cello solo piece from 12/2019
recorded in Vienna 01/2021

the cellist sings while playing

played by the marvelous Marius Malanetchi

do_you (for N.M.)

First piece for chamber orchestra.
Played by the wonderful Ensemble Ultreia with conductor Gaetano Lo Coco in Vienna, 2019. 

"devoid of light - 
existence is futile.
no breath - 
exceeds."

VOID

roh / rau / trostlos / düster / grau

3 guitars with their spectrum.
recorded 2021, Vienna

players:
Anna Lesjak
Martin Skubal
Marko Arich

BLEAK

I had the great opportunity to work with the marvelous Arditti Quartet in October last year. They played my 2019/21 piece "hrímdauðr" in a new version for string quartet. 

https://ardittiquartet.com

hrímdauðr

hrímdauðr_Arditti-Quartet

I got an admission last year with a little residency in a monastery in Italy. It is located at a height of 1,159 metres in a small valley of the Alpi Biellesi. The Upper Basilica of the monastery measures 80m in height (inside the building), which produces over 15s of natural reverb and a natural delay of ~70ms.

The piece is written for 2 violins, cello, piano and a room of at least 10'' reverb. The instrumentalists need to sing while playing. The special construction of the enormous church modulates the pitches and creates some eerie effects. 

as waters flow the sun descends
to set anew what once was
lost; a vast embrace of heaven's chill, the gates
welcome those gone before

This live-recording from the middle of the basilica has no added effects. This piece is dedicated to the Santuario di Oropa.

Players: PARS quartet

photocred: ESA/Hubble

AS WATERS FLOW THE SUN DESCENDS_live

FINALLY!! It sees the light of digital day!

SHINY STUFF was recorded during the BigBandEvent VIII of the Austrian Composers Orchestra (alias Nouvelle Cuisine).

12.12.2022 / @Porgy & Bess Vienna

head of project: Christian Mühlbacher

|| The Band ||
reeds:
Andreas See, Robert Schröck, Christian Kronreif, Manfred Balasch,Jürgen Haider

trumpets:
Bernhard Nolf, Aneel Soomary, Martin Ohrwalder, Walter Fend

trombones:
Robert Bachner, Phil Yaeger, Thomas Baur, 

tuba - Alex Rindberger
piano, keys - Michael Hornek
guitar - Wolfgang Köck
bass - Tibor Kövesdi
drums - Lukas Knöfler

conductor/composer: minion.hunt

Recording Team under supervision of Mischa Janisch and Bernd Oberlinninger: Malin Peters, Nikolaus Gehrer, Ferdinand Rauchmann, Alex Siegl, Alessio Bertoldi, Max Wintersperger, Nikolaus Schweiger, Tom Niehaus, Paul Meister, Johannes Hartinger, Andreas Galler, Chuqi Lu, Raphael Lins, Jonas Reiter, Lea Turon

Porgy Engineers: Martin Vetters und Jakub Velikovsky, Werner Angerer

special thanks to Patrick Haas, Paul Mühlbacher, Judit Varga, Jorge Sánchez-Chiong, Walter Werzowa, Porgy&Bess, Christoph Huber

Audio Mix & Master: Max Wintersperger

With the kind support of:
Verein zu Verbreitung zeitgenössischer österreichischer Bigbandmusik
Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport
Kulturabteilung des Magistrats der Stadt Wien / MA7
Österreichische Interpretengesellschaft der LSG Interpreten
Gesellschaft zur Förderung österreichischer Musik und die AKM
SKE Fond der Austro Mechana
Universität für Musik & darstellende Kunst Wien

picture credit @NASA / JPL-Caltech /Harvard-Smithsonian CfA

SHINY STUFF - live @Porgy&Bess Vienna

Me performing PAIMON @ University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
It's part of a series of studies for performative pieces. 
Here I play on thundersheets prepared with transducers inside a 22-channel dome. The sheets only resonate from the middle of the room. The immersive experience of being surrounded by feedbacked noise is captivating.
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picture credit:
NASA, ESA and Jesús Maíz Apellániz (Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Spain). Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

PAIMON | for live-electronics, thundersheets and ambisonics_live

no-input noise ambience
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photocredit: NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

de profundis clamavi

IVORY is an immersive overdub composition for flute, clarinet, saxophone, double bass, and 24-channel surround sound. Built on hypnotic, evolving patterns and drones, the piece envelops the listener in a spatially dense acoustic space where repetition becomes reflection. As layers accumulate and the volume intensifies, a sense of longing emerges – both meditative and overwhelming – inviting deep contemplation within a sea of resonant textures.

Please note: It is meant for at least 24 speakers which cannot be reproduced through stereo.
A binaural version will be available soon. 

"...from dust to dust..."

The piece was recorded on 22.06.2024 @Future Art Lab, Klangtheater - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw). Special thanks to the amazing performers.

Players live:
Saxophone - Sonja Oberkofler
Flute - Dalma Sanyai
Clarinet - Germán Hernandez Tovar
Sound direction - Dominik Förtsch

Recordings with:
Doublebass - Ivan Roban Krizic
Guitar/Bass - Dominik Förtsch


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Photo credit:
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Olivia C. Jones (UK ATC), Guido De Marchi (ESTEC), Margaret Meixner (USRA)

IVORY_live

Don't wanna listen to all my stuff? 
Try this // a little soundreel of some of my music

soundreel - 1

actor / composer / performer based in Vienna
https://linktr.ee/minion.hunt

dominik.fœrtsch [minion_hunt]