{"id":4295,"date":"2025-12-09T14:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/?p=4295"},"modified":"2026-09-26T08:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T06:39:50","slug":"incense-of-music-72-notte-nussbaumer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/incenseofmusic.com\/en\/2025\/12\/09\/incense-of-music-72-notte-nussbaumer\/","title":{"rendered":"Incense of Music 70\/ Notte, Nussbaumer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Incense of Music 70<\/p>\n

A multisensory concert \u2013 Friday, 27 February 2026, 8 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n \n

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Sophie Notte<\/a><\/strong>: cello, voice, performance<\/p>\n

Georg Nussbaumer<\/a><\/strong>: composition, performance<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

Incense: propolis<\/a>, peony<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \n

PANDA Platforma in der Kulturbrauerei, Knaackstr. 97, 10435 Berlin<\/p>\n \n

A collaboration of Berlin based cellist Sophie Notte<\/a> (cello\/performance) and Austrian artist Georg Nussbaumer<\/a> (composition\/performance\/installation): on the formation and decay of harmonies \u2013 flies and hair \u2013 echoes of music from the past \u2013 tiny cows and a dragon \u2013 egg \u2013 caterpillar (larva) \u2013 pupa \u2013 butterfly (imago) \u2013 pair \u2013 flock \u2013 swarm... and back to egg. A diptych (with side panels) consisting of two chamber music compositions for violoncello and other sound sources, based on major 19th-century compositions. However, these are not arrangements; rather, the originals are melted down and thus become formless material for new creations, while retaining their tone, their 'smell'. In both pieces, the cello is a central carrier of unfolding arches and vaults, within which\u2014expanded in dimension by enveloping sonic and installation-based elements\u2014further spaces of association open up. An alchemical process with an open outcome. Goldless and ephemeral.<\/p>\n \n

For guests who are particularly sensitive to smoke, this event is not recommended.<\/em><\/p>\n \n

Artists<\/h2>\n \n
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\n \"Sophie\n <\/div>\n
Photo by F. Dondero<\/div>\n

Sophie Notte<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 cello, voice, performance<\/p>\n

Sophie Notte (*1991) is a cellist and performer. She grew up in Trier and studied cello in Saarbr\u00fccken, Berlin and Rostock. She now lives in Berlin and has been a permanent member of Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop since 2020, with which she feels deeply connected. Over the past few years, she has collaborated with artists and composers such as Achim Freyer, Georg Nussbaumer, Pol Pi, Wojciech Blecharz, Fran\u00e7ois Sarhan, and Stefan Streich, and has performed at various festivals and venues, including Musiktheatertage Wien, MAERZ Musik, Musikinstallationen N\u00fcrnberg, Donaufestival, Athens Epidaurus Festival, Burgtheater Wien, Kampnagel, Berlinische Galerie, Auditorio de Tenerife, and Centre Pompidou. Besides working with Kaleidoskop, she is currently involved in a production of Schubert's Winterreise arranged for three female performers and directed by Achim Freyer, as well as in a cello duo formation with Mathis Mayr focusing on contemporary repertoire.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \"Georg\n <\/div>\n
Photo by Peter Putz<\/div>\n

Georg Nussbaumer<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 composition, performance<\/p>\n

Georg Nussbaumer (*1964) lives in Vienna and is regarded as a virtuoso \"Gesamtkunstwerker\" whose works are located between composition, installation art, performance and theatre. Large-format scenic works, which constitute multi-layered pictorial sound spaces and combine thematic and motivic stylistic elements to form large holistic structures, are juxtaposed with reduced sound installations or even non-sounding processes, which often deal with music, its history and effect and ultimately with its production. He works with highly specialized performers and musicians just as naturally as with an audience getting drunk or chewing gum, with archers, freedivers, a motorcycle club or hundreds of singers from rural amateur choirs. His work is shown internationally at festivals, theatres and exhibitions such as Donaueschingen Music Festival, Steirischer Herbst, Maerzmusik, soundscape Vilnius, Ring Festival Los Angeles, Opera Dagen Rotterdam, Teatr-e Shahr Tehran, Beethovenfest Bonn, and many more. For the European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl 2024, he realized projects with choirs, shooters, marching bands, and a bell-laden railway carriage.<\/p>\n

georgnussbaumer.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The compositions were supported by: Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport \u00b7 City of Vienna Culture \u00b7 SKE-fonds<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

Incense<\/h2>\n \n
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\n \"Propolis\"<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Propolis<\/a><\/span>\n

Propolis, often termed \"bee glue,\" is a remarkable natural substance with a long history beyond the hive. It is a complex resinous mixture that honeybees produce by combining gathered plant resins and saps\u2014primarily from tree buds like poplar and conifer\u2014with their own enzymes and beeswax. This sticky, antimicrobial compound is used to seal cracks, sterilize the hive interior, and mummify intruders, acting as the colony's chemical immune system.<\/p>\n

The scent of burning propolis is profound, complex, and evocative. Its primary character is richly resinous, balsamic, and woody, with a foundational note reminiscent of poplar buds, storax, and warm honey. Upon heating, it releases a smoky, slightly pungent quality, layered with subtle hints of vanilla, cinnamon, and a faint medicinal sharpness. For burning, it is best to use a charcoal disc or an electric incense warmer; only a small piece is needed, as the fragrance is potent.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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\n \"Peony\"<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Peony<\/a><\/span>\n

The peony (Paeonia) is an impressive, long-lived perennial, best known for its large, opulent, and often fragrant blooms. For millennia, it has been a symbol of wealth, honor, feminine beauty, and healing in many cultures. When used as incense, it is traditionally the dried and crushed root, or more rarely the petals, that are burned.<\/p>\n

The smoke releases a floral-spicy, earthy, and slightly sweet fragrance profile, with subtle peppery or minty nuances and a woody depth. This meditative and warm scent is considered balancing, calming, and protective. In European folk magic, peony was burned to ward off evil spirits and for protection, while it is also associated with healing, self-love, and sensual openness.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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