Elisabeth Schimana
- Sternenstaub
Pulsating, imploding, exploding… and we feel safe in the solar particle storm. “Sternenstaub” is a live-electronic solo piece for multi-channel systems, inspired by Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time.” The composition utilizes sine waves and noise to create six modules representing cosmic events. From pulsation to granular synthesis, the composer generates sonic events corresponding to the processes of the universe. The chronological sequence ranges from Module 1 to 6, with modules being variably applied. The listeners can sit among the rings and experience different listening positions.
Bio
Elisabeth Schimana has been working as a composer, performer and radio artist since 1983. She studied Electroacoustic and Experimental Music at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Computer Music Composition at IEM, Graz, and Musicology and Ethnology at the University of Vienna. In her work, she has been exploring the intersection of space, body, and electronics for many years. She regularly collaborates with ORF Kunstradio, conducts research in the field of women’s art and technology, and is currently focusing on sound as a score. Elisabeth Schimana gives international lectures and composition workshops. She founded the IMA Institute for Media Archaeology in 2005.
