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  • Genre: Acoustic / Electroacoustic / Experimental

    Location Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Ge

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    Last Login: 5/17/2012

    Member Since 8/10/2010

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    Jagoda Szmytka studied composition with Beat Furrer and Pierluigi Billone in Graz and Frankfurt/Main. Since 2010 she works on her postgraduate degree supervised by Wolfgang Rihm. She has studied additionally in masterclasses and courses a.o.: Voix Nouvelles (Fondation Royaumont), Acanthes (Metz), MATRIX (SWR Freiburg), Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Seminario Permanante do Composición (Valencia). Before she moved on to composing, she studied art history, philosophy and theory of music. She has received scholarships a.o. from DAAD, ÖAAD, Kunststiftung Baden-Wüttemberg, Alfred Töpfer-Stipendium, Wolfgang Rihm-Stipendium. In 2011 she was composer-in-residency at ZKM Karlsruhe and she received The Staubach Honoraria from the "Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt". As a result she receives a commission for a piece to be premiered at Darmstadt Ferienkurse 2012. Pieces by Szmytka have been performed during a.o. Warsaw Autumn, Sacrum Profanum, KODY festival, Musica Electronica Nova, Acanthes, ENSEMS, 44th the Summer Courses, Ohren auf Europa, Tokyo Experimental Festival, Audio Art or IREAM (Lisbon) as well at ZKM, Experimental Studio des SWR Freiburg, Abbaye Royaumont or ADK Berlin.
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    List of works • electrified memories of bloody cherries. extended Landschaft von Musik (2011) for amplified ensemble [clarinet, E-guitar, cello, double bass, piano, percussion] Commission of the Sacrum Profanum Festival • hand saw WeltAll-Stars. generously (2011) for amplified ensemble [flute, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, piano] Commissioned by the DissonArt Ensemble • sky-me, type-me (2011) for amplified with megaphones vocal quartet a cappella [SATB or any 4 musicians (2 female voices, 2 male voices)] Written in the frame of the Voix Nouvelle – program of the Royaumont Foundation • Watch out! of the box (as Luis B. says) (2011) for amplified cello, piano, loudspeaker-installation, video, staging Commissioned by ZKM Karlsruhe (written in the frame of the artist residency program) • Open the box! #2 (2011) for organ solo Written for Dariusz Przybylski, first performance at the Warsaw Autumn Festival 2011 • for(UN)fall >>>> talking twenty thousand languages to nemo (w świetle zielonego słońca) (2009/11) for amplified clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, piano, percussion and sound files [possible to perform without amplification and without sound files] Commissioned by „CODES Festival of traditional and Avant-garde Music" • just before after #1 (2010) for ensemble [flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, percussion] • just before after #1' (2010) for amplified ensemble, 6-channel sound projection, staging [flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, percussion] • just before after #2 (2010) for ensemble [flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass, harp, percussion] • just before after #2' (2010) for amplified ensemble, MP3 players, sound projection, staging [flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass, harp, percussion] • Open the box! #1 (2010) for accordion solo • Numbers (2010) for 8-channel sound projection • just in time (2010) performance for actors, mannequin, synthesizer (pianist), loudspeaker-installation, machines and factory heat • scream (2010) sound installation • Verb(a)renne life! (2009) for ensemble [flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, 2xpercussion, 2xviolin, viola, cello, contrabass] • ¿i? study of who where when #2 (2009) for prepared piano, metronome, dictaphones, sound files, video and light projection • ¿i? study of who where when #1 (2008) for harpsichord, metronome, dictaphones, sound files (4-channel), video and light projection • körperwelten. study of fragmented one (2008) for hyper-amplified string instrument, sound files and video • ∞ (2008) for two pianos, glass, slide and light projection • per ._o (2008) for three performers (2 flutists, 1pianist/percussionist) [flute mouthpieces (1xpiccolo/2xin C/1xbass), piano, stones, wooden boxes] Commissioned by the „Musica Polonica Nova" festival • jasinn (2007) for amplified 12 voices [SSSSAAAATTBB] Commission of the City Wrocław • nja (2007) for tenor saxophone and computer Commissioned by the „Musica Electronica Nova" festival • aaiairaia (2006) for two baroque violins Commissioned by the „Forum Musicum" festival • das ritus (2006) for percussion trio Commissioned by the „Musica Polonica Nova" festival • jonction (2006) for ensemble [flute/piccolo, flute/alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, piano, accordion, harp, 4xpercussion] • medusaleum (2006) for detuned flute quartet • io (2006) for amplified flute and tape (2xmono) • traffic (2006) for reciter and tape (4xmono) • szkło (2006) for tape (2xmono)

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