Mark Polscher

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Mark Polscher at a concert in 2008

Mark Polscher (* 1961 in Dortmund ) is a German composer and producer.

Career

Mark Polscher first learned piano and flute, later bassoon and saxophone. From 1981, Polscher performed as a saxophonist with jazz and rock bands all over Europe and participated in record, TV and radio recordings. From 1985 he produced his first pieces on phonograms and performed them with his own bands and ensembles. From 1986 to 1995 Polscher worked with Joe Mubare , with whom he founded the record company yaya records in 1989 . In the early 1990s he composed his first theater and film music and produced music for 500 episodes of a daily TV show. Polscher studied with Karlheinz Stockhausen from 1997 to 2001 . He complements his concert and studio work with lectures, workshops and essays on music.

In November 2013, the revised version of his 64-channel sound installation The Pomegranate Tree - a commission from the State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich - was released on CD.

music

Mark Polscher's catalog raisonné includes over 120 compositions, including orchestral and choral works, music theater and chamber music as well as purely electronic works. Many pieces are designed as scenic music with electro-acoustic performance practice. Since 1990 Polscher has composed and produced more than 90 theater, ballet and film scores. Most of these commissioned pieces are also available in a concert version and can be found in the repertoire of international ensembles.

Discography (selection)

  • Science & Society (1994)
  • Science & Society - McLuhan on the Club (1995)
  • The Tunnel Back (1997)
  • Discopigs (1998)
  • stages 1 (1999)
  • Automatic (2000)
  • The Mechanical Bride (2002)
  • Anacoluth (2010)
  • The Pomegranate Tree (2013)
  • Blanche Starr (2014)

Works (selection)

  • Moribund (for 10 Brass and 2 percussion, 1990)
  • TV raahm - Velocity (for female voice, 2 percussionists and harpsichord, 1991)
  • vme (for viola, marimba and live electronics, 1992)
  • Hypertonia (for brass, 1993)
  • WYSIWYG (for flute, oboe, bass clarinet, horn, bassoon and synthesizer, 1995)
  • the very fast book (for synthesizer, flute, glockenspiel, xylophone and percussion computer, 1995)
  • VoiceAbuse (Live Electronic Action for Stages, 1996–1997)
  • endoTruth (trios for piano, synthesizer and celesta, 1997)
  • Superbot (4-channel electronic music, 1997–1998)
  • are there two? are there more than two? (for transformed harpsichord and electronic music, 1999)
  • Automatic (8-channel electronic music, 1999)
  • The mechanical bride (opera, 1998-2000)
  • Human Mother - Music for the 2003 television film
  • towards a comprehensive model of change (for 2 actors, 3 instruments and electronic music, 2003)
  • Bridal songs (for soprano, actress and 4-channel electronic music, 2003-2004)
  • Penthesilea [4, 11 - 16] (for English horn, bassoon, horn and electronic music, 2002)
  • Heiligkreuz cleared [we come in peace] (for orchestra and electronic music, 2002-)
  • Anakoluth (Electronic and Concrete Music, 2005–2006, 2009)
  • Haus Leib Schuld (for a cappella choir and electronic music, 2006)
  • Love & Loss (scenic action for actors and electronic music, 2007/2010)
  • Muspilli Triptychon (for a cappella choir and electronic music, 2007–2008)
  • Rosary (for basset horn, piano and glockenspiel, 2008)
  • Holon (scenic chant for choir a cappella, 2007)
  • Invertebrates (electronic music with soloists, 2007–2009)
  • Singbulli (scenic action for choir, 2008)
  • Dangerous Liaisons (ballet for orchestra and electronic music, 2009)
  • The Pomegranate Tree (64-channel electronic music with voices, 2010–2012)
  • Madame Bovary (ballet for orchestra and electronic music, 2011–2012)
  • l'Enfant étranger (for flute, clarinet and trombone, 2012)
  • l'Enfant blessé (for horn trumpet and tuba, 2012)
  • Des paysans plaisantent (for English horn, bassoon and trombone, 2012)
  • Land of the Free (Electronic Music with Voices, 2012)
  • Hard Graft (scenic spoken vocals for a cappella choir, 2013)
  • Téléphérique (for 2 pianos, 2013)
  • Blanche Starr (4-channel electronic music, 2014)
  • Bdelloid (for voice, guitar and 4-channel electronic music, 2015)
  • The Mono Files (for guitar and electronics, 2016)
  • Henry VIII (ballet for orchestra and electronic music, 2017)

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SURNAME Polscher, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Dortmund