Stacheldraht (barbed wire) was written for OTTO and tape using wire sounds.
The piece was written by the english composer Sophie Pope for the project OTTO and  was premiered by Céline Papion with Oliver Frick on electronics on September 26, 2015 at the AK2 Galerie in Stuttgart, Germany.

OTTO is a project conceived by the cellist Céline Papion and the artist Aldo van den Broek, which takes inspiration from soldiers in World War One who managed to make musical instruments from what they found lying around. One hundred years later, Aldo van den Broek constructed a cello made from discarded materials, nicknamed OTTO, on which Céline Papion will perform new works commissioned from composers around the globe.

More information about the project can be found here:
celinepapion.net/2015/09/26/ottos-first-step/
more bout the composer here: http://www.sophiepope.com/

Stacheldraht 2015 by Sophie Pope

Shell Shock was written by the american composer Joseph Michaels for the project OTTO and was premiered by Céline Papion with Oliver Frick on electronics on September 26, 2015 at the AK2 Galerie in Stuttgart, Germany.

OTTO is a project conceived by the cellist Céline Papion and the artist Aldo van den Broek, which takes inspiration from soldiers in World War One who managed to make musical instruments from what they found lying around. One hundred years later, Aldo van den Broek constructed a cello made from discarded materials, nicknamed OTTO, on which Céline Papion will perform new works commissioned from composers around the globe.

More information about the project can be found here:
celinepapion.net/2015/09/26/ottos-first-step/
more about the composer, here: http://www.michaelssound.com/

Shell Shock 2015 by Joseph Michaels

Before the last battle. Fear. Deafness. Tension. The confrontation with the decisive moment is approaching. A short pause, clear head.
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Live recording, Premiere 2018 Theater Rampe Stuttgart
Artistic director: Drescher & Papion Productions
Performance: Céline Papion
Live electronics: Oliver S. Frick
more on: http://cello-otto.com/

Shell Shock for OTTO and play-back by Joseph Michaels 2018

Stand still. Boredom. Even in the worst moments there are phases of contemplation. The thoughts go
on journeys, the perception of time shifts.
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Live recording, Premiere 2018 Theater Rampe Stuttgart
Artistic director: Drescher & Papion Productions
Performance: Céline Papion
Live electronics: Oliver S. Frick
more on: cello-otto.com/

Time off - Daydreaming for OTTO and play-back by Sophie Pope 2018

Memory. Hope. Letters from home receive a connection to the old life. Wistful retrospect, short escape from the situation.
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Live recording, Premiere 2018 Theater Rampe Stuttgart
Artistic director: Drescher & Papion Productions
Performance: Céline Papion
Live electronics: Oliver S. Frick
more on: cello-otto.com/

Mitrailleuse et Mémoire for cello and one loudspeaker by Steffen Krebber 2018

OTTO - Music theatre for cello, OTTO & live electronics
Drescher & Papion Productions
How do extreme personal or social situations shape ourselves – and can art serve as a survival
strategy? Inspired by instruments that were built out of rubbish by soldiers in the trenches of World
War I, cellist/performer Céline Papion follows the traces of a young soldier through the war. Starting
point and main focus of this journey is the instrumental sculpture OTTO. An international team of
young composers (Huihui Cheng (CN), Lukas Huber (CH), Steffen Krebber (DE), Joseph Michaels (US)
und Sophie Pope (GB)) wrote music for this instrument to which the live-electronic compositions by Oliver S. Frick provide a tension-filled counterpoint.

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