CONCERT | VIRTUOSO CHANCES: ANDREAS WEIXLER & SE-LIEN CHUANG ELECTRO ACOUSTIC PORTRAIT
Virtuoso Chances
The Austria-based artist duo Se-Lien Chuang & Andreas Weixler has specialized in audiovisual real-time processing with a special emphasis on contemporary instrumental composition and electroacoustic composition. The concert will include a variety of compositional work: electroacoustic multichannel music, art-video, minimal music, a contemporary composition for acoustic instruments with electronics and improvisation within audiovisual live processing. The theme of the concert encompasses applications of algorithms and random operations within live performances of audiovisual interactivity as well as time-based music and media works of Andreas Weixler and Se-Lien Chuang. In an interplay of real-time processes and improvisation, the computer acts as a musical instrument in the sense of machine musicianship. The performance of virtuoso chances addresses improvisation and composition, musical inspiration and digital concepts.
Se-Lien Chuang – composition, electronics, visuals, piano
Andreas Weixler – composition, electronics
Marianne Gythfeldt – bass clarinet
Andrew Borkowski – violoncello
Mike Frengel – electric guitar
Program:
Weixler & Chuang Wetterleuchten, Virtuoso Chances – return home
(video & multichannel electroacoustic composition)
(piano & spectrasonic)
(cello, multichannel playback and live electronics)
(video & multichannel electroacoustic composition)
(4 performers, minimal music)
(piano, bass clarinet, multichannel playback and live electronics)
Chuang & Weixler incidere Premiere
(for e-guitar, multichannel electroacoustics and live electronics)
Andreas Weixler for Pi
(multi-channel electro-acoustic composition)
Weixler & Chuang momentum nyc Premiere
(all performer improvisation & interactive audiovisual)
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Se-Lien Chuang
composer, pianist and media artist, 1965 born in Taiwan, since 1991 residence in Austria. The artistic emphasis ranges from contemporary instrumental composition/improvisation, computer music, electronic sound processing up to audiovisual interactivity.
Studies in composition (Beat Furrer), music and media technology (Karlheinz Essl), piano/recorder, electroacoustic music in Austria.
International production, research stays and lectures as well as numerous representation of compositions in Europe, Asia, North- and South America: Salzburger Festspiele, Wien Modern, Ultraschall Festival Berlin, ICMC Athen/Perth/Ljubljana/Huddersfield/NYC/Belfast/Copenhagen, SICMF Seoul, NYCEMF, NIME New York, ISEA Singapore/Nagoya, IAMAS Japan, Ars Electronica Linz, SONORITIES Festival Belfast, among others.
born 1963 in Graz, Austria, is a composer for contemporary instrumental composition, computer music with a special emphasis on audiovisual interactivity and interactive score. He is teaching currently as an associate university professor at Bruckner-University computer music, music and media technology and is a lecturer at InterfaceCulture of the University of Arts in Linz, Austria. His education starts with contemporary composition at the University of Arts in Graz, Austria with Andrzej Dobrowolski, Younghi Pagh-Paan and diploma by Beat Furrer, and is completed by international projects, study stays and researches. His concepts led to concerts, performances and lectures in Europe, Asia, North and South America, selections for the International Computer Music Conference ICMC Perth / Ljubljana / Huddersfield / NYC / Belfast / Copenhagen, NIME New York, ISEA Nagoya, New York Electroacoustic Music Festival, Wien Modern, ars electronica festival Linz, JSEM Tokyo, Experimental Intermedia, New York, Salzburger Festspiele, Ultraschall Festival für Neue Musik Berlin, Sonorities Festival, Belfast, European Electroacoustic Music Brussels, Sumida Triphony Hall Tokio, National Theater Concert Hall Taipeh, Seoul International Computermusic Festival, Computermusic Festival Montreal among many others. Andreas Weixler founded intermedia concert series like Sonic Intermedia (ars electronic center Linz) and is running Atelier Avant Austria together with Se-Lien Chuang.
For more information visit: http://avant.mur.at
image: Se-Lien Chuang