Christian Henking

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Christian Henking (born January 14, 1961 in Basel ) is a Swiss composer , conductor and choir director .

Life

Christian Henking was born in Basel in 1961. In 1981 he graduated from the Free Gymnasium in Bern . From 1981 to 1989 he studied music theory with Theo Hirsbrunner at the Bern Conservatory . He also had Ewald Körner train him to be Kapellmeister . From 1987 he took composition lessons with Cristóbal Halffter , Dimitri Terzakis and Edisson Denissow . He also attended master classes with Wolfgang Rihm and Heinz Holliger . He received further impulses from György Kurtág .

Henking led the Bern Amadeus Choir and from 1998 to 2007 the Vokalkollegium Bern . In 2010 he founded the Ensemble Proton Bern , whose artistic advisory board he became. He is also a lecturer in composition and music theory at the Bern University of the Arts. In 1993, Henking was one of the founding members of the Groupe Lacroix composer group . The majority of his compositions are published by the Müller & Schade music publisher in Bern.

In addition to music, he studied photography with Simon Stähli at the School of Design in Bern and Biel and with Tim Davoli and Carmelo Agovino. His art has already been exhibited in the Kornhaus in Bern and photo 09 in Zurich.

Awards

  • 2000: Culture Prize of the Bürgi-Willert-Foundation, Bern (awarded by Heinz Holliger )
  • 2002: Recognition award for music from the Canton of Bern
  • 2016: Music Prize of the Canton of Bern

Works

Orchestral music

  • Brest (1990) for 2 cellos and string orchestra
  • Piece for 19 cellos (1991)
  • Like Tau, broken seven times in the light (1995) for 12 flutes
  • Paragraph (1998) for orchestra
  • Concerto (2003) for violin and string orchestra
  • Piazza / Spazio (2004) for orchestra

Chamber music

  • *** (1984) for piano solo
  • 9 fragments for viola and piano (1985)
  • Piano piece (1988)
  • Créaction (1988) for flute, clarinet, bassoon (also co-fag), piano, violin, cello and percussion
  • Piano quartet (1989)
  • Little piece for violin and accordion (1991)
  • 4 Bagatelles (1992) for clarinet trio
  • Sillis (1992) for guitar solo
  • Prosím (1992) for violin and bass clarinet
  • Lirpa (1993) for piano solo
  • 5 Bagatelles (1993) for piano solo
  • Please rise (1994) for piano trio
  • Concerto for bass trombone and brass band (1994)
  • Kalymnos (1994) for tenor saxophone and accordion
  • Metavirulent (1995) for violin and piano
  • Quartet (1995) for flute, viola, violoncello and piano
  • Je voudrais faire votre portrait (1995) for piano quartet
  • Joëlle (1996) for flute and organ
  • Merle blanc (1996) for string octet
  • Viento (1996) for flute solo
  • Song for MAK (1996) for 4 bamboo flutes and 4 glasses
  • 7 Bagatelles (1996) for piano solo
  • Novalis 24 (1996) for piano trio
  • Piece for 5 violas / Piece for 5 cellos (1989–1997)
  • Dublin (1997) for percussion
  • 6 Bagatelles (1997) for piano solo
  • Six pieces for Edison (1997) for violin and violoncello
  • Buyuma Place (1997) for string quartet
  • The story of the pelican and baboon (1997) for violin and piano
  • Karimata (1998) for string quartet
  • Colline des forêts argentines (1998) for violin, cello and piano four hands
  • Insigne (1998) for cello solo
  • Toro (1998) for violoncello and piano
  • Yemanjá (1999) for a drummer
  • 3 bagatelles for 3 English horns (1999)
  • Deruda (1999) for clarinet, violin and piano
  • Reservoir (2000) for clarinet and piano
  • Ode to Mr. Muheim (2000) for 2 flutes
  • Lotus (2002) for flute solo
  • Amplitudes (2002) for violin solo
  • Assedo (2003) for flute and piano
  • The fragrances for Tränke (2005) for 4 percussion come to my lips
  • Chi (2005) for shakuhachi and violin
  • “Dört unte-ni der Tiefi” (2007) for flute and violoncello
  • Scènes d'enfants (2007) for piano solo
  • “And blue sparks burn” (2007) for piano trio
  • Diapason (2008) for violin solo
  • Helian (2009) for double bass solo
  • Turn around (2009) for 2 pianos
  • Intermission (2010) for 2 pianos
  • In Weit Ferne (2011) for violin, violoncello and piano
  • Four Moments (2014) for guitar and violoncello. Written for the duo En Cuerdas.

Incidental music

  • Piece for clarinet and pantomime (1988)
  • Leonce and Lena (1999-2001). Opera in 3 acts. Libretto by Christian Henking based on Georg Büchner
  • Bon appétit (2005). A musical theater for 4 people
  • "Dash" (2007). Small scene for soprano and clarinet

Choral music

  • Cotton Gloves (1995) for six-part choir. Text: Text: WH Auden
  • and see you dancing prayers of peace (1996). Cantata for soprano, alto, four-part choir, percussion and string quintet
  • Schatten (1997) for 4-part choir, 2 violins, 2 cellos and double bass. Text: Wolfgang Musculus
  • Palindrome and Nonsense (1997) for soprano, alto, four-part choir, men's choir (from choir) and 2 pianos. Text: Christian Henking
  • Dromedary (1998) for four-part choir. Text: Christian Henking
  • I'm So Tired of Sighing (2001) for 8-part mixed choir
  • Requiem (2001) for choir, 2 flutes, percussion and strings
  • Fragment (2003) for baritone, four-part choir, organ and double bass

Vocal music

  • Otto's Mops (1989) for 9 voices. Text: Ernst Jandl
  • Quotes (1990) for 7 voices (freely selectable) and orchestra. Text: everyday language, advertising and media language
  • Slogans (1991) for soprano, flute, oboe, horn and double bass. Text: advertising language
  • Zig (1992) for soprano and vibraphone
  • Shady gardens / Von Blutbeuchenbl Blätter (1990–1993) for baritone and piano. Text: Friederike Roth
  • and I stumble closer to you (1996). Song cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano. Text: Bettina Kaelin
  • The story of the pelican and baboon (1996) for violin, piano and speaker
  • Nero (1997) for soprano and string trio. Text: Franz Schubert
  • Sahara (1997) for singing pianist or piano-playing singer
  • Farewell, you beautiful Zedernwald (1997) for alto, flute, clarinet, piano, violin and violoncello. Text: Adolf Wölfli
  • “Unharmfulness and Order” (1999) for mezzo-soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, bass-baritone and piano. Text: William Shakespeare
  • TIK (1999) for soprano, mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, string quartet and piano. Text: Daniil Charms , Dan Wiener
  • Hommage à -tt- (2001) for soprano, clarinet, violoncello and piano. Text: Martin Etter
  • The Poet's Love (2002). Song for baritone and piano. Text: Robert Schumann
  • Maifeuer (2003) for soprano, flute and piano. Text: Rose Foreigner
  • "Time Between My Ribs" (2003). A short cycle of songs for alto / mezzo-soprano and piano. Text: Astrid Scholtz
  • So what is it (2005) for (mezzo) soprano and piano. Text: Erich Fried
  • Ein Vogelort schwarz (2006) for baritone and piano. Text: Nora Schmidt
  • Weil auf mir (2006) for baritone and piano. Text: Nikolaus Lenau
  • Empreinte (2008) for Trio Basso and speaker. Text: Joël-Claude Meffre
  • La voix, au loin (2008) for Trio Basso and speaker. Text: Joël-Claude Meffre
  • In einer Spiegels Bläue (2009) for mezzo-soprano and piano. Text: Georg Trakl
  • a reigen (2011). Song cycle for tenor and piano. Text: Raphael Urweider
  • No time is premature with Sehnsucht Zeit (2011) for mezzo-soprano, baritone, flute, lupophone, contraforte, violin, cello, harp and piano. Text: Robert Walser

Discography

  • Selection of works 1993–1997 . Including Amadeus Chor Bern (M&S Music, 1997)
  • Moscow Rachmaninov Trio : Novalis 24 for piano trio. In: Groupe Lacroix: The Composer Group ( Creative Works Records , 1997)
  • Thomas Blumenthal ( Ensemble Sortisatio ): Sillis for guitar solo. In: Groupe Lacroix: 8 Pieces on Paul Klee (Creative Works Records, 2003)
  • Esther Flückiger : 5 bagatelles for piano. In: Festival L'art pour L'Aar. The concerts 2006/2007 (Pentaphon, 2007)
  • Capella Nova : I am a floating air sheet for 16-part choir and harp. In: BAP NOS (Guild, 2010)
  • Ensemble Proton Bern : No time is too early with longing for time ”for mezzo-soprano, baritone, flute, lupophone, contraforte, violin, cello, harp and piano. In: Grammont Selection 5 (Musiques Suisses 2012)

literature

  • Christian Henking . In: Hans Steinbeck, Walter Labhart (Hrsg.): Swiss composers of our time. Biographies, catalog raisonnés with discography and bibliography . Amadeus, Winterthur 1993, ISBN 3-905049-05-8 , pp. 174-175.
  • Theo Hirsbrunner : Tendentious, not rigid - the composer Christian Henking. In: Dissonanz 55 (1998), pp. 4-9.
  • Henking, Christian. In: Peter Hollfelder : Piano Music. International chronological lexicon. History. Composers. Works. Supplement, Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 2005, ISBN 3-7959-0855-8 , p. 99.
  • Henking, Christian. In: Axel Schniederjürgen (Ed.): Kürschner's Musicians Handbook. 5th edition, Saur Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-598-24212-3 , p. 178.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Kürschner's Musicians Handbook, 2006.
  2. ↑ a b Portrait: Christian Henking (PDF file; 417 kB). Müller & Schade. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Choral history. Website of the Vokalkollegium Bern. ( Memento of July 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Ensemble . Website of the ensemble proton bern. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  5. ^ Groupe Lacroix in the Music Information Center Austria
  6. ↑ Biography ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Musinfo website. Retrieved January 5, 2013.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musinfo.ch
  7. ↑ Martin Etter: Culture Prize to Pass On . In: Der Bund , March 7, 2000, p. 5.
  8. ↑ Press release by the Canton of Bern . Retrieved November 3, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Henking, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss composer, conductor and choir director
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel