Monika Stadler

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Monika Stadler (2013)

Monika Stadler (born February 19, 1963 in Linz ) is an Austrian harpist , composer , lecturer, producer and vocalist.
The musician lives temporarily in Vienna , temporarily near Northampton , Great Britain.

education

Monika Stadler began to learn the harp at the age of 12 - first folk harp with Berta Höller, one year later concert harp at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz . From 1982 she studied the harp concert at the University of Music and Performing Arts , Vienna, with Adelheid Blovsky-Miller . During her studies she played with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and was also a member of the Carinthian Summer ensemble .

In 1990 Stadler graduated with honors. In 1991/92 she received a scholarship to study in the USA. BMUKK scholarships made it possible to study with Deborah Henson-Conant , jazz harp, with jazz bassist David Clark ( Berklee College of Music , Boston) and with David Darling , free improvisation, also in the USA.

Appearances

From 1993 Monika Stadler was on tour with only her own projects in almost all European countries, as well as in Israel, Morocco, Algeria, the USA, Canada, Japan and Vietnam. She has made guest appearances at the most important harp festivals:

  • Edinburgh International Harp Festival (Great Britain)
  • Festival Harpe en Avesnois in Maubeuge (France)
  • Lyon & Healy Jazz Harp Festival in Chicago and Salt Lake City (USA)
  • Harps of the World in San Francisco (USA)
  • Seduced by Harps (Belgium)
  • South German Harp Meeting (Germany)
  • Hàrfafesztivál Gödöllöi (Hungary)
  • Harp Festival Belgrade (Serbia)
  • Int. Harp Therapy Conference in Richmond (USA)
  • European Harp Symposium in Perugia (Italy)
  • World Harp Congress in Vienna (Austria), Seattle (USA) and Prague (Czech Republic)

Stadler's “special love” applies to solo performances, duo and trio projects. Her duo partners include u. a. Wayne Darling / double bass and waterphone, Stefan Heckel / accordion, Franz Schmuck / percussion, Diana Grubsic / harp and Veronica Hvalic / piano. However, she also performed with Kurt Edlmair / clarinet, Richard Oesterreicher / harmonica, Jon Sass / tuba, Heinrich von Kalnein / sax, Sandor Rigo / sax, Peter Ratzenbeck / guitar and Reinhard Ziegerhofer / double bass and the Reform Art Unit .
In addition, there were and are projects in collaboration with artists from other genres, such as literature with Erika Pluhar , or Elisabeth Orth , and with Dagmar Schwarz , dance and painting.

Workshops

In addition to her concert activities, Monika Stadler leads workshops such as "Creative Play on the Harp" or "Jazz and Improvisation":

  • University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria
  • Regional Music School Association of Upper Austria, Salzburg and Tyrol (teacher training courses), Austria
  • Innsbruck Conservatory and Klagenfurt Conservatory, Austria
  • Edinburgh Harp Festival, Scotland
  • American Harp Society, Minneapolis, Boston, Richmond and LA, USA
  • Landesmusikschulwerk Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Institute for Music Education Bressanone (teacher training course), Italy
  • Harp Festival in Belgrade, Serbia
  • Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA
  • International Harp Workshop, Santuario di Crea, Italy
  • South Styrian Harp Week, Austria
  • Music School Eschen, Liechtenstein
  • Since 2010 visiting professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama , London.

Discography

  • Scandinavia (2013) EX 905-2
  • Away for a while (2012) EX 937-2
  • New Shoots - Old Roots (2010)
  • Two Ways remastered (2007) EX 605-2
  • Between Earth, Sea & Sky (2007) EX 737-2
  • My imaginary Garden (2005) EX 673-2
  • Everything will be allright (2002) EX 537-2
  • Song for the Earth (2000) EX 437-2
  • On the Water (1997)
  • Another World - Solo Harp (1995) EX 237-2
  • Two Ways (1993)

Publications (music books of own compositions)

criticism

"With her compositions, in which Monika Stadler combines elements of jazz, classical, world, folk and improvisational music in a very personal musical signature, this internationally acclaimed harpist brings a breath of fresh air and new dimensions to harp music."

- Ö1 classic meeting point

Web links

Commons : Monika Stadler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ RadioKulturhaus on December 24, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Stadler, Monika
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian harpist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 19th February 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Linz