Karola Obermüller

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Karola Obermüller (born March 21, 1977 near Darmstadt ) is a German composer .

Life

Karola Obermüller began her training at the Academy for Music in Darmstadt. She studied composition with Volker Blumenthaler (Meistersinger Conservatory / University of Music Nuremberg ), Theo Brandmüller ( University of Music Saar ) and Adriana Hölszky ( Mozarteum Salzburg). In 2003 she moved to Harvard University ( Cambridge, Massachusetts ); from 2006 she taught music theory and composition there. She has been teaching at the University of New Mexico since 2010 .

Awards

  • 2001 Bavarian Youth Prize from the India Institute in Munich (awarded by Zubin Mehta )
  • 2004 ASCAP Young Composer's Award
  • 2005 Bohemians New York Musicians Club Prize
  • 2005 Scholarship stay at the German Study Center in Venice
  • 2006 Bohemians New York Musicians Club Prize; Darmstadt Music Prize
  • 2007 finalist for the Berlin Opera Competition 2008

Compositions

Stage works

  • My name is Urlappi (1998/99). Chamber opera. Libretto :? (after Herbert Rosendorfer ). First performance on November 8, 1999 in Nuremberg ( University of Music )
  • Protuberanzen I (2001) for trumpet, organ, violoncello and dancers. World premiere on November 10, 2001 in Munich ( Himmelfahrtskirche ; 2nd Artionale; Josef Kronwitter [trumpet], Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck [organ], Karola Obermüller [electric violoncello], Eva Forler and Andrea Sonnberger [dance])
  • Protuberanzen II (2001/02) for trumpet, organ, violoncello, percussion and dancers. World premiere on April 20, 2002 in Fürth ( Church of the Resurrection ; Simone Schumann [trumpet], Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck [organ], Karola Obermüller (violoncello), Christine Pesold [drums], Undine Hoffmann [dance])
  • Carbon monoxide. Night piece (2006). Libretto: Gabriele Strassmann. World premiere on October 20, 2006 in Nuremberg ( Sebalduskirche ; Pegnitzschäfer-Klangkonzepte , Christian Gabriel [direction])
  • Dark red (2005-07). Opera. Libretto: Gabriele Strassmann. World premiere on September 29, 2007 in Nuremberg ( Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Säulensaal; Ensemble of the State Theater Nuremberg )
  • Dark red. Third picture (2005) for soprano and electronics. Text: Gabriele Strassmann. World premiere on May 7, 2005 in Boston ( Harvard University , Midway Studios; Irene Kurka [soprano], Karola Obermüller [electronics])

Vocal compositions

1.  Reigen (Bachmann) - 2.  Memory of Marie A. (Brecht) - 3.  Land acquisition (Bachmann)
  • Das Gold (1999) for mezzo-soprano and percussion. Text:?. World premiere on August 7, 1999 in Schwabach
  • One-sided dialogues (2000-02). Three songs for mezzo-soprano and piano. Texts: Gabriele Strassmann. World premiere on January 23, 2002 in Salzburg ( Mozarteum )
  • Little concert (2002). Speech composition for tape. Original text: Georg Trakl . World premiere on November 16, 2002 in Salzburg ( Elisabethbühne im Petersbrunnhof )
  • in between (2004) for soprano, recorder, 3 violas, 2 viols and harpsichord. Texts: Ursula Haas. World premiere on October 6, 2004 in Munich (Orff Center; ensemble avantage)
  • Set the moon (2008). Sapphic verses for countertenor / bass and ensemble. Texts: Sappho. World premiere on October 16, 2008 in Bamberg (Audimax of the university ; Kai Wessel [vocals], Ars Nova Ensemble Nuremberg, conductor: Werner Heider )

Orchestral works

  • Five scents of red (2001) for orchestra. Commissioned composition for the 50th anniversary of the Siemens Orchestra Erlangen . World premiere on May 17, 2001 in Erlangen, (Siemens-Orchester Erlangen, Heinrich-Lades-Halle , conductor: Lukas Meuli)
  • In the anteroom (2000–02) for orchestra. World premiere on May 9, 2002 in Saarbrücken ( Radio Symphony Orchestra , conductor: Manfred Schreier)
  • Kalpa> <Pralaya (2002) for bansuri , sitar , mridangam and orchestra. World premiere on November 6, 2002 in Munich ( University of Music and Theater ; Arcis Ensemble, conductor: Ulrich Nicolai )
  • volatile (2003–05) for chamber orchestra. First performance on May 21, 2005 in Cambridge, Massachusetts ( Harvard University )
  • Bowls (2005) for orchestra. World premiere on July 19, 2005 in Metz (Orchester National de Lorraine, conductor: Jacques Mercier)
  • helical (2005/06) for chamber orchestra. World premiere on March 25, 2006 in Amsterdam (Muziekgebouw aan't IJ; Nouvel Ensemble Moderne)

Chamber music

  • String quintet 1997 (1996–98) for 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass. First performance on June 20, 1998 in Nuremberg ( Meistersinger Conservatory )
  • Fünf Wutfetzen (1998) for piano. First performance on July 20, 1998 in Nuremberg (Meistersinger Conservatory)
  • Music for recorder, harp and harpsichord (1999/2000). First performance on May 20, 2000 in Nuremberg
  • the great secret lies (2001) for Pipa , Kayagûm and Marimbaphon. First performance on August 24, 2001 in Sitka, Alaska
  • ... incalzando ... (2001) for English horn and organ (after a poem by Nelly Sachs ). World premiere on March 17, 2001 in Fürth ( Church of the Resurrection ; Lukas Meuli [English horn], Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck [organ])
  • Nothing Fettes Nothing Sweet (2001) for clarinet, alto saxophone, piano and percussion (in memoriam Clara and Robert Schumann ). World premiere on March 10, 2002 in Darmstadt ( Akademie für Tonkunst )
  • New version (2005). March 7, 2006 Darmstadt (Academy for Music Art (Darmstadt) | Academy for Music Art)
  • Duo variabile (2001/02) for flute and recorder. World premiere on February 28, 2002 in Nuremberg ( University of Music )
  • Red Lake Fields (2001/02) for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano. World premiere on June 3, 2002 in Tübingen (Sudhaus; Ensemble Phorminx )
  • Red Lake Fields 2 (2002/06) for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and percussion. World premiere on December 2, 2006 in Frankfurt (Museum for Applied Art; Ensemble Phorminx)
  • Imaginary Landscape No. 5 (2002/03). Electronic study for tape (based on a model by John Cage ). World premiere on March 1, 2003 in Salzburg (Experimental Academy of Dance)
  • Man Eater (2003). Study for tape. World premiere on May 30, 2003 in Salzburg ( Mozarteum )
  • Metamorphosen (2003ff; work in progress) for oboe solo. UA (No. 1-7) September 21, 2003 Zell an der Pram
  • moving in spirals (2004). Quadrophonic electronic music. First performance on March 20, 2004 in Cambridge, Massachusetts ( Harvard University )
  • but one adagio smile still lingers (2004) for violoncello (in memoriam Rose Ausländer ). World premiere on May 22, 2004 Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard University; Frances-Marie Uitti)
  • shraeng (2004) for two electric guitars. World premiere on June 24, 2004 in Munich ( Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts )
  • les sables mouvants (2004) for clarinet, piano, violin and violoncello. First performance on October 21, 2004 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard University)
  • Knots (2005) for alto flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet. World premiere on February 11, 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard University)
  • xs (2005) for string quartet . World premiere on April 2, 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard University; Arditti Quartet )
  • Gegen.wind.starkken 1 (2005/06) for large bass recorder and electronics. First performance on May 13, 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard University; Jeremias Schwarzer)
  • WindKaskaden (2006) for clarinet and accordion. World premiere on December 7, 2007 in Munich (Gasteig)
  • will o 'wisp (2006) for recorder, flute, bass koto and accordion. Premiere October 11, 2006 Munich ( Gasteig ; Jeremias Schwarzer , Carin Levine , Makiko Goto and Konstantin Ischenko)
  • reflejos distantes (2006) for bass flute, bass clarinet, violin and violoncello. World premiere on December 16, 2006 in Darmstadt ( Akademie für Tonkunst ; Ensemble Phorminx)

literature

  • Charlotte Martin: ... because art always means surrendering yourself . Three portraits. Darmstadt 2006. ISBN 978-3873902060

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Obermüller, Karola
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH near Darmstadt