CJW Ahead: Acoustic Ambient Ensemble

With his “acoustic ambient ensemble,” Pascal Klewer continues to develop his work at the intersection of compositional research, improvised structure, and emotional repetition. At the core are repeatable musical cells—as a collective practice, as a space for perception, development, and reflection on form.

These process-focused cells are and were part of a process that began at the Tarabya Cultural Academy (2025) (solo organ), transitioned into a four-day Deutschlandfunk production (Fall 25), and is now being further explored in Cologne with an outstanding ensemble of musicians from the improvised and contemporary scenes.

Pascal Klewer is a composer and trumpeter and has curated, among other things, the 222 Festival, the label stssts records, and the series monday meetings (co-curator). He has led the WDR Big Band, among others, written music for numerous films on ARD, is a fellow of the Tarabya Cultural Academy, the Kunststiftung NRW, and the Bartels Foundation, has been awarded the Composition Prize of the Bundesjazzorchester and the New German Jazz Prize, and is a lecturer in composition/arrangement and trumpet at the HMTM Hannover.

Entry from 7 p.m., the concert starts at 7:30 p.m.!