a r c h i v e
Olga Neuwirth
and their students
@Festival Présences, Concerts de Radio France
// Maison de la Radio et de la Musique - Auditorium
(04.02., 20h)
Neuwirth: “I am grateful to the organizers and promoters of Radio France/Festival Présences for offering my students a platform with my ‘Composition Lab’ to support them on this path, because it is becoming increasingly difficult for young composers to get commissions and intensive rehearsal opportunities at the highest level. I therefore see this visibility in such a diverse musical life in Paris not only as a wonderful opportunity for myself, but also for the young generation of composers.”
SONIC POSITIONS
// ELAK final semester concert
@Klangtheater
(01.02., 19h)
Students of the certificate program in Electroacoustic and Experimental Music (ELAK) present their new works.
With works by:
Kasho CHUALAN, Ilija DANZIGER, Helena DECHENREITER, Victoria GRAUSGRUBER, Valentin GRUBER, Jakob HENNEKEN, Emanuel HOHL, Miriam JOCHMANN, Marija JOCIUTE, Nina JUKIĆ, Marija JOCIŪTĖ, Philipp KLEINWORT, Moritz KOLMBAUER, Rainer KREMSER, Bo LEITER, Gabriel NEUMAIER, Jan-Eirik OLSEN, Ellen PREUSS, Markus SEPPERER, Simon SPIELHOFER, Finnian TREHERNE, Alek VORONIN & dem Sonic Scratch Ensemble
Supervision:
Angélica CASTELLO, Katharina KLEMENT, Bernhard GÁL, Patrik LECHNER, Wolfgang MUSIL, Jakob SCHNEIDEWIND & Bernd OBERLINNINGER
GEKREUZTE WEGE / CROSSED ROADS
// portrait conzert Farnaz MODARRESIFAR,
in memoriam Edith LEJET
@Joseph-Haydn-Saal
(24.01., 19h)
Edith LEJET (1941-15.06.2024) and Farnaz MODARRESIFAR (1989 born in Teheran): Two women who, at very different times and in very different social and political contexts, had to fight to become professional musicians and develop their talent and aspirations.
A project of the IKT and Institute 7; supported by the Administrative Department of Equality, Gender and Diversity (Gender|Queer|Diversität-Call der Plattform Gender_mdw 2024).
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Concert director: Jaime VOLFSON
SONIC SPECULATIONS
// guest lecture Gerhard ECKEL
@Vortragssaal
(14.01., 10h)
In this guest lecture, ECKEL will introduce his most recent composition, Speculator, a work for electroacoustically extended double bass. This piece was specifically composed for and premiered at the Speculative Sound Synthesis Symposium held in Graz in September 2024. Alongside showcasing the creative process behind Speculator, he will delve into the broader practice that informed its development.
JOINT STUDY CONCERT COMPOSITION
// students from all composition classes
@Joseph-Haydn-Saal
(13.01., 18h30)
With works by: Yeison BUITRAGO-VARGAS, Dominik FÖRTSCH, Ingi KIM, Cezara PROCOPCIUC, Paul Conrad SCHMIDT, Filip SOPAR, Juan Manuel URIBE, Sophie WALLNA, Jiyoung WOO and Yilin YANG
IKT-CHRISTMAS PARTY
// internal party of the department
@Klangtheater
(17.12., 17h)
Food and drink will be provided - program in the project room and from 22h a special DJ set by JSX.
Registration mandatory:
ikt-veranstaltungen@mdw.ac.at
ABOUT EXPERIMENTS
// artist talk with Marcus SCHMICKLER
@Vortragssaal
(16.12., 10h)
SCHMICKLER, known for his work at the intersection of music, research and technology, will give an insight into his work. The talk will focus on his new project Cave Music, which not only deals with the unique acoustics and cultural significance of caves as a sound space.
MONOCOLOR
// guest lecture Marian ESSL
@Vortragssaal
(10.12., 10h)
The audio-visual artist MONOCOLOR will show some of his recent works created with TouchDesigner, which were recently shown at his first museum exhibition in Krems and at media art festivals in Montréal and Seoul.
OPEN SPACES
// lecture with Samuel TORO PÉREZ, Elena RYKOVA und Micha SEIDENBERG
@Klangtheater
(06.12., 10h)
On the following day, Samuel TORO PÉREZ, Elena RYKOVA and Micha SEIDENBERG will present key points of Open Spaces in a lecture. The three musicians will talk about the creation of the works presented in the concert, provide insights into the respective collaborative process, and give an outlook on the semester workshop Composing for Ambient Guitar, which Samuel Toro Pérez and Prof. Jorge SÁNCHEZ-CHIONG will lead at the mdw in the coming summer semester.
OPEN SPACES
Tracing the Architecture of Time
// concert with Samuel TORO PÉREZ, Elena RYKOVA & Micha SEIDENBERG
@Klangtheater
(05.12., 19h30)
Open Spaces. Tracing the Architecture of Time is an intimate musical exploration of space in both the physical and imaginary sense. The project consists of three new works for electric guitar and electronics, each approaching the topos from a different angle. The international collaboration between the Swiss-based composers Elena RYKOVA and Micha SEIDENBERG and the Austrian-based electric guitarist, composer and performer Samuel TORO PÉREZ will be premiered at the mdw on December 5. As part of a subsequent tour, the project will be shown in other cities in Austria and Switzerland.
DORICO
// workshop Markus HARTMANN, Steinberg
(26.11., 17h30)
Get to know the new possibilities of the notation software Dorico. Newcomers and those switching from other music programs are very welcome. In this workshop, the new concepts as well as the basic functions and operation of Dorico will be presented. Individual problems can be discussed from 7:30 p.m. - please bring your own laptop.
Registration to waiting list: foertsch@mdw.ac.at
MUSIKTHEATER HEUTE
// guest lecture Manos TSANGARIS
@Vortragssaal
(14.11., 12h)
Manos Tsangaris - composer, drummer and installation artist, is one of the most important representatives of new music theater. He has been Professor of Composition at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music Dresden since 2009 and co-directed the Munich Biennale for New Music Theater with Daniel Ott from 2016-2024. Tsangaris talks about his new works at Wien Modern 2024.
FREE IMPROVISATION
// guest lecture & workshop Richard BARRETT
@Klangtheater
(12.11., ab 10h)
Once we accept that any sound can be a musical sound that can be combined with anyother sounds to make a musical composition, it becomes possible to compose and perform through the process known as free improvisation.
10:00 - 11:00 Lecture/performance Richard Barrett (public)
13:00 - 17:00 Workshop (internal)
18:00 - 19:30 Final concert (public)
SPIRITS IN COMPLEXITY
// conzert und installations
@Café am Heumarkt
(08.11., 19h)
With: "Der Küchenchef", Marco DÖTTLINGER + Anna LINDENBAUM, Hui YE + Irena TOMAZIN, as well as installations by Angélica CASTELLÓ & Patrik LECHNER.
SPIRITS IN COMPLEXITY
// colloquium with Jan SCHLÜTER, André HOLZAPFEL, Bob STURM
@Seminarraum
(08.11., 9h30)
SPIRITS IN COMPLEXITY
// concert with Bonnie Jones and Black Box Music quartet (Castelló/Döttlinger/Grill/Lechner)
@Klangtheater
(07.11., 20h)
SPIRITS IN COMPLEXITY
// short presentation of the research project
@Klangtheater
(07.11., 17h30)
The new artistic research project Spirits in Complexity is a cooperation between the mdw and the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) in Linz, the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the University of the Arts in Reykjavík and other artistic and scientific experts. It is funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF through the PEEK and AI Mission Austria programs.
With: Thomas GRILL, Angélica CASTELLÓ, Marco DÖTTLINGER, Patrik LECHNER, Hui YE, Arthur FLEXER
SPIRITS IN COMPLEXITY
// guest lectureJan SCHLÜTER
@Vortragssaal
(07.11., 9h30)
The new artistic research project Spirits in Complexity is a cooperation between the mdw and the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) in Linz, the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the University of the Arts in Reykjavík and other artistic and scientific experts. It is funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF through the PEEK and AI Mission Austria programs.
study concert: COMPOSITION
// Students of Dietmar SCHERMANN, Martin LICHTFUSS & Gerald RESCH
@Fanny-Hensel-Saal
(05.11., 19h)
Composition students present their new works. With: Marisa Elisabeth ALGARI, Attilia CERNITORI, Matthias GUNTNER, Xueting JIN, Bálint MATÉ, João PINTO, Anton VERTIPOLOKH, Reina YOSHIOKA
MATERIALITY OF ADAPTATION
// guest lecture Luc DÖBEREINER
@Vortragssaal
(29.10., 10h)
In this guest lecture, Döbereiner will share his thoughts as a composer and performer, focusing on his interest in designing and exploring complex systems. He will present compositions that examine how one can create constellations or networks of mutually interacting materialities, including human performers, algorithms, sound synthesis methods, and compositional decisions.
ON CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION
// Prof. Qin WENCHEN
Central Conservatory of Music in Peking (CCOM)
@Kl.Hörsaal
(22.10., 18h)
The Influence of Traditional Chinese Music on My Composition: Through the analysis of specific works, the composer explains the influence of traditional Chinese music on his composition as well as his exploration in composition concept, technology and artistic interest in recent years. The lecture will also introduce the development of contemporary music in China.
COMPOSING WITH FEEDBACK
// guest lecture Otto WANKE
@Vortragssaal
(22.10., 10h)
In this lecture I will show that feedback systems offer many fascinating implications for compositional processes. I will present concrete forms of their use both in electroacoustic composition and performance with modular synthesizers, as well as in working with video and 3D graphics. Finally, it will be shown that these methods can be used to generate notation material, e.g. melodic or rhythmic patterns.
LISTENING SESSION
// students of Mario LACKNER & Mischa JANISCH
@Klangtheater
(10.10., 18h30)
Tonmeister_in students present their new works in cooperation with the ipop deparment Drums & Percussion.
SUMMER-CONZERT
// students of the certificate in electroacoustic and experimental music (ELAK)
@Zacherlfabrik
(29.06., from 6 pm)
Compositions for loudspeakers, live acts, fixed media, installations and improvisations, using various techniques, algorithms, innovative instruments and sound objects.
Zacherlfabrik
Nusswaldgasse 14, 1190 Wien
18h // Installations Tour
19h // Concert
IN MEDIAS RES
// study concert media composition: students of Jorge SÁNCHEZ-CHIONG
@Future Art Lab
(22.06., 16-23h30)
The composers perform at the Future Art Lab. There will be concerts in the Klangtheater, installations and live performances with - among others - Tina Frank's MA Visual Communications class from University of Arts Linz. A detailed schedule will follow soon.
works by:
Afamia AL-DAYAA, Dominik FÖRTSCH, Masao ONO, Jumi LEE, Yongjin LEE, Doina-Cezara PROCOPCIUC
study concert: film music
// study concert media composition: students of Walter WERZOWA
@Arthousekino
(22.06., 18h)
MUSIK FÜR DIE AUGEN
// study concert media composition: students of Judit VARGA
@Klangtheater
(20.06., 19h30)
works by:
Carmel CURIEL, Tertio DRUML, Oskar GIGELE, Noëmi HAFFNER, David MARESCH, Ti-An SAN, Yeison BUITRAGO VARGAS
with the ARGO KOLLEKTIV
Sound<Space<Wearables
// exhibition
@Vortragssaal
(19.+20.06., 18h30 / 10h)
The exhibition presents the results of the course “Artistic Project K”, a cooperation between the Vienna University of Technology and the mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Multidisciplinary teaching methods, borrowed from artistic research, were brought together in the process of developing and producing playful wearables dedicated to the theme of restoring the connection between the human body and its environment.
Critical Improvisation Studies
// guest lecture Ivar Roban Križić
@Vortragssaal
(10.06., 10h)
The field of critical improvisation studies seeks to examine improvisation's effects, interrogate its discourses, interpret narratives and histories related to it, discover implications of those narratives and histories, and uncover its ideologies. In this lecture, we will take a look at the development of this field through its literary output–from edited volumes and handbooks, through philosophical, cognitive, computer music and gender studies perspectives, all the way to historical curiosities.
BLURRED BOUNDARIES
// study concert electroacoustic composition: students of Karlheinz ESSL
@Klangtheater
(07.06., 18h)
works by:
Tom AITKEN, Yilin YANG, Seo Yoon JANG, Yuheng CHEN
study concert: composition
// students of Clara IANNOTTA & Periklis LIAKAKIS
@Fanny-Hensel-Saal
(31.05., 19h30)
works by:
Frederik ABEL, Claudia CAÑAMERO BALLESTAR, Yuheng CHEN, David HECHER, Vlada LYSENKO, Sophie WALLNER
study concert: composition
// students of Martin LICHTFUSS & Gerald RESCH
@Konzertsaal
(28.05., 19h)
works by:
Marisa ALGARI, Eunsoo HUR, Soojin JEON, Hao LIN, Sofiia LOZINA, Micha FAZELI POUR, Michael Johannes RICHTER, Oliver USZYNSKI, Anton VERTIPOLOKH
study concert: composition
// students of Gerald RESCH & Judit VARGA
@Konzertsaal
(24.05., 18h30)
works by:
Sohrab BADEEI, Yeison BUITRAGO VARGAS, Tertio DRUML, Hao LIN, Sofiia LOZINA, Georg SCHENK, Juan Manuel URIBE, Oliver USZYNSKI
MODULOMETER 2024
// study concert Electroacoustic Composition Undergraduates
@Echoraum
(24.05., 19h)
Studio Flink presents world premieres from courses with Peter Plessas by:
Frederik ABEL, Kolbein BUKVE, Wang On CHAN, Soleil FRÖHLICH, Wenyinan HE, David HECHER, Eunsoo HUR, Soojin JEON, Ádám KÍRÁLY, Vlada LYSENKO, João PINTO, Michael RICHTER, Paul SCHMIDT, Filip ŠOPAR, Nicolas URBAN, Vasilisa VARFOLOMEEVA, Anton VERTIPOLOKH, Reina YOSHIOKA
HOMMAGE to Friedrich Cerha
// students of Sigrid Trummer
@Zubin-Mehta-Saal
(18.05., 15h)
with Amelie SPÄTH, Vlada LYSENKO, Florian SIX, Claudius MERZ, Nicolaus WEIDINGER, Miguel SEGURA-SOGORB, Gernot LERCHBACHER, Adrian FRITSCHE, Wang On CHAN, Marisa ALGARI, Livia SCHIMAK, Tom NIEHAUS, Vasilisa VARFOLOMEEVA, Sofiia LOZINA, David HECHER
ELAK - Open House
// Certificate Program in Electroacoustic and Experimental Music
@Future Art Lab
(13.-17.05)
study concert: composition
// students of Periklis Liakakis, Dietmar Schermann & Wolfgang Suppan
@Joseph-Haydn-Saal
(15.05., 18h30)
with compositions by:
Kolbein Eide BUKVE, Wang On CHANG, Wenyinan HE, João PINTO, Tanaphan POLROB, Paul Conrad SCHMIDT, Filip ŠOPAR, Nicolas URBAN, Jialu YANG, Reina YOSHIOKA
study concert: composition
// students of Michael Jarrell & Olga Neuwirth
@Joseph-Haydn-Saal
(14.05., 18h)
with compositions by:
Sang Hyun HONG, Ingi KIM, Andrej HARMAN, Seo Yoon JANG, Marius MALANETCHI, Stefan GRIMUS, Aquiles LÁZARO
Welcome to the Jungle
// Gastvortrag Dustin Zorn
@Vortragssaal
(30.04., 10h)
This lecture discusses L-systems as generative algorithms for composition.
JELENA POPRZAN
// guest lecture
@Vortragssaal
(17.04., 13)
Jelena Poprzan will talk about their artistic practice, techniques and goals as artist. As part of the seminar "Jazz Theory/Arrangement" by Samu Gryllus.
BALLADE(N) F//R EINE*N BULLDØZER.4
// Inaugural lecture Frauke Jürgensen
@Klangtheater
(19.04., 15h)
Topic:
Geoff Palmers 'News from the Kepler Space Telescope': Musikalischer Satz einer modernen metaphysischen Dichterin
ROTAPHONIE / FLAECHENFINDER
// Boris Hegenbart
@Vortragssaal
(16.04., 12h15)
Boris Hegenbart will talk about the development process of his works ROTAPHONIE and FLAECHENFINDER and explain various aspects of compositional design and material creation. There will be various cross-references to the development of his live instrumentarium, which has evolved over the years with each performance, as well as to the relationship between contemporary music and DUB.
BALLADE(N) F//R EINE*N BULLDØZER.3
// roundtable with Ursula Strubinsky
@Klangtheater
(16.04., 11h)
Participants:
Clara Iannotta, Frauke Jürgensen, Martin Lichtfuss, Gerald Resch, Jorge Sánchez-Chiong, Iris ter Schiphorst, Walter Werzowa
Moderation:
Ursula Strubinsky
Between counterpoint and AI
The joy of creating music and the desire to turn one's inner imagination into a confident-sounding reality motivates people to study composition. But what skills must a student be given in order to develop as an independent artistic personality? Is it really necessary to be able to write fugues like Bach or analyse Beethoven's piano sonatas? Do you necessarily have to master an instrument or be able to read music? Is all this still relevant today? And what role do media and technology, and AI in particular, play in the study of composition? What relevance does experimentation have in principle in the current music scene? And does the future of music perhaps lie in the applied field? These and other questions will be addressed in this roundtable discussion.
Der Klang der Algorithmen?
// Adrian Kleinlosen
@Vortragssaal
(16.04., 10h)
Does music composed with the help of algorithms sound different from other music? Is there even, irrespective of all stylistic idiosyncrasies, a specific sonority of algorithmically generated music? And if so, what are the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, morphological and compositional peculiarities of algorithmic music?
Adrian Kleinlosen is a composer and musicologist living in Hamburg. He studied jazz trombone in Graz, composition in Lucerne, Leipzig and Santa Cruz (USA) and received his doctorate in 2021 with a musicological thesis on "Morphology in Music". His compositional work centres on structural issues and working with algorithms. Kleinlosen composes instrumental music, vocal music, electro-acoustic music and computer music.
BALLADE(N) F//R EINE*N BULLDØZER.1
// inaugural concert Jorge Sánchez-Chiong & Walter Werzowa
@Klangtheater
(12.04., 19h30)
The institute's new professors present themselves:
Platypus Ensemble
Jaime Wolfson / direction
Iris ter Schiphorst
// Ballade für einen Bulldozer
Judit Varga
// Variazioni con Tema
(I. Beethoven is fading away)
// Showreel: Strafe
(Montage of different movie scenes)
Walter Werzowa
// Beethoven X, II (Video)
Jorge Sánchez-Chiong & TE-R
// HYPERHYPERDUST
Study concert: PIANO
// Students of Kaori Nishii
@Orchesterstudio
(21.03., 19h)
The students of Kaori Nishii present new pieces for piano.
With: João Pinto, Aquiles Lázaro, Sophie Wallner, Eunsoo Hur, Soojin Jeon, Oliver Uszynski, Tanaphan Polrob, Hao Lin
DeltaScore
// Wolfgang Suppan
@Vortragssaal
(19.03., 10h)
"The topic of the lecture is on the one hand [...] "DeltaScore", a computer programme developed by me for computer-aided composition (CAC), [...] on the other hand I would like to discuss the question to what extent software tools (also e.g. notation programmes) influence our artistic work in principle on the basis of application examples." // Wolfgang Suppan
Wolfgang Suppan studied with Dieter Kaufmann and Michael Jarrell at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and attended further courses in Berlin, Salzburg and Paris. His works have been performed at major festivals such as the Salzburg Festival, Wien Modern, musikprotokoll Graz, the Donaueschingen Music Festival, the Zagreb Music Biennale and by performers such as the Hagen Quartet, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble SurPlus Freiburg, Ensemble l'Itinéraire Paris and the SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg. In addition to his intensive involvement with electronic music, he is also interested in interdisciplinary projects with film, dance and literature.
LISTENING SESSION
// students of Mario Lackner & Mischa Janisch
@Klangtheater
(14.03., 18h30)
A cooperation of Studio Drums & Percussion & Tonmeisters.
The Artistic Dialogue with AI
// Catherine Spet
@Vortragssaal
(12.03., 10h)
The lecture will discuss the topics of using or subverting AI algorithms as a fruitful dialogue partner, while still questioning the risks of such technologies , by showing some recent artistic pro jects and introducing s o me helpful tools and resources. How can AI work as an interdisciplinary tool for combining digital art and sound art?
Catherine Spet is an interdisciplinary artist who lives and works in Vienna. After completing her bachelor's degree in Media Technology with the focus on audiovisual media, she studied Digital Design in the master class Experimental Media at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten. She is currently studying Experimental Game Cultures at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and Philosophy at the University of Vienna.
OPEN HOUSE DAY
// entire Institute 1
@Future Art Lab
(01.03.2024, 9-18h)
The Institute 1 for Composition Studies, Sound and Music Production invites applicants, students and everyone interested to take a look at the rooms, the work and everyday study life. The programme includes overview lectures, room and studio tours, talks with students and lecturers.
Find the programme here.
study conzert: PIANO
// students of Sigrid Trummer
@Zubin-Mehta-Saal
(27.01., 15h)
Works by:
Mozart, Liszt, Debussy, Schönberg, Beethoven, Ligeti, Brahms and Rachmaninoff.
Performers:
Amelie Späth, Florian Six, Nicolaus Weidinger, Miguel Segura-Sogorb, David Hecher, Shinyeong Lee, Maximilian Fugger, Wang On Chan, Vlada Lysenko, Tom Niehaus, Sofiia Lozina and Vasilisa Varfolomeeva.
study concert: composition
// students of all classes
@Joseph-Haydn-Saal
(17.01., 18h30)
Works by Frederik Abel, Tom Aitken, See Yoon Yang, Ádám Kírály, Aquiles Lazaro, Hsuan-Hsuan Lee, Hao Lin, Doina Cezara Procopciuc, Miguel Segura and Reina Yoshioka.
KEEP IT GOING!
// Michael Tiefenbacher
@Vortragssaal
(17.01., 13h-14h30)
Guest lecture by composer and jazz pianist Michael Tiefenbacher on creative music, composition, improvisation and the perception of the limits of silence in a musical and social context.
As part of the seminar "Jazz Theory and Arrangement" with Samu Gryllus.
BALLADE(N) F//R EINE*N BULLDØZER.2
// inaugural concert Clara Iannotta, Olga Neuwirth & Gerald Resch
@Joseph-Haydn-Saal
(15.04., 19h30)
The institute's new professors present themselves:
Platypus Ensemble
Jaime Wolfson / piano, typwriter and direction
Gerald Resch
// con moto
Martin Lichtfuss
// K*tzbühel - eine patriotische Huldigung
Olga Neuwirth
// Magic-Fluidity
Clara Iannotta
// echo from afar (II)
Obituary // ULRICH VETTE
It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to University Professor Ulrich Vette, an outstanding sound engineer, inspiring teacher and esteemed colleague who left a lasting mark on our institute. His work was characterized by an untiring passion for the art of sound recording and sound, and he deeply influenced generations of students not only professionally but also personally.
Ulrich Vette was a person with rough edges - someone who was not afraid to speak his mind and always demanded the highest precision and dedication from himself and others. These principles, combined with his attention to detail and tenacity, made him a master of his trade. He taught his students that true excellence can only be achieved through perseverance and uncompromising diligence.
He was highly respected for his exceptional expertise and tireless commitment. His dedication, knowledge and love of perfection will have a lasting impact and live on in the hearts of his students and colleagues.
Our deepest sympathy goes to his wife, his friends and all those who were close to him.
OPEN HOUSE DAY
// Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1,
Future Art Lab
Find the programme here.
Please register at: IKT-veranstaltungen@mdw.ac.at
OPEN HOUSE DAY
|| hmdw-CONCERT
// Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1,
Future Art Lab
(03.03., 17h30)
The IKT - Department of Composition Studies and Music Production opens its doors and presents its degree programs. Afterwards, students from various year and degree courses will present their compositions in a concert in the Future Art Lab's Klangtheater.
Works by: Dominik FÖRTSCH, Moritz KOLMBAUER, Nina JUKIĆ, Aquiles LÁZARO, Mia LEHKI, Yongjin LEE, Sofiia LOZINA, Doina Cezara PROCOPCIUC, Markus SEPPERER, Finnian TREHERNE, Oliver USZYNSKI, Jialu YANG, Yui Ka ZHENG
Free admission, please register at: IKT-veranstaltungen@mdw.ac.at
MULTI-SPECTRAL SHIFTING AND
MULTIDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS AS
COMPOSITIONAL MODELS
// guest lecture: Javier TORRES MALDONADO
@Vortragssaal
(11.03., 10h)
This presentation explores the author’s integration of instrumental, computer-assisted, and electroacoustic composition over two decades, focusing on new technologies and compositional processes. Since 2010, automatic orchestration tools have been employed to analyze sound's physical and perceptual properties. Central to this work is a multidimensional approach to timbre, utilizing multispectralism and hybrid techniques to create complex spectra and perceptual conflicts with aesthetic implications.
NEUE MUSIK FÜR MUSIKSALONS
// conversation concert, students of Gerald RESCH
@Palais Mollard
(19.03., 19h30)
Composition students of Gerald RESCH have explored the centuries-old tradition of the music salon as a social and artistic venue and will present their works.
Works by: Eunsoo HUR, Soojin JEON, Hao LIN, Sonia LOZIN, Michael Johannes RICHTER, Juan Manuel URIBE, Oliver USZYNSKI
With: Reina YOSHIOKA (vl), Irini LIU (vc), Sang Ah PARK (pf)
PRESENTATION AESR & SADISS
// cooperation workshop
@Klangtheater
(21.03., 10h)
Cooperation workshop with students from the Bruckner University (media composition/computer music) and the University of Art and Design Linz (Tangible Music Lab). Presentations of infrastructure and developments, in particular from the AESR research project.
Volkmar KLIEN presents SADISS.
FEEDBACK RELOADED
// Artistic Lecture with Otto WANKE
@Vortragssaal
(25.03., 10h)
In my artistic lecture, we will further explore the role of feedback in dynamic systems, its fundamental presence in audio processing, and its compositional potential across different fields, including electroacoustic music, video, and 3D graphics. As cybernetician Norbert Wiener stated, “Feedback is the method of controlling a system by reinserting into it the results of its past performance.” In this sense, we will examine how feedback functions as a responsive mechanism in control structures—where sound actively shapes its own trajectory, creating evolving sonic forms.
FRAGMENTS OF ROTTING SOUNDS
// book presentation
@Bankettsaal
(27.03., 18h)
Thomas Grill and his team present the new book Fragments of Rotting Sounds with Mark Pezinger Verlag. This is the final conclusion of the Rotting Sounds research project (FWF PEEK AR445). There will be presentations and artistic contributions illustrating the project and the elaborate book production.
GAME AUDIO | INTERACTIVE AUDIO
// workshop with Mitch DOERFLER
@Klangtheater
(28.03., 10h)
This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of game audio and interactive audio production. Why is game audio actually interactive audio, and what are the differences to traditional, linear audio production? Using practical examples, Mitch Doerfler will show how interactive sound design and dynamic music systems can bring a silent game level to life. The Unreal Engine is used as a tool for implementing interactive audio production.
The workshop is aimed at all Tonmeister_in and composition students, as well as anyone interested in technology who would like to learn more about the possibilities of interactive music and sound design.
Pre-registration under: janisch@mdw.ac.at
PIANO CONCERT WITH COMPOSERS
// 20. concert with students of Kaori Nishii
@Orchesterstudio
(28.03., 19h)
Stefan GRIMUS:
„I am not one“ und „ground gone“ für Tenor und Elektronik (UA)
Sophie WALLNER:
„Alcantara“
Oliver USZYNSKI:
Auswahl aus den „88 Bruchstucken“ (UA)
João PINTO, Reina YOSHIOKA, Sophie WALLNER:
Drei Miniaturen für zwei Klaviere und vier Performer*innen (UA)
ARI HOENIG TRIO
// Masterclass & Workshop
@Klangtheater
(29.03., 13h30)
The Ari Hoenig Trio from New York City will present selected compositions as part of their European tour before the concert at Porgy&Bess. The US-American jazz drummer, composer and educator Ari Hoenig is characterised by his virtuoso technique and his special focus on complex rhythms. His playing goes far beyond mere tempo control and accompaniment: he elevates the drums to an essential component of a highly interactive interplay at eye level.
13:30-14:30
Ari Hoenigs Rhythmik und Metrik - Ein Fachvortrag von Marko MARKUŠ
15:00-17:00
Masterclass/Workshop Ari Hoenig Trio
LOTTE GEEVEN
// Gastvortrag Lotte GEEVEN
@Vortragssaal
& online
(31.03., 10h)
Among others, Lotte Geeven will present her sound art project тіло (TILO, ‘body’). In Ukraine, amid the bombings by the Russian aggressor; the presses are running, poets are writing, authors are crafting, and makers are creating. Together, they shape a hauntingly detailed testimony of the war’s impact on a nation. Geeven, who recorded the heartbeats along the 1,000-kilometer front with the help of a translator, sees these recordings as part of this historical document.
TREATISE ON WRITING ACOUSMATIC MUSIC ON FIXED MEDIA
// Artist Talk Annette VANDE GORNE
@Vortragssaal
(01.04., 12h15)
In her artist talk, Annette VANDE GORNE will present her concepts for composing acousmatic music and provide insights into her artistic work.
