Musinfo: Composers

Frehner Hans-Peter

(15. 06. 1953)

Frehner Hans-Peter
Gutstrasse 89
CH-8055 Zürich (ZH)
Schweiz

Mobile: +41 (0)79 207 55 92

www.ensemble.ch

Genre: Classical Music

Professional activity: Composers, Interpreters

Biography

* 15. 06. 1953.

Frehner received his musical vaccination in the early 60s (Beatles/ Rolling-Stones) before "further training" under the influence of Frank Zappa, Miles Davis and Stockhausen's "Gesang der Jünglinge" etc.
1969 – 1973 FEAM training, and simultaneously until 1975: Intensive rock music lifestyle followed by classical training under Alexandre Magnin and André Jaunet at the conservatory in Zurich (majors: flute, directing, audio technology and chamber music).
1980 Graduates as a teacher
1982 Graduates as a professional musician; Hegar Award
1980/81/83 Award of the City of Zurich's presidential department
1991 Canton Apenzell AH's award for culture
Since 1975 International concert appearances as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe and North America
1980 – 1988 Orchestral flautist in Germany and Switzerland. Various multimedia productions (including Swiss-Orkney Conflux with the group Wind 1988 or with the Gil Evans Big-Band and Miles Davies in Montreux 1991, etc.)
Since 1985 Founder and artistic director of "ensemble für neue musik zürich" and "dieSZENEzürich" (www.ensemble.ch) with more than 300 world premieres of works by composers from over 30 countries and performances at festivals/concerts in Japan, China, Australia, Central Asia and Europe. Numerous CD productions (www.hathut.com), many radio recordings for DRS2, Radio Kiew, Radio Odessa, Hongkong RTHK, BR, WDR etc., and collaborations in an artistic context with www.realityhacking.com
With "dieSZENEzürich": Numerous operas and musical theatre productions (Theaterhaus Gessnerallee, Theater Basel, Schauspielhaus Zürich etc.)
Since 1974 Self-taught compositional works: "As a flautist and the artistic director of "ensemble für neue musik zürich", I have learned from all those performances of works with which I have been involved and the many number of collaborations with numerous composers from many countries. I am influenced by all genres of good popular and classical music."
H.P.Frehner lives in Zurich and is an instrumental teacher at the cantonal schools of Küsnacht and MNG-Rämibühl Zürich.

Work list

4 Bagatellen (1975-1985/90)

for Otto Luening

Instrumentation: for solo flute

Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript

Splash 1/2/3 (1986-1992/08)

Instrumentation: for soprano sax, baritone sax, piano, double bass, drumset

Duration: 9' 00"
Manuscript

Symmetrie 3 (1992-2008)

Instrumentation: for piano

Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript

churz, schnätz (1992)

Instrumentation: for solo flute

Duration: 2' 00"
Manuscript

Ensemblétude Nr. 1 (1992-1993)

Instrumentation: for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, and violoncello

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript

Ensemblétude Nr. 2 (1993-1994)

Instrumentation: for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, and violoncello

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript

Engelchen (1995-2004)

Instrumentation: for two improvising voices, flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, violoncello and video

Texts: Isaak Babel

Duration: 60' 00"
Manuscript

aiR (1996)

Instrumentation: for solo flute

Duration: 3' 30"
Manuscript

Foula III (1999)

Instrumentation: for bass flute, violin, violoncello and mezzo-soprano

Duration: 60' 00"
Manuscript

Waldvögelein I (2002)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript

Waldvögelein II (2004-2006)

Instrumentation: for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, and violoncello

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript

Waldvögelein III (2004-2007)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (fl, cl, perc, pf, vn, vc)

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript

Tifig I / Tifig II (2005-2006)

Concept

Instrumentation: for strings

Duration: 6' 00"-15' 00"
Manuscript

"white, uni, sonor" (2006)

Instrumentation: for flute, clarinet, violin and piano

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript

4 Variations (2007)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (fl, cl, perc, pf, vn, vc)

Duration: 20' 00"
Manuscript

Grosser Kanon (2007)

Instrumentation: for 2 voices and ensemble (fl.cl.asx/egtr.keyboard.ondesmartenot/vn.vc.db)

Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript

Songs &Melodies (2007)

Instrumentation: for 2 voices and ensemble (fl.cl.bsx.ssx.asx/egtr.vib.keyboard.ondesmartenot/perc/vn.vc.db)

Duration: 75' 00"
Manuscript

"Hommage à Josephsohn" (2008)

Instrumentation: für Flöte, Klarinette, Violine, Violoncello und 3 Schlagzeuger

Duration: 40' 00"
Manuscript

Lines (2009)

Sextet N°3

Instrumentation: for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and violoncello

Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript

birken gewirk (2009)

Instrumentation: for vocal quartet (SATB)

Texts: Lea Gottheil

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

Ein Gedicht "geknickt an mauern" (2009)

Instrumentation: for mixed choir and alto sax

Texts: Luise Boege

Duration: 14' 00"
Manuscript

Parallel (2009)

Instrumentation: für Saxophon-Quartett

Duration: 10' 30"
Manuscript

Beyond Black &White (2010)

Instrumentation: for ensemble (picc[=fl].cl[=cbcl].ssx.tsx/e-gtr.perc.turntables.electronics.Rhodes piano/vn.vc.db[=voice]

Duration: 63' 00"
Manuscript

"New Songs" (2013)

Instrumentation: für grosses Ensemble

Duration: 47' 00"
Manuscript

"Grosse Monodie: Knäuel" (2014)

Instrumentation: für Flöte, Klarinette, Fender-Rhodes, Vibrafon, Violine, Violoncello

Duration: 47' 00"
Manuscript

"Hommage à Gottfried Honegger" (2015)

Instrumentation: für Flöte, Klarinette, Percussion, Fender-Rhodes, Violine, Violoncello

Duration: 47' 00"
Manuscript

"Musikinstallation IX" (2016-2017)

Instrumentation: für Flöte, Klarinette, Fender-Rhodes, Turntables, Schlagzeug, Violine, Violoncello und 8-Spurzuspielband

Duration: 50' 00"
Manuscript

3 Splash Variationen (2017)

Instrumentation: Klavier

Duration: 7' 30"
Manuscript

Discography

Isaac Babel: The Sin of Jesus - Engelchen (hat[now]ART Nr. 169, 2007)