Hetz  (2007)

audiovisual composition for piano

visual composition by Se-Lien Chuang
audio composition by Andreas Weixler

duration approx. 4 min.
first premier at Juilliard School NYC
April 2007
main site Atelier Avant


Progammnote:

Hetz (2007)
audiovisual composition for piano
by Andreas Weixler (audio composition) and Se-Lien Chuang (visual composition)

Hetz is a result of a work in progress so far. Originally a piano, a viola and a clarinet performed an algorithmic score of an instrumental composition, genereated in Max. Its structures and sounds are then processed to electronic sounds on a computer using Pro-Tools and Plugins (Sci-fi and others) at the Sheffield University Sound Studio/UK. The structures of the piano part are played live again together with an visual flow of pictures generated in Max/MSP/Jitter.

produced 2007 at Atelier Avant Austria
premiered by the Juilliard Electric Ensemble


"Hetz" is a German word, which especially in Austria has a double meaning:
1. Hetz´ in the meaning of Hetze is a rush, 2. Hetz is to have very big fun.
In that it respresents the way we have been creating this piece of art: under big time pressure and with a lot of joy to hear and see it.
premiere:

BEYOND THE MACHINE 07
The Juilliard School Technology Center
Three evenings of Electronic and Interactive Music
April 11, 12 and 13 at 8 P.M.
Clark Studio Theater, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, Rose Building, 7th floor, NYC
featuring the Julliard Electric Ensemble
Vicky Chow, piano

download score for piano
download audio-visual file (mp4, 32 MB)
download setup graphic (pdf)


Andreas Weixler


Born 1963 in Graz Austria, composer for contemporary instrumental composition, computer music and  audio visual interactivity.

education
study of composition at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria, with Andrzej Dobrowolski, Younghi Pagh-Paan, diploma with Beat Furrer 1995, pre-studies in sound engineering and physics. Special researcher at the Nagoya City University in computer music and audiovisual interactivity 2000-2001

specializing in computer music in workshops and artist in residence in Austria, Germany, Swiss, England, France und Japan 1993-2005.

performances
concerts, performances and lectures in Austria, Germany, Swiss, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, CSFR, Russia, Canada, Columbia, Brasil, China, Taiwan, Japan, South-Corea and USA.
Broadcastings in Austria, Germany, Swiss, Netherlands, Hungary, Finnland, Belgium a.o.

since 1981 running Atelier Avant Austria for contemporary composition, computer music & media arts together with Se-Lien Chuang. http://avant.mur.at

teaching
since 1997 lecturer at Bruckner-University Linz, Austria for music- & media technology
since 2004 lecturer at the University of Arts in Linz, Institute of Media, for audiovisual interactive projects / Max Msp Jitter and audio Programming.

International lectures and guest professorship in computer music, composition and media arts (Austria, Germany, USA, Japan, Taiwan, South-Corea a.o).

management
since 1995 member of the directors board of the Austrian society of electroacoustic music
Organisation of numerous events (electronic access, ElektroKomplex, d.a.s. CDs and others)

recent activities
2006  electronic access, London, experimental intermedia, New York
2005 Wien Modern, ars electronica Festival, Linz, v:nm Festival, Graz, realtime/nonrealtime Festival Basel, Schweiz, UltraSchall Festival für Neue Musik - Berlin/Deutschland
2004 Logos Tetrahedron - Live Elektronik Musik und Video Gent/Belgien, JSEM 2004 - Konzert mit der Japanischen Gesellschaft für Elektronische Musik, Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokio, Japan,
electronic access special Asia 2004 im Radiokulturhaus Wien und an der Bruckneruniversität Linz
2003 kryptonale9 Festival Berlin/Deutschland, Kulturhauptstadt Graz 2003, - Busan International Digital Technology Music Festival Busan/Süd-Korea, SICMF -Seoul International Computer Music Festival Seoul/Süd-Korea  (Echtzeitprozesse mit dem koreanischen Ensemble sang-sang), National Theater Concert Hall in Taipeh, Taiwan


http://avant.mur.at/weixler

Chuang Se-Lien

composer, pianist and media artist1965 born in Taiwan, since 1991 residence in Austria
http://avant.mur.at/chuang

2003/04    lecturer in computer visual communication at Tainan National  College of the Arts, Department of Applied Music /Taiwan;
2000/01     research project in computer music und audio-visual arts in Nagoya City Universiy/Japan; diverse performances and study-stays in Europe, Asia, Russia, Canada, South- and North America.

Training
2005 master of arts in composition (Beat Furrer) at the University for Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz/Austria; 1999 diploma with distinction in Music and Media Technology at Studio for Advanced Music and Media Technology (Adelhard Roidinger, Karlheinz Essl) at Bruckner-University Linz/Austria;  scholarship in Silicon Graphics Studio at WIFI/ Graz/ Styria;1996  piano-diploma in IGP - Instrumental-Vocal Pedagogics (Walter Groppenberger) at the University of Music and Dramatic  Arts in Graz/Austria; study of electro-acoustic music at the Institute of Electroacoustic and Experimental Music (Tamas Ungvary, Wolfgang Musil) at  the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Vienna/Austria;

artistic activities (selection)
portrait concert Weixler-Chuang - Experimental Intermedia NYC ́06,
portrait concert Weixler-Chuang - Goldsmiths College London/England ́06,
Wien Modern - Vienna/Austria '05,
ars electronica 2005, Linz/Austria, realtime/nonrealtime 2005, Basel/Swiss, Ultraschall 2005 -  Berlin/Germany, JSEM concert 2004 - Japanese Society of Electronic Music, Tokyo/Japan, 2003 Busan International Digital Technology Music Festival Busan/ South Corea, SICMF 2002/03 –Seoul International Computer Music Festival Seoul/South Corea, ISEA 2002 – the 11th International Symposium on Electronic Art Nagoya/Japan, artport 2001 - MEDIASELECT 2001 Nagoya/Japan, Laval, France  ́01, SIBGRAPI 2000 Video Festival/Gramado-RS, Brazil

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