Simon Steen-Andersen
Simon Steen-Andersen (born April 24, 1976 in Odder , Denmark ) is a Danish composer and installation artist .
Life
Simon Steen-Andersen studied composition (1998–2006) with Karl Aage Rasmussen in Aalborg , Mathias Spahlinger in Freiburg, Gabriel Valverde in Buenos-Aires and with Bent Sørensen and Hans Abrahamsen in Copenhagen. In 2004/2005 he was resident composer with the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra. Steen-Andersen has worked for radio stations in more than 20 countries. His collaboration took place, for example, with the Ensemble Modern , the Ensemble recherche , at the Donaueschinger Musiktage , the Darmstadt Summer Courses , the French National Orchestra and the Hilversum Radio Chamber Philharmonic . From 2008 Steen-Andersen was a composition teacher at the Jutland Music Conservatory in Aarhus. Since 2018 he has been a professor in the Composition and Théâtre musical department at the Bern University of the Arts . He lives in Berlin.
The music publisher Edition · S publishes Steen-Andersen's music.
Awards
- 2019: Prize of the SWR Symphony Orchestra at the Donaueschinger Musiktage 2019
- 2017: Composer Prize from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
- 2017: Mauricio Kagel Music Prize of the Art Foundation NRW
- 2014: Artist Prize Music Prize of the Nordic Council
- 2013: Carl Nielsen prizes
- 2013: Berlin Art Prize for Music from the Academy of Arts in Berlin
- 2010: Tribune internationale des compositeurs
- 2010: Stay as a guest of the DAAD's Berlin artist program
- 2008: Holmboe prizes
- 2008: Présences China
- 2008: Kranichsteiner Music Prize of the Darmstadt Summer Courses
- 2006: Léonie Sonning Music Prize
- 2005: Bisballes Artist Prize
- 2000: The Holmboe Prize
Works (selection)
- Trio for big band, choir, orchestra and video (45 ') (2019)
- Asthma (22 ') (2017)
- if this then that and now what (135 ') (2016)
- Corpus - for three Harry Partch instruments (12 ') (2015)
- Piano Concerto for piano, sampler, orchestra and video. (28 ') (2014).
- Staged Night (55 ') (2013).
- Black Box Music (32 ') (2012).
- String Quartet No.2 (2012).
- Im Rauschen (9 ') (2011).
- Study for String Instrument # 3 (5 ') (2011).
- Double Up for sampler and chamber orchestra (18 ') (2010).
- Overtures for amplified guzheng , sampler and orchestra (15 ') (2008/2010).
- Study for String Instrument # 2 (5'-6 ') (2007).
- Run Time Error (2009).
- Self Simulator (2009).
- Pretty Sound (Up And Down) (7'30) (2008).
- Beloved Brother (7 ') (2008).
- On And Off And To And Fro for vibraphone, soprano saxophone, double bass and three musicians with megaphones (15 ') (2008).
- SoundTAG (2008).
- Overtures (8 ') for amplified guzheng, sampler and orchestra (2008)
- Study for String Instrument # 1 (3'30-4'30) (2007)
- Nothing Integrated (21 ') (2007)
- In Her Frown (12 ') (2007)
- In Spite Of, And Maybe Even Derfor (9 ') (2007)
- Chambered Music (11 ') (2007)
- Loloopop (2006)
- [Speech sounds] (2005)
- Within (5 ') (2005)
- Bland (33 ') (2005)
- Self-reflecting Next To Beside Besides
- Next To Beside Besides # 1-13 (+ ...) amplified solo pieces (3'30 '') (2003 / '05)
- Amid (9 ') (2004)
- Beside Besides ( Next To Beside Besides # 0 ) (4'30) (2003)
- Besides (18 ') (2003)
- Drownwords (10 ') (2003)
- Rerendered (10 ') (2003, rev. '04)
- Among (Unattended Ones) (12 ') (2002)
- Split Point (12 ') (2002)
- Spin-Off (3 ') (2002)
- Praesens (16 ') (2001)
- Electro Miniature (the band) (2'30) (2001)
- In-side-out hand-in ... (10 ') (2001)
- De Profundis (12 ') (2000)
- Impromptu (2000)
- String Quartet (10 ') (1999)
- Punctus Contra Punctum (1999)
- Polaroid (1999)
- Sinfonietta Variations (1999)
- Aurora (1999)
- Study for Percussion and Saxophone (1999)
- 4 Petit Aces (1998)
- Suite for Ensemble for solo cello (1998)
Discography
- 2011: Pretty Sound , Ensemble Asamisimasa (Norway), Dacapo Records. 8.226523: On And Off And To And Fro (2008), Rerendered (2003), Pretty Sound (Up and Down) (2009), Study for String Instrument # 2 (2009).
- 2003: Praesens / Present , Danish Contemporary Music for 14 Musicians, SNYK, Copenhagen, Denmark; 1 CD.
- 1999: "getString", Silesian String Quartet , Dacapo Records, 8.226530: String Quartet (1999).
Web links
- Simon Steen-Andersen's website (English, Danish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the music department at the Bern University of the Arts
- ↑ Simon Steen-Andersen receives orchestra award. In: SWR Donaueschinger Musiktage. October 20, 2019, accessed October 21, 2019 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Steen-Andersen, Simon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish composer and installation artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Odder , Denmark |