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| ARTIC-Magazine |
| In exceptional design ARTIC is released since 1993. In Volume 11 (2004) Stäbler published a text, that refers to his vocal works. Especially for the issue Stäbler composed AMTRACKS, an "audio-assemblage" for seven vocalists. ARTIC 11 contains a CD with vocal works by Stäbler, e.g. Winter.Blumen, Rachengold, Rosenkranz, drüber... and the Belfast Breakfast Songs. |
| col legno |
| col legno is a small label for contemporary music. It has published CD's with works by Stäbler, e.g. the portrait im unaufhörlichen Wirbel, released in 1998. |
| Copy-Us |
| Copy-Us internet publishing presents scores as pdf-files. All works, among them Stäbler's !? - Musical Essay about the Limits of the Possible for Piano, Organ, any kind of Keyboard or Accordion (2001), can be downloaded for free. |
| die eine... Agentur für Design |
| The photographer Nicolas Manger did some fascinating photos of the realization of Gerhard Stäbler's music theatre Letzte Dinge, which had its premiere in Würzburg in 2007. Manger is part of the team of the design agency „die eine...“. |
| Drees, Stefan |
| Stefan Drees is a musicologist and music journalist concentrating on contemporary music. His extensive website offers numerous links and a collection of writings by Drees. Among these is a critique of Stäbler´s CD with "Cassandra-Studies" called "Palast des Schweigens". |
| EarPort |
| Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim organize various projects, like performances and concerts, in Duisburg. The location, where these "happenings" take place is called EarPort. The homepage presents a calendar of events, nice photos and a graphic description how to find EarPort. |
| Eggert, Moritz |
| Moritz Eggert is a composer living in munich. His website contains informations about news, works, and links. In 2001 Eggert created the internet-composition Variations 01 and Gerhard Stäbler participated in the nice project. |
| Ehrler, Hanno |
| Ehrler is a journalist concentrating on themes in contemporary music. He published various articles concerning the music of Gerhard Stäbler. His website - available in English - offers numerous manuscripts and informations about his forthcoming radio programmes. |
| Ensemble Modern |
| Ensemble Modern is an important German ensemble focusing on performances of contemporary and modern music. During the last few years, this ensemble has often interpreted works by Stäbler. |
| Forum Zeitgenössische Musik Leipzig |
| Forum Zeitgenössische Musik organizes festivals and concerts in the region Leipzig. The artistic director Thomas Christoph Heyde presents unusual programmes and presents the concerts in unusual places, e.g. in a club or as an open air concert. Works by Stäbler were presented several times in the frame of the activities of FZML. |
| Frog Peak Music |
| All works that are not supplied by Ricordi can be delivered by Frog Peak Music. This small label also publishes CDs with Stäbler´s works. |
| Fürst-Heidtmann, Monika |
| Monika Fürst-Heidtmann is a music journalist and musicologist. On her website you can find some information on Conlon Nancarrow's works for player piano. Those are important regarding Stäbler's works for player piano or orchestrion. |
| Geiges, Ulla |
| Ulla Geiges is a dancer and choreographer. In 2001 she founded "JET - das Junge Ensemble am Tanzhaus NRW" (Düsseldorf). Her choreography BRÜCHE (2005) is partially based on the music of Gerhard Stäbler. |
| GuitArtist Quartett |
| The GuitArtist Quartett performed the premiere of Stäbler's work Aufschläge (2008) and is situated in the Ruhr area. A recording of the work is available on their album „Bonjour de la Ruhr“. |
| Initiative Neue Musik Berlin |
| Die Initiative Neue Musik Berlin was formed in 1991 as an organization of musicians, free improvisation groups, concert organizers, composers, and individual unions, as well as music journalists. They understand themselves as a coordinated network that is engaged in the promotion of new music in Berlin. |
| Interzone Perceptible |
| The experimental duo Interzone Perceptible, Matthias Hettmer (e-bass / electronics) and Sven Hermann (accordion / electronics) is concentrating on live-electronic works. Uncommon projects are presented, Gerhard Stäbler´s work Kopffüssler for two players on an electrified accordion (2002) was part of a concert in Karlsruhe, where Interzone Perceptible presented works of 5 seconds written by six composers. |
| Kairos Quartett |
| The Berlin-based Kairos-Quartet is formed by an up and coming string quartet that has mastered a vast repertoire since its inception. Experimental concepts and the judicious care of previously "established" works are the focal point of their work. The quartet´s management (Claudius von Wrochem, Simone Heilgendorff) can be contacted via their well-maintained web site, which provides information regarding their repertoire and news about current performances. In May 2004 Kairos-Quartet performed the premiere of Stäbler's work white spaces for string quartet and soprano (Ksenija Lukics) in a concert organized by the MDR in Leipzig. |
| Kaiser Antonino |
| The dance company develops choreographies which are occasionally based on Stäbler's works. On their website, you can find information on past and current works of the company. |
| Kassl, Marko |
| Accordionist |
| Komponisten der Gegenwart |
| "Komponisten der Gegenwart" (composers of the present) is published by Hanns-Werner Heister and Walter Wolfgang Sparrer. It represents the most comprehensive collection of biographies of contemporary composers. Gerhard Stäbler´s article with extensive analysis of several works was written by the musicologists Björn Gottstein, Hanns-Werner Heister and Hella Melkert. |
| Komponisten im Ruhrgebiet |
| This website is organized by a library in Essen. It presents information, sound and even score fragments of 50 composers living in the region of Ruhrgebiet. |
| Kore Ensemble |
| The Canadian Kore-Ensemble consists of 18 musicians. 2002 Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler worked with the ensemble in Montréal as composers in residence. The website gives detailed informations including biographies of each musician in French and English. |
| Kulturserver NRW |
| On the website of "Kulturserver NRW" you can find a detailed outline of culture events in the whole area of North Rhine-Westphalia. You can also find the adresses of most of the venues. |
| Kurka, Irene |
| Singer |
| Leeson Kulturmagazin |
| Leeson Kulturmagazin is mainly concentrated on discourse about pop music. This magazine presents a critique of the CD "... im unaufhörlichen Wirbel ...". |
| LEN - Lithuanian Ensemble Network |
| Initiated by Vykintas Baltakas the Lithuanian Ensemble Network is a Contemporary Music organization connecting professional ensembles, soloists, conductors and composers. LEN stages initiatives as an open platform, open for creative ideas to be professionally realized by the joint efforts of Lithuanian musicians in the form of a united ensemble. They cooperate internationally with composers, musicians and organizations, with the mutual interest of introducing fresh ideas into Lithuania and of promoting Lithuanian contemporary music abroad. |
| Living Composers Project |
| The website of the Living Composers Project presents accurate and detailed biographies and work lists for numerous composers in English. You can also find Gerhard Stäbler here. |
| Mainfranken Theater Würzburg |
| The Mainfranken Theater Würzburg is the place where Stäbler's Letzte Dinge, a concert action for three voices, percussion and tape (2007), based on a libretto by Hermann Schneider and Alexander Jansen, inspired by Paul Auster´s novel "In the country of last things", was performed for the first time. The theatre has a rich tradition of over 200 years and stands out because of its well-considered programming. |
| Metier Records |
| 2003 David Lefeber, the artistic director of Metier, released the piano-oeuvre of Stäbler. The pianist Paulo Alvares from Cologne interpreted the pieces Dalí, Total, Hart auf Hart, Windows 1-5, Von Branntwein und Finsternissen. Apart from Stäbler´s piano oeuvre Lefeber also releases classical chamber-music. |
| Musica Viva |
| The 2004 world premiere of day by day - Gerhard Stäbler´s composition (2003/04) for two percussionists, three female vocalists and orchestra - was presented in the Munich concert series Musica Viva. The series is directed by composer Josef Anton Riedl. |
| Music Today - Society of the 21st Century Music |
| The English website of the Korean Society of the 21st century music offers photos and extensive informations about numerous projects. The Society presents the festival "Music today" and an international competition for composers. Gerhard Stäbler participated in a jury in March 2003, his work Karas.Krähen for voice, Sho, double-bass and percussion was presented in March 2003 as well. |
| Musik der Zeit |
| The website of the famous German magazine Neue Zeitschrift für Musik offers informations about forthcoming new music events such as festivals or publications. Articles by Stäbler - e.g. the text "Heterotopien Zahlen" from 2001 - and about aspects of his work are offered in many articles, which are listed via the search-function. |
| Ensemble musikFabrik |
| musikFabrik is an ensemble, that cooperates with Stäbler quite often. Its nice, clearly arranged website presents a lot of informations like news, an extensive linklist containing composers, festivals and new-music organisations. |
| MusikTexte |
| The magazine MusikTexte is published by Gisela Gronemeyer and Reinhard Oehlschlägel in Cologne. It's one of the most popular and most extensive magazines on Contemporary Music in Germany. Texts by Gerhard Stäbler and texts about his work are published frequently. |
| nmz - Neue Musikzeitung |
| Via the search function several texts about Gerhard Stäbler are offered on the website of the German Neue Musikzeitung. For the reason of the XII. Weingartener Tage für Neue Musik 1998, the NMZ presented an exhaustive portrait of Gerhard Stäbler. A Stäbler text written by Reinhard Schulz can be read here. |
| Pascale, Sonja |
| The soprano Sonja Pascale sung the part of Cassandra in CASSANDRACOMPLEX in August 2000. On her website, Sonja Pascale describes her work for this first performance of CASSANDRACOMPLEX. |
| Pehlivanli, Esra |
| The viola player is interested in contemporary compositions for viola and encourages to expand the current repertoire for viola. Therefore, she works closely with several composers. With Gerhard Stäbler, she worked on Black Tiger Tango (plus) for accordion and viola (2011) and in conclusion played the premiere togehter with Marko Kassl. |
| Piano Duo Aya und Kozue Hara |
| The piano duo Aya and Kozue Hara worked together with Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim several times. Their website presents some photos of their collaborations and other useful information. |
| Positionen |
| Positionen is a magazine concentrating on contemporary music. It contains many articles dealing with or written by Stäbler. |
| Radio CBC |
| The Canadian radio station CBC features short biographies of composers being featured on its programmes. A short English introduction to Stäbler's music is presented here. |
| Red House Edition |
| The Australian editing house Red House Editions featured a score collection and CD containing Stäbler´s bittersüß for guitar and glasses. The catalogue contains mainly contemporary music from Middle Europe and Australia. |
| Ricordi-Verlag |
| Ricordi is an important publisher concentrating on contemporary music. Ricordi has published works of Stäbler since 1989. This website presents a short portrait of Stäbler and a selection of his works. |
| Schenk-Guellich, Dagmar |
| The artist and musicologist Dagmar Schenk-Guellich is acquainted with Stäbler´s oeuvre. She has worked on paintings dealing with the dance theatre work CASSANDRA. |
| Schlagquartett Köln |
| The Schlagquartett Köln (Thomas Meixner, Dirk Rothbrust, Achim Seyler und Boris Müller) is frequently interpreting works by Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim. Amongst others, they performed the premieres of Stäbler's ]DESIRES[ and ]ROSES[, both works for soprano and percussion quartet (2004), due to the opening of a new museum designed by Tadao Andom, comissioned by the Langen Foundation. |
| Schwarzer, Jeremias |
| The recorder player Jeremias Schwarzer is a performer, who deals with old and new music. Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim wrote pieces for Schwarzer and the Koto-player Makiko Goto. Schwarzers well designed website presents links, an overview of his repertoire and a lot of audio files. |
| Seume, Sabine |
| Gerhard Stäbler composed the music for Seume's dance performance Wenn der Fluss zum Meer wird, which has been performed in 2005. On her clearly designed website, you can get some information on Seume's current projects, press material and other useful information. |
| Shim, Kunsu |
| The website of Kunsu Shim, a composer born in Pusan, South Corea, offers a complete list of works, a biography in English and, a special service, numerous scores with a download-option. Stäbler created several co-compositions with Shim and is living with him in Duisburg and Crete. |
| SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart |
| The SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart has often performed Stäbler's works. [APPARAT], for example, was given its première by this choir. |
| Tchiba, Martin |
| Composer and piano player |
| Trialog |
| A long-term collaboration between composers Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim and Korean video artist Kyungwoo Chun, recorded in 2006, most recently with performances in Seoul in 2019. With publication bild.klang.los. A Trialogue by Kyungwoo Chun, Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler. Ed. Lehmbruck Museum Foundation and TOTAL Museum of Contemporary art Seoul. PFAU-Verlag Saarbrücken 2009. |
| We are we - dance theater |
| The "we are we" dance theater is directed by dancer Eva Weissmann. In a previous collaboration with her Gerhard Stäbler performed his piece elements (acute) together with a dance choreography. More recently Ms. Weissmann presented in Basle, at the beginning of 2004, a new dance choreography to this piece under the title von hier aus - Basel Raum Klang Tanz (from here on - Basle Space Sound Dance). |
| Weidler Verlag |
| The musicologist Hella Melkert published her book about Gerhard Stäbler's interdisciplinarity at the beginning of 2003. Melkert´s interpretations are based on solid analyses of numerous works of Stäbler, e.g. the percussion works FallZeit and Kybele or the ensemble works Die Nacht sitzt am Tisch and Spices (1). The book can be ordered at Weidler-Verlag to a prize of 19.80 Euro. |
| Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe |
| Gerhard Stäbler has produced various electronic works in Karlsruhe. Here he recorded tapes for KARAS.KRÄHEN, his dance theatre work Kassandra, the futurism project Time for Tomorrow, futuressencexxx and elements (acute). |
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