16 March Shed 10 Queens Wharf MAX RICHTER SLEEP. sponsored by THE RICHTER RESIDENCY

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1 16 March Shed 10 Queens Wharf MAX RICHTER SLEEP sponsored by THE RICHTER RESIDENCY

2 THE SHOW The acclaimed, chart-topping and landmark Sleep is scored for piano, strings, electronics and vocals but no words. It s my personal lullaby for a frenetic world, says. A manifesto for a slower pace of existence... It s really an experiment to try and understand how we experience music in different states of consciousness. In 2015, Sleep made a broadcast premiere from the Welcome Foundation in London, all eight hours being transmitted live by BBC Radio 3. The public premiere was in Berlin, with three overnight performances at former East German Powerplant Kraftwerk, followed by performances world wide including the Sydney Opera House and followed by performances in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Madrid and Zurich. The idea was born of a long-standing fascination with sleep: Sleeping is one of the most important things we all do, we spend a third of our lives asleep and it s always been one of my favourite things, ever since I was a child. Max consulted eminent American neuroscientist David Eagleman while composing, to learn more about how the human brain functions while sleeping. "For me, Sleep is an attempt to see how that space when your conscious mind is on holiday can be a place for music to live." PERFORMERS Pianist & Composer American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) Soprano Grace Davidson Artistic Director Clarice Jensen Violins Ben Russell Laura Lutzke Viola Isabel Hagen Sound Engineer Chris Ekers Cello Paul Wiancko Tour Manager Suzie Curtis 8hrs 15mins no interval photography: mike terry (cover); ravi rezvani (above and overleaf) sponsored by the university of auckland supported by auckland live

3 SETLIST Estimated start and end time 11.00pm > 7.30am You are welcome to take photos and video of the performers, tag them #AKLFEST, but please respect the privacy of those sleeping. No flash photography. Please keep silent during Sleep. Do not make noise or act in a way to disturb others enjoyment, listening or slumber. Turn your mobile phones to silent, turn off the vibrate function and keep the display on your mobile at a low light level. Sleep is performed without a break. You are welcome to exit the performance area for refreshments, yoga and to use the toilets. Please come and go silently. No food is permitted inside the performance area. Breakfast At the end of Sleep a light breakfast with tea and coffee will be served pm Dream 1 (before the wind blows it all away) 11.19pm Cumulonimbus, Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Paul Wiancko, 11.29pm Dream 2 (entropy) 11.39pm Path 3 (7676) 11.50pm whose name is written on water Grace Davidson, 12.01am Patterns (cypher) 12.04am Solo 12.11am Aria am Return 2 (song) 12.39am nor earth, nor boundless sea, Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Paul Wiancko, 12.58am Dream 11 (whisper music) 1.17am, Ben Russell, Paul Wiancko moth-like stars, Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Paul Wiancko, 1.46am Path 17 (before the ending of daylight) 2.13am Grace Davidson,, Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Paul Wiancko, Space 26 (epicardium) 2.20am Patterns (lux), Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Paul Wiancko, 2.37am Constellation am Constellation 2, Ben Russell 2.59am Space 2 (slow waves) 3.07am Chorale / glow, Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Paul Wiancko, 3.33am Dream 19 (pulse), Ben Russell, Paul Wiancko 3.52am Cassiopeia 4.11am, Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Paul Wiancko, Non-eternal 4.35am Song / echo 4.40am Aria 2 Grace Davidson,, Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Paul Wiancko, 4.51am never fade into nothingness 5.01am Return 16 (time capsule) 5.25am if you came this way 5.40am Space 17 (chains) 5.58am Sublunar, Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Paul Wiancko, 6.23am Dream 17 (Alpha) 6.52am Dream 0 (till break of day) Grace Davidson,, Ben Russell, Laura Lutzke, Isabel Hagen, Paul Wiancko, 7.24am Daybreak

4 BIOGRAPHIES MAX RICHTER GRACE DAVIDSON AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE stands as one of the most prolific figures on the contemporary music scene today with groundbreaking work as a composer, pianist, producer and collaborator. From synthesizers to full symphony orchestra, Richter has spun a web of innovation to compose music for solo albums, ballets, concert hall performances, film and television scores, video art installations and theatre works. Whilst classically trained (studying at Edinburgh University, the Royal Academy of Music and completing his studies with composer Luciano Berio in Florence), German-born Richter also draws inspiration from the developing sonic world around him, including electronica and punk, resulting in a clear, distinctive style. Richter s albums have landmarked the musical world with projects such as Sleep an eight-and-a-half-hour piece being broadcast and performed in celebrated venues across the world, including the Sydney Opera House, Kraftwerk, the Concertgebouw and the Barbican. In 2012, he was commissioned by Deutsche Grammophon to rewrite the infamous Vivaldi s Four Seasons, winning him the prestigious ECHO Classic Award and an established place in the classical charts. Ballets include his many collaborative ventures with Royal Ballet resident choreographer Wayne McGregor, with his works also being used by, amongst others, The Joffrey Ballet, Nederlands Dans Teatre, Lucinda Childs, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dutch National Ballet, Dresden Semper Opera, Ballet du Rhin and the Northern Ballet. Richter has created over 50 film and television scores most recently EuropaCorp s Miss Sloane, Black Mirror s Nosedive for Netflix, Taboo on BBC One which gained him an Emmy nomination, and the final season of the critically acclaimed series The Leftovers. His music also featured in the Oscar-winning film Arrival by Denis Villeneuve and Martin Scorsese s Shutter Island. His latest album is Three Worlds: Music From Woolf Works which was released by Deutsche Grammophon in January Grace Davidson is a soprano who specialises, first and foremost, in the performance and recording of Baroque music. She won the Early Music Prize while studying singing at London s Royal Academy of Music. Since then, she has worked with leading Baroque ensembles of our day, singing under the batons of Sir John Eliot Gardner, Paul McCreesh, Philippe Herrweghe and Harry Christophers. Her discography includes a decade of CDs with The Sixteen, many of which feature her as soloist Handel s Jephtha (as Angel), Dixit Dominus, Monteverdi s Vespers of 1610, Pianto della Madonna, and the Lutheran Masses of Bach. Later this year she will record Acis and Galatea for Harry Christopers with a performance at The Wigmore Hall in London. Fauré Requiem with the London Symphony Orchestra on the LSO Label: Grace Davidson s pie Jesu is matchless Richard Morrison BBC Radio 3, Building a Library The technical mastery that comes with singing Baroque music plus Grace s musicality and exceptional purity of tone have broadened her career into the worlds of contemporary classical and film music. Grace is a featured voice on many films including The Hobbit, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Great Gatsby and Morgan to name a few, but most notible is her work with acclaimed composer whom she has recorded Sleep and Woolf Works (for Deutsche Gramophon). She has already performed Sleep all over the world; next year, performances are planned in America, Europe and Japan. Later this year she will record Memoryhouse, again by Richter and is also pleased to announce two new recordings released on the Signum record label featuring soprano favourites by Handel and Vivaldi and the whole of John Dowlands first song book with Luteanist David Miller. gracedavidsonsoprano.com The American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), led by Artistic Director Clarice Jensen, is dedicated to the outstanding performance of masterworks from the 20th and 21st centuries, primarily the work of American composers. The flexible ensemble presents fresh work by living composers alongside the classics of the contemporary. ACME s dedication to new music extends across genres, and has earned them a reputation among both classical and rock crowds. NPR calls them contemporary music dynamos, and Strings reports, ACME s absorbing playing pulsed with warm energy... Shared glances and inhales triggered transitions in a flow so seamless it seemed learned in a Jedi temple. ACME was honored by ASCAP during its 10th anniversary season in 2015 for the virtuosity, passion, and commitment with which it performs and champions American composers. ACME s instrumentation is flexible, and includes some of New York s most sought-after, engaging musicians. Notable highlights of ACME s season include a performance with Meredith Monk as part of Lincoln Center s White Light Festival, a tour with, and performances presented by the Festival of New American Music at Sacramento State, Kennesaw State s Festival of New Music, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Kennedy Center. ACME has performed at leading international venues including Carnegie Hall, BAM, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Kitchen, (Le) Poisson Rouge, National Sawdust, Columbia University s Miller Theatre, St. Ann s Warehouse, Symphony Space, The Morgan Library, The Stone, Joyce Theater, Montclair s Peak Performances, Washington Performing Arts, UCLA s Royce Hall, Stanford Live, Constellation Chicago, Chicago s Millennium Park, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Jordan Hall in Boston, Harvard s Sanders Theatre, The Library of Congress in DC, Virginia Tech, Newman Center at the University of Denver, Flynn Center, Duke Performances, South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, Dartmouth s Hopkins Center, The Satellite in Los Angeles, Triple Door in Seattle, Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, Melbourne Recital Hall and Sydney Opera House in Australia, and at festivals including the Sacrum Profanum Festival in Poland, All Tomorrow s Parties in England, and Big Ears in Knoxville, TN. World premieres given by ACME include Ingram Marshall s Psalmbook, Jóhann Jóhannsson s Drone Mass, Caroline Shaw s Ritornello, Phil Kline s Out Cold, William Brittelle s Loving the Chambered Nautilus, Timo Andres Senior and Thrive on Routine, Caleb Burhans Jahrzeit, and many more. In 2016 at The Kitchen, ACME premiered Clarice Jensen s transcription of Julius Eastman s The Holy Presence of Joan d Arc for ten cellos, the score of which had been lost since the premiere in Jensen transcribed a recording of the work to re-create the score. ACME has since performed Joan at the Met Breuer and will perform it at The Kennedy Center in spring ACME s recordings appear on the Deutsche Grammophon, New World, Butterscotch and New Amsterdam labels. ACME released its first portrait album on Sono Luminus in 2017, featuring music by members Caroline Shaw, Timo Andres, and Caleb Burhans, plus John Luther Adams. The Strad raved, Warmth and care are fully evident in the ensemble s immaculate, considered performances the four composers could hardly wish for more committed, convincing accounts of their music. ACME s many collaborators have included The Richard Alston Dance Company, Wayne McGregor s Random Dance, Gibney Dance, Satellite Ballet, Jóhann Jóhannsson, actress Barbara Sukowa, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, Blonde Redhead, Grizzly Bear, Low, Matmos, Jeff Mangum, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Roomful of Teeth, Lionheart and Theo Bleckmann. photography: nick white (grace davidson); ryuhei shindo (acme); bogdan krezel (overleaf)

5 ALSO AT AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL Pianist: Violin/Leader: Mari Samuelsen Soprano: Grace Davidson Performed with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Book at aaf.co.nz Auckland Arts Festival is a place for ambitious ideas by storytellers, provocateurs and creators. The Festival reflects our contemporary, cosmopolitan city with its many communities. It challenges artists and audiences to be bold and take a risk. Through the work of artists from Aotearoa and across the world, we aim to unify, uplift, enlighten and inspire the people of Tāmaki Makaurau and our many visitors. aaf.co.nz CONTACT +64 (0) info@aaf.co.nz Level 5, Wellesley Centre Wellesley Street Auckland City 1010 Taking place annually in March, 2018 marks the 10th Auckland Arts Festival. This year more than 200,000 people are expected to attend the Festival, which comprises more than 50 events taking place in all corners of the Auckland region and many of which are free. PO Box 5419 Wellesley Street Auckland 1141, NZ FESTIVAL PEOPLE VIVALDI RECOMPOSED / THREE WORLDS POPULAR. ORIGINAL. SUBLIME. Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Virginia Woolf's prose, (re)interpreted for the 21st century 18 March ASB Theatre Aotea Centre Patron The Governor General, Her Excellency The Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy, GNZM, QSO Board of Trustees John Judge (Chair) Angela Clatworthy Rick Carlyon Evan Davies Sarah Judkins Tarun Kanji Margaret Kawharu MNZM Jim Moser Ben Taufua Fred Ward Founding Friends Adrian Burr Graeme Edwards Friedlander Foundation Dame Jenny Gibbs Sir Chris & Lady Dayle Mace Official Suppliers ABE s Bagels Delmaine Fine Foods Mojo PwC Russell McVeagh Chief Executive David Inns Artistic Director Jonathan Bielski Business & Finance Director Shona Roberts Accounts & Payroll Administrators Suzanne Watt Mirena Tomas Executive Assistant Josie Maskell Office Manager Donna Lynskey Head of Programming Dolina Wehipeihana Senior Programme Manager Tama Waipara Programme Manager Angela Green Programme Assistant Tanya Muagututi a Producer s Assistant Aroha Rawson Creative Learning & Community Engagement Manager Tracey Marama Lloydd Creative Learning & Community Engagement Assistant Natasha Lay Programme Administrator Helen Winskill Project Coordinator, Whānui Noma Sio-Faiumu Whānui Project Assistant Amo Ieriko Technical Manager Nick Tomlin Technical Administrator Catherine Hart Artist Liaison & Logistics Manager Megan Andrews Artist Liaison Assistant Sophie Williams Production Manager Vicki Cooksley Festival Playground Operations Managers Charlotte Crone Gareth Baston (Boris) Head of Staging Andrew Gibson Head of Lighting Andrew Meadows Head of Sound Sandy Gunn Head of AV Simon Baker Marketing & Communications Director Thierry Pannetier Marketing Contractor Sally Woodfield Content Editor Tim Wong Campaign Executive Alistair Kwun Media & PR Manager Siobhan Waterhouse Media & PR Assistant Josephine Granese Marketing Intern Ellie Tapsell Sponsorship Executive Jessie Congalton Sponsorship Assistant Gill Saker Designer Barny Bewick Ticketing Manager Karen Cartwright Ticketing Assistant Laura Aldis

6 AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL THANK YOU A STANDING OVATION FOR ALL THE FUNDERS, SPONSORS, PATRONS, AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE GENEROSITY LETS US BRING THE WORK OF GREAT ARTISTS TO THIS WONDERFUL CITY. CORE FUNDERS MAJOR FUNDERS GOLD SPONSORS FUNDING PARTNERS The Clyde Graham Charitable Trust managed by SILVER SPONSORS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS BRONZE SPONSORS CORPORATE PATRONS PLATINUM PATRONS Janet Clarke and John Judge, Sir Roderick and Gillian, Lady Deane, Andrew and Jenny Smith, Sir James Wallace (Wallace Foundation), Fran Wyborn GOLD PATRONS Bill and Frances Bell SILVER PATRONS Julie and Brian Cadzow, Jeremy Collins, Christine and Richard Didsbury, Trevor and Jan Farmer, Friedlander Foundation, Kent and Gaye Gardner, Dame Jenny Gibbs, David Levene Foundation, Sir Chris and Lady Dayle Mace, Heather Simpson, Sonbol and Farzbod Taefi, Walker and Hall Trust BRONZE PATRONS John Barnett, John Billington QC, Rick and Jenny Carlyon, Rosslyn Caughey, Jo and John Chaplin, Mark and Angela Clatworthy, John and Jo Gow, Rochelle McLaren, Kate Plaw, Fran and Geoff Ricketts, Michelle and Will Rouse, Martin and Catherine Spencer, Lady Philippa Tait, Fred and Nicky Ward, Sally Woodfield and David Inns, William and Sarah Yates JADE PATRONS Lisa Bates and Douglas Hawkins, John and Victoria Carter, Graham Cleary, Martin Cooper, Amber Coulter and Andrew Lewis, Tarun Kanji, Jim Moser, Chris Simcock and Camilla Hope-Simcock, Angela Temata and Vanessa Morgan

7 Aotea Centre 1 25 March DAILY UNTIL LATE In partnership with FESTIVAL CLUB All roads at the Auckland Arts Festival lead back to the iheartradio FESTIVAL CLUB at the Aotea Centre, a hangout space and music stage for audiences, artists and the creative community to meet, mix and celebrate. Food and drink curated by ArtDego FESTIVAL CLUB designed by Angus Muir In the centre of the Aotea Arts Precinct, this comfortable and upbeat pop-up club is your place to gather before and after a show, grab a delicious meal from a bespoke menu, enjoy live music from instrumentalists and DJs, or unwind over the long summer nights with a special Festival cocktail.