Posts Tagged ‘music inspired by literature’
Johannes Maria Staud: Listen, Revolution
Johannes Maria Staud (b. 1974 in Innsbruck) draws much of his inspiration from literature and the visual arts. Reflections on philosophical questions, social processes, and political events also influence his compositions. His artfully constructed works possess a rigorous dramaturgy. Staud studied musicology and philosophy in Vienna before continuing his compositional studies with Hanspeter Kyburz in…
Read MoreMari Sainio: The Raven
Mari Sainio (b. 1989) is a Finnish composer who works in different types of classical music and movieprojects around the world. She combines classical music elements with cinematic melodies and electronic soundscapes with what could be termed a ‘post-rock pathos’. Sainio, a graduate of the Royal College of Music and the Sibelius Academy, has been…
Read MoreOlexiy Voytenko: The music of Erich Zann
Alex or Olexiy Voytenko (b. 1981 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a composer, music teacher, and musicologist. He graduated from the Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music in 2002 in the Department of Composition in the class of Yuri Iuschenko and received an invitation to return to that department as a teacher in 2012. Since 2014 he has…
Read MoreVeronika Krausas: Unintermezzi
Of Lithuanian heritage, composer Veronika Krausas was born in Australia raised in Canada, and lives in Los Angeles. She has directed, composed for, and produced multi-media events that incorporate her works with dance, acrobatics and video. Commissions and performances include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Industry, New York City Opera, Tanglewood Contemporary Music Festival, Detroit…
Read MoreEmre Sihan Kaleli: Adjacent rooms, for Borges
(Submitted by ISCM – AUSTRIAN SECTION) Emre Sihan Kaleli (b. 1987) is a Turkish composer currently based in Vienna. He studied and acquired professional experience in four countries: Turkey, Uzbekistan, the Netherlands, and Austria. Close artistic collaborations with certain soloists and collectives, namely Matthias Arter (Switzerland), Aleksandra Bajde (Slovenia), the Omnibus Ensemble (Uzbekistan), the pre-art soloists (Switzerland), the…
Read MoreTrevor Grahl: Brennendes Geheimnis
(Submitted by ISCM – NETHERLANDS SECTION) Trevor Grahl (b. 1984), originally from the small Canadian town of Rankin, Ontario, began studies at McGill University and later at UCSD in San Diego and finally the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. His works have been performed by many groups across North America, Europe, and China including the Ives Ensemble,…
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