Month of Contemporary Music 2021

Month of Contemporary Music
Four weeks of contemporary music, sound art, musical theater, echtzeitmusik and discourse
August 27 - September 30, 2021

Berlin would not be Berlin and the independent scene would not be the independent scene without the city’s and our musical landscape’s innovative effects on social and cultural coexistence. Public space is currently being reclaimed, on the streets and in the parks. This is the spirit that characterizes this year's Month of Contemporary Music, presenting the unparalleled diversity of Berlin's contemporary music in concerts, performances and sound installations.

Prelude

This year's month of contemporary music will be heralded with a prelude to the new edition of the legendary sonambiente with a sound installation by sound and media artist Emeka Ogboh on August 20, 2021 at Tegel Airport

Opening and summer party

The month of contemporary music will open a week later on August 27 with a summer party at Labor Sonor: Translating Spaces. The festival focuses on space as an actor. Eight commissioned works from composers and installation artists such as Sabine Ercklentz, Frank Bretschneider and the duo Nguyễn & Transitory will be presented over three days at different locations.