trombone and electronics
- Günter Heinz, trombone, flute and voice
- Andre Bartetzki, electronics
Günter Heinz, born in Zeitz (formerly GDR), studied mathematics in Halle and music in Dresden and Berlin. His first employment was as a mathematician at the Academy of Mines at Freiberg and at the Academy of Sciences at Berlin where he graduated in 1983. Since 1987 he has been working as a freelance musician focusing mainly on contemporary compositions and improvisation. He has premiered several works and recorded for radio and CD in Germany, Switzerland and USA. Between 1992-93 he worked as guest composer at the Electronic Studio of the Musikakademie Basel. In 1994 he was teaching free improvised music at the Conservatory of Sardinia at Cagliari. He has participated in some of the most important music festivals in Berlin, Leipzig, Stavanger, Genf, Antwerp, Rümlingen ... His compositions has been performed in Moscow, Madrid, Florida, Malta ... He collaborated with Bernd Koeppen, Kent Carter, Bill Elgart, Michael Lytle, Guenter Mueller, Klaus Koch, Lou Grassi, Hartmut Dorschner, Günter Baby Sommer, Stephen Montague, Malcolm Goldstein, Steve Swell, George Cremaschi and many others. He is artistic director of the Festival of Free Improvised Music in Dresden.
performances
- 2009, performance "Wittgenstein, ein Sprachspiel" at the Hörkunstfestival in Erlangen
- 2008, full-moon concerts in the Liquid-Sound water parks in Bad Sulza and Bad Schandau
- 2007, Nordhausen, Jazzrabazz organized by the Jazz-Club Nordhausen e.V.
- 2007, Dresden, Kunstforum Hellerau, Dresdner Tage der zeitgenössischen Musik
- 2006, Zepernick, festival Randspiele
- 2006, Dresden, Blaue Fabrik
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| in Bad Schandau |
repertoire
- improvisations
- compositions by ourselves
- + pieces for trombone and flute solo
- + tape pieces
Since 2007 we've been engaged in a number of projects about Ludwig Wittgenstein and his writings about mathematics and language.
Günter Heinz developed an interdisciplinary performance for the Dresdner Tage der zeitgenössischen Musik in Dresden-Hellerau in 2007.
In 2008 we realize a radio art composition based on Wittgenstein's thoughts on mathematics.
In 2009 we pursue this theme in improv performances.
improvisation
sound examples (excerpts):
improv1:
improv2:
improv3 (recording: Dietrich Petzold ):
improv4 (recording: Dietrich Petzold ):
requirements
- audio equipment:
- 4 to 8 loudspeakers on stands (around the audience) with amps
- mixing desk with 12 mic/line inputs, 4-8 group outs, 3-4 aux channels
- 2 cardioid condensor microphone on stands
- 1 stage monitor
We will bring our own computer, additional microphones und fx
contact
Günter Heinz
email: webware AT web.de
web: www.guenter-heinz.de
Andre Bartetzki
Fon: +49-30-92375877
email: andre AT bartetzki.de