Sven Hermann

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Sven Hermann

Sven Hermann (* 1974 in Bühl ) is a German accordionist and composer .

Life and work

Hermann received accordion lessons from Teodoro Anzellotti and Alois Müller in southern Germany before he moved to the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen , where he studied accordion with Mie Miki -Schenck from 1995 to 1999 and composition with Nicolaus A. Huber from 1997-2001 . He completed his studies at the university with a diploma.

In 2000 he founded Interzone perceptible together with the electric bass player Matthias Hettmer , with whom he was also artistic director of KopfHörer / experimental music electro-visual in Bühl / Baden in 2002/2003. His pedagogical work does not only include instrumental lessons, in his teaching assignment “Working with electroacoustic media and live electronics” at the University of Dortmund 2002–2003 he combined chamber music with group composition and dealing with electroacoustic producers.

His compositions are performed at home and abroad.

As an accordionist, he performs as a soloist with Interzone perceptible and in ensembles and orchestras around the world. He worked together with the Ensemble Musikfabrik NRW, the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt, the Ensemble Varianti Stuttgart, the “Neue Vokalsolisten Stuttgart”, the Ensemble “Giraffe bleue” Baden / Switzerland, the Schlagquartett Köln and the WDR symphony orchestra.

Appearances have taken him to the Cologne Philharmonic and to major new music platforms, including the Witten Days for New Chamber Music, the International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt, the Eclat Festival in Stuttgart, the Donaueschinger Musiktage , the New Music Festival in Rümlingen / Switzerland and the Mönchengladbach Festival Ensemblia.

His solo concert activities took him to the USA, where he had performances with the performance formation "Jack the dog" (Chicago). In the period 1999–2000 he worked as a soloist in music theater projects with Daniel Ott in Biel, Zurich and Rümlingen in Switzerland, in Bielefeld, and at the EXPO 2000 in Hanover (Swiss pavilion by Peter Zumthor ).

Hermann lives with his wife and daughter in Gladbeck / North Rhine-Westphalia.

Awards

In 1997 he won the Köhler-Osbahr Competition in Duisburg as an accordionist. He was selected in 2000 for the interpretation of the work "Augenbildermusik" by Martin Schüttler for the Fifth Young Talent Forum of the Society for New Music Cologne and the Ensemble Modern .

In 2001 he was represented with the composition "ILI XV" for electric bass solo, played by Matthias Hettmer at the Sixth Young Talent Forum of the Society for New Music Cologne and the Ensemble Modern .

Works (selection)

Solo pieces

  • Blick II , accordion solo (1996)
  • ZorrNick , clarinet solo (1996)
  • die Brücke , for a speaking flutist (text: "Die Brücke" by Franz Kafka) (1996, UA Vermont, Illinois / USA 1998; Camilla Hoitenga)
  • Arboreszenz 1 / Organ1 [f (Kekrops)] , for piano
  • Monorail , for a pianist playing e-bow , is performed simultaneously with one9 by John Cage (temporally folded arrangement for accordion by Sven Hermann and cengs'vo'jaemraeh (2003), premier Seoul / Korea 2003; Chang-soo Park)

Solo pieces with playback

  • GÄA , for accordion and CD playback (1994, WP Bühl / Baden 1995; Sven Hermann)
  • THA-CHOOOM! , Viola da gamba solo and playback with comics (1998, premier Essen 1999; Anne Krickeberg)
  • cengs'vo'jaemraeh , acoustically amplified electric bass, CD player (or 2 electric bass players) is performed simultaneously with one9 by John Cage (temporally folded arrangement for accordion by Sven Hermann) (2002, premier Berlin 2002; Matthias Hettmer )
  • Mesostichon I (Traum April 03) , for a singing pianist and CD playback (2003, premiere Berlin 2004; Tobias Reiser, Asja Khojojan)

2 players

  • Adams fragments: Babelfisch + totaler Durchblicksstrudel , soprano, accordion (1994–96, WP Bühl / Baden 1996; Eva Hartmann, Sven Hermann)
  • Expansion , soprano saxophone, accordion (1996)
  • wi [e:] dersprüche , speaker and accordion (Text: Michael Friedrich) (1997, WP Bühl / Baden 1998; Michael Friedrich, Sven Hermann)
  • ZorrNick II , accordion and bass clarinet (1997, WP Luxembourg 1998; Marcel Lallemang, Maurizio Spiridigliozzi)
  • ILI , flexible ensemble (one to sixteen people) (1999) (you can choose any duo combination from all ILI compositions, see under "Solo pieces")
  • ILI (compressed) , for Interzone perceptible (2001, UA Milwaukee / USA 2001; Interzone perceptible)
  • Mesostichon I (Traum April 03) , for high female voice, melody instrument and CD playback (2003, premier Berlin 2004; Tobias Reiser, Asja Khojojan)

3 players

  • River II , 3 accordions (1998)
  • ILI , flexible ensemble (one to sixteen people) (1999) (you can choose any trio combination from all ILI compositions, see under "Solo pieces")

4 players

  • Collage Faith No More , any 2 melodies, accordion and low strings [1995]
  • Fluss , string quartet (1996, WP Duisburg 1996)
  • wavy split , 4 percussionists (1998, premier Essen 1999; Jochen Brüse, Carsten Langer and others)
  • speechless , string quartet and electronics (music for the eponymous piece for three dancers by Felix Bürkle) (2000–2001, premier Essen 2001; ANNEX String Quartet London)
  • ILI , flexible ensemble (one to sixteen people) (1999) (you can choose any quartet combination from all of the ILI compositions, see under “Solo pieces”) Ensemble
  • INNER CORE , scenic music for electrified ensemble and playback (voice, sop sax, acc, e-bass, perc) (1998–2000)

Video sound installations / soundscapes

  • Splitterbruch ← SUPPORT , (with Matthias Hettmer ) (2000, WP Bühl / Baden 2000) 8-channel sound installation
  • voyage , (with Matthias Hettmer ) (2001, premier Berlin 2001) formal soundscape
  • Jeffrey and the sirens , (with Matthias Hettmer ) (2001, premier Berlin 2001) Soundscape Musique en tapisserie
  • Holstenwall , (with Matthias Hettmer ) (2002, premiere Amsterdam 2002) video sound installation for 4 random CD players with camera
  • prélude , (with Matthias Hettmer ) (2002, WP Bühl / Baden 2002) video sound installation for 4 random CD players and a five-second looped film sequence
  • SyncModus , (with Matthias Hettmer ) (2003, premier Berlin 2003) Soundscape Musique en tapisserie
  • prèsogtaliyc , (with Matthias Hettmer ) (2004, premier Essen 2004) Soundscape Musique en tapisserie

Movie

  • Jeff Kowalkowski's cut up or shut up , video version of Interzone perceptible , 2001, UA Bühl / Baden 2002

Recordings

Donaueschinger Musiktage 1999 EÖTVÖS o HILARIO o MOCHIZUKI o PRUDENCIO o TABORDA World Premiere Recordings col legno WWE 20075 2CDs [135.30] Hilario, Alan (* 1967) Early 70's, three scenes in Brooklyn Street, Cubao (1999) for solo accordeon, small ensemble and silent cinefilm Sven Hermann, accordeon (ensemble) VARIANTI o Manfred Schreier, director

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Hermann, Sven
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German accordionist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Bühl (Baden)