Musinfo: Individuals

Profos Felix

(17. 11. 1969)

Profos Felix
Jagowstr. 17
D-10555 Berlin
BRD

www.fel-x.ch

Genre: Classical Music

Professional activity: Composers, Authors

Biography

* 17. 11. 1969.

Felix Profos studied piano in Winterthur under the tuition of Hans-Jürg Strub, composition under Roland Moser in Basel and Vladimir Tarnopolski in Moscow.
Felix Profos has written compositions for orchestra, ensembles, soloists, electronics and video. His work has been performed in many countries in Europe and oversees including at such festivals as the Gaudeamus Amsterdam, Berliner Festspiele, Jeune Musique Marseille, Foro de Musica Nueva Mexico City, the Europäischer Musikmonat Basel and the Swiss Musician's Festival.
In 1999 Felix Profos was awarded the composition's prize of the International Young Composer's Meeting in Apeldoorn / Holland, and was adjudicated a fellowship by the New York Civitella Ranieri Foundation in 2003.
In recent years he has produced commissioned compositions for the Mae Ensemble, Steamboat Switzerland Extended Ensemble, The Barton Workshop, De Ereprijs, Blum-Kordzaia, the Hardcore-Noise-Band, Azeotrop the Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur and the Basel Chamber Orchestra. The 2006 Donaueschinger Musiktagen saw the world premiere of his piece 'Get out of my Room', commissioned by Steamboat Switzerland. He regularly composes pieces for his wife and pianist Tamriko Kordzaia and soundtracks for the artist Andro Wekua. He has been the programme manager of the Close Encounters Festival in Tbilisi (Georgia) touring further cities in Georgia and Switzerland.
Felix Profos has worked as a lecturer in music theory and new music at the HMT Zurich since 2002.

Work list

Im seltsamen Tal (1995)

Instrumentation: for piano

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

Lichtgebiet (1996)

Instrumentation: for orchestra (2.2.2.2/2.2.3.0/timp.1perc/pf/str)

Duration: 12' 00"
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loud melodies & chords (1996)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (pic.cl.2sx/2hn.tpt.tbn/egtr.eb/pf[=kbd]/perc)

Duration: 3' 00"
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Streichtrio (string trio) (1996)

Duration: 8' 00"
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Auge (1997)

Instrumentation: for 2 oboes

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

ALP (1997)

Instrumentation: for chamber orchestra (1.1.1.1/1.0.0.0/perc/str)

Duration: 14' 00"
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Urtchkhulebi (1998)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (pic.cl.2sx/2hn.tpt.tbn/egtr.eb/pf[=kbd]/perc)

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Four Walls (1999)

Instrumentation: for violin, viola, violoncello and piano

Duration: 11' 00"
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musique pauvre no. 2 (1999)

Instrumentation: for piccolo and harpsichord (keyboard)

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

musique pauvre no. 1 (1999)

Vers la lumière

Instrumentation: for Ondes Martenot and piano

Duration: 8' 00"
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Kraft und Schönheit 1 (1999)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (1.1.1.1/1.1.1.0/egtr.eb[=kbd]/1.1.1.1.1)

Duration: 9' 00"
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Kraft und Schönheit 2 (1999)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (1.1.1.1/1.1.1.0/egtr.eb/pf[=kbd]/1.1.1.1.1)

Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript

Afrika! (1999)

Instrumentation: for (Celtic) harp and various instruments of choice

Duration: 4' 00"

Nepomuk Musik Verlag

c/o Breitkopf & Härtel Musikverlag
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D-65195 Wiesbaden
BRD
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come to Daddy (2000)

Instrumentation: for violin, keyboard, CD, video and intallation

Duration: 12' 00"
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Zwang (2000)

Instrumentation: for orchestra (picsolo.2ob.clsolo.2/2.2.3.0/timp[=2perc]/pf[kbd]/str)

Duration: 13' 00"
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Vier Faustszenen (2000)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (pic.cl.2sx/2hn.tpt.tbn/egtr.eb/pf[=kbd]/perc)

Duration: 12' 00"
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Kinder (2000)

Instrumentation: for saxophone, oboe, piccolo and CD

Duration: 7' 00"
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pink chips (2000)

Instrumentation: for piano and CD

Duration: 5' 00"
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Warenhaus 1-6 (2001)

Instrumentation: for piano (live electronic optional)

Duration: 14' 00"
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Kraft und Schönheit 1+2 (2001)

Instrumentation: for chamber orchestra

Duration: 16' 00"
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mindmap (2001)

Instrumentation: for live electronic

Duration: variabel
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Flugzeuge (Warenhaus 7) (2001)

Instrumentation: for piano and video

Duration: 9' 00"
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slow burns (2003)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (abfl.cl/tbn/egtr/pf[=kbd]/perc/vn.db) and video

Duration: 14' 00"
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large composition No. 1 (2003)

Instrumentation: for two saxophones, trombone, hammond organ, electric bass and two percussionists

Duration: 65' 00"
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identify (2003)

Instrumentation: for 5-6 instruments and live electronic

Duration: 25' 00"
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PAI (2004)

Instrumentation: for 2 pianos/keyboards and soundtrack

Duration: 20' 00"
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Septett (2005)

Instrumentation: for recorder, saxophone, keyboard, percussion, violin, viola and violoncello

Duration: 16' 00"
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Neighbour's Yard (2005)

Music to the film by Andro Wekua.

Duration: 3' 00"
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Marfa Dream (2005)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (trec, cl, tbn, e-gtr, pf/keyboard, perc, vn, db)

Duration: 8' 00"
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Marfa Dream 2 (2005)

Instrumentation: for piano

Duration: 9' 00"
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Get Out Of My Room (2006)

Instrumentation: for hammond/keyboard, e-bass, percussion

Duration: 21' 00"
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Schrift (2006)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (arec, cl, tbn, e-gtr, pf/keyboard, perc, vn, db)

Duration: 20' 00"
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Medizin (2008)

Instrumentation: for 2 saxophones, 2 double basses, piano, synthesizer and percussion

Duration: 5' 00"
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Marche Triste (2008)

Instrumentation: for 2 saxophones, 2 double basses, piano, synthesizer and percussion

Duration: 5' 00"
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Lingua Mortuorum (2008)

Instrumentation: for 2 saxophones, 2 double basses, piano, synthesizer and percussion

Duration: 5' 00"
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Wilder Sweetness (2008)

Instrumentation: for 2 saxophones, 2 double basses, piano, synthesizer and percussion

Duration: 5' 00"
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Jingle 1-2 (2008)

Instrumentation: for Hammond organ and percussion

Duration: 3' 00"
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Dunkles Hotel (2008)

Instrumentation: for 2 saxophones, 2 double basses, piano, synthesizer and percussion

Duration: 5' 00"
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By the Window (2008)

Music to the film by Andro Wekua.

Duration: 9' 00"
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Zweiter Tanz (2008)

Instrumentation: for two percussion instruments

Duration: 10' 00"
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Klaviermusik mit Bäumen und Fenster (piano music with window and trees) (2008)

Duration: 12' 00"
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Erster Tanz (2008)

Instrumentation: for two percussion instruments

Duration: 8' 00"
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9 Stücke für FORCEMAJEURE (2009)

Instrumentation: for 2 keyboards, 2 saxophones, 2 double basses and percussion

Wilder Sweetness
Lingua Mortuorum
Dunkles Hotel
Marche triste
Medizin
Wappentier
Dorf
Freund
Ernstes Rondo

Duration: 48' 00"
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Bock (2009)

6 pieces for AZEOTROP

Instrumentation: for hammond organ and percussion

Horn
Ritt
Marsch
Bann
Loch
Pupillenschmerz

Duration: 18' 00"
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Dorf (2009)

Instrumentation: for 2 saxophones, 2 double basses, piano, synthesizer and percussion

Duration: 5' 00"
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4 Nebenräume (2009)

Interactive installation

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nordisches Rondo (2009)

Instrumentation: for 2 saxophones, 2 double basses, piano, synthesizer and percussion

[2009] 6', Ms.

Duration: 6' 00"
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Freund (2009)

Instrumentation: for 2 saxophones, 2 double basses, piano, synthesizer and percussion

Duration: 6' 00"
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Marfa Dream 3 (2009)

Instrumentation: for 4 identical instruments

Duration: 7' 00"
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Wappentier (2009)

Instrumentation: for 2 saxophones, 2 double basses, piano, synthesizer and percussion

Duration: 6' 00"
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