Founded in 1999 by six musicians from Cologne and the Ruhr region; the E-MEX Ensemble für Neue Musik is based in Essen. Artistic direction: Christoph Maria Wagner, Martin von der Heydt and Burkart Zeller, management Violetta von der Heydt. The core line-up comprises eleven musicians with flute, oboe, clarinet, trombone, percussion, piano, organ, accordion, violin, viola, cello and conducting, and can be enlarged for individual projects. The focus lies on works written after 1985, on premieres, portrait concerts and collaboration with composers from Germany, France, Eastern Europe, the USA, China and Korea; in addition there are projects with jazz, performance, dance, drama and multimedia as well as concerts in museums relating to exhibitions. The ensemble has made productions for SWR, WDR and Deutschlandfunk and has travelled to Europe, South and North America and East Asia. In 2023 it received the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik for the album “Sterne steigen dort…” with music by Maria Herz. In 2016 Cybele Records released Juan Allende-Blin and the Ensemble.
E-MEX Ensemble
Ensemble
