SMC Lausanne

April 27, 2025 – Concert in Lausanne with SMC

Into the Shadow

With Into the Shadow, ensemble Lemniscate makes its debut in Suisse romande, appearing in Lausanne for the Société de Musique Contemporaine (SMC) on April 27, 2026. This closing project of our season explores Carl Jung’s idea of the “Shadow” — the hidden desires, fears, and unacknowledged facets that shape our inner lives.

The program immerses the audience in these shifting psychological terrains through spatialized sound and the interplay of amplified, acoustic, and electroacoustic worlds. Opening the evening, Elena Rykova’s Life Expectancy. Experience #1. The Sun transforms the stage into a surreal realm of silhouettes, breath-driven instruments, and quiet rituals, gently guiding listeners into the subconscious.

We then journey through fragmented inner landscapes with Natasha Barrett’s Islands of Lost Passports, a work that envelops the hall in swirling layers of ensemble, electronics, and immersive spatialization. Michelle Lou’s Five Phases for Ondes deepens the exploration through acoustic feedback and the Ondes Martenot, tracing the emotional phases of confronting one’s shadow. Emerging from this resonance, Lorenzo Troiani’s La voce delle conchiglie offers an intimate dialogue for bass flute and electronics — a solitary voice moving through the labyrinth of the self.

The evening closes with Vladimir Gorlinsky’s Laughing Gas, which releases the accumulated tension through playful, situational music-making. Ending in curiosity rather than darkness, Into the Shadow reveals that even our hidden sides contain the seeds of transformation, imagination, and renewal.

Program:

Elena Rykova  (RU / CH) -  Life Expectancy. Experience #1. The Sun (14’) for 7 astro-performers and self-built acoustic instruments with lights

Natasha Barrett (NO/UK) - Islands of Lost Passports (13’) for ensemble (cello, clarinet, acoustic guitar, percussion, computer performer), multichannel electroacoustic sound (6 loudspeakers) and live electronics

Michelle Lou (US) - Five Phases for Ondes (11’) for Ondes Martenot, prepared speakers, bass clarinet, percussion, electronics, acoustic feedback

Lorenzo Troiani (IT/AT) - La voce delle conchiglie (9’) for amplified bass flute solo and electronics

Vladimir Gorlinsky (RU) - Laughing Gas (13’) for amplified ensemble: flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello and conductor

Lemniscate Team: 

Elena Rykova, Artistic Direction

Sophie Wahlmüller, production manager

Tatiana Timonina, flutes

Azra Ramić, clarinets

Maria Muñoz, violin

Sophie Wahlmüller, viola

Katarina Leskovar, cello

Mikołaj Rytowski, percussion

Ludovic van Hellemont, piano, ondes martenot

Miguel Angel Garcia Martin, percussion

Daniel Moreira, conductor

Guest performer:

Giuseppe Menutti, guitar

Sound engineer:

Denim Szram

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