Mathis Nitschke

“Here time becomes space,” said Richard Wagner in Parsifal. And Bernd Alois Zimmermann, in the context of his composition Die Soldaten, spoke of the spherical shape of time. Since my student days, I’ve been occupied with this thought – that music, as an art form of time, might transform into an art form of space.

What if music were no longer time – with a beginning, an end, and a development in between – but a space one can enter, move within, explore, a space that changes through one’s own activity?

At some point I came to the conclusion that this openness, this flexibility – the quality such a musical space would need – can really only be achieved through generative AI models. That’s where my interest in working with AI began, and ultimately, that’s where the idea for CORPUS came from.

For me, CORPUS is an attempt to make such spaces possible: spaces that change when you enter them, that respond, that move with the experience.

This idea is also taken up by Tetra Brass and Felix Kolb. In their sound installation and concert performance at CORPUS LIVE, they will create a musical space between 6:00 and 7:30 pm.

A space defined by the brass quartet — two trumpets and two trombones — and by sustained sound textures from Felix Kolb that connect the pieces. Not a classical concert with applause breaks and coughing interdictions, but an open space of experience that you can enter and leave freely.

You’re welcome to come from 6:00 pm. The installation will be running; we can talk, have a drink, some food — and you can experience this sonic space.
At 7:30 pm, the official part begins.

Monday, 27 Oct 2025 · Schwere Reiter, Munich · Free Entry