Continuum Communalis is driven by the ongoing urge for community-based creation. Since its formation, the European Music Collective has been developing a shared musical language rooted in improvisation. Each member contributes a distinct voice shaped by diverse cultural and artistic backgrounds, and together they weave a constantly shifting, yet precise and distinctive sound. The result is not a fixed composition, but an unfolding dialogue. Following their debut as a featured ensemble at the contemPLAY festival in Vilnius (February 2025), the performance at the Kintai Music Festival marks a new moment in this collective continuation as an ensemble. Christoph Götzen - conducter Ariadna Ene Iliescu - viola Mahtab Miandehi - violin Tord Bremnes Hagbarth - cello Asja Kadic - flute Francesca Fantini - alto saxophone Danielius Daubaras - euphonium Darja Goldberg - accordion Arto Van Roey - electric guitar Ethan Blackburn - piano Mario Calzada - electric piano

European Music Collective - “Embryo Annualis“ “Embryo Annualis” is a piece for large ensemble, discovering the space and simultaneously of improvisation, conducted ensemble and open scores. It is a celebration of the recurring nature of events, within a like minded organism. Embryo Annualis has been premiered at contemPLAY Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania in February 2025. The piece itself is a collective composition, initiated by Christoph Götzen and completed with compositions and ideas by the whole ensemble. European Music Collective featuring: Christoph Götzen - conductor, concept Danielius Daubaras - euphonium Gregory Kharaneka - saxophone Ethan Blckburn - piano, composition V. Noel - piano, composition Salomeja Kalvelyte - flute Artiom Zalizko - saxophone Deividas Skridaila - bass Dominykas Norkunas - guitar, composition Francesca Fantini - saxophone Mario Calzada - vibraphone, composition Darja Goldberg - accordion Meta Gabriele Pelegrimaite - flute Asja Kadic - flute Jorge Gomez Josa - saxophone Video Footage: contemPLAY Festival Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre