News
December 17 2011
Luís Antunes Pena
CD Production of "Winterlich ruhende Erde" for cello and a new piece for thirty different cymbals and electronics at ZKM | Karlsruhe. These recordings are going to be part of a CD to be released during 2012.
CD Production of "Winterlich ruhende Erde" for cello and a new piece for thirty different cymbals and electronics at ZKM | Karlsruhe. These recordings are going to be part of a CD to be released during 2012.
December 4 2011
Luís Antunes Pena
Luís Antunes Pena was recently appointed to teach Composition and Sound Interaction at the Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik Trossingen.
Luís Antunes Pena was recently appointed to teach Composition and Sound Interaction at the Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik Trossingen.
October 15 2011
Achim Bornhoeft
ab74 for Violin, Violoncello, Piano, Percussion, 3 instrument groups and live electronics released.
ab74 for Violin, Violoncello, Piano, Percussion, 3 instrument groups and live electronics released.
October 8 2011
September 29 2011
Marco Döttlinger
Marco Döttlinger recieved the "Advancement Award in Composition 2011" of the city of Innsbruck, Tirol.
Marco Döttlinger recieved the "Advancement Award in Composition 2011" of the city of Innsbruck, Tirol.
September 28 2011
Marco Döttlinger
Marco Döttlinger joins sumtone. Marco is a composer, who writes for electronics, traditional instruments and experimental video. He studied composition in Salzburg, Paris and Basel with Christian Ofenbauer, Frédéric Durieux and Georg Friedrich Haas.
Marco Döttlinger joins sumtone. Marco is a composer, who writes for electronics, traditional instruments and experimental video. He studied composition in Salzburg, Paris and Basel with Christian Ofenbauer, Frédéric Durieux and Georg Friedrich Haas.
September 1 2011
Frank Gerhardt
New CD out. "lectiones no.2" is released on "9/11 in memoriam" by Martin Luecker (organ). Label: Querstand (VKJK1130)
New CD out. "lectiones no.2" is released on "9/11 in memoriam" by Martin Luecker (organ). Label: Querstand (VKJK1130)
August 15 2011
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards has been awarded a £118k AHRC grant to develop his algorithmic composition software for public release in 2012.
Michael Edwards has been awarded a £118k AHRC grant to develop his algorithmic composition software for public release in 2012.
July 17 2011
Martin Parker
Martin Parker's "playlist interludes" (10 short pieces for portable music player) were premiered at the Soundwaves Festival in Brighton on the 17th July 2011. More information about the festival is here; http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/soundwaves/artists-2010/17-july-listen!
Martin Parker's "playlist interludes" (10 short pieces for portable music player) were premiered at the Soundwaves Festival in Brighton on the 17th July 2011. More information about the festival is here; http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/soundwaves/artists-2010/17-july-listen!
July 8 2011
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards is giving a pre-concert talk on algorithmic composition and his new piece for guitar and computer don't flinch at the classical guitar retreat on the Cathedral of the Isles, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland.
Michael Edwards is giving a pre-concert talk on algorithmic composition and his new piece for guitar and computer don't flinch at the classical guitar retreat on the Cathedral of the Isles, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland.
July 4 2011
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards has started a new blog and mailing list on the topic of Algorithmic Composition.
Michael Edwards has started a new blog and mailing list on the topic of Algorithmic Composition.
July 1 2011
Michael Edwards
Michael's article on Algorithmic Composition published by the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery. 24/7:freedom fried featured on the main page.
Michael's article on Algorithmic Composition published by the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery. 24/7:freedom fried featured on the main page.
June 1 2011
Frank Gerhardt
Frank Gerhardt joins sumtone. He studied composition with Hans Zender and Claus Kühnl (as well as piano and harpsichord) in Frankfurt, where he has now himself been teaching electroacoustic composition and musical analysis since 2000. Compositional interests lie in the syntax of musical time, its perspectives and the multidimensional reception of composed sound. His oeuvre includes works for all instrumental and vocal types, electroacoustic music, and pieces for dance and theatre.
Frank Gerhardt joins sumtone. He studied composition with Hans Zender and Claus Kühnl (as well as piano and harpsichord) in Frankfurt, where he has now himself been teaching electroacoustic composition and musical analysis since 2000. Compositional interests lie in the syntax of musical time, its perspectives and the multidimensional reception of composed sound. His oeuvre includes works for all instrumental and vocal types, electroacoustic music, and pieces for dance and theatre.
May 4 2011
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards will be giving computer music composition workshops at the Perugia Conservatoire, 24th-26th May 2011.
Michael Edwards will be giving computer music composition workshops at the Perugia Conservatoire, 24th-26th May 2011.
April 10 2011
March 21 2011
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards will be giving computer music composition and improvisation workshops at the Musik Akademie Basel, Switzerland, 21st-23rd March 2011.
Michael Edwards will be giving computer music composition and improvisation workshops at the Musik Akademie Basel, Switzerland, 21st-23rd March 2011.
February 2 2011
February 1 2011
October 20 2010
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards' 24/7: freedom fried, with Garth Knox, viola d'amore, released on Wergo DVD.
Michael Edwards' 24/7: freedom fried, with Garth Knox, viola d'amore, released on Wergo DVD.
May 1 2010
April 15 2010
Luís Antunes Pena
Luís Antunes Pena was awarded with the Internationales Kuenstlerhaus Villa Concordia Grant for 2010/2011. A scholarship from the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts in Bamberg. Villa Concordia Bamberg
Luís Antunes Pena was awarded with the Internationales Kuenstlerhaus Villa Concordia Grant for 2010/2011. A scholarship from the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts in Bamberg. Villa Concordia Bamberg
April 14 2010
Achim Bornhoeft
Achim Bornhoeft is invited to the International Festival of Modern Art TWO DAYS AND TWO NIGHTS OF NEW MUSIC which will take place on April 23-25, 2010 in Odessa (Ukraine). Johannes Fischer will play Venedig Privat for Percussion and Tape.
Achim Bornhoeft is invited to the International Festival of Modern Art TWO DAYS AND TWO NIGHTS OF NEW MUSIC which will take place on April 23-25, 2010 in Odessa (Ukraine). Johannes Fischer will play Venedig Privat for Percussion and Tape.
March 24 2010
Martin Parker
Saxophonist Henrique Portovedo will premiere the first version of "GruntCount", a structured improvisation sampling system for up to three instruments / input sources at the "Sounds of Shadows" event in the Escola Superior de Musical e Artes do Espectáculo, Porto. Part of the International Saxophone Week, "Inter Sax Ion".
Saxophonist Henrique Portovedo will premiere the first version of "GruntCount", a structured improvisation sampling system for up to three instruments / input sources at the "Sounds of Shadows" event in the Escola Superior de Musical e Artes do Espectáculo, Porto. Part of the International Saxophone Week, "Inter Sax Ion".
March 2 2010
Achim Bornhoeft
From March 21st until April 4th 2010 Achim Bornhoeft will be on concert tour in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, in the scope of the Festival "Cracking Bamboo") and Indonesia (Bandung).
From March 21st until April 4th 2010 Achim Bornhoeft will be on concert tour in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, in the scope of the Festival "Cracking Bamboo") and Indonesia (Bandung).
February 23 2010
Matthias Ockert
His new work
Exquilibrium (2010) for flute, piano and percussion
will be premiered by Ensemble Intégrales on March 3rd 2010 at Hamburgische Staatsoper.
His new work
Exquilibrium (2010) for flute, piano and percussion
will be premiered by Ensemble Intégrales on March 3rd 2010 at Hamburgische Staatsoper.
At the moment he's working on a piece entitled
laminar flow (2010) for flute, bassclarinet, electric guitar, piano, violin, violoncello and electronics
which will be premiered on May 3rd 2010 at klangspuren plus of Münchner Biennale.
Also his electronic piece purifications (2006) for stereo-tape will be played,
and he will perform Electric Counterpoint by Steve Reich on electric guitar.
The electronics for laminar flow and Electric Counterpoint will be produced at the ZKM|Institut für Musik und Akustik.
February 12 2010
Achim Bornhoeft
New CD in the series "Edition Zeitgenössische Musik" will be released on WERGO Label in Spring 2010.
New CD in the series "Edition Zeitgenössische Musik" will be released on WERGO Label in Spring 2010.
February 2 2010
Achim Bornhoeft
Achim Bornhoeft is working on a new piece for orchestra commissioned by the hr-Sinfonieorchester, Frankfurt which will be premiered in January 2011. He also is asked to write a piece for the 25th anniversary of the Ensemble Aventure, Freiburg in 2011.
Achim Bornhoeft is working on a new piece for orchestra commissioned by the hr-Sinfonieorchester, Frankfurt which will be premiered in January 2011. He also is asked to write a piece for the 25th anniversary of the Ensemble Aventure, Freiburg in 2011.
December 24 2009
December 7 2009
Luís Antunes Pena
will be Composer in Residence at the Kunst-Station St. Peter in Cologne during 2010. During the next festival Orgel-Mixturen will be premiered a new piece for Organ played by Dominik Susteck. www.sankt-peter-koeln.de
will be Composer in Residence at the Kunst-Station St. Peter in Cologne during 2010. During the next festival Orgel-Mixturen will be premiered a new piece for Organ played by Dominik Susteck. www.sankt-peter-koeln.de
September 16 2009
Martin Parker
Martin Parker's new work for cinema's "Songs for an airless room" will tour the North of England in February 2010.
Martin Parker's new work for cinema's "Songs for an airless room" will tour the North of England in February 2010.
September 13 2009
Matthias Ockert
is now writing a piece for doublebass, 4 percussion players and electronics, which will be performed by Berlin Philharmonic solo doublebassist Edicson Ruiz and portuguese Drumming-GP in Lisboa, February 2010.
is now writing a piece for doublebass, 4 percussion players and electronics, which will be performed by Berlin Philharmonic solo doublebassist Edicson Ruiz and portuguese Drumming-GP in Lisboa, February 2010.
July 1 2009
Matthias Ockert
received the Wolfgang-Rihm-Stipend by the Hoepfner Foundation Karlsruhe, for which he will write a piece for piano, electric guitar and electronics.
received the Wolfgang-Rihm-Stipend by the Hoepfner Foundation Karlsruhe, for which he will write a piece for piano, electric guitar and electronics.
May 13 2009
Michael Edwards
sumtone's 3rd recording, Michael Edwards' I Kill by Proxy is now available to order direct from the sumtone site
sumtone's 3rd recording, Michael Edwards' I Kill by Proxy is now available to order direct from the sumtone site
February 4 2009
Martin Parker
Martin Parker is writing three new pieces for the East Neuk Festival to premier in July 2009. These are electronic works to be experienced on headphones in three unique places around the East Neuk. For more information visit http://www.eastneukfestival.com/
Martin Parker is writing three new pieces for the East Neuk Festival to premier in July 2009. These are electronic works to be experienced on headphones in three unique places around the East Neuk. For more information visit http://www.eastneukfestival.com/
January 9 2009
Martin Parker
We are pleased to have Martin Parker join us at sumtone. Martin is a composer, performer, and improvisor on french/flugel horn and laptop; Artistic Director of Edinburgh's Dialogues Festival; and one half of concert-remixing duo Snail.
We are pleased to have Martin Parker join us at sumtone. Martin is a composer, performer, and improvisor on french/flugel horn and laptop; Artistic Director of Edinburgh's Dialogues Festival; and one half of concert-remixing duo Snail.
January 1 2009
November 25 2008
November 11 2008
Matthias Ockert
Matthias Ockert joins sumtone. Matthias is a composer and jazz guitar player, who writes for electronics, traditional instruments, jazz and experimental video. As well as being a former composition student of Wolfgang Rihm, he studied jazz guitar in New York with Bill Connors and Attila Zoller.
Matthias Ockert joins sumtone. Matthias is a composer and jazz guitar player, who writes for electronics, traditional instruments, jazz and experimental video. As well as being a former composition student of Wolfgang Rihm, he studied jazz guitar in New York with Bill Connors and Attila Zoller.
November 3 2008
Ludger Bruemmer
After presenting the work "Glasharfe" on the international renowed Festival Inventionen in Berlin it will be presented on the ISCM World Music Days in Vilnius within a sounddome installation especially created for the concert.
After presenting the work "Glasharfe" on the international renowed Festival Inventionen in Berlin it will be presented on the ISCM World Music Days in Vilnius within a sounddome installation especially created for the concert.
October 14 2008
Luís Antunes Pena joins sumtone. Born in Portugal but now living in Germany, Luís composes instrumental and computer music that is deeply influenced by digital sound analysis.
October 13 2008
Martin Parker /
Michael Edwards / Karin Schistek
Free improvisation trio lapslap release their first album on Leo Records
Free improvisation trio lapslap release their first album on Leo Records
October 2 2008
July 14 2008
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards is at GRIM Marseille recording a new DVD-Audio album of improvisation for release on the sumtone label. Playing on the album will be Michael (saxophones, computer), Karin Schistek (piano, synthesiser), Paul Elwood (banjo), and Jean Marc Montera (guitars). Release date will be November 2008 (watch this space).
Michael Edwards is at GRIM Marseille recording a new DVD-Audio album of improvisation for release on the sumtone label. Playing on the album will be Michael (saxophones, computer), Karin Schistek (piano, synthesiser), Paul Elwood (banjo), and Jean Marc Montera (guitars). Release date will be November 2008 (watch this space).
July 6 2008
July 5 2008
Michael Edwards is performing and giving workshops at this year's
Montreux Jazz Festival with Christophe Fellay and Sarah Nicolls. Michael will be improvising with his custom-designed soft/hardware computer system for live-sampling, processing, and diffusing sound in real-time.
July 5 2008
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards will be performing improvised electronics with Christophe Fellay and Sarah Nicolls at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Workshops to follow.
Michael Edwards will be performing improvised electronics with Christophe Fellay and Sarah Nicolls at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Workshops to follow.
June 8 2008
May 17 2008
Martin Parker /
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards', Karin Schistek's and Martin Parker's improvisation trio lapslap will be playing a set at the Bongo Club as part of this year's Dialogues Festival.
Michael Edwards', Karin Schistek's and Martin Parker's improvisation trio lapslap will be playing a set at the Bongo Club as part of this year's Dialogues Festival.
February 5 2008
December 9 2007
Achim Bornhoeft
"swamp remains" score available
"swamp remains" score available
November 19 2007
Michael Edwards
A new piece for piano and computer commissioned by Sarah Nicolls will be performed at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
A new piece for piano and computer commissioned by Sarah Nicolls will be performed at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
July 21 2007
Michael Edwards
A new piece for for Electric Guitar, Ensemble, and Computer commissioned by the Salzburg ensemble OENM to be premiered at the Bregenz Festival.
A new piece for for Electric Guitar, Ensemble, and Computer commissioned by the Salzburg ensemble OENM to be premiered at the Bregenz Festival.
October 23 2005
Sean Reed joins sumtone. Sean composes instrumental and computer music, as well as interactive works for dance, theatre, visual art, video, and space-sound installations.
April 1 2004
Achim Bornhoeft
new release www.achim-bornhoeft.de
new release www.achim-bornhoeft.de
January 1 2004
sumtone's first CD release "stryngebite" with works by Michael Edwards, Achim Bornhoeft, Karlheinz Essl, Arteom Denissov, and Gerhard E Winkler, and performances by Garth Knox and Frank Stadler.