Helga Pogatschar

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Helga Pogatschar (born January 28, 1966 in Munich ) is a German composer.

She completed two courses, majoring in piano and composition for film and television, at the Munich University of Music and Theater . As a guest, she studied electro-acoustic composition for a year at the Gothenburg University of Music and then taught at the Munich and Hamburg University of Music. Among other things, she received the project grant for new music / media and the 2007 Music Prize of the City of Munich . In 2005/06 she received a grant at the international artist house Villa Concordia in Bamberg.

The Munich-based composer realizes her own music theater projects, in which she combines new music with electronics, dance, video and performance elements. "Mars - a Requiem", "Titus Trash Tatar" and "Inanna" of the projects appeared on CD as well as audio books in cooperation with the radio programs "Bayern2 Hörspiel & Medienkunst" and "Bayern4 Klassik". In addition to numerous commissioned compositions of various genres, Helga Pogatschar also devotes herself to setting texts for children to music.

Selection of works

Own music theater projects

  • 2007 “Peep!” - music theater for 8 singers a cappella. World premiere in the Muffathalle, Munich July 2007. (Direction / space: Sebastian Hirn , light / space: Michael Bischoff , video: Jörg Staeger, costumes: Anja Wüst)
  • 2006 "Traumtext II", an interactive music dance performance for a dancer, bass clarinet and trombone. First performance in the Black Box, in the Gasteig Munich. (Direction / space: Sebastian Hirn , light / space: Michael Bischoff, interactive computer installation: Frieder Weiss , video: Jörg Staeger, costumes: Anja Wüst)
  • 2004 "Traumtext", an interactive dance opera with the dancer and choreographer Cesc Gelabert based on the prose sequence of the same name by Heiner Müller for large mixed choir, soprano, tenor solo, vcello, percussion and dance (as part of the international dance festival DANCE 04, Muffathalle, Munich)
  • 2002 "Inanna / The Huluppu Tree", for overtone singing, soprano, mezzo-soprano, oriental percussion, organ and electronics (as part of the artionale, Kreuzkirche)
  • 1999 "Titus Trash Tatar", surround audio cinema with 2 speakers, 6 singers, violoncello and electronics (Black Box, Gasteig, Munich)
  • 1995 "Mars-a Requiem", for 3 singers, 2 singers, tape and keyboards (Muffathalle, Werk II Leipzig)
  • 1994 "Take Off", for soprano, tenor and 2 keyboard players
  • 1993 "Drain", for 3 singers, 2 singers and organ

Chamber music, orchestral and choral pieces

  • 2009 “O Lucidissima”, a remix of Hildegard von Bingen's chants for chamber orchestra and tape, commissioned by the Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt
  • 2008 “Valentin 1945 - declaration of love to Munich” for soprano, 2 choirs, boys' choir and chamber orchestra, commissioned by the city of Munich for the 850th anniversary of the city
  • 2008 “Stainless Safari” for recorders solo and tape, commissioned by Stefan Temmingh
  • 2007 “Kawumm!” For a large mixed choir, commissioned composition for the 9th A • DEvantgarde Festival
  • 2005 "Katharina" for mixed choir, 2 percussionists and trombone quartet, world premiere with the Via Nova Choir Bamberg
  • 2001 “To Be Busy”, for bass clarinet, flute, violoncello and contrabass and tape
  • 1999 "Underground Surround", on behalf of ZITHER for 3 zithers and tape
  • 1998 “Signal”, for large orchestra
  • 1995 "Lilith", for choir and 2 percussionists

Silent film music

  • “Rhythmus 21”, silent film music for trombone quartet
  • “Drame chez les Fantoches”, silent film music for piano, saxophone, trombone and marimba
  • "Opus 1-4" by Walter Ruttmann, silent film music, electronics
  • "How a mosquito operates", silent film music

Theater music

  • 2006 “Hänsel und Gretel”, opera by Engelbert Humperdinck in an arrangement by Helga Pogatschar for recorders, clarinets, celesta, harmonium, dulcimer, accordion, guitar, 2 percussionists, cello, double bass; Director: Sebastian Hirn, musical director: Eva Pons
  • 2005 "Battle of the Negro and the Dogs", based on Bernard-Marie Koltes, theater music (Volkstheater Munich, director: Sebastian Hirn)
  • 2000 "Die Dame AOI", theater music for Japanese flutes and percussion (a commission from the Meta-Theater Munich)
  • 1995 “Öknen”, a production by the Iwanson Dance Company in the Carl-Orff-Saal, Munich
  • 1993 "Trace" with the Christina Gabriel Dance motif in the NT Theater, Munich

Short operas

  • 2005 “Manöverkritik” for four singers for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and percussion as part of the 8th A • DEvantgarde Festival 2005, text: Achim Wagner
  • 2001 "The Adventures of Little House Dust", for mezzo-soprano, piano, electric guitar, trombone and double bass (a commission from Micro Oper Munich, NT)

Radio play productions

  • 2018: World falls down , together with Josef Bairlein. Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk in cooperation with the August Everding Theater Academy .
  • 2016: Chess evening . Crime opera. With Salome Kammer (voice), Stephanie Pagitsch (flute), Giorgi Gvantseladze (oboe), Slava Cernavca (clarinet), Casey Rippon (horn), Martynas Sedbaras (bassoon). Libretto: Christoph Buggert , composition and realization: Helga Pogatschar. BR radio play and media art 2016. As a podcast / download in the BR radio play pool
  • 2004 “Tristan da Cunha”, a production by BR Rundfunks, radio play and media art, based on Raoul Schrott
  • 2003 “I'll take a blue, I'll take a yellow”, radio play composition commissioned by BR, radio play and media art
  • 2002 "Rosa - die Rosa Peham", Die Reise nach Kulmhof (1) and Die Reise nach Kulmhof (2), commissioned by BR / radio play and media art
  • 2002 “Nachtkarst”, text: Karoly Koller, radio play production on behalf of Deutschlandradio Berlin

Music for multimedia projects

  • 2009 “Oskar Schlemmer - 2.3.”, A musical performance in homage to Oskar Schlemmer and his Triadic Ballet for solo voice and sample keyboard / A production by the Bauhaus Dessau and the Meta-Theater Munich
  • 2007 “Moonwalk” planetarium project by video artist Clea T. Waite
  • 2003 "Vage Welle" for flute, violoncello, voice and electronics / text: Alma Larsen , (Black Box Gasteig Munich as part of the 7th A • DEvantgarde Festival 2003)
  • 2000 "The Spider Project" by the video artist Clea T. Waite
  • 1996 “Kur”, a project by the video artist Clea T. Waite at the Art Academy for Media, Cologne. Premiere 1997 at the European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück
  • 1992 "Lost in space", Forum der Technik, Munich

Music for children

  • 2009 “Orphea und der Klangzauberer”, commissioned by the BR as a musical radio play by Rudolf Herfurtner for various instruments
  • 2009 “Linus and the secret of the dream planets - With Un, Hixx and Nurrr to the stars”, commissioned by the BR as a musical radio play by Katharina Neuschaefer for speakers, recorders, clarinets and accordion
  • 2006 “Lucia and the Dragon Collar”, commissioned by the BR based on the story of the same name by Rudolf Herfurtner for 8 musicians in a changing line-up
  • 2005 “Tim's wondrous star journey”, a composition commission from the BR based on the story of the same name by Rudolf Herfurtner for 10 musicians in a changing line-up
  • 2005 "Jungle Camp", for voice, children's choir and 3 percussionists, (Text: Andrea Heuser )
  • 2003 “The Krokoolm and the One Day Goose”, live ensemble version, premier for the 7th A • DEvantgarde June 2003, text: Hans-Peter Ostermaier, music: Helga Pogatschar

Individual evidence

  1. ^ BR radio play Pool - Pogatschar, Buggert: Chess evening

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Pogachar, Helga
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich