On April 30, the untraditional series of concerts/walk-abouts entitled ReVisioon III of ensemble Resonabilis that brings together visual arts and music will continue. On April 30 at 6 pm, Resonabilis will perform in Pääsküla Library and on May 21 at 6 pm, the ensemble will perform in the Museum of Occupations. ReVisioon III took off on March 13 in Tallinn Synagogue. Kristi Mühling (kannel), Iris Oja (voice), Tarmo Johannes (flute) and Aare Tammesalu (cello) will perform mainly Estonian music in series ReVisioon III.
The programme consists of “Moomintroll and the Winter” by Tatjana Kozlova and “Sieben kleine Geschichten” from the song cycle „Die Ernste Wandlungen” by Ülo Krigul, also Kristi Mühling’s kannel (zither) arrangements for “Ten Haikus” by Veljo Tormis and Mirror in the Mirror by Arvo Pärt. Resonabilis also performs works by Western composers: Enchanted Preludes by Elliott Carter, O Tower Wreathed in Gold by Ivan Moody and “Living Room Music” by John Cage.
The idea of ReVisioon sprang up in spring 2006 when Resonabilis had a concert that moved through different halls of the KUMU Art Museum: audience had an experience both from the concert and from the visual art. In season 2007/2008 ReVisioon II took place in different galleries in Tallinn; this year ReVisioon III aims to create a dialogue between music and architecture. Resonabilis has chosen three buildings with a chamber-like character that have been completed quite recently for the stops of their concert/walk-about: Tallinn Synagogue (architects Kaur Sööt and Tõnis Kimmel), Pääsküla Library (architects Peeter Pere and Urmas Muru), and the Museum of Occupations (architects Indrek Peil and Siiri Vallner).
Resonabilis is an ensemble with a unique combination of instruments and it was founded in 2002 by Tarmo Johannes and Kristi Mühling from Estonian renowned contemporary music performers. The first performance was given in the Autumn Festival of Estonian Academy of Music in October 2002 with the premiere of “Florete flores” by Kristjan Kõrver; full concert programme was performed already during the festival Estonian Music Days 2003. Estonian chromatic kannel, the instrument that gives the distinct sound to the ensemble, has intrigued writing pieces to Resonabilis both Estonian and foreign composers such as Margo Kõlar, Märt-Matis Lill, Kristjan Kõrver, Tatjana Kozlova, Daan Manneke (the Netherlands), David Helbich (Germany) and Antti Auvinen (Finland).
Maria Mölder