PAULINE OLIVEROS- Primordial/Lift
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN – Expo

Klang Systematiek

Gareth Davis – bass clarinet
Ivo Nilsson – trombone
Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) – electronics
Martin Švec – percussion

On 10 June 2026 at 20:00, Klang Systematiek will perform at the Libeň Synagogue, presenting music by Pauline Oliveros and Karlheinz Stockhausen. The intimate acoustic of the synagogue becomes an active part of the musical experience.

The programme brings together two seminal works: Primordial/Lift by Pauline Oliveros and Expo by Karlheinz Stockhausen. Both approach music as an evolving process shaped by attention, space, and perception.

Primordial/Lift, a monumental drone exploring the resonant frequencies of the planet and the nature of the shift of Earth’s north and south poles is rooted in Oliveros’ Deep Listening practice. It unfolds through sustained tones, breath, and resonance, gradually creating a focused listening environment. The piece draws on the idea of the Earth’s resonant frequency (Schumann resonance) shifting and accelerating, evolving as a slow, immersive sonic current.

Stockhausen’s Expo is based on continuous transformation, where radio signals, scanned dialogues and cosmic frequencies are transformed in dialogue with the instruments before dissolving into the psychedelic unpredictable structure.

This evening offers a chance to experience music as a living process, unfolding in real time within one of Prague’s most distinctive spaces.