Photo: Jakob Dost
Orchestra & Composition · SoundWERK · Electronics & Experiments

Sonic Tales of Industry

World premiere for orchestra and live electronics made from the sounds of industry

Date
5 November 2025
Venue
Stadthalle Chemnitz
With
Robert Schumann Philharmonic, conductor Benjamin Reiners
Composition
Jonas Urbat, together with Alistair Duncan
Sounds from
Industriemuseum Chemnitz, Lößnitz iron foundry

World premiere of Jonas Urbat’s composition in the 3rd symphony concert of the Robert Schumann Philharmonic under conductor Benjamin Reiners, with Jonas Urbat on live electronics. Field recordings from the Industriemuseum Chemnitz and the Lößnitz iron foundry were transformed into an orchestral composition that reached a broad and diverse audience.

The groundwork was an inclusive soundwalk through the Lößnitz iron foundry with students of the state school for the blind and visually impaired.

„The most striking sound is still the flowing iron, it really sounds like water.“

Sven Müller, Eisengießerei Lößnitz
Sonic Tales of Industry, pre-production (13:37)

Photos from the groundwork at the Lößnitz iron foundry.

Photo: Jakob Dost
Photo: Jakob Dost
Photo: Jakob Dost
Photo: Jakob Dost
Sonic Tales of Industry, Reel
Sonic Tales of Industry, Adagio featuring Sputnik

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