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'Eine Ehrenpflicht' is based on two writings by Rosa Luxemburg: 'Im Asyl' and 'Eine Ehrenpflicht'. The first one describes a poisoning among homeless and migrants in an asylum; the second one is a call against death penalty within the context of World War I. Both texts are extreme in the ways they describe the cruelty of the systems in which we survive as collectivities. A hundred years after Luxemburg's and Liebknecht's murders, these fragments strongly resonate in our world as they speak about the uprooting of migration, the misery of desperation and the total exploitation of mankind resulting from the inhumane economy processes of the accumulation of capitals. The six vocal soloists follow two main ideas: the invention of an instrumental sound through their productive possibilities, avoiding manual artefacts and creating a continuous plan, and the inscription of the text fragments as graffiti on a sound wall, with a dislocated prosody.
[Ramon Lazkano]

• With the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Basque Government
• Premiered on February 6, 2020 at Theaterhaus — Stuttgart as part of Festival Eclat by Neue Vocalsolisten
• Dedicated to the Neue Vocalsolisten & Christine Fischer

1968 – *

Ramon Lazkano unveils his sounds according to various principles, from harmonic vertigo to exhaustion of pitch. The erosion of matter and the mirages of time characterize his musical personality.

Find a selection of previously unpublished scores, as well as the complete works dating from 2016 onwards and future pieces, at Maison ONA.