PHACE⎹ RITUS

PHACE
Doris Nicoletti, flute
Walter Seebacher, clarinet
Reinhold Brunner, clarinet
Michael Krenn, saxophone
Spiros Laskaridis, trumpet
Stefan Obmann, trombone
Mathilde Hoursiangou, piano
Manuel Alcaraz Clemente, percussion
Francesco Palmieri, e-guitar
Ivana Pristašová Zaugg, violin
Petra Ackermann, viola
Roland Schueler, cello
Maximilian Ölz, double bass
Alexandra Dienz, double bass
and many more …

SOUND DESIGN
Alfred Reiter

The belief in the power of ritual processes and verbal formulas is deeply rooted in human history. This very belief in the transformative power, the process, and the necessity of ritual “self-renewal” forms the core of Eva Reiter’s new project, RITUS. In the interplay between solo narration (solo, duo, trio) and choral commentary, each of the participating musicians develops into a central figure in the piece, telling their own unique story. Utopian soundscapes, directly linked to personal musical gestures, are the “instruments” that initiate transformation. In a spatial and theatrical-scenic staging, the music in RITUS explores the possibilities and processes of ritual metamorphosis, revealing a reality that until then existed only as potential—unseen, unheard, untouched.

PROGRAMM

Eva Reiter
RITUS a music-theatrical, spatial composition for Ensemble, 2026 (UA)
Commissioned by PHACE