Grand Prix d’Amour Productions
proudly presents:
![]()
proudly presents:
The art space Lungomare in Bolzano Italy celibrates it’s 20th birthday. Cottbusser Chor has been invited to open the festivities with our classic The News Trilogy. But we are also happy to perform Vorahnungen. This time with new texts by Shadi Habib Allah, Vinit Agarwal, Jiachen Xu & Farkhondeh Sharhoui
30.9.2023 Lungomare art space Bolzano, Italy
Performance times:
The News Trilogy 12:00 & 15:00
Vorahnungen 18:00
30.9.2023 Lungomare art space Bolzano, Italy
Performance times:
The News Trilogy 12:00 & 15:00
Vorahnungen 18:00
Nicholas Busmann & the Cottbusser Chor are giving two summer concerts this year. We have prepared something special for this occasion: not only do we sing new songs of rare birds, but Jiachen Xu, Vinit Agarwal, Haytham El Wardany & Jasmina Al Qaisi have given us new little texts that we don't understand. We are very happy because we trust them; also we came up with some very nice things to copy. We love to copy and you love it too! So this time everyone can join in !
Cottbusser Summer I @ Hopscotch Singing Room 28.6.2023 19:30 ->
Cottbusser Summer II @ Walden:Memory Beach Festival für zeitgenössische Musik & Performance 1.6.2023 19:15 ->
Cottbusser Summer I @ Hopscotch Singing Room 28.6.2023 19:30 ->
Cottbusser Summer II @ Walden:Memory Beach Festival für zeitgenössische Musik & Performance 1.6.2023 19:15 ->
Cottbusser Chor sings Nicholas Bussmann Vorahnungen
with texts by Haytham El Wardany, Micha Lylov, Jasmina Al Qaisi and Yan Jun – 18.3.2023 KM28 Berlin
︎ Monte Carlo
Fallacy ︎
Fallacy ︎
Record Release Concert
Werner Dafeldecker & Nicholas Bussmann
double bass & violoncello
LIVE at KM28 + Simon James Philipps –piano solo
2.March 2023 door: 20:00 concert: 20:30
12 inch ultra luxery package limited edition presale
In a game of roulette at the Casino de Monte-Carlo in the summer of 1913, when the ball fell in black 26 times in a row, an extremely uncommon occurrence. Gamblers lost millions of francs betting against black, reasoning incorrectly that the streak was causing an "imbalance" in the randomness of the wheel, and that it had to be followed by a long streak of red.
So what does this have to do with improvised music ?
In a game of roulette at the Casino de Monte-Carlo in the summer of 1913, when the ball fell in black 26 times in a row, an extremely uncommon occurrence. Gamblers lost millions of francs betting against black, reasoning incorrectly that the streak was causing an "imbalance" in the randomness of the wheel, and that it had to be followed by a long streak of red.
So what does this have to do with improvised music ?
So what does this have to do with improvised music ?
Nicholas Bussmann & Cottbusser Chor – foreshadowings / Vorahnungen
as part of reEDOcate me ! ein postfossiler Themenpark at Floating University Berlin
It has been 50 years since the Club of Rome report highlighted the limits to growth. Since then, the word has spread: We have now understood that things cannot go on like this. But why do we understand, but do not learn? Hence, we now try it the other way round: We learn without understanding. The Cottbus choir will learn Japanese poems from the Edo period in Japan for ReEdoCation phonetically, without understanding them and transform them into songs. We are developing a small cultural technique for this, which may be useful in the future. We are happy to share this cultural technique with anyone who is interested.
うまさうな 雪がふうはり ふわりかな
寒念仏 さては貴殿で ありしよな
これがまあ 終のすみかか 雪五尺
雪国の 雪もちよぼちよぼ 残りけり
雪とけて 町一ぱいの 子どもかな
春風や 牛に引かれて 善光寺
傘に べたりとつきし 桜かな
竹にいざ 梅にいざとや 親雀
すずめの子 そこのけそこのけ お馬が通る
寒念仏 さては貴殿で ありしよな
これがまあ 終のすみかか 雪五尺
雪国の 雪もちよぼちよぼ 残りけり
雪とけて 町一ぱいの 子どもかな
春風や 牛に引かれて 善光寺
傘に べたりとつきし 桜かな
竹にいざ 梅にいざとや 親雀
すずめの子 そこのけそこのけ お馬が通る
やせ蛙 負けるな一茶 これにあり
悠然と して山を見る 蛙かな
やれ打つな はえが手をする 足をする
あさら井や 小魚と遊ぶ 心太
朝顔や 人の顔には そつがある
開帳に 逢ふや雀も おや子連れ
あまり鳴いて 石になるなよ 猫の恋
蚊一つの 一日さはぐ 枕哉
昼の蚊や だまりこくつて 後から
悠然と して山を見る 蛙かな
やれ打つな はえが手をする 足をする
あさら井や 小魚と遊ぶ 心太
朝顔や 人の顔には そつがある
開帳に 逢ふや雀も おや子連れ
あまり鳴いて 石になるなよ 猫の恋
蚊一つの 一日さはぐ 枕哉
昼の蚊や だまりこくつて 後から
Installation Views
2018-2022
Nicholas Bussmann – Kosmoskopien
HKW (Haus der Kulturen der Welt)
Berlin / Germany 2021
curated by Anselm Franke
>>see more>>
HKW (Haus der Kulturen der Welt)
Berlin / Germany 2021
curated by Anselm Franke
>>see more>>
Natascha Sadr Haghighian & Nicholas Bussmann – Singing Yesterday’s News Again
Berlin/Innsbruck/Paris/Beirut
>>see more>>
Berlin/Innsbruck/Paris/Beirut
>>see more>>
Wandering Dunes 002
Exhibition & Performance
Museu Serralves Porto / Portugal 2018
curated by Pedro Rocha
Museu Serralves Porto / Portugal 2018
curated by Pedro Rocha
Natascha Sadr Haghighian & Nicholas Bussmann
Singing Yesterday’s News Again
Installation with 7 channel audio, installation view Berlin 2021
The installation is based on a radio project for the ducumenta14 radio at SAVVY Contemporary 2018. The Installation has been commisioned by Taxispalais Kunhalle Tirol.
Taxispalais Kunsthalle Tirol 2018
Beirut Art Center 2019
Goethe Institut Paris 2019
Kunstverein Tiergarten 2021
Taxispalais Kunsthalle Tirol 2018
Beirut Art Center 2019
Goethe Institut Paris 2019
Kunstverein Tiergarten 2021
Nicholas Bussmann – Kosmoskopien
Wandering Dunes Installation with players & performers
Wandering Dunes is an installation, it is a performance and it is a game. The game may be played by the visitors. These figures in sands are moments of the game in transition created by visitors/players. More information on this ongoing project you will find here![]()
Dachs Kirsche Schuh 2021 ![]()
![]()
![]()
a mobilé
Gouache paintings of the clouds: Lucile Desamory
Technical realisation: Michael Haarmann
![]()
Gouache paintings of the clouds: Lucile Desamory
Technical realisation: Michael Haarmann
Revolution Songs in an AI Environment 2018 ![]()
installation with a piano robot and scrolling text LEDs
piano robot by Winfried Ritsc![]()
piano robot by Winfried Ritsc
Nicholas Bussmann – Amelica
Taxispalais Kunsthalle Tirol
Innsbruck / Austria 2018
curated by Nina Tabassomi
Innsbruck / Austria 2018
curated by Nina Tabassomi
Cottbusser Chor
Lucile Desamory
Yusuf Ergün
Margareth Kammer
Laura Mello
Eduard Mont de Palol
Rico Repotente
Aaron Snyder
The Cottbusser Chor a small, diverse vocal ensemble, has been in existence since the beginning of 2014. The singers of the ensemble speak 13 languages and come from different musical contexts. The algorithm-based compositions in which the choir specializes preserve this diversity. - It is precisely this audibility of languages, gestures, accents and accentuations that is the choir's strength. Since its foundation with the premiere of "The News Blues", the choir has given concerts at Maerzmusik Berlin 2016, Hangar Bicocca Milan 2016, for documenta14 Radio 2017, among others. "The News Blues" became "The News Trilogy" with further parts "Major News / Minor News" and "Secret News" . We blew up the choir to a band: "Kopiergruppe" is a musical neighbourhood project at SAVVY Contemporary & Zeitzone in 2019, an open structure to process musical donations. In the run-up to the concerts we asked pedestrians for musical donations, This little recordings were being copied by the choir The copies of the donations were meshed into a medley during the show. The choir plays also an important role for the Wandering Dunes as a performance. The choir took part of all three iterations in Innsbruck, Porto & Berlin
.The choir was also involved in three film scores for "Miete essen Seele auf" by Angelika Levi Arte 2016 Weitermachen Sanssouci by Max Linz / Berlinale 2018. and the upcoming film by Max Linz.
T–p records / Austria & Subjam / China have released an album Digital and on Vinyl on bandcamp
.The choir was also involved in three film scores for "Miete essen Seele auf" by Angelika Levi Arte 2016 Weitermachen Sanssouci by Max Linz / Berlinale 2018. and the upcoming film by Max Linz.
T–p records / Austria & Subjam / China have released an album Digital and on Vinyl on bandcamp
Kopiergruppe
2019 Savvy Contemporary Berlin-Wedding
Galerie Zeitzone Berlin-Kreuzberg
Galerie Zeitzone Berlin-Kreuzberg
The News Trilogy
between 2014 and 2017 Nicholas Bussmann and the Cottbusser Chor developed algorithms how to sing the news. These algorithms where bundled in The News Trilogy. The News Trilogy was first performed for documenta 14 radio SAVVY Funk at Savvy Contemporary.
I The News Blues
II Major News / Minor News
III Secret News
II Major News / Minor News
III Secret News
Cottbusser Chor The News Trilogy as part of Wandering Dunes at HKW Berlin 2021 Nicholas Bussmann & Cottbusser Chor – foreshadowings / Vorahnungen
as part of reEDOcate me ! ein postfossiler Themenpark at Floating University Berlin
It has been 50 years since the Club of Rome report highlighted the limits to growth. Since then, the word has spread: We have now understood that things cannot go on like this. But why do we understand, but do not learn? Hence, we now try it the other way round: We learn without understanding. The Cottbus choir will learn Japanese poems from the Edo period in Japan for ReEdoCation phonetically, without understanding them and transform them into songs. We are developing a small cultural technique for this, which may be useful in the future. We are happy to share this cultural technique with anyone who is interested.
うまさうな 雪がふうはり ふわりかな
寒念仏 さては貴殿で ありしよな
これがまあ 終のすみかか 雪五尺
雪国の 雪もちよぼちよぼ 残りけり
雪とけて 町一ぱいの 子どもかな
春風や 牛に引かれて 善光寺
傘に べたりとつきし 桜かな
竹にいざ 梅にいざとや 親雀
すずめの子 そこのけそこのけ お馬が通る
寒念仏 さては貴殿で ありしよな
これがまあ 終のすみかか 雪五尺
雪国の 雪もちよぼちよぼ 残りけり
雪とけて 町一ぱいの 子どもかな
春風や 牛に引かれて 善光寺
傘に べたりとつきし 桜かな
竹にいざ 梅にいざとや 親雀
すずめの子 そこのけそこのけ お馬が通る
やせ蛙 負けるな一茶 これにあり
悠然と して山を見る 蛙かな
やれ打つな はえが手をする 足をする
あさら井や 小魚と遊ぶ 心太
朝顔や 人の顔には そつがある
開帳に 逢ふや雀も おや子連れ
あまり鳴いて 石になるなよ 猫の恋
蚊一つの 一日さはぐ 枕哉
昼の蚊や だまりこくつて 後から
悠然と して山を見る 蛙かな
やれ打つな はえが手をする 足をする
あさら井や 小魚と遊ぶ 心太
朝顔や 人の顔には そつがある
開帳に 逢ふや雀も おや子連れ
あまり鳴いて 石になるなよ 猫の恋
蚊一つの 一日さはぐ 枕哉
昼の蚊や だまりこくつて 後から