Nebenstimmen #37: Hannah Kendall & Paul Cannon (EN)

Nebenstimmen" brings you in conversations on music, art and life
between Ensemble members and conversation partners chosen by them.
Find out what the musicians are working on at the moment, and what
their personal thoughts are. In this episode, double bassist and
Ensemble Modern member Paul Cannon speaks with composer Hannah
Kendall. The collaboration between her and the ensemble began in
2020 with the project „Afromodernism in contemporary music“. In
2022 Ensemble Modern premiered Kendall’s work „shouting forever
into the receiver“ at the Donaueschinger Musiktage. The ensemble
also performed „Even sweetness can scratch the throat“ (2023) in
May 2026 at the Happy New Ears concert. Both works explore
colonialism, the transatlantic slave trade and practices of
remembrance. Together, they talk about these two pieces, why
auxiliary instruments such as dreadlock cuffs and music boxes can
shape the direction of a work, and why listening without
expectation matters so deeply. Hannah Kendall, composer Paul
Cannon, double bass Music exerpts: Hannah Kendall: Shouting Forever
into the Receiver (2022)
https://nmcrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/hannah-kendall-shouting-forever-into-the-receiver
Musik Jingle: Conlon Nancarrow: Study No. 5, arrangiert von Dietmar
Wiesner Sprecherin Jingle: Eva Böcker ensemble-modern.com