Das kleine Bergbauensemble

Das kleine Bergbauensemble is a temporary constellation formed out of EMS consisting of Mercedes Krapovickas, Mats Lindström and Youmna Saba. This will be our first encounter as a trio and with just one rehearsal there will probably be some tension and unexpected moments during a three hour late night session.

MERCEDES KRAPOVICKAS (AR/FI) born and raised in Argentina and currently based in Finland, is a composer, performer, and sound artist whose passion lies at the intersection of composition, performance, and improvisation. With a background as a bandoneonist, pianist, and composer, Mercedes brings a wealth of experience and innovation to her creative projects. For over two decades, Mercedes has been performing across Europe and Argentina as a soloist, pushing the boundaries of traditional bandoneon playing while exploring forgotten avant-garde compositions from the 1960s.  

Mercedes’ work is characterized by a relentless spirit of experimentation, as she continuously seeks to defy the confines of traditional genres and improvises in her own unique language. She explores new technologies and platforms to expand the performing possibilities of the bandoneon, often collaborating with interdisciplinary artists such as dancers, stage designers, and light.
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MATS LINDSTRÖM (SE) has worked with electro-acoustic music, mainly live electronics since the 1980s. Formerly an engineer in the electronics industry, Lindström has designed and constructed a number of unique electronic musical instruments and apparatuses. He has worked with intermedia art and music for theatre and dance as well as improvised music. Over the years Lindström has regularly but rarely done projects abroad, both in Europe and worldwide. Since 2004 he is the Studio Director of EMS Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm.

YOUMNA SABA (LB)  is a musician, composer, and musicologist. She holds a Master’s degree in musicology from Antonine University, Lebanon. Her current research focuses on the relationship between electroacoustic music and the Arabic language in its sung form, as well as instrument and space resonances. These explorations manifest across her solo projects, collaborations, sound installations, and innovative experiments with digitally-augmented versions of her instrument, the oud.

Das kleine Bergbauensemble is presented as part of the EMS Showcase.