Frey Peter K.
(21. 05. 1941)
Frey Peter K.
Im Heugarten 45
CH-8617 Mönchaltorf (ZH)
Schweiz
Tel: 41 (0)44 948 06 44
Fax: 41 (0)44 948 06 44
www.tonundton.ch
Im Heugarten 45
CH-8617 Mönchaltorf (ZH)
Schweiz
Tel: 41 (0)44 948 06 44
Fax: 41 (0)44 948 06 44
www.tonundton.ch
Genre: Classical Music
Biography
* 21. 05. 1941.
Peter K. Frey was born in Baden in the canton of Aargau. As a double bassist he primarily performs freely improvised music he is, however, also active as a composer of musical-scenic productions and cooperates frequently with visual artists on installation projects; he continues to realise installations under the title 'Ton' together with Theres Stämpfli, a ceramicist with whom he has worked since 1993. Frey currently performs in the trio KARL ein KARL together with Michel Seigner and Alfred Zimmerlin, in the double bass duo Studer-Frey and solo. Since 1978 he has taught improvised and computer music at various institutions including the Lucerne School of Music, the Basel Academy of Music, the FF Art School in Zurich and the College for Social Work in Zurich. Frey is joint founder and co-director of the Workshop for Improvised Music (WIM) in Zurich and a member of the association 'Improvisieren.org' which organises the triennial 'International Tagung für Improvisation, Luzern' and runs a post-graduate course for improvised chamber music at the Basel Academy of Music. He has recorded with the Voerkel-Frey-Lovens Trio, KARL ein KARL, Eichenbergers Domino and various samplers under the FMP, Unit-Records, Musikszene Schweiz MGB and EMANEM labels.
Peter K. Frey was born in Baden in the canton of Aargau. As a double bassist he primarily performs freely improvised music he is, however, also active as a composer of musical-scenic productions and cooperates frequently with visual artists on installation projects; he continues to realise installations under the title 'Ton' together with Theres Stämpfli, a ceramicist with whom he has worked since 1993. Frey currently performs in the trio KARL ein KARL together with Michel Seigner and Alfred Zimmerlin, in the double bass duo Studer-Frey and solo. Since 1978 he has taught improvised and computer music at various institutions including the Lucerne School of Music, the Basel Academy of Music, the FF Art School in Zurich and the College for Social Work in Zurich. Frey is joint founder and co-director of the Workshop for Improvised Music (WIM) in Zurich and a member of the association 'Improvisieren.org' which organises the triennial 'International Tagung für Improvisation, Luzern' and runs a post-graduate course for improvised chamber music at the Basel Academy of Music. He has recorded with the Voerkel-Frey-Lovens Trio, KARL ein KARL, Eichenbergers Domino and various samplers under the FMP, Unit-Records, Musikszene Schweiz MGB and EMANEM labels.
Work list
NINE TO NINE (1987-1988)
Instrumentation: for six different string instruments, electronic and computor controlled digital synthesizer
In cooperation with Peter K Frey and Michel Seigner.
Duration: 24h 00"
Manuscript
Ton 93 (1993)
Instrumentation: computer music, partly supplemented by improvised double-bass solo
Installation with clinking and fired clay in collaboration with the ceramicist Theres Stämpfli.
Manuscript
Ton 95 (1995)
Instrumentation: computer music, partly supplemented by improvised double-bass solo
Installation with clinking and fired clay in collaboration with the ceramicist Theres Stämpfli.
Manuscript
Ton 97 (1997)
Instrumentation: computer music, partly supplemented by improvised double-bass solo
Installation with clinking and fired clay in collaboration with the ceramicist Theres Stämpfli.
Manuscript
Ton 99 (1999)
Instrumentation: computer music, partly supplemented by improvised double-bass solo
Installation with clinking and fired clay in collaboration with the ceramicist Theres Stämpfli.
Manuscript
Ton 2000 (2000)
Instrumentation: computer music, partly supplemented by improvised double-bass solo
Installation with clinking and fired clay in collaboration with the ceramicist Theres Stämpfli.
Manuscript
Ton 2001 (2001)
Instrumentation: computer music, partly supplemented by improvised double-bass solo
Installation with clinking and fired clay in collaboration with the ceramicist Theres Stämpfli.
Manuscript
Ton 2002 (2002)
Instrumentation: computer music, partly supplemented by improvised double-bass solo
Installation with clinking and fired clay in collaboration with the ceramicist Theres Stämpfli.
Manuscript
Raum - Zwischenraum (2003)
Instrumentation: for two contrabasses, violoncello, clarinet, 4 loud speakers, 5 spaces
Duration: 60' 00"
Manuscript
Baustellenmusik (1979-2012)
Concrete music
Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript
Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript
Der Bio-Adapter (2008)
audio piece
Texts: Oswald Wiener
Duration: 61' 00"
Manuscript
Texts: Oswald Wiener
Duration: 61' 00"
Manuscript
eins punkt eins (2011)
Instrumentation: for 2 double basses
Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript
eins punkt zwei (2011)
Instrumentation: for 2 double basses
Duration: 9' 00"
Manuscript
eins punkt drei (2011)
Instrumentation: for 2 double basses
Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript
zwei punkt eins (2011)
Instrumentation: for 2 double basses
[2011] 7', Ms.
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript
zwei punkt zwei (2011)
Instrumentation: for 2 double basses
Duration: 9' 00"
Manuscript
zwei punkt drei (2011)
Instrumentation: for 2 double basses
Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript
drei (2011)
Instrumentation: for 2 double basses
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript
Discography
KARL ein KARL: Der Bio-Adapter (stv/asm 031 Nr. 031, 2008)
Frey, Peter K.
KARL ein KARL
Interpreters:
Zimmerlin, AlfredFrey, Peter K.
KARL ein KARL
zweierlei (stv/asm Nr. 27, 2007)
Frey, Peter K.
With more works of: Daniel Studer, Peter K. Frey
Interpreters:
Studer, DanielFrey, Peter K.
With more works of: Daniel Studer, Peter K. Frey
Info: www.fonoteca.ch
KARL ein KARL &Co.: ja (Musikszene Schweiz Nr. MGB CD 9705, 1997)
Frey, Peter K.
KARL ein KARL
Interpreters:
Zimmerlin, AlfredFrey, Peter K.
KARL ein KARL
KARL ein KARL: "KARL'S FEST" (unit-records Nr. UTR-4039, 1991)
Frey, Peter K.
KARL ein KARL
Interpreters:
Zimmerlin, AlfredFrey, Peter K.
KARL ein KARL
Ensembles
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