Garth Erasmus is an artist and musician based in Cape Town, South Africa. THRENODY FOR THE KHOISAN is his first album under his own name, which was released in summer 2024 on the reknowned label TAL Since 1985 his artistic interests have broadened to include music-making, designing and making his own instruments based on the knowledge of the South African first nation KhoiSan people.

For the concert at Morphine Raum the newly formed Garth Erasmus Broken String Ensemble will for the first ever time consist of :
Garth Erasmus : bow, mcinci, alto, voice
Ruth May : viola, voice
Stefan Schneider : synthesizer
Peter Thiessen :cello, modular
Carina Khorkhordina : trumpet
Susanna Gartmayer : bass clarinet

SO SNER
The sonic landscapes of Viennese bass clarinetist Susanna Gartmayer and electronic musician Stefan Schneider offer a meticulous balance between spontaneity, unpredictability and structure. Gartmayer is known for her exploratory approach to sound and improvisation. In the duo SO SNER she situates her bass clarinet’s resonant depths within Schneider’s masterfully layered electronic environments.

Susanna Gartmayer : bass clarinet
Stefan Schneider : analogue sequencer