ULYSSES on tour – Benjamin Scheuer


02/2015 Gaudeamus – NLIEMA – DEimpuls – ATOPUS XXI / HfMT – DERoyaumont foundation – FR

The German composer Benjamin Scheuer (1987) is invited to impuls festival and academy 2015 in Graz (AT), also in the framework of ULYSSES Network’s composers exchange with OPUS XXI/ HfMT.

 

BenjaminScheuer (c) Deen van de Meer

© Deen van de Meer

 

At this occasion, Benjamin Scheuer received a commission for a new work, he presented his work in a public talk on 17th February 2015 at the KUG in Graz (AT) and several of his works were presented to the international audience:

 

° Benjamin Scheuer –  Impulsive Lieder for sampler, alto flute, tenor saxophone and accordion (2015), 6´, World Premiere (commission: impuls)

Performed by
Dominik Matzka – sampler | Delphine Grataloup – alto flute
Pedro Pablo Camara Toldos – tenor saxophone | Vid Sčavničar accordion
Andreas Fischer conductor

23rd February 2015, 20.00,  MUMUTH . Proberaum

 

° Benjamin Scheuer – kaleidoscope for 4 female voices with additional instruments (2012), 10´
Peyee Chen – soprano | Noriko Yakushiji – soprano | Alice Fagard – mezzosoprano | Megan Ihnen – mezzosoprano
Andreas Fischer conductor

23rd February 2015, 21.15,  MUMUTH . Proberaum

 

More information about the whole concert program here.

 

In addition to that and within the cooperation of impuls and the Ernst Krenek Institute Benjamin Scheuer was also selected amongst the impuls Academy 2015 to write a new piece to be premiered by Klangforum Wien.
Besides this commission Benjamin Scheuer will also be invited to a
three-week visit at the Institute in Krems for depth study of composer Ernst
Krenek.

 

But Benjamin Scheuer has already a longer history with the ULYSSES Network :

 

++ 2014 ++

# In 2014, he was one of the Gaudeamus Prize nominees, and his piece Kaleidoscope was already presented, among other works, in Utrecht (NL) during the festival Gaudeamus Muziekweek, including also a public talk and encounter with the young composer.

You can discover a short video produced by Gaudeamus Muziekweek here.

Other interviews with the composer can be found on his website or here.

 

++ 2013 ++

# Before that, Benjamin was invited also by OPUS XXI/ HfMT (DE) to the international Summer Academy OPUS XXI in 2013 where he received a commission for a new work.

# Also in 2013, Benjamin Scheuer was one of the selected composers to take part in the IEMA Composition Workshop 2013, presenting the premiere of his commissioned work with pieces by the three other selected composers at Royaumont Foundation (FR) before other concerts on tour in the Netherlands (Gaudeamus Muziekweek) and Germany.

 

++ 2012 ++

# Already in 2012, Benjamin participated in the Composition Session for contemporary music “Voix nouvelles”, organized at Royaumont Foundation (FR).

Under the guidance of the guest composers Brian Ferneyhough, Alberto Posadas and Raphaël Cendo and in direct cooperation with the singers from “Atelier vocal de Royaumont”, this is where he finalized and premiered on 22nd September 2012 the piece kaleidoscope for four female singers.

Atelier vocal de Royaumont
Angèle Chemin, Betsabée Haas, Julia Sese Lara – sopranos
Mari Sano – mezzo-soprano

organized in partnership with Gaudeamus - NLIEMA - DEimpuls - ATOPUS XXI / HfMT- DERoyaumont foundation - FR