Katharina Rosenberger

Katharina Rosenberger (* 1971 in Zurich ) is a Swiss composer and sound artist. She lives in Los Angeles ( United States ).

Life

Katharina Rosenberger studied in London at the Royal Academy of Music with Michael Finnissy . After completing her master's degree, she did a PhD in composition with Tristan Murail at Columbia University in New York. Rosenberger is now a professor at the University of California, San Diego .

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As a composer, Rosenberger does a lot of interdisciplinary work and therefore often works with other artists. In her projects she often works with elements from the visual arts, video, theater, light and dance. She also often uses electronic means. For example, she developed the interactive sound and video installation “Viva Voce” for and with the three vocal performers Shelley Hirsch , Juliana Snapper and Pamela Z. Her compositional techniques are among others. a. influenced by the spectralism . So based twist (2008) for piano on an analysis of the lowest octave of the piano. You are also interested in lines, textures and shapes from the anatomy and morphology of plants. The structure of phragmacone (2004–2010) for alto saxophone follows the logarithmic spirals of a nautilus shell.

Works (selection)

Iphigenia in Aulis for 2 sopranos, tenor, bass, speaker, choir and orchestra, 1997
le 11 passioni dell'anima for brass quintet, a pantomime and 11 sculptures, 2000
E. Cummings Miniatures for voice and piano or voice and percussion, 1999–2001
there are so many tictoc for voice and piano, 1999
dying is fine but Death for voice and piano, 1999
white with rectangular objections for large ensemble, 2001
Anunit for improvising electric guitar and large ensemble, 2001
Xylodessia for percussion and quartet, 2001
WAX - Soundscape for theater , electronic music, 2002
aPhasis for soprano, alto flute and bass clarinet, 2002
kaspar - or n (one) , electronic music and live video for a dance performance, 2003
elevatoor , site-specific sound installation, 2003
zsOom for solo double bass, 2004
Echo for spinet , electronics and light, 2004
Late Nite , electronic music for the play of the same name by Matthias Lehman, 2005
X - suite filante , video opera for soprano, 2 mezzo-sopranos, flute, alto saxophone, violin, viola, bass and electronics (four-channel), based on texts by Sophie Calle and Jean Baudrillard, arranged by Iva Sanjek, 2007
le miroir for flute and soprano saxophone, 2007

torsion for piano, 2008

Tinguely-Machine, 1a + 1b for mezzo-soprano and tuba, text: Katharina Rosenberger, 2009
phragmocone for alto saxophone, 2004–2010
la chasse for two voices or for two alto saxophones, text: Katharina Rosenberger, 2007–2010
scatter 2.0 for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello, 2009-2010)
Tinguely Machine 2.0 for double bass flute, double bass saxophone and tuba, 2010–2012
Textures for soprano, flute (bass flute), tenor saxophone, drums, piano, violin and electronics, 2010
nodes for the SABRe ("Sensor Augmented") for bass clarinet and live electronics, 2011
Peripher for solo percussion and orchestra, 2011
Interlude I – IV for speaking voice and electronics, 2011
Viva Voce. Interactive sound and video installation for three vocal performers, text: Katharina Rosenberger, Shelley Hirsch , Juliana Snapper, Pamela Z, 2011–2012
madrigali notturni for four voices, light and an architectural structure, 2012/2013
Singing to the as yet nameless country for violin, viola and cello and tapestry installation, 2013
tempi agitati. A choreographed performance project, 2015/2016 (WP 2016 in Stuttgart)
modules for tenor saxophone, electric guitar, drums, piano, all amplified and with effects pedals, 2015
if they bite with all their might for horn, korg MS20 mini, violoncello, spoken text and 18 live-controlled lightbulbs, 2016
oh ... n (o) w, roar all over and over again for speaking and singing drummers, 2017
Sea songs for 12 choreographed solo voices and three percussionists, 2018
Quartet: Bodies in Performance. Sound and video installation in collaboration with Simone Keller, Moritz Müllenbach, Brian Archinal and Krassimir Stereve, 2018
In the dream that I dreamed, you awoke for soprano, flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, trombone, violoncello, electronics and 3D hologram projections, 2018