Ensemble Proton + Schola Heidelberg: James Dillon // Naomi Pinnock

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Estimated end time: 7.45pm 

Please note: this performance includes an interval 

Ensemble Proton Bern:
Bettina Berger flute
Martin Bliggenstorfer oboe
Richard Elliot Haynes clarinet
Elise Jacoberger bassoon
Maximilian Haft violin
Jan-Filip Ťupa cello
Coco Schwarz piano / electronics
Vera Schnider harp
Stephen Menotti harp
Rebecca Lawrence double bass 

Schola Heidelberg:
Sarah M. Newman soprano
Dorothea Jakob soprano
Julie Catherine alto
Barbara Ostertag alto
Stephen Matthews tenor
Clemens Liese tenor
Luciano Lodi bass
Florian Drexel bass 

Ekkehard Windrich conductor
Benjamin Miller sound design

Naomi Pinnock (UK, 1979) 
broken place, opening (2026) 20’ UK Premiere 

James Dillon (UK, 1950) 
Luminis Oras Incertis Ventis (2026) 63’ UK Premiere  

Ensemble Proton Bern and Schola Heidelberg join forces, bringing together two UK premieres by Naomi Pinnock and James Dillon. 
 
Erosion as a metaphor has been seeping into Pinnock’s work for the last decade, reflecting her fascination with geological formations shaped by the gradual processes of abrasion, corrosion and general weathering. Via her latest work (and her first for Ensemble Proton Bern) – broken place, opening – Pinnock explores how such gradual yet powerful forces might be translated into sound. 
 
Written for Schola Heidelberg and Ensemble Proton Bern, Dillon’s Luminis Oras Incertis Ventis centres on a crucifixion scene, combining vocal, instrumental and electronic forces in music of striking intensity and emotional depth. Building on powerful chants that speak not only of grief, but also of protest and solidarity, this new work transforms ancient resonances into a powerful contemporary statement. 
 
Performed by two internationally acclaimed ensembles renowned for their commitment to new music, this concert offers a journey through sound worlds shaped by time, memory and human experience. 

Produced by hcmf// supported by Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, Hinrichsen Foundation and Vaughan Williams Foundation 

broken place, opening is commissioned by Ensemble Proton Bern with the support by UBS Kulturstiftung, Fondation Suisa and Bürgi-Willert Stiftung 

Luminis Oras Incertis Ventis is co-commissioned by Musikfestival Bern and hcmf// 

Photo: Ensemble Proton Bern © Mahdi Hosseingholi