Music and Silence
First performance: 02.07.2026 @ Koncertkirken, Copenhagen
In the court of King Christian IV, musicians performed in a hidden underground chamber to be kept out of sight of the King’s guests. Music and Silence is a collaboration with duo Cake of Day, which imagines what it might have been like for these musicians and places their struggles in the present day. Concealing the sound sources gives way to ambiguous acoustic consequences, creating a sense of uncertainty in the audience. Are there any musicians playing at all?
Programme:
Music and Silence - Joss Smith (world premiere)
Oyez Oyez Oyez! - Cake of Day (world premiere)
Cake of Day:
Stine Benjaminsen - recorders
Mathilde Schelin - Clarinets
Stills by ©Matthew Grouse
Video documentation (visuals by Matthew Grouse)
Music and Silence | Joss Smith
Oyez Oyez Oyez | Cake of Day
Ear Transplant are grateful to the following foundations for supporting our inaugural concert season: KODA Kultur, Knud Højgaards Fond, Poul Johansen Fonden, Nordjyllandsfonden, Dansk Musiker Forbund, Københavns Kommune, William Demant Fonden, Hoffman og Husmans Fond, Frederiksberg Fonden, Frederiksberg Kommune Musikudvalg