Ingrid Götz Bernhard Gander Contemporary
BIOGRAPHY Bernhard Gander Bernhard Gander was born in Lienz, Austria in 1969. He studied piano, conducting and composition at the Tyrolean State Conservatory and was a student of the composer Beat Furrer at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. He has worked with Julio Estrada and Curtis Roads at the Studio UPIC; he also spent time at the Swiss Centre for Computer Music in Zurich. Gander was awarded the City of Vienna s Prize for the Advancement of Music in 2004, the Austrian State Stipend for Composers in 2005 and 2007 and was the 2006 recipient of the Erste Bank Composition Award. He has been commissioned by Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Modern, Wiener Konzerthaus, Steirischer Herbst, Austrian state broadcaster ORF, Klangspuren Schwaz, the Donaueschingen Festival, Wiener Festwochen, Musica Strasbourg, the Witten Contemporary Chamber Music Festival, the Munich Biennale, Burgtheater Wien, Bregenzer Festspiele, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Eclat Music Festival,... www.bernhardgander.at Leipzig London New York C. F. Peters Ltd & Co. KG Peters Edition Ltd C. F. Peters Corporation Talstraße 10 2 6 Baches Street 70 30 80th Street 04103 Leipzig London N1 6DN Glendale NY 11385 Deutschland UK USA ( +49 (0) 341 9897 9231 ( +44 (0) 20 7553 4033 ( + (1) 718 416 7822 * stefan.conradi@editionpeters.com * katie.tearle@editionpeters.com * gene.caprioglio@editionpeters.com
BIOGRAPHIE Bernhard Gander Bernhard Gander wurde 1969 in Lienz/Osttirol geboren. Seine Musikstudien betrieb er am Tiroler Landeskonservatorium (Klavier, Tonsatz, Dirigieren) und an der Musikhochschule Graz (Komposition bei Beat Furrer). Ein Studienaufenthalt führte ihn ans Pariser Studio UPIC zu Julio Estrada und Curtis Roads. Es folgte ein Arbeitsaufenthalt am Schweizerischen Zentrum für Computermusik/Zürich. 2004 erhielt Gander den Musikförderungspreis der Stadt Wien, 2006 den Erste-Bank- Kompositionsauftrag sowie 2005 und 2007 das Staatsstipendium für Komposition. Kompositionsaufträge erteilten ihm Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Modern, Wiener Konzerthaus, Steirischer Herbst, ORF, Klangspuren Schwaz, Donaueschinger Musiktage, Wiener Festwochen, Musica Strasbourg, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, Münchener Biennale, Burgtheater Wien, Bregenzer Festspiele, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Musikfestival Eclat,... www.bernhardgander.at
Orchestra Blood Beat (2016) 21 for orchestra 0.0.2.1-2.2.2.1 - perc(4) - 10.10.10.10.10 First performed 13 August 2016, Darmstadt, Darmstädter Ferienkurse, by HR-Sinfonieorchester, cond.: Lucas Vis EP 14163 dirty angel (2010) 12 for flugel horn, accordion and orchestra flghn, acdn soli - 0.4.4.3-4.2.3.0-12.12.12.8.6 First performed 01 May 2010, Munich, by Deutsches Sinfonieorchester Berlin, cond.: Susanna Mälkki (CD: KAIROS 13272) EP 12793 fourchanniballads (2013) 11 for orchestra 2.ca.3(b-cl, ctrbass-cl).3(ctr-bsn) - 3.3.3.1 - perc(3) - 12.12.12.8.6 First performed 04 May 2015, Cologne, by WDR-Sinfonieorchester, cond.: Johannes Stockhammer EP 14026 hukl (2012) 21 for orchestra 2.picc.2.ca.1.b-cl.cb-cl.2.cbsn - 3.4.4.1 - perc(4) - 12.12.10.8.6 First performed October 2012, Donaueschinger Musiktage, by SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg EP 12780 lovely monster (2009) 11 for orchestra 0.4.heckelphone.4.bar-sax.4-4.4.4.0 - perc(4) - 12.12.10.8.6 First performed 10 October 2009, Graz (A), by Radiosinfonieorchester Wien, cond.: Peter Eötvös (CD: KAIROS 13272) EP 12779 lovely monster reloaded (2011) 11 for orchestra 0.3.2.b-cl.a-sax.t-sax.bar-sax(2).2-3.4.4.2 - perc(4) -8.6.6.6.6 EP 12614 melting pot (2010/11) 51 for 2 rap-groups, dj, slam poet, 2 beat boxer, breakdancer and orchestra orchestra: 4.3.ca.2.b-cl.cb-cl.ten-sax.bar-sax.3.cbsn - 4.4.2.cb-tbn.1 - perc(4) - 12.0.10.8.6 EP 12782
Music for Ensembles beine und strümpfe (2008) 12 for ensemble 1.0.0.sax.0-1.1.0.0 perc(2) - pf - acdn - 1.0.1.2.1 First performed 13 September 2008, Schwaz (A), by Klangforum Wien (CD: NEOS 10944) EP 12777 bunny games (2006) 27 for ensemble 0.b-fl.0.heckelphone.0.b-cl.1 - hn(tba).0.flg-hn.1.0 - perc(2) - elecgtr - pf - 1.0.2.2.1 (CD: KAIROS 12682) EP 12790 Cold Cadaver with Thirteen Scary Scars (2015/16) 24 for e-bass, percussion, keyboard and ensemble ElecBass.Perc.Kbd Soli-0.0.0.BarSax.1(CBsn) - 1.1.1.1 - perc(2) - kbd(2) - 2.0.2.2.2 First performed 15 October 2016, Donaueschingen, by Steamboat Switzerland and Klangforum Wien EP 14158 die orpheus-akte (2005) 12 for viola, piano and ensemble va, pf soli - 0.0.ca.1.t-sax.0-0.0.flg-hn.1.0 perc(2) - 1.0.0.1.1 EP 12792 fête.gare (2002) 12 for ensemble 0.0.3.0-1.1.1.0 - perc(2) - acdn - 1.1.1.1.1 (CD: KAIROS 12682) EP 12789 leim (2004) 14 for ensemble and cd 0.1.0.bar-sax.1-1.1.1.0 - perc(3) - hp - pf - acc - 1.1.1.2.1 First performed 12 September 2005, Schwaz, Klangspuren, by Klangforum Wien, cond.: Sylvain Cambreling EP 12788 take death (2013) 41 for 29 instruments and DJ b-cl, cb-cl, cbsn - 1.2.1.1 - perc(2) - pf(2) - str(2.0.2.2.2) - DJ First performed 29 September 2013, Frankfur (Main), Alte Oper, by Ensemble Modern and Patrick Pulsinger (DJ), cond.: Franck Olu EP 12854 take nine (2011) 13 for twelve b-cl, cb-cl, cbsn - tpt, hn, tba - perc - pf - vln, va, vc, db First performed 23 March 2012, Paris, by EIC Paris, cond.: Pablo Heras-Casado EP 12569
Chamber Music 2bad (2012) 11 for e-guitar and Viola da Gamba First performed 02 June 2012, Wien, by Eva Reiter (Viola da Gamba) and Yaaron Deutsch (e-guitar) EP 14119 beijing (2010) 1 for 2 bass clarinets (CD: ein klang records 045/046) EP 11309 die orpheus-akte II (2008) 9 for viola, piano and tape First performed 24 October 2008, Bremen, by Ulrich Mertin (viola) and Ernst Surberg (piano) EP 12778 dirty wings (2010 ) 7 for flugel horn and accordion EP 12794 Flancing Flamingo (2017) 6 for violin, violoncello and piano First performed October 2017, Madrid, by Trio Arbós EP 14285 fluc n flex (2007) 11 for accordion solo (CD: KAIROS 12682) EP 11263 Holy Howling (2017) 6 for carillon solo First performed September 2017, Schwaz, Klangspuren EP 14285 Impaling Prophecy (2018) 7 for violin and piano EP 14320 insincere sermon (2015) 3 for 2 trumpets and french horn EP 14139 khul (2010) 11 for string quartet (CD: KAIROS 13272) EP 12780
morbidable (2015) 10 for contrabass clarinet First performed March 2016, Buenos Aires, by Theo Nabicht EP 14128 ö (2005) 12 for quintet viola, violoncello, bass flute, bass clarinet, accordion (CD: KAIROS 12682) EP 12791 peter parker (2004) 11 for piano solo (CD: KAIROS 12682) EP 11221 schlechtecharakterstücke (2008) 11 trio for violin, violoncello and piano First performed 25 April 2009, Witten (DE), by Arbos Klaviertrio (CD: Kulturbüro Witten, Wittener Tage 2009) EP 11261 schöne worte (2007) 11 for piano quartet (CD: KAIROS 13272) EP 11262 splitting romance (2001) 11 for saxophone quartet EP 11077 Victim of Vermon (2015) 7 for accordion solo EP 14322 welcome (1999) 10 for piano, clarinet and cd EP 12787
Vocal Music 0666 / 666 666 call me (2017/18) 16 for bass and 11 instruments bass-heckelphon, cb-cl, cbsn, perc(2) - str. (0.0.2.2.2) First performed 06 March 2018, Grenoble, by Klangforum Wien, cond.: Brad Lubman EP 14290 Warning: contains explicit lyrics darkness awaits us (2013) 7 for soprano and viola da gamba deathtongue (2012) 13 for 6 voices and contrabass clarinet sop(3),bar,ten,bass - cb-cl First performed 11 October 2012, Venice, Biennale Venedig, by Neue Vokalsolisten EP 12692 horribile dictu (2007) 10 for voices, strings and trombones voices(8) - trb(4) - str(3.0.4.1.1) First performed 30 November 2007, Berlin, by Stuttgarter Vokalsolisten and Ensemble Resonanz (CD: KAIROS 13272) EP 12785 king s message (2007) 10 for tenor and small ensemble tenor, t-sax, pf, vln, db First performed 07 October 2007, Graz, by Ensemble intégrale (CD: col legno 20280) EP 12786 moaning maggots (2016) 7 for soprano and bass First performed 23 February 2016, Stuttgart, Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, by Angelika Luz (soprano) and Andreas Fischer (bass) morbidable II (2015) 12 for bass and contrabass clarinet lyrics by Charles Beaudelaire EP 14160 Totenwacht (2016) 21 Lyrics by Sarah Chaker for mixed choir a cappella (SATB) First performed 04 February 2017, Stuttgart, by Neue Vocalsolisten EP 14202 wegda! (2011) 11 for soprano, bass clarinet, horn, bass trombone, percussion and strings(1.0.1.1.1) First performed 17 August 2011, Bregenz (A), Bregenzer Festspiele, by ÖENM, cond.: Titus Engel (CD: KAIROS 13272) EP 12783
Operas / Stage Works Das Leben am Rande der Milchstraße (2014) 160 Sitcom-Opera Libretto by Christa Salchner and Johannes Heide 2S.Mez.CTr.Bar.B soli - bar-sax.cb-cl - perc - Egtr - 1.0.1.1.1 part 1-3: First performed 01 August 2014, Bregenzer Festspiele part 4-7: First performed Autumn 2014, by Wien Modern EP 14040 khul cuts (2011) 31 for string quartet and dancers EP 12784 Musik für Komödie der Irrungen (W. Shakespeare) (2016) 70 for 6 trumpets, flugel horn, 3 trombones and tenor horn First performed 25 February 2017, Vienna, Burgtheater Wien, dir.: Herbert Fritsch EP 14225 Future Works Eleven Evil Elves (2018) 12 for saxophone quartet First performance 09 February 2019, Stuttgart, eclat Festival, by Raschèr Saxophone Quartet EP Maximal Funeral (2018/19) 13 for 2 natural trumpets and chamber orchestra First performance March 2019, by Kammerorchester Instrumenti (Tirol), cond.: Gerhard Sammer EP 14361
CDs Alpenglühen (COL LEGNO 20280) king s message Bernhard Gander: Bunny Games (KAIROS 12682) bunny games fluc n flex ö peter parker fête.gare Dokumentations-CD 2009 (Kulturbüro Witten, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik) schlechtecharakterstücke Donaueschinger Musiktage 2008 (NEOS 10944) beine und strümpfe Trio Immersio 3 (redpmusic RPM161201) schlechtecharakterstücke monsters and angels (KAIROS 13272) dirty angel khul schöne worte horribile dictu wegda! lovely monster ShortCuts (ein klang records 045/046) beijing Take Death! (GOD Records,GOD25) Take Death November 2018
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