's new piece), Knud Højgaards Fond, Poul Johansen Fonden, Spar Nord Fonden, Dansk Musiker Forbund, Frederiksberg Fonden and Frederiksberg Kommune