Bernhard Galgal archived calendar

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Bernhard Gal - Book & DVD 'Zwischenbrücken', 2015...Bernhard Gal - CD 'same difference', 2010.. Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac.. DVD 'Installations' , Gromoga, Austria 2007.. CD 'Installations' , Gromoga, Austria 2005.. Kai Fagaschinski and Bernhard Gál - 'going roaund in serpentines', Charhizma, Austria 2005.. Book & Audio CD 'Installations'  (Kehrer / Gromoga, 2005).. CD 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.'  (Klanggalerie, 2004).. CD 'relisten'  (Intransitive Recordings, 2001).. CD 'Defragmentation/blue' (Plate Lunch, 2000).. CD 'bestimmung new york' (Durian, 1999)

 

 

 

 

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archived calendar
 

1998-2014: Concerts, exhibitions, installations, lectures, audio releases, publications, etc.

 

         
       
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flut, for bass flute and quadrophonic sound projection, 2011
flut @ ORF OE1 Zeit-Ton

Radio broadcast of flut, for bass flute and sound projection, by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal, as performed as part of the concert series prattica E, ImCubus, Graz, in November 2015. Featuring Elisa Azzarà, bass flute. Zeit-Ton, OE1, December 15th, 2016, 23.03 - 24.00.

Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
12 SUAL 2016 shut up and listen! 2016

Eleventh edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art.
echoraum, Vienna, December 8-10, 2016.

Echoraum, Vienna
12 Ur-Ur, 2016- Ur-Ur

Audiogenealogy. Premiere in conjunction with shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art,
echoraum, Vienna, December 8th, 2016, 20.30.

Echoraum, Vienna
12 Ur-Ur, 2016- Ur-Ur @ ORF OE1 Zeit-Ton

Radio broadcast of Ur-Ur (part 3). Preview of the upcoming premiere in conjunction with shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art. Zeit-Ton, OE1, December 7th, 2016, 23.03 - 24.00.

Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
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Under the Jazz Nut Tree, 2016

Under the Jazz Nut Tree

Listening Environment | Sound Gardening. Kritzendorf, Austria, ca. October 15-30, 2016.

Kritzendorf, Austria
09
homesweethomes (Behind the Walls), 2013
homesweethomes #3 (haywire)

Sound installation. Third part of the work series homesweethomes (premiere).
Private apartment, 1020 Vienna. September 10th, 2016, 2-6pm.

Private apartment, Vienna
08 Gal Klangkunst (encyclopedia article)

Encyclopedia article, published in Jörn Peter Hiekel/Christian Utz (ed.), Lexikon Neue Musik, Metzler / Bärenreiter, Germany, 2016.

Metzler / Bärenreiter, Germany
04
SUAL 2015
Zeit-Ton extended - shut up and listen! 2006-15

Three-hour-long radio feature on Austrian National Radio (Ö1), regarding ten years of of shut up and listen!, interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art. Featuring Belma Beslic-Gál, Bernhard Gál and Ernst Reitermaier. Moderation: Rainer Elstner & Astrid Schwarz. ORF Zeit-Ton, OE1, April 1st, 2016, 23.03 - 2.00.

Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
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Zwischenbrücken, Book & DVD, 2015
Zeit-Ton Portrait

Radio Portrait on Austrian National Radio (Ö1), featuring audio excerpts of Gál's current publication Zwischenbrücken, among other recent works. Moderation: Rainer Elstner. Zeit-Ton, OE1, March 31st, 2016, 23.03 - 24.00.

Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
musica nova: relive

Radio broadcast featuring audio excerpts of Gál's audio CD relive. Freies Radio für Stuttgart (FRS) - musica nova, Germany. Moderation: Günther Bajtl. March 2nd, 2016, between 22:00 and 24:00.

Freies Radio für Stuttgart, Germany
   
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90 Sekunden Wirklichkeit, Cybele, Germany  2005
This is for real

Electroacoustic Composition. Presented as part of the concert 'MADRID – concert of miniatures', curated by Jeff Chippewa.
MediaLab Prado, Madrid. November 28th, 2015.

MediaLab Prado, Madrid
11 Beer Ceremony, 2006 Beer Ceremony

Presented as part of shut up and listen!, interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art!
echoraum, Vienna, November 26th, 2015.

Echoraum, Vienna
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SUAL 2015
shut up and listen! 2015

Celebrating ten years of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art!
echoraum, Vienna, November 26-28, 2015.

Echoraum, Vienna
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flut, for bass flute and quadrophonic sound projection, 2011
flut

flut, for bass flute and sound projection, by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal, presented as part of the concert series prattica E, ImCubus, Graz, November 14th, 2015, 20:00.

ImCubus, Graz
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Zwischenbrücken, Book & DVD, 2015
Zwischenbrücken

Book & DVD video, documenting a selection of installative and intermedia art and music projects by Gal, spanning 2005-15. Published by edition sp ce in cooperation with Gromoga Records in November 2015.

edition sp ce | Gromoga Records, Austria
10-12
Haruka, 2015

HARUKA

Architectural installation by Yumi Kori featuring sound by Bernhard Gal.
Museu Oscar Niemeyer
, Curitiba Biennale 2015, Brazil, Oct. 3rd - Dec. 6th, 2015

Curitiba Biennale 2015, Curitiba (Brazil)
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sprachklanggesetzt
sprachklanggesetzt Sound installation. In conjunction with the festival EUROPA, Arena, Vienna (entrance area of DreiRaum), September 12th, 2015. Arena, Vienna
05
Un-Un | ununtitled

Premiere of a composition for four female vocalists. Commissioned by the Internationale Paul-Hofhaymer-Gesellschaft. Performed by members of the Hofhaymer-Ensemble, Salzburg at Christuskirche, Salzburg, May 13th, 2015, 19:30.

Christuskirche, Salzburg
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Documenting sound installations - 'Das himmlische Kind', et al.

Artist talk by Bernhard Gal, discussing his recent sound installation Das Himmlische Kind, and other works. Zurich University of the Arts - Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology, Conference 'Immersive Sound' , May 9th, 2015, 12:00.

Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich
04
flut, for bass flute and quadrophonic sound projection, 2011
flut

flut, for bass flute and sound projection, by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal, presented as part of a concert by Ensemble Kontrapunkte at the Musikverein (Gläserner Saal), Vienna, April 13th, 2015, 19:30.

Musikverein (Gläserner Saal), Vienna
02
Klangschatten II - Music theatre project for a young audience, Vienna, 2013
Klangschatten II

Intermedia music project for a young audience, including traditional Austrian instruments and sound and light projections. Featuring Albin Paulus (bagpipe, jew's harp), Barbara Romen (dulcimer), Gunter Schneider (contraguitar) & B. Gal (sound & light projection, dramaturgy). Freies Theater, Innsbruck, February 26th.

Freies Theater, Innsbruck
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Das Himmlische Kind. Site-specific sound installation, Zurich University of the Arts, 2015
Das himmlische Kind

Premiere of a site-specific sound installation, in conjunction with the research project '3D-Audio'. Presented at the rooftop of the new Toni Campus of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), February 19th-28th, 2015.

Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
02
90 Sekunden Wirklichkeit, Cybele, Germany  2005
This is for real

Electroacoustic Composition. Presented as part of the concert 'À la recherche de la miniature', curated by Jeff Chippewa. at Dias de Música Electroacústica (DME), Seia. Portugal. February 13th, 2015.

Dias de Música Electroacústica, Seia. Portugal
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schoolscapes - Music workshop for children, 2013.
schoolscapes

Exploring | Reflecting | Creating << Soundscapes >> Workshop with children, based on sounds discovered within a school building.
BG/BRG Klosterneuburg, Austria, January 19th and 22nd, 2015.

Klosterneuburg, Austria
     
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90 Sekunden Wirklichkeit, Cybele, Germany  2005
This is for real

Electroacoustic Composition. Featured as part of the article Miniature Form in Electroacoustic and (Instrumental) New Music by Jeff Chippewa, SONUS / Canadian Electroacoustic Community, December 2014. Originally published on the Compilation-CD '90 Sekunden Wirklichkeit', released by DEGEM and Cybele Records, February 2005.

SONUS / Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC), Toronto
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Klangschatten II - Music theatre project for a young audience, Vienna, 2013
Klangschatten II

Intermedia music project for a young audience, including traditional Austrian instruments and sound and light projections. Featuring Albin Paulus (bagpipe, jew's harp), Barbara Romen (dulcimer), Gunter Schneider (contraguitar) & B. Gal (sound & light projection, dramaturgy). Stefaniensaal, Congress Graz, December 9th, 2014.

Stefaniensaal, Graz
11 SUAL 2014 (photo: M. Schwentner - videostill) shut up and listen! 2014

Ninth edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art.
Artistic Direction: Belma Beslic-Gal & B. Gal, Echoraum, Vienna, November 27-29, 2014.

Echoraum, Vienna
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Restaging of the dance theatre production 'Espectros de Shakespeare - Do outro Lado do Vento', featuring selected compositions from relive. O Lugar - Cia. Corpos Nômades, São Paulo, November 14th-30th, 2014.

Cia. Corpos Nômades, São Paulo
10-11
Alsógál (Budapest, 2014)
Alsógál

Intermedia installation. Participation in the group exhibition On the Edge of Perceptibility, Kunsthalle Budapest, Oct. 18th - Nov. 23rd, 2014. Opening: Oct. 17th, 2014.

Kunsthalle Budapest. Budapest
08-09
Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Restaging of the dance theatre production 'Espectros de Shakespeare - Do outro Lado do Vento', featuring selected compositions from relive. Touring through various cities within the state of São Paulo State (Birigui, Mauá, Marília, Piracicaba and Rio Claro) during August and September 2014. Cia. Corpos Nômades, São Paulo.

Cia. Corpos Nômades, São Paulo
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90 Sekunden Wirklichkeit, Cybele, Germany  2005
This is for real

Presentation in conjunction with a concert at CMMAS, Morelia, curated by Jeff Chippewa, June 27th, 2014, 20:00.Originally published as part of the Compilation-CD '90 Sekunden Wirklichkeit', released by DEGEM, German Society for Electroacoustic Music, Cybele Records in February 2005.

Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras, Morelia, Mexico
04 Festival SUAL 2013 shut up and listen! 2013 on radio

Radio feature about the interdisciplinary festival shut up and listen!, including audio excerpts from last year's edition #8, as well as an interview about the festival's past (and future). Moderation: Katrin Hauk. Radio Orange 94.0 - Katrins Klangschiene, April 10th, 2014, 21:00-22:00.

Radio Orange 94.0, Austria
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schwarzenberg (conceptual image)
schwarzenberg

Composition for piano. Part of a piano recital by Seda Roeder.
Goethe-Institut Boston, March 12th, 2014, 20:00.
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Goethe-Institut, Boston
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The Sea of Trees, 2014
The Sea of Trees Electroacoustic composition, based on the audio-architectural installation Jukai.
Contribution to the Mandorla Autumn Net-Project. Published by Mandorla Records, Mexico, March 2014.
Mandorla Records, Mexico
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schwarzenberg (conceptual image)
schwarzenberg

Composition for piano. Part of the piano recital Black and White Statements: The Austrian Sound of Piano Today by Seda Roeder.
Part of 'Vienna: City of Dreams' at Carnegie Hall. Austrian Cultural Forum New York, New York City. March 11th, 2014, 19:30.

Austrian Cultural Forum New York, New York City
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BOOM! (conceptual image)
Boom!

Series of Workshops with children, based on based on sounds discovered within a school building.
Organized by Jeunesse Austria. Zell am See | St. Johann/Tirol, Austria. February 24-26, 2014.

Zell am See | St. Johann/Tirol, Austria
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Radio broadcast featuring music from Gal's CD release relive. Presented at rAdioCUSTICA, the acoustic art programme of Czech National Radio, moderation: Michal Rataj. February 1st, 2014, 0.05.

rAdioCUSTICA- Czech Radio 3, Czech Republic
01-02
Conversation at 2 West 13th Street, 2014
Revelator | Boxed Secret | Neon Pier

Three sonic comments on images from a building of the New School campus in New York City. Participation in the sound art project Conversation at 2 West 13th Street, hosted by the research group Sound@Newschool. Presented as part of the exhibiton 'Earlids', Sheila Johnson Design Center at New School, NYC, January 24th to February 4th, 2014.

SOUND @ The New School, New York City
 
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schoolscapes - Music workshop for children, 2013.
schoolscapes

Exploring | Reflecting | Creating << Soundscapes >> Workshop with children, based on sounds discovered within a school building.
BG/BRG Klosterneuburg, Austria, December 5th, 2013.

Klosterneuburg, Austria
11 Festival SUAL 2013 shut up and listen! 2013

Eighth edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art. Artistic Direction: Belma Beslic-Gal & B. Gal. Echoraum, Vienna & Jesuit Church, Vienna, November 20-23, 2013.

Echoraum, Vienna
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flut, for bass flute and quadrophonic sound projection, 2011
flut

flut, for bass flute and sound projection, by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal, has been selected as one of Austria's featured works at World New Music Days 2013. Presented in conjunction with the Festival Melos Ethos. Studio 5, Slovak Radio, Mýtna 1, Bratislava. November 10th, 2013, 22.00.

World New Music Days 2013, Austria / Slovakia
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schwarzenberg (conceptual image)
schwarzenberg

Radio broadcast of Seda Roeder's piano concert at Festival KLANGSPUREN in Schwaz (Tyrol), including Gal's composition schwarzenberg.
Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton, September 30th, 2013, 23.05 - 24.00.

Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
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schwarzenberg (conceptual image)
schwarzenberg

Composition for piano. Pianist: Seda Roeder.
Festival KLANGSPUREN @ SZentrum, Schwaz (Tyrol), September 27th, 2013, 20.00.

Klangspuren, Schwaz
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beshadowed,  Alpen-Adria-Universität, Klagenfurt (AUT), 2008
beshadowed II | Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður

Radio broadcast celebrating the 20th anniversary of Zeit-Ton. Featuring beshadowed II, for flute, violoncello, sound- and light projection, as well as Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður by Belma Beslic-Gal, for violoncello and sound projection. Performers: Ensemble OENM - Vera Klug (fl), Peter Sigl (vc). Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton, September 13th, 2013, ca. 23.08 - 2.00 am

Zeit-Ton extended, Austria
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Laptop performance by Bernhard Gal, in conjunction with the opening of the Audioart Festival.
Galerija Makina, Pula, August 23rd, 2013, 21.00.

Galerija Makina, Pula
06-08
'relisten' - gal's third CD-release (Intransitive, 2001)
It's like... Sound installation, presenting the sound sculpture It's like.... In conjunction with the group exhibition 'Über das Scheitern', produced by Focus Area 'Wissenschaft und Kunst'. enter: Raum für Kunst, Salzburg, June 19th - August 1st, 2013. enter: Raum für Kunst, Salzburg
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Silence is quiet. Listening (conceptual image)
Silence is quiet. Listening.

Premiere of a radiophonic composition, in collaboration with the Slovakian author Róbert Gál.
Commissioned by Kunstradio, Austria. Premiere Broadcast on June 2nd, 2013, 23.05-24.00

Kunstradio, Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
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schwarzenberg (conceptual image)
Von schwarzen Bergen und Eiswüsten

Premiere of schwarzenberg, for piano solo. Also featuring the first screening of textur #8, as well as performances of Silap Inua, Mount Blanc, and homesweethomes. Piano: Belma Beslic-Gal. Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, May 29th, 2013, 19.00.

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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flut, for bass flute and quadrophonic sound projection, 2011
flut

Concert featuring flut, for bass flute and sound projection, by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal. In conjunction with Soundings 2013, Featuring Doris Nicoletti (flute). Austrian Cultural Forum London, May 15th, 2013, 19.00.

Austrian Cultural Forum, London
04-05
homesweethomes (Behind the Walls), 2013
homesweethomes (Behind the Walls)

Sound installation, in conjunction with the group exhibition 'Behind the Walls'.
Espace Projet, Montreal, April 25th to May 12th, 2013.

Espace Projet, Montreal
04
BOOM! (conceptual image)
Boom!

Workshop with children, based on the sonic characteristics of resonating tubes and pneumatic sound objects. Organized by Jeunesse Austria. Landesmusikschule Ried, April 19th, 2013.

Ried/Innkreis, Austria
03
Gal
It's like

Lecture Performance concerned with Gal's works dealing with language - poetry - voice.
schule für dichtung | vienna poetry school, Vienna, March 27th, 2013, 19.00.

schule für dichtung, Vienna
03
Gal
Beyond Categories

Lecture about recent sound art projects by Bernhard Gal.
Zurich University of the Arts - Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology, Zurich, March 22nd, 2013, 11.00 - 13.00.

Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich
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Silap Inua, 2013
Silap Inua

Performative music project for two audionauts and piano, by Bernhard Gal & Belma Beslic-Gal.
Premiere in conjunction with Astrid Rieder's Atelierkonzert für Neue Musik, Salzburger Künstlerhaus, February 23rd, 2013, 20.00.

Salzburger Künstlerhaus, Salzburg
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Klangschatten II - Music theatre project for a young audience, Vienna, 2013
Klangschatten II

Intermedia music project for a young audience. For traditional Austrian instruments, sound projection and light choreography. With Albin Paulus (bagpipe, jew's harp), Barbara Romen (dulcimer), Gunter Schneider (contraguitar) & B. Gal (sound & light projection, concept). Commissioned by Jeunesse Austria. Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, February 15th & 16th, 2013, 15.00 and 17.00.

Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna
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beshadowed,  Alpen-Adria-Universität, Klagenfurt (AUT), 2008
beshadowed II | flut

Portrait concert including the premiere of beshadowed II, for flute, violoncello, sound- and light projection, as well as flut, for bass flute and sound projection, et al. Featuring Vera Klug (flute), Peter Sigl (violoncello), Belma Beslic-Gal (piano) and B. Gál (sound- and light direction). In conjunction with the concert series œnm . ganz privat, Salzburger Künstlerhaus, Salzburg, January 30th, 2013, 19.30.

œnm . atelier, Salzburg
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Gal | Romen | Schneider
Gal | Romen | Schneider

Concert featuring solo and group improvisations by Bernhard Gál, Barbara Romen und Gunter Schneider.
Die Bäckerei - Kulturbackstube, Innsbruck. January 20th, 2013, 20.00.

Die Bäckerei - Kulturbackstube, Innsbruck
     
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Audition / Lecture

University-public lecture by Bernhard Gal, in conjunction with the application procedure for a sound art professorship at the  Academy of Fine Arts, Saarbrücken, December 20th, 2012, 12.00.

Academy of Fine Arts, Saarbrücken
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Festival shut up and listen!, Vienna 2012 (photo: 'excerpt from 'arctic' by Petra Sandner)
shut up and listen! on Zeit-Ton

Radio report about this year's edition of the festival shut up and listen!,
Moderation: Irene Suchy.
Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton
, December 5th, 2012, 23.03 - 24.00.

Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
11-12
Festival shut up and listen!, Vienna 2012 (photo: 'excerpt from 'arctic' by Petra Sandner)
shut up and listen! 2012

Seventh edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art, this year under the theme 'Far out'. Curated by Belma Beslic-Gal & Bernhard Gal. Echoraum, Vienna, November 30th - December 1st, 2012.

Echoraum, Vienna
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The team of the doctoral college Art and the Public Sphere, 2010
Art and the Public Sphere @ reART:theURBAN

Team presentation of the doctoral college Art and the Public Sphere, including Bernhard Gal, discussing recent projects and current research developments. In conjunction with the Conference reART:theURBAN, taking place at Gessnerallee Zürich, Zurich. October 26th, 2012, 15.00

Conference reART:theURBAN, Zurich
09
solo (Kosice) - orange phone booth, Košice 2012 (photo: B. Gal)
solo (Kosice)

Site-specific intermedia installation. In conjunction with Košice 2013 - European Capital of Culture. Text contributions & Voice: Róbert Gál. Part of the Festival Sound City Days. Hlavná ulica, Kosice, September 20-23, 2012.

Košice 2013 - European Capital of Culture, Kosice
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Gal
Beslic-Gal & Gal

Lecture concerning recent collaborative compositions by Bernhard Gal and Belma Beslic-Gal.
Academy of Music, Ljubljana, September 12th, 2012, 14.30.

Academy of Music, Ljubljana
09
flut, for bass flute and quadrophonic sound projection, 2011
flut

Concert featuring flut, for bass flute and sound projection, by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal. In conjunction with the International Computer Music Conference 2012. Kino Siska, September 11th, 2012, 20.30.

ICMC 2012, Ljubljana
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I am sHitting in a room, Konzerthaus, Vienna
OCCUPY? Is there anybody out there?

Lecture about sound interferences in public space, and their sociological and perceptual implications. In conjunction with the 7th Conference of the European Research Network Sociology of the Arts, Vienna, September 7th, 2012, 16.00.

University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
09
Sterngucker  - intermedia installation, Judenburg (AUT), 2011
Artist talk - Sterngucker Mini artist talk by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal, concerning their collaboration for the interdisciplinary art project Sterngucker. Part of the eopictureNight10+5, Werkzeug H, Vienna, September 5th, 2012, 19.00. Werkzeug H, Vienna
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The Supergalactics
The Supergalactics
(& friends)

Premiere of The Supergalactics, participatory artistic research of unknowable outcome, and long-awaited band project of the Gal family, in conjunction with the open space platform at the Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music, Darmstadt, July 28th, 2012, 16.00.

Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Darmstadt
07
'relisten' - gal's third CD-release (Intransitive, 2001)
relisten

Laptop performance in conjunction with the conference The Global Composition,
Mediacampus Dieburg, Germany. July 27th, 2012, 18.30.

Mediacampus Dieburg, Germany
07
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Between Escapism and Hyperreality - Composing with(in) Urban Soundscapes.

Poster presentation at the conference The Global Composition,
Mediacampus Dieburg, Germany. July 26th, 2012, 9.30.

Mediacampus Dieburg, Germany
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textur #7, 2012
Gal at Phonophon

Field recordings-related concert as part of the concert series Phonophon, featuring excerpts from Gal's audio CD relisten, the premiere of the audiovisual project textur #7, as well as works by Belma Beslic-Gal. Institut für neue Medien (INM), Frankfurt, July 21st, 2012, 20.00.

Institut für neue Medien, Frankfurt/Main
07
solo, Tulln, Austria 2007
(Un)Wanted: Earlids. Sound Installations in Public Space.

Lecture concerning sound art presentations within the public sphere.
Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music; Darmstadt
, July 18th, 2012, 10.00.

Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Darmstadt
06
betwixt, for flute and sound projection, 2012
live recording session@amann studios

Studio concert, featuring six compositions for solo instruments and sound projection by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal,
including the premieres of
Silpium Mons (B. Beslic-Gal), and betwixt (B. Gal). Featuring Petra Belenta (violin), Belma Beslic-Gal (piano), Bernhard Gal (sound direction), Maria Brigitte Gstättner (bassoon), and Vera Klug (flutes). Amann Studios, Vienna, June 23rd, 2012, 21.00.

Amann Studios, Vienna
05
Void, 2011
Void

Contribution to the free download release Somewhere on the edge. Based on 'field recordings from outer space', and other related sound recordings. Published by Gruenrekorder in May 2012.

Gruenrekorder, Frankfurt/Main
04
Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Audiovisual concert, featuring intermedia compositions by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal.
Institute of Intermedia, FAMU (Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts), Prague, April 17th, 2012, 18.00.

FAMU, Prague
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Beyond Categories / Sterngucker

Lecture about recent intermedia projects by Bernhard Gal and Belma Beslic-Gal.
Institute of Intermedia, FAMU (Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts), Prague, April 17th, 2012, 14-15.30.

FAMU, Prague
04
CD 'same difference' (to be released in October 2010, original painting by Boulin Hu)
same difference

Laptop performance, based on Gal's recent CD same difference, and other recent works.
Skolská 28, Prague, April 15th, 2012, 19.30.

Skolská 28, Prague
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Radio Feature at Atelier für Neue Musik

Radio Feature. Moderation: Astrid Rieder.
Atelier für Neue Musik, Radiofabrik, Salzburg, March 18th, 2012, 15.00 - 16.00.

Radiofabrik, Salzburg
02
'relisten' - gal's third CD-release (Intransitive, 2001)
relisten

Laptop performance by Bernhard Gal.
Part of the Atelierkonzert für Neue Musik at Salzburger Künstlerhaus, February 25th, 2012, 20.00.

Salzburger Künstlerhaus, Salzburg
02
Festival SUAL 2011 (photo: gold extra: Frontiers)
shut up and listen! on Zeit-Ton extended

Another radio feature about last year's edition of the festival shut up and listen!, as part of a special Zeit-Ton extended edition about new music from the arabic region. Also featuring flut, for bass flute and sound projection. Moderation: Irene Suchy.
Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton
, February 3rd, 2012, 23.03 - 02.00.

Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
01
Festival SUAL 2011 (photo: gold extra: Frontiers)
Wer macht die Kunst? Und warum?

Symposium about the intricacies of art creation and production, initiated and organized by B. Gal and N. Klement. Talks, dialogues and panel discussions. Focus Area 'Wissenschaft und Kunst', University of Salzburg in cooperation with University Mozarteum Salzburg. January 12th, 2012, 13:30-18:30.

Focus Area 'Wissenschaft und Kunst', Salzburg
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Festival SUAL 2011 (photo: gold extra: Frontiers)
shut up and listen! on Zeit-Ton

Radio report about last year's edition of the festival shut up and listen!,
Moderation: Irene Suchy.
Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton
, January 11th, 2012, 23.03 - 24.00.

Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
01-02
Klangkunst - A German Sound, Salzburg 2011
Klangkunst - A German Sound

Sound Art Exhibition, produced by Deutscher Musikrat. Exhibition in Salzburg initiated and organized by B. Gal, in conjunction with the symposium Wer macht die Kunst? Und warum? at Focus Area 'Wissenschaft und Kunst', Salzburg. Galerie 5020, January 11th, 18.00 (opening). Exhibition: Jan. 11th - Feb. 11th, 2012.

Galerie 5020, Salzburg
 
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Festival SUAL 2011 (photo: gold extra: Frontiers)
shut up and listen! 2011

Sixth edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art.
Curated by Belma Beslic-Gal & Bernhard Gal.
Echoraum, Vienna, December 8th and 10th, 2011.

Echoraum, Vienna
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textur #6
Landscape-Soundscape | textur #6

Portrait concert featuring some old and some brandnew electroacoustic and audiovisual works by Bernhard Gal,
including premieres of
textur #6 and of Lin-jiang Ye-chang.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, December 7th, 2011, 19.00.

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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flut, for bass flute and quadrophonic sound projection, 2011
flut

Premiere of a composition for bass flute and sound projection, composed in collaboration by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal. Part of the project 'Oud Plus' by Hossam Mahmoud. Flute: Vera Klug. Romanischer Saal, Stift St. Peter, Salzburg, November 13th, 2011, 19.30.

Stift St. Peter, Salzburg
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Sound Walk Workshop

Workshop 'Soundscape - Phonography - Field Recordings', resulting in a sound walk through Salzburg.
Part of the course 'Artists talk', Focus Area 'Wissenschaft und Kunst', University of Salzburg. November 10th, 2011, 10-15.

University of Salzburg
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Sterngucker  - intermedia installation, Judenburg (AUT), 2011
Sterngucker

Presentation of Sterngucker, an audiovisual explorationof the solar system.
Festival Sláturtíð, Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús, Reykjavík, Iceland, October 2nd, 2011.

Festival Sláturtíð, Iceland
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88, performed by B. Beslic, Belgrade, April 2009
Vortex

Audiovisual concert, featuring intermedia compositions by Belma Beslic-Gal and Bernhard Gal.
Festival Sláturtíð, Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús, Reykjavík, Iceland, October 1st, 2011.

Festival Sláturtíð, Iceland
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Beyond Categories / Utopia Planitia

Lectures by Bernhard Gal (Beyond Categories) and Belma Beslic-Gal (Utopia Planitia).
Festival Sláturtíð, Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús, Reykjavík, Iceland, September 30th, 2011.

Festival Sláturtíð, Iceland
09-10
vibrate space, Centralgarden, Vienna, 2011
vibrate space

Contribution to vibrate space, a six-channel composition for public space, presented as part of the festival Coded Cultures at Centralgarden, Vienna. Further participants: Nik Hummer, Electric Indigo, Elisabeth Schimana, Florian Schmeiser, Peter Szely. September 22nd - October 1st, 2011.

Centralgarden, Vienna
09-10
Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Restaging of the dance theatre production 'Hotel Lautréamont - Os Bruscos Buracos do Silêncio' from 2009, featuring music from Gal's audio CD relive.
O Lugar - Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo, September 10th - October 30th, 2011, details here.

Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo
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Zeit-Ton-Portrait

Radio Portrait on Austrian National Radio (Ö1). Moderation: Rainer Elstner.
Zeit-Ton, OE1, August 4th, 2011, 23.03 - 24.00.

Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
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Sterngucker  - intermedia installation, Judenburg (AUT), 2011
Sterngucker

Presentation of Sterngucker, an audiovisual explorationof the solar system.
Media Art Festival Liquid Music, Judenburg, July 1st-2nd, 2011.

Liquid Music, Judenburg, Austria
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'relisten' - gal's third CD-release (Intransitive, 2001)
Radio dérive - Signations

Three radio signations on the theme of urbanism & architecture, based on sound materials from Gal's third audio CD relisten from 2001. Sound design for Radio dérive, ORANGE 94.0, Vienna. Broadcasted every first Tuesday of the month, 17-30-18.00, starting in June 2011. Live webstream here.

ORANGE 94.0, Vienna
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Void, 2011
V O I D

V O I D - a sonic exploration of space is a collaborational music project, presenting compositions by Bernhard Gal and Belma Beslic-Gal. Featuring premieres of 'Plains of Triton' (B. Beslic-Gal), ad lib, for tingsha and a quiet room (B. Gal), and Void, electroacousic composition (B. Gal). neue-musik st. ruprecht, Vienna, June 5th, 2011, 20.00.

Ruprechtskirche, Vienna
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earlift - Quadrophonic Sound Installation, Salzburg, 2011
earlift

Premiere of a quadrophonic sound installation, in conjunction with the opening of KunstQuartier, Salzburg. KunstQuartier, Salzburg, May 20-21, 2011.

KunstQuartier, Salzburg
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Kai Fagaschinski and Bernhard Gál
Radio Broadcast Fagaschinski & Gal

First radio broadcast of a legendary duo concert by Kai Fagaschinski & Bernhard Gal,
performed at Mousonturm, Frankfurt in March 2008. Moderation: Stefan Fricke.
Hessischer Rundfunk - hr2 kultur, May 14th, 2011, 23.05-00.00.

hr2-kultur, Germany
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Sterngucker  - intermedia installation, Judenburg (AUT), 2011
Sterngucker

Premiere of Sterngucker, an audiovisual exploration of the solar system.
sternenturm (Planetarium Judenburg), Austria, May 2nd, 2011, 19.30

sternenturm, Judenburg, Austria
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mica - Interview

Interview with Bernhard Gal, about his latest CD same difference, and other current activities.
Published by the music information center Austria (mica), conducted by Markus Deisenberger.
mica, Austria, April 2011.

mica, Austria
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A brief history of sound installation art / Utopia Planitia

Lectures by Bernhard Gal (A brief history of sound installation art) and Belma Beslic-Gal (Utopia Planitia).
University of Malta, Mediterranean Institute, February 17th, 2011, 14.00-16.00.

University of Malta, Malta
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive / Beyond Categories

Lecture and laptop performance by Bernhard Gal. Presented by Pinkpube.
St.James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, Valletta, Malta, February 16th, 2011, 19.00-21.00.

St. James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, Valletta
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solo, Tulln, Austria 2007
solo Mini artist talk about Gals intermedia installation solo, as part of eopictureNight10+5.
Werkzeug H, Vienna, January 31st, 2011, 19.00.
Werkzeug H, Vienna
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shut up and listen! 2010, Vienna
shut up and listen! on Zeit-Ton

Radio feature about last year's edition of the festival shut up and listen!,
Moderation: Nina Polaschegg. Austrian National Radio (Ö1) - Zeit-Ton,
January 18th, 2011, 23.03 - 24.00.

Austrian National Radio (Ö1), Austria
 
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solo, intermedia installation by B. Gal. Braunschweig, Germany, 2009.
Gesucht: Ohrenlider? - Klanginstallationen im öffentlichen Raum.

With the audiovisual lecture 'Gesucht: Ohrenlider?' (i.e. Wanted: Earlids?), Bernhard Gal presents
sound installations in public space by selected sound artists and the artist himself.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, December 17th, 2010, 19.00.

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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KULTURBULIMIE

Participation in a panel discussion on the topic of 'cultural bulimia'. Further participants: Christian Allesch, Pia Palme, Sabine Reiter. Moderation: Hannes Raffaseder and Wolfgang Seierl.
Galerie 5020, Salzburg, December 10th, 2010, 19.00.

Galerie 5020, Salzburg
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CD 'same difference' (to be released in October 2010, original painting by Boulin Hu)
same difference

Laptop performance, based on Gal's recent CD same difference. In conjunction with the research project 'Quo vadis, Teufelsgeiger?'. Book presentation by M. Bork and R. Gagel. Further performances by Maria Gstättner and Burkhard Stangl. University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, December 2nd, 2010, 18.30.

University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
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¡Pasarán! Sound Installation by Bernhard Gal, Vienna, 2010
¡Pasarán!

Sound installation, presented at the Conference on "Public space and the challenges of urban transformation in Europe: politics and culture". Organized by SKuOR. In conjunction with Another Festival. Palais Kabelwerk, Vienna, November 10th-14th, 2010.

Palais Kabelwerk , Vienna
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solo, Tulln, Austria 2007
(Un)Wanted: Earlids. Sound Installations in Public Space.

Participation in the European Conference on "Public space and the challenges of urban transformation in Europe: politics and culture", incl. a poster presentation, audio excerpts and a video screening. Organized by SKuOR.
Palais Kabelwerk
, Vienna, November 10th-11th, 2010.

SKuOR, Vienna
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CD 'same difference' (to be released in October 2010, original painting by Boulin Hu)
same difference

Solo laptop performance, presenting same difference and textur #4.
On invitation by the Tunis University - Higher Institute of Music.
Majesty Golf Hotel, Hammamet, Tunisia, Oct. 30th, 2010, 21.00.

Majesty Golf Hotel, Hammamet
10
gal
Au-delà des catégories : une brève histoire de l'installation sonore

Lecture at the conference "New technology and culture: mobiquity, new experiences, new relationships". On invitation by the Tunis University - Higher Institute of Music.
Amphi Carthage, Manouba University, October 30th, 2010, 13.00.

Manouba University, Tunis
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Beyond Categories - Workshop

Workshop about electroacoustic compositions and sound installations by Bernhard Gal.
Sousse University - Higher Institute of Music
, Tunisia, October 29th, 2010, 14.30.

Sousse University, Sousse
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shut up and listen! 2010, Vienna
SUAL 2010

Fifth edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art.
Curated by Bernhard Gal & Ernst Reitermaier.
raum35
, Vienna, October 20th-21st, 2010.

raum35, Vienna
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CD 'same difference' (to be released in October 2010, original painting by Boulin Hu)
same difference

CD presentation event of same difference, Bernhard Gal's eighth full length audio publication, to be released on Gromoga Records in October 2010. Including a laptop performance / sound installation / artist talk, with special guests: Lin Hui-Kuan (pipa) & Huang Chen-ming (erhu), Taiwan.
Echoraum, Vienna, Oct. 10th, 2010, 20.00.

Echoraum, Vienna
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stromlinien - audiovisual installation, 2010
textur #4 | stromlinien | Beyond Categories

Presentations of textur #4, and stromlinien, a new audiovisual installation,
as well as Beyond Categories, artist talk by Bernhard Gal.
KomponistInnenforum Mittersill, Austria, September 10th-18th, 2010.

KomponistInnenforum Mittersill, Austria
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CD 'same difference' (to be released in October 2010, original painting by Boulin Hu)
same difference

same difference, Bernhard Gal's eighth full length audio publication.
Published by Gromoga Records, Austria, October 2010.

Gromoga Records, Austria
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive | Beyond Categories

Laptop performance, based on Gal's recent audio cd relive & artist talk Beyond Categories, concerning recent intermedia installations.
essential existence gallery, Leipzig, July 8th, 20.00.

essential existence gallery, Leipzig
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Gal -  textur #5, 2009
relive | textur

Laptop performance, based on Gal's recent audio cd relive, as well as audiovisual presentations of textur #4 and textur #5.
LISZT SCHOOL of Music Weimar, Studio for Electro-Acoustic Music (SeaM).
July 7th, 19.00.

Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT, Weimar
07
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Beyond Categories

Lecture concerning recent intermedia installations.
LISZT SCHOOL of Music Weimar, Studio for Electro-Acoustic Music (SeaM).
July 6th, 18.00

Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT, Weimar
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Excerpts from Gal's audio cd relive are featured in the dance theatre production 'Espectros de Shakespeare - Do outro Lado do Vento', by Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo.
O Lugar - Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo, June 2010, details here.

Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo
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Beyond Categories

Guest Lecture. On invitation by Thomas Grill, in conjunction with the
seminar "Ton, Klang und akustische Gestaltung".
University of Applied Arts, Vienna - Transmedia Art, June 7th, 2010; 15.00.

University of Applied Arts - Transmedia Art, Vienna
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CD 'same difference' (to be released in October 2010, original painting by Boulin Hu)
same difference

Concert and CD preview event. same difference, Bernhard Gal's next solo cd publication is in the making! In this preview event, Gal will present some of the included music as a quadrophonic concert installation and talk about the formation of this project.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, May 14th, 2010; 19.00.

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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'Dreiband' at singuhr - hoergalerie in parochial, Berlin
singuhr 1996 - 2006

Catalogue book about 'singuhr-hoergalerie', sound art gallery located in Berlin, documenting 10 years of sound art exhibitions, including Gal's exhibition RGBuSW.
Published by Kehrer, Heidelberg in April 2010.

Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg, Germany
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Portrait on hr2-kultur

Radio feature on hr2-kultur, Germany. Moderation: Stefan Fricke.
Live web stream here. March 30th, 2010; 22.00.

hr2-kultur, Germany
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Die Spitze des Eisbergs

Die Spitze des Eisbergs (German for ‘the tip of the iceberg’) is an electroacoustic composition which is based on sound recordings of melting ice cubes. Published as part of the compilation CD 'Sudamerica Electronica 3', Argentine in March 2010.

Sudamerica Electronica, Argentine
03-05
RGB - An internedia installation at Alte Schmiede, Vienna
RGB

Site-specific realization of the intermedia installation RGB.
Part of the group exhibition 'Transformers'.
das weisse haus, Vienna, March 24th - May 11th, 2010.

das weisse haus, Vienna
03-05
enelten
enelten

Intermedia installation.
Part of the group exhibition 'Wir leben und arbeiten in Wien – Brighten the Corners'.
Area 53, Vienna, March 5th - May 9th, 2010.

Area 53, Vienna
 
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Belma Beslic performing '88' by B. Gal, Beograd, 2009
Vortex - pt. 2

Audiovisual concert featuring Vortex, a project consisting of intermedia compositions
by Belma Beslic and Bernhard Gal. Featuring Annelie Gahl (violin).
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, December 16th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art, Vienna, 2009
shut up and listen! 2009

Fourth edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art.
Curated by Bernhard Gal & Ernst Reitermaier.
raum35
, Vienna, December 12th, 2009, 19.00

raum35, Vienna
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Belma Beslic performing '88' by B. Gal, Beograd, 2009
Vortex - pt. 1

Audiovisual concert featuring Vortex, a project consisting of intermedia compositions
by Belma Beslic and Bernhard Gal.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, December 8th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Gal's CD relive is featured in the radio show Framework, presented by Patrick McGinley.
Framework
, Resonance 104.4 FM, London, October 18th, 22.00

Resonance FM, London
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive | textur

Solo concert, featuring a laptop performance based on Gal's recent audio cd relive, as well as audiovisual presentations of textur, including the premiere of textur #5.
SESC Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo, September 26th, 2009, 20.00

SESC SP, Sao Paulo
09
Workshop

Workshop 'Music and Intermedia'.
SESC Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo, September 26th, 2009, 16.00

SESC SP, Sao Paulo
09-10
mil aguas,  intermedia installation, 2009 - photo: Bernhard Gal
mil águas

Site-specific intermedia installation.
DMAE Art Gallery, Porto Alegre, Brasil, September 17th - October 9th, 2009

DMAE Art Gallery, Porto Alegre
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Three Whites - Contribution to the group exhibtion 'Rock''s Role (After Ryoanji)', presented at Art in General, NYC - 2004
Three Whites

Gal's composition Three Whites, originally a contribution to the sound art project 'Rock's Role (After Ryoanji)', is being presented as part of the exhibition 'White Noise'.
James Cohan Gallery, New York City, June 18th - August 14th, 2009

James Cohan Gallery, New York City
05   The Desert Island Records

Contribution to the book project 'The Desert Island Records', published by Tuttle Edizione, Italy in spring 2009.

Tuttle Edizione, Italy
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Concert and lecture.
Simultan Festival, Timisoara, May 21-23, 2009

Simultan Festival, Timisoara, Romania
05-06
solo, Tulln, Austria 2007
solo

Participation in the project 'stadtklaenge | klangstaetten', presenting a new site-specific
realization of Gal's intermedia installation solo.
Allgemeiner Konsumverein, Braunschweig, Germany; May 8th - June 28th, 2009

Allgemeiner Konsumverein, Braunschweig
04-05
88, performed by B. Beslic, Belgrade, April 2009
Vortex - Balkan Tour 09

Vortex - Balkan concert tour 2009, jointly with composer / pianist Belma Beslic. Including Gal's works textur, 88, and relive. Concerts and lectures in Tuzla, Banja Luka, Beograd, Sarajevo, Zagreb, Ljubljana, etc. April - May 2009, details here and here.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia
04
Guest Lecture

Lecture about Gal's recent sound art projects.
University of Art Braunschweig (HBK), Braunschweig - April 1st, 2009, 15.00

University of Art Braunschweig, Germany
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Portrait on Acik Radyo

Radio Portrait on Acik Radyo (94.9 FM), Istanbul. Moderation: Halil Turhanli.
Live web stream here. March 30th, 2009, 24.00 -

Acik Radyo, Istanbul
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Solo laptop performance.
Private Residence, Dubai - March 16th, 2009, 21.00

Dubai, UAE
03
Beyond Categories

Lecture concerning recent intermedia installations.
American University in Dubai - Department of Visual Communications.
March 4th, 2009, 19.00 - CANCELLED!

American University in Dubai, UAE
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Excerpts from Gal's audio cd relive are featured in the dance theatre production 'Hotel Lautréamont - Os Bruscos Buracos do Silêncio', by Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo.
O Lugar - Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo, March - October 2009, details here.

Cia. Corpos Nômades, Sao Paulo
02   Wer hören will, muss fühlen - pt.2

Wer hören will, muss fühlen - pt.2: Concert installation.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, February 27th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
02
Istanbul - The city and its dreams

Sound Art Workshop.
Bilgi University, Istanbul, February 24-26, 2009

Bilgi University, Istanbul
02
Gal at Zeit-Ton

Radio Portrait on Austrian National Radio (Ö1). Moderation: Giselher Smekal
Zeit-Ton, February 13th, 2009, 23.03 - 24.00

Radio Ö1, Austria
02
Wer hören will, muss fühlen - pt.1

Wer hören will, muss fühlen - pt.1: Lecture about recent intermedia installations.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, February 13th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
Bulgaria 09

3 concerts and 2 lectures. Details here.
Sofia, Bulgaria, February 6-10, 2009

Sofia, Bulgaria
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
Lisboa 09

Concert, lecture, audiovisual collaboration, and other activities.
January 2009, details tba here.

Lisbon, Portugal
       
 
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Brazil 2008 (pt. 3)

Concerts and lectures in Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre.
Dec 2008 - Jan 2009

Brazil
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Audio CD 'Installations' , Gromoga, Austria 2005
Installations

Radio portrait about Gal's CD 'Installations' on Nordwestradio, Germany (CD of the day).
'Hörprobe - CD des Tages', December 18th, 23.00 CET. Live stream here.

Nordwestradio, Germany
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Architektur und Musik

Presentation of the book 'Architektur transdisziplinär', including Gal's article 'Architektur und Musik'. Published by the Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Bauforschung und Denkmalpflege, Technical University, Vienna, Dec 4th, 2008

Technical University, Vienna
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solo, Braunschweig, Germany 2009
solo

Draft exhibition of the project 'stadtklaenge | klangstaetten', which will be opening in May 2009 in Braunschweig, including a site-specific adaptation of Gal's intermedia installation solo.
Allgemeiner Konsumverein, Braunschweig, Germany; Dec 4th - 14th, 2008

Allgemeiner Konsumverein, Braunschweig
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Solo laptop performance. Part of the Interpenetration Festival 2008.
Postgarage, Graz - December 3rd, 2008

Postgarage, Graz
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Shut up and Listen! 2008
Shut up and Listen! 2008

Third edition of Shut up and Listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound art.
Curated by Bernhard Gal & Ernst Reitermaier. raum35, Vienna, November 20-21, 2008

raum35, Vienna
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beshadowed,  Alpen-Adria-Universität, Klagenfurt (AUT), 2008
beshadowed | RGB

Intermedia concert and intermedia installation. Flute: Erik Drescher, violoncello: Claudius von Wrochem, sound- and light direction: B. Gál. Produced by Campus Musick.
Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, November 8th, 2008

Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt
11-02
solo, Tulln, Austria 2007
solo

'solo', intermedia installation consisting of four modified phone booths. New site-specific
adaptation for the Lakeside Science & Technology Park Klagenfurt. Produced by UNIKUM.
Nov 7th, 2008, 18.00 (opening), until February 28th, 2009

Lakeside Science & Technology Park, Klagenfurt
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Sound Art Workshop

Sound Art Workshop.
Bilgi University, Istanbul - October 21-24, 2008

Bilgi University, Istanbul
09-10
USA Tour 2008

Concerts and lectures in New York City; Boston; Philadelphia; Washington, DC; et al.
September 20th - October 4th, 2008

New York City; Boston; Philadelphia; Washington, DC
09
Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Laptop performance / CD presentation.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, September 17th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
09
Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Release of relive, solo audio cd #6 by Bernhard Gal.
Published by Gromoga Records, Austria, September 2008

Gromoga Records, Austria
08
Brazil 2008 (pt. 2)

Laptop performance as part of the concert series P-Lugar.
O Lugar, Sao Paulo, August 27th, 21.00

O Lugar, Sao Paulo
08
Reinstallation, Quadrophonic sound installation, 2006
Reinstallation

Quadrophonic sound installation.
O Lugar, Sao Paulo, August 12th-27th, 2008

O Lugar, Sao Paulo
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Gal - CD 'relive', 2008 - illustration by Nalan Yirtmac
relive

Laptop live performance.
Hypersonica Festival at FILE SP 2008, Sao Paulo, August 5th, 21.00

FILE, Sao Paulo
07
Gal live

Laptop concert - solo and duo with Mia Zabelka.
'wein.klang Sommer', klang.haus, Austria, July 19th, 19.00

klang.haus, Austria
07
CD 'Defragmentation/blue', Plate Lunch, Germany 2000
Defragmentation/blue | lv, nv

Two audio contributions (sound excerpts from Defragmentation/blue and lv, nv) to Vivian Caccuri's installation project 'Submersed Songs'.
Itau Cultural, São Paulo, July 17th, 19.00-21.00

Itaú Cultural, São Paulo
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Die Gruene Hoelle, Intermedia Installation by Bernhard Gal, 2006
Die Grüne Hölle

'Die Grüne Hölle' (Green Hell) is an intermedia installation commenting on the mass phenomenon of soccer. Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna - June 26th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
06
Gal live

Laptop live performance.
Deform, Istanbul, June 7th, 20.00

Deform, Istanbul
05
Gal live at OIDARADIO

Radio broadcast of a live solo laptop performance by Gal, along with tracks from his first five solo cd releases. OIDARADIO, Sao Paulo, May 19th, 14.00-18.00

OIDARADIO, Sao Paulo
04-05
Brazil 2008 (pt. 1)

Concerts and presentations in Porto Alegre, Florianopolis, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
April/May 2008

Brazil
04
shinkai, ISE Foundation, New York City, 2006
shinkai

Radio broadcast of an audio excerpt from shinkai, as part of 'Continental In[di]visibility', curated by TJ Norris. Framework, Resonance FM, London; April 27th, 22.00
Resonance FM Live Web Stream
.

Resonance FM, London
03-04 Another Sky (photo: Y. Kori) Another Sky

Architectural installation by Yumi Kori featuring sound by Bernhard Gal.
Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, March 28th - April 20th, 2008

Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Brasil
03
68th Street, 1998
68th Street

Concert celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Gal's first 'electro-acoustic' composition 68th Street. Featuring 68th Street and some sonic rarities from Gal's archives...
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, March 27th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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becuadro at MAK NITE, Vienna, 2008 - photo: P. Feuersaenger
becuadro | Reinstallation

Premiere of becuadro, for brass quartet and light projection, plus a quadrophonic realisation of Reinstallation.
MAK NITE, Vienna, March 25th, 2008, 20.00

MAK, Vienna
03
Artist Talk

Artist Talk concerning Gal's art projects in between the categories.
Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, March 19th, 19.00

Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt
03
Kai Fagaschinski and Bernhard Gál
Fagaschinski & Gal

Duo concert by Kai Fagaschinski & Bernhard Gal. In cooperation with Hessischer Rundfunk - hr2 kultur. Mousonturm, Frankfurt, March 18th, 2008, 21.00

Mousonturm, Frankfurt
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Kai Fagaschinski and Bernhard Gál
Fagaschinski & Gal

Duo concert by Kai Fagaschinski & Bernhard Gal.
Electronic Church, Berlin, March 14th, 2008, 21.00

Electronic Church, Berlin
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Hu Plays Gal

Featuring works for piano (and sound projection) by Bernhard Gal. Xenia Hu: piano. Bernhard Gal: sound+space. Produced by the Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin, in conjunction with the Music Instruments Museum Berlin, March 6th, 2008, 19.00

Musikinstrumenten-Museum, Berlin
02
Gal live at audiounit

Laptop concert at audio unit. Gal's Hamburg premiere.
Solo and Duo with Nina Polaschegg (Db).
audiounit, Hamburg, February 28th, 20.00

audiounit, Hamburg
02
Gal live at ELAK Gala

Gal live at ELAK Gala. Further performances by Bruzek / Schwab (v´elak), Greg Haines, Heribert Friedl and i8u.
dietheater Konzerthaus, Vienna, February 19th, 21.00

dietheater Konzerthaus, Vienna
02
Works for piano

Gal's compositions 88 and Mount Blanc will be part of the annual piano festival 'Wiener Tage der zeitgenössischen Klaviermusik', Vienna. Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Vienna, February 4-8. Panel discussion a.o. with Gal on Feb. 6th, 15.00-16.00

Wiener Tage der zeitgenössischen Klaviermusik, Vienna
02
Gal at Ars Sonora

Radio portrait at "Ars Sonora", RNE Radio Clasica (Radio Nacional de España).
February 3rd, 2008, 23.00. Live web stream here.

Radio Nacional de España, Madrid
02-05
Hinaus:: In den, Wald. Sound installation at the Blackbox of Museum Essl, Austria.
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Listening station as part of the exhibition 'Adolf Woelfli Universum. Eine Retrospektive.', featuring an audio excerpt from Gal's CD Hinaus:: In den, Wald., a composition based on Adolf Woelfli's life and oeuvre. Kunstmuseum Bern, Februar 1st - Mai 18th, 2008

Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern
 
 
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USA Tour 07

Concerts and presentations in New York City, Princeton, Philadelphia, Richmond, and Washington (DC), December 2007, details here.

New York City, Princeton, Philadelphia, Richmond, Washington (DC), USA
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Festival "Shut up and Listen!", Vienna, 2007, photo: Petra Sandner, The Silence of Myanmar, 2007
SUAL 2007

Second edition of shut up and listen!, Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art,
produced and curated by Ernst Reitermaier and Bernhard Gal. raum35, Vienna, December 4-6, 2007

raum35, Vienna
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Alan Licht: 'Sound Art: Beyond Music, Between Media.', Rizzoli, USA 2007
57A

Gal's composition 57A has been featured in the audio section of Alan Licht's book 'Sound Art: Beyond Music, Between Media.'.
Published by Rizzoli, New York City, November 2007

Rizzoli, New York
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solo, Tulln, Austria 2007
solo

'solo', intermedia installation consisting of four remodeled phone booths, has been moved only a few hundred meters, and will be presented as a permanent light installation for the time being. Gutenbrunn (next to Buehnenwirtshaus Juster), Austria. November 2007 - October 2008

Gutenbrunn, Austria
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Reinstallation, Quadrophonic sound installation, 2006
Reinstallation

Quadrophonic sound installation at the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing.
Part of the Festival Musicacoustica 2007. October 27th, 2007, 10.00 - 18.00

Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
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China / Taiwan Tour 07

Concert tour jointly with sound artist Christof Cargnelli. Concerts and lectures in Beijing, Shanghai, Foshan, Guangzhou, Hongkong, and Taipei.
Oct. 26th - Nov. 30th, 2007

China / Taiwan
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Klangbojen - Intermedia Installation, Donaueschingen, Germany, 2007
Klangbojen (Donaueschingen)

New site-specific intermedia installation.
Commissioned by the Festival Donaueschinger Musiktage 2007.
River Brigach, Donaueschingen, Oct 19th-21st, 2007

Donaueschinger Musiktage, Germany
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Music - Intermedia - Art

Lecture about Gal's art projects in between the categories.
Forum Akustische Medien, Fachhochschule St. Pölten (Austria), October 11th, 14.00 - 17.00

Fachhochschule St. Pölten (Austria)
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Current Installations

Concert and artist talk about Bernhard Gal's current sound installation projects,
including
solo, JUKAI, shinkai, and Klangbojen (Donaueschingen).
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, October 10th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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stump-linshalm, photo copyright stump-linshalm
behape / Gal live

Concert at the Festival SonoAustria '07, featuring behape, a composition for the clarinet duo stump-linshalm, and a solo laptop performance by Bernhard Gal.
Centro Cultural de la Villa, Madrid, October 9th, 2007, 20.00

Centro Cultural de la Villa, Madrid
10-11
Hyohaku-no-Hakobune, Kobe, 2007

Hyohaku-no-Hakobune
(Wandering ark)

Architectural installation by Yumi Kori, sound installation by Bernhard Gal.
Kobe Biennale 2007, Japan, Oct. 6th - Nov. 25th, 2007

Kobe Biennale, Kobe (Japan)
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CD 'Defragmentation/blue', Plate Lunch, Germany 2000
Defragmentation/blue

Concert / quadrophonic sound projection of Defragmentation/blue, as part of the IGNM Musikfest 2007. Wiener Konzerthaus Vienna - Mozartsaal, October 6th, 14.30

Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna
10-01
shinkai, ISE Foundation, New York City, 2006
shinkai

Architectural installation by Yumi Kori, sound installation by Bernhard Gal.
Part of the exhibition 'Making a Home: Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York'. Japan Society, New York City, Oct. 5th, 2007 - Jan. 13th, 2008

Japan Society, New York City
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I am sHitting in a room, Konzerthaus, Vienna
I am sHitting in a room

Site-specific sound installation presented at the public toilets of the Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, Berlin.
Part of the Festival Interface 2007, September 14th-30th, 2007

Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, Berlin
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Gal live

Concert.
t-u-b-e galerie, Munich, September 13th, 2007, 20.00

t-u-b-e galerie, Munich
09-10
Jukai, Providence 2007
Jukai

Architectural installation by Yumi Kori, sound installation by Bernhard Gal.
The David Winton Bell Gallery, List Art Center, Brown University, Providence, USA, Sept 8 – Oct 21, 2007

David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence
(USA)
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Hinaus:: In den, Wald. Sound installation at the Blackbox of Museum Essl, Austria.
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Presentation as part of the project Schauwerk, on view at the group exhibition "Blackbox Tonkunst". Theaterhaus Gessnergasse Zuerich, July 10th-15th, 2007

Zurich, Switzerland
06-09
solo, Tulln, Austria 2007
solo

Intermedia installation, featuring four sound and light experience stations in public space.
In cooperation with Kulturinitiative Weinsbergerwald. Supported by Musik aktuell 2007.
June 30th - September 30th, 2007

Gutenbrunn, Austria
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solo, Tulln, Austria 2007
solo

Intermedia installation, featuring four sound and light experience stations in public space.
In cooperation with Musikfabrik Tulln. Supported by Musik aktuell 2007.
Rathausplatz, Tulln, June 15th - 29th, 2007.

Tulln, Austria
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CD 'bestimmung new york', Durian, Austria 1999
Voice Sculptures

Concert focusing on Bernhard Gal's language and voice-based compositions, e.g. bestimmung new york, bestimmung darmstadt, Hinaus:: In den, Wald., Green Voice and Made in Austria. Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, May 21st, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
05
Klangschatten, Vienna 2004
Klangschatten I

Intermedia concert for children, combining traditional and new music for Chinese instruments, live electronics and light projections. Featuring Tung Chao-Ming (guzheng), Wang Ming (pipa) and Wu Wei (sheng, erhu). Koelner Philharmonie - PhilharmonieVeedel, Cologne, May 7-10

Koelner Philharmonie, Cologne
04-05
Hinaus:: In den, Wald. Sound installation at the Blackbox of Museum Essl, Austria.
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Quadrophonic sound installation based on Adolf Woelfli's life and oeuvre.
Galeria Vermelho, Sao Paulo. April 28th - May 26th, 2007.

Galeria Vermelho, Sao Paulo
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Brazil April 07

Concerts and presentations in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
April 2007, details here.

Sao Paulo / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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68th Street, 1998
68th Street

Radio broadcast featuring soundscape compositions by Murray Schafer, Douglas Quin and "68th Street" by Bernhard Gal. Moderation: Volker Straebel. Deutschlandradio Kultur, April 3rd, 0.05-1.00

Deutschlandradio Kultur, Germany
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Gal live

Laptop concert as part of the 'nonvisualobjects' label presentation at Tonspur, featuring perfomances by Peter Kutin, Bernhard Gal, Daniel Lercher and Heribert Friedl.
Tonspur, Vienna, April 1st, 17.00-20.00

Tonspur, Vienna
03
CD 'Defragmentation/blue', Plate Lunch, Germany 2000
Defragmentation/blue

Sound projection as part of the concert series "EAR-drum".
Project Arts Centre, Dublin, March 29th, 2007.

Project Arts Centre, Dublin
03
DVD "Installations", Gromoga, Austria 2007
Installations (DVD)

Sound installation and presentation of Gal's new DVD "Installations" (v.1.0).
Werkzeug H, Vienna, March 13th, 18.00-23.00

Werkzeug H, Vienna
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'relisten'
relisten

Laptop concert based on untreated field recordings.
Part of "das kleine field recordings festival".
Wendel, Berlin, Feb. 4th, 21.30

Wendel, Berlin
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DVD "Installations", Gromoga, Austria 2007
Installations (DVD) (v.1.0)

Release of the DVD "Installations", documenting 26 of Gal's intermedia works
and sound installations created between 1999 and 2006.
Published by Gromoga Records, Austria in January 2007

Gromoga Records, Austria
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textur #2, 2006
RADIO EARS (textur #2)

DVD installation by Bernhard Gal. Third installment of the international art project 'Hermes EAR'. Magyar Muehely Galéria, Budapest. January 10th, 2007

Magyar Muehely Galeéria, Budapest
       
       
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Re: Sound Installation

Lecture about recent sound installations and intermedia art projects.
Conservatorio di Roma, Dec 20th, 11.00

Conservatorio di Roma, Rome
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beshadowed,  Alpen-Adria-Universität, Klagenfurt (AUT), 2008
beshadowed

Concert featuring music by Bernhard Lang and Bernhard Gal's composition beshadowed, for Flute, Violoncello, Sound- and Light projection. Performed by Ensemble Alter Ego.
Festival Nuova Consonanza - Teatro Palladium, Rome, December 15th, 21.00

Festival Nuova Consonanza, Roma
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Reinstallation, Quadrophonic sound installation, 2006
Reinstallation

Quadrophonic sound installation & preview presentation of Gal's upcoming DVD "Installations".
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, December 6th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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shinkai, ISE Foundation, New York City, 2006
shinkai

Architectural installation by Yumi Kori, sound installation by Bernhard Gal.
ISE Foundation, New York City. Nov 7th - Dec 30th, 2006

ISE Foundation, New York
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CD 'henri chopin remixed', Extraplatte 2006
hechre

Contribution to the 'henri chopin remixed' project, curated by Juergen Berlakovich.
Audio CD published by Schule fuer Dichtung / Extraplatte, Austria, November 2006

Extraplatte, Austria
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triMIX Compilation, Innova, USA 2006
le gocce dell'uomo del campo

Contribution to the triMIX project - Tribryd Installation Soundtracks Deconstructed.
Curated by TJ Norris.
Audio CD published by Innova Records, USA, November 2006

Innova Recordings, USA
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Audio CD 'Installations' , Gromoga, Austria 2005
South America Tour 2006

Concerts, lectures and workshops, a.o. organized by Proyecto Itinerante. Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro; Santiago de Chile, Viña del Mar; Valparaiso, San Juan, Mendoza, Buenos Aires; Montevideo. September-November 2006, tour details here

Brazil / Chile / Argentina / Uruguay
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Reinstallation, Quadrophonic sound installation, 2006
behape / Reinstallation Concert at the opening of an exhibition at Neues Kunsthaus Ahrenhoop. Presenting behape, for 2 clarinets and sound projection, and a quadrophonic sound projection of Reinstallation . Clarinets: Matthias Badczong & Christian Vogel. September 29th Neues Kunsthaus Ahrenshoop, Germany
09-01
Infinitation, SESC Pinheiros, Sao Paolo 2006
Infinitation (Sao Paulo)

Audio-architectural installation by Yumi Kori and Bernhard Gal, as part of the group exhibition 'Luz da luz - The light of light', curated by Anna Barros.
SESC Pinheiros, Sao Paulo. September 28th, 2006 - January 14th, 2007

SESC Pinheiros, Sao Paulo
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Gal & i8u live on WFMU

Radio broadcast of a duo performance by Bernhard Gal and i8u, recorded live at WFMU on August 27th, 2006. Also including tracks from recent CDs and an interview with host Bethany Ryker. WFMU - Stochastic Hit Parade, September 24th, from 22.00.

WFMU, New York City
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Framework

Bernhard Gal guest-produces a radio show of field recordings-related work, including dub/ber/vie by Gal and Jennifer Walshe.
Framework, Resonance FM, London, August 23rd, 13.00-14.00

Resonance FM, London
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Audio CD 'Installations' , Gromoga, Austria 2005
North America Tour 2006

This year's North America tour leads again to the North-East of the continent. Gal will perform solo concerts based on his cd-releases relisten and 'Installations, and together with Montreal based musician i8u. Tour details here

Meaford, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Boston, New York City
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beshadowed,  Alpen-Adria-Universität, Klagenfurt (AUT), 2008
beshadowed

Intermedia concert as part of the Festival Sound Travels, organized by New Adventures in Sound Art.
St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church, Toronto Island, August 11th

Sound Travels, Toronto
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textur #2, 2006
textur #1 / textur #2 Concert performance of two audio-visual works by Bernhard Gal.
Bilsar Building, July 20th
Bilsar Building, Istanbul
07-08
Reinstallation, Quadrophonic sound installation, 2006
Reinstallation

Multi-channel sound installation at the Roxy Theatre in Owen Sound, Ontario, in conjunction with Electric Eclectics, festival of experimental music, sound art and media. July 14th - August 7th

Electric Eclectics, Canada
06-08
Die Gruene Hoelle, Intermedia Installation by Bernhard Gal, 2006
Die Grüne Hölle

'Die Gruene Hölle' (Green Hell) is an intermedia installation commenting on the Football Championship 2006. In conjunction with the Festival Sonambiente Berlin 2006.
Gallery of the Austrian Embassy, Berlin. June 9th - August 18th, 2006

Austrian Cultural Forum, Berlin
05
textur #2, 2006
textur #1 / textur #2

Concert performance of two audio-visual works by Bernhard Gal.
Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, May 23rd, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
05
Re: Sound Installation

Lecture about recent sound installations and intermedia art projects.
Institute for Composition and Electroacoustics, University of Music, Vienna, May 22nd 16.45-18.45

University of Music, Vienna
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dub/ber/vie, ZKM, 2006
dub/ber/vie

Multichannel concert performance in collaboration with the Irish composer / voice performer Jennifer Walshe. Part of the Festival Stimme+, ZKM, Karlsruhe, May 18th, 20.00

ZKM, Karlsruhe
05
Gal / Kori, Basel 2006
Utakata

Audio-architectural installation by Yumi Kori and Bernhard Gal, as part of Yumi Kori's artist residency at Werkraum Warteck, Basel. Open studio: May 16th, from 18.00

Werkraum Warteck, Basel
05
Re: Sound Installation

Presentation of recent sound installations and electroacoustic compositions. Electronic Studio of the Academy of Music, Basel, May 12th, 13.00-14.00

Electronic Studio of the Academy of Music, Basel
05-?
Airport, Sound Installation at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin, 2006
Airport

Site-specific sound installation for the entrance area of the Music Instruments Museum Berlin.
May 2006 - undetermined.

Musikinstrumenten-Museum, Berlin
05
Kai Fagaschinski and Bernhard Gál
Zwischen den Seen

Premiere of a new collaborative work by Kai Fagaschinski and Bernhard Gal.
Part of the Festival Shut up and Listen!, Vienna.
dietheater Konzerthaus, May 7th, 20.00

dietheater Konzerthaus, Vienna
05-06
Jon's a.m. revisited

Group exhibition "DISPOSITION", presenting a.o. Gal's limited edition audio cd release 'Jon's a.m. revisited', and the art magazine 'VERSION NR. 0", with texts by Gal.
Galerie Lukas Feichtner, Vienna, May 5th - June 4th, 2006

Galerie Lukas Feichtner, Vienna
04-11
RGB - An internedia installation at Alte Schmiede, Vienna
RGB

New site-specific realization of the intermedia installation RGB, exploring interactions of light, sound and space.
Klangturm St. Poelten, April 26th - November 1st, 2006

Klangturm St. Poelten, Austria
04-05
textur #2, 2006
RADIO EARS (textur #2)

DVD installation by Bernhard Gal. Second installment of the international art project 'Hermes EAR'. Nitrianska galéria, Nitra. April 21st - May 21st, 2006

Nitrianska galéria, Nitra, Slovakia
04
Live on Framework

Guest on Framework, hosted by Patrick McGinley.
Framework, Resonance FM, April 14th, 20.00-21.00
Resonance FM Live Web Stream.

Resonance FM, London
03
stump-linshalm, photo copyright stump-linshalm
behape

Premiere of a composition for two clarinets and sound projection.
Performed by the clarinet duo stump-linshalm.
Echoraum, Vienna, March 31st, 20.00

Echoraum, Vienna
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Radio Portrait DRS2

Radio portrait.
Swiss Radio DRS2, 'Musik unserer Zeit', February 1st, 21.00-22.00

DRS, Switzerland
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Radio Portrait Zeit-Ton

Radio portrait concerning Gal's catalogue & audio CD Installations, as well as the new CD going round in serpentines. Presentation: Susanna Niedermayr
Austrian Public Radio OE1, 'Zeit-Ton', January 30th, 23.05-24.00

OE1 - Zeit-Ton, ORF, Austria
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'relisten'
It's like

Presentation of Gal's electroacoustic composition 'It's like' at the San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2006. ODC Theater, San Francisco, Jan 28, 20.00

San Francisco Tape Music Festival, USA
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textur #2, 2006
RADIO EARS (textur #2)

DVD installation by Bernhard Gal, combining phonographies and photographies.
First installment of the international art project 'Hermes EAR'. Jan. 25th, Domu umení, Opava

Domu umení, Opava, Czech Republic
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klangwuerste - Installation / Workshop for Children , 2004
Klangwuerste / Klangei

Workshop with children, based on the sonic and visual qualties of pneumatic sound objects created by the Austrian architect and pneumo specialist P. Michael Schultes. Organized by Jeunesse Austria. Kunsthaus Graz / Landesmusikschule Ried, January 16-20, 2006

Graz, Austria
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Installations (cd version)

'CD only' edition of 'Installations'. Published in an exclusive edition of 800 copies.
Released by Gromoga, Austria on December 31st, 2005.

Gromoga Records, Austria
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Kai Fagaschinski and Bernhard Gál - 'going roaund in serpentines', Charhizma, Austria 2005
going round in serpentines

Audio CD presenting a duo project by Kai Fagaschinski (clarinet) & Bernhard Gal (phonographies).
Released by Charhizma, Austria in December 2005.

Charhizma, Austria
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tex_tur, audio-visual performance, 2005
textur #1

Laptop performance by Bernhard Gal, presenting a new audio-visual work, combining phonographies and photographies.
Part of the 'Images and Music' Festival organized by Skop. Frankfurt, Dec. 2nd, 20.00

Skop, Frankfurt
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Mount Blanc, for piano and sound projection, 2002
Mount Blanc

Site-specific realization of Bernhard Gal's composition Mount Blanc, for amplified piano and sound projection, as part of the Festival "The New Austrian Sound of Music". Xenia Hu: piano, Bernhard Gal: sound projection. Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Kammermusiksaal, Nov. 7th, 20.00

Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Berlin
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zhu shui at MATA '03

zhu shui

Sound installation based on the sonic potential of four tea kettles.
Alte Schmiede, November 2nd, 16.00 - 21.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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Book + Audio CD, Kehrer Verlag / Gromoga Records, 2005
Installations

Live Performance by Bernhard Gal and Book Presentation of Installations, a comprehensive monograph documenting Bernhard Gal's sound and intemedia installations since 1999. Moderation: Ernst Reitermaier. Tonspur, October 9, 17.00

Tonspur, Vienna
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B^B, installation by Yumi Kori, sound by Gal, 2005
B^B

Sound projection based on an adaptation of Gal's composition bee bee, originally published on the CD relisten in 2001. Contribution to Yumi Kori's site-specific installation 'B^B', presented at Swing Space Open Studio 05, New York City. Oct. 8th + 9th, 12.00-18.00

Swing Space, NYC
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zhu shui at MATA '03

zhu shui

Acousmatic concert, featuring music by members of Proyecto Itinerante, including Gal's composition zhu shui. Also presenting awarded works from the competition 'Point de Repère 2005'.
Buenos Aires City Conservatory Auditorium. Oct 3rd, 19.30

City Conservatory Auditorium, Buenos Aires
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zhu shui at MATA '03

zhu shui

Acousmatic concert, featuring music by members of Proyecto Itinerante, including Gal's composition zhu shui. Also presenting awarded works from the competition 'Point de Repère 2005'.
UIUC, Sept. 23rd, 19.30

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
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'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.' Klanggalerie, Austria 2004
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Radio Broadcast of a solo powerbook concert by Gal, based on Hinaus:: In den, Wald. Live recording from the Schweizerische Landesbibliothek in Bern, Switzerland, January 12, 2005.
Cafe Sonore, VPRO, Netherlands July 5, 23.00

VPRO, Netherlands
06-07
Infinitation (Coca, Seattle), 2005
Infinitation (Seattle)

Audio-architectural installation in collaboration with Yumi Kori, as part of her exhibition 'Infinitation'. Centre on Contemporary Art, Seattle.
June 17 - July 24, 2005

Centre on Contemporary Art, Seattle
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Book + Audio CD, Kehrer Verlag / Gromoga Records, 2005
Installations

Comprehensive monograph (book with audio cd) documenting Bernhard Gal's sound and intemedia installations since 1999. Published by Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg, in cooperation with DAAD Berlin and Gromoga Records, June 2005.

Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg, Germany
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Gal at Mutek Festival, Montreal, June 2005 - Photo by TJ Norris
North America Tour 2005

After the US West Coast Tour '04, this year's North America concert tour leads to the North-East of the continent. Touring with Intransitive mastermind Howard Stelzer, Gal presents live performances primarily based on his cd-releases relisten and 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.. Tour details here.

New York City, Lowell, Concord, Montreal, Ottawa, Troy, Rochester
05
Hinaus:: In den, Wald. Sound installation at the Blackbox of Museum Essl, Austria.
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Sound installation based on Adolf Woelfli's life and oeuvre.
Diapason Gallery for Sound and Intermedia, NYC - May 28th, June 4 & 11; 6-12 pm

Diapason, New York City
05
'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.' Klanggalerie, Austria 2004
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Powerbook performance based on Gal's recent cd-release 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.'. Solo set and duo with Marcos Fernandez.
Trummerflora at Voz Alta, San Diego, May 26, 20.30

Trummerflora at Voz Alta, San Diego
05
Live on Radio Glossolalia

Powerbook performance / Interview live on KXLU.
Radio Glossolalia hosted by Mitchell Brown.
May 25, 22.00-23.00

KXLU, Los Angeles
05
Defragmentation (ISCP), NYC 2005 (Photography by Brian  Whitney)
Defragmentation (ISCP)

Site-specific installation in collaboration with the artist/architect Yumi Kori as part of Yumi's artist-in-residency at ISCP.
May 7-30, 2005. Opening at the 'ISCP Open Studio Weekend', May 7-9

ISCP, New York City
04-06
Defragmentation (Krems), Minoritenkiche, Krems 2005
Defragmentation (Krems)

Site-specific audio-architectural installation in collaboration with the artist/architect Yumi Kori. Commissioned by Klangraum Krems / Donaufestival 2005. Supported by Musik aktuell '05. Minoritenkirche, Krems/Stein. April - June, 2005.

Minoritenkirche, Krems/Stein (Austria)
03
Book + Audio CD, Kehrer Verlag / Gromoga Records, 2005
Installations

Live Performance based on the upcoming catalogue book and audio-cd release Installations, a comprehensive monograph documenting Bernhard Gal's sound and intemedia installations since 1999. Sound projection: Bernhard Gál.
Alte Schmiede, Vienna, March 29th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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90 Sekunden Wirklichkeit, Cybele, Germany  2005
This is for real

Contribution to the Compilation-CD '90 Sekunden Wirklichkeit', released by DEGEM, German Society for Electroacoustic Music, Cybele Records, February 2005.

DEGEM, Germany
02
Portrait on Austrian Radio OE1

Radio portrait especially concerning Bernhard Gal's upcoming audio-architectural installation in Krems, in collaboration with Yumi Kori, and its musical transformation into a composition for six instruments. Presentation: Giselher Smekal, Austrian Radio OE1, 'Zeit-Ton', February 4th, 23.05-24.00

OE1 - Zeit-Ton, ORF, Austria
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zhu shui at MATA '03
Proyecto Itinerante

Acousmatic concert, based on works from the 'Itinerant Project'', a travelling concert series'of electro-acoustic compositions. Including Gal's composition zhu shui. Moderation / Sound projection: Bernhard Gál. Feb. 2nd, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.' Klanggalerie, Austria 2004
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Powerbook performance based on Gal's recent cd-release 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.'.
Organized by TonArt Bern. Concert: January 12, 20.00; radio broadcast on Swiss Radio DRS, January 19th, 2005

Schweizerische Landesbibliothek, Bern (Switzerland)
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'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.' Klanggalerie, Austria 2004
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Radio broadcast of a live performance by Gal's based on 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.'.
Recorded live at Sonarchy - KEXP, Seattle on Sept. 18th, 2004. A web stream of the performance will be made available online for two weeks after the broadcast.
KEXP 90.3 FM, January 1st, 24.00 (Pacific Time Zone)

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Feature on Radio Bremen

The German radio station 'Nordwestradio/Radio Bremen' presents music from Gal's first three CD releases bestimmung new york, Defragmentation/blue and relisten, in a two hour-long radio feature. Radio Bremen, musica nova, Dec. 20th, 20.05-22.00

Radio Bremen, Germany
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Architecture and Music

Lecture by Bernhard Gal about interrelations of music and architecture, with a focus on installation- and sound art.
Institute of Architectural History, Technical University, Vienna. Dec 1st, 11.00

Institute of Architectural History, Technical University, Vienna
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Klangschatten, Vienna 2004
Klangschatten I

Intermedia concert for children, combining traditional and new music for Chinese instruments, live electronics and light projections. Featuring Tung Chao-Ming (zheng), Wang Ming (pipa), Wu Wei (sheng, erhu) and Bernhard Gal (electronics, light design, concept). 'KIZHIZ', festival for a young audience. ORF Klangtheater, Vienna, Nov 28th, 11.00

Klangtheater ORF, Vienna
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The Itinerant Project
The Itinerant Project

Presentation of the 'Itinerant Project', a travelling concert series'of electro-acoustic / acousmatic compositions featuring Gal's composition z.....z. Part of the series 'Elektroakustische-Musik-hören' at the Electronic Studio of the Technical University Berlin. Moderation / Sound projection: Bernhard Gál. Nov. 11, 18.00

Electronic Music Studio of TU, Berlin
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'Text and Language', Aspect Magazine, vol. 4, USA 2004
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

DVD-surround mix of 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.', simulating the spatiality of the original sound installation. Published in 'Text and Language', the fourth volume of Aspect, Biannual Magazine for New Media Art.

Aspect Magazine, Boston, USA
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CD 'henri chopin remixed', Extraplatte 2006
hechre

Participation in the project 'henri chopin remixed', based on the work of sound poet Henri Chopin. Featuring solo performances and a collective improvisation by Juergen Berlakovich, Didi Bruckmayr, Christian Fennesz, Bernhard Gál, Ide Hintze, Joerg Piringer and Erdem Tunakan. Organized by Schule fuer Dichtung. Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Oct 8, 20.00

Porgy & Bess, Vienna
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klangwuerste - Installation / Workshop for Children , 2004
klangwuerste

'klangwuerste' (literal translation: "sound sausages") is an interdisciplinary music project for children, based on the acoustic and visual potential of inflatable pneumatic objects. In collaboration with Austrian architect and pneumo specialist P. Michael Schultes. Part of the Jeunesse Festival 2004. Alban Berg Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, Oct 8-10

Konzerthaus, Vienna
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Gal at SAIC

Lecture about recent sound installations and intermedia art projects.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Oct 5th, ca. 9.30

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Chao-Ming Tung & Bernhard Gal
tungal / UTOO

For this occasion, tunGal (Chao-Ming Tung / Bernhard Gál) team up with Gene Coleman. Also featuring the premiere of UTOO, a composition for chamber ensemble and sound projection,
performed by Ensemble Noamnesia and conducted by Rei Hotoda.
Part of the Sound Field Festival 2004. Renaissance Society, Chicago - Oct 3, 20.00

Renaissance Society, Chicago
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Gal live on WNUR

Live performance at WNUR's weekly radio program 'Airplay'.
WNUR - 'Airplay' 89.3 FM - Oct 2nd, 16.00

WNUR, Chicago
10   Gal/Labycz/Sprikut/ Soliday

Collective improvisations featuring TV Pow; Fred Lonberg-Holm/Axel Doerner/Michael Zerang/Jason Roebke; Gal/Labycz/Vadim Sprikut/Jason Soliday.
Heaven Gallery, Chicago - Oct 1

Heaven Gallery, Chicago
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'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.' Klanggalerie, Austria 2004
North America Tour 2004

Gal tours the west coast of the USA. Including live performances of relisten and 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald. and the duo project tunGal, as well as presentations of recent installation art projects. San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Diego. For tour details click here.

San Francisco
Seattle
Los Angeles
San Diego
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zhu shui at MATA '03
The Itinerant Project

Presentation of the 'Itinerant Project'', a travelling concert series'of electro-acoustic / acousmatic works by composers from countries as diverse as Argentina, Austria, Chile, France, Greece, Korea and Venezuela. July 6th, Sala Ruben Dario, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile, August 21, 20.00

Sala Ruben Dario, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile
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The Itinerant Project
The Itinerant Project

Stereo adaptation of Gal's composition z.....z as part of the 'Itinerant Project'', a travelling concert series'of electro-acoustic / acousmatic works by composers from countries as diverse as Argentina, Austria, Chile, France, Greece, and Korea.
Sala Estación Mapocho - Santiago de Chile, August 8-10

Sala Estación Mapocho, Santiago de Chile
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z.....z, electro-acoustic composition, 2003
z.....z

Composition / multi-channel sound projection for Akemi Takeya's solo performance 'ZZ'. Part of ImPulsTanz 04. Odeon, Vienna, July 17

Odeon, Vienna
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Night Pulses
Night Pulses

A video excerpt of Gal's intermedia installation Night Pulses will be shown as part of the program "Synaesthesiologists: Global Audiovisuals Now" at the 2004 New York Video Festival. Curated by AudioVisualists David Last and Benton-C Bainbridge. Rothko (116 Suffolk St), July 15, from 21.00

New York Video Festival, NYC
07-10
gal - soundbagism
soundbagism

Intermedia installation based on the sonic journey of a suitcase. Sounds were recorded while the bag travelled through an airport, from check-in to take-off. Participation in 'The Luggage Project', a group exhibition of luggage sculptures curated by Max Yawney.
Denver International Airport, July 9 to October 3

Denver International Airport, USA
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Machina temporis - An audio-architectural installation by gal & Yumi Kori
Machina temporis

Premiere of a 30 minutes-long radio version of Machina temporis, commissioned by RBB. Based on the original sound sources from the audio-architectural installation Machina temporis by Yumi Kori and Bernhard Gal. Part of the 'Festival of International Radio Art', curated by Andreas Hagelueken. RBB-Kulturradio, July 7, 21.05 - 22.00

RBB-Kulturradio, Berlin
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The Itinerant Project
The Itinerant Project

Stereo adaptation of Gal's composition z.....z as part of the 'Itinerant Project'', a travelling concert series'of electro-acoustic / acousmatic works by composers from countries as diverse as Argentina, Austria, Chile, France, Greece, Korea and Venezuela. July 6th, Auditorio El Aleph - Centro Cultural Recoleta, July 6, 20.00

Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires
06 belit, Berlin 2004 belit

Premiere of a composition for chamber ensemble and light projection, performed by 'KNM Berlin'. Commissioned by Inventionen 2004 / Berlin Artists-in-Residence Programme of the DAAD. Sophiensäle, Berlin. June 24, 19.00

Sophiensäle, Berlin
06-08
Oelbilder - Intermedia Installation, 2004
Oelbilder

Intermedia installation being part of the group exhibition 'RESERVOIR VIII'.
Water Reservoir - Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Jun 19 - Aug 1. Opening: June 18, 19.00

Water Reservoir Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
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skylines & suitcases, oil paintings & rock gardens

Guest lecture about recent compositions and sound art projects. Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule, June 17, 5 pm

Academy of Music Hanns Eisler, Berlin
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Intransitive Twenty-Three, Intransitive USA 2004
In fusion

Contribution to the 2CD-compilation 'Intransitive Twenty-Three', released by Intransitive Recordings in June 2004.

Intransitive Recordings, USA
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Klangbojen - Intermedia Installation, Gutenbrunn (Austria) 2003
Klangbojen & Klangwuerste

Presentation of two sound art projects which make use of pneumatic objects created by the Austrian architect and pneumo specialist P. Michael Schultes. Informal guest lecture by Bernhard Gál and P. Michael Schultes. Textile Roofs Workshop 2004 - TU Berlin - Ernst Reuter Haus, June 10th, 7pm

Technical University, Berlin
06-07
Night Pulses, Intermedia Installation 2004
Night Pulses Intermedia installation based on the rhythms of alternating light signals in Manhattan at nighttime. Part of the 'O.K. spektral' series, curated by Roland Schoeny.
June 4 - July 25, opening reception: June 3, 20.00
O.K Center for Contemporary Art, Linz (Austria)
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'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.' Klanggalerie, Austria 2004
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Powerbook performance based on Gal's new cd-release 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.'. Part of the bhagfedc concert series. May 27, 21.00

Stadtwerkstatt, Linz (Austria)
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'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.' Klanggalerie, Austria 2004
Gal at WFMU

Radio broadcast of a powerbook perfomance by Bernhard Gal based on Gal's new cd-release 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.'. Live set recorded at WFMU on April 18th. Also including tracks from recent CDs and an interview with host Bethany Ryker. Listen to the archived broadcast here. WFMU - Stochastic Hit Parade, May 23, 10-11pm

WFMU, NYC
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zhu shui at MATA '03
The Itinerant Project

Gal's composition zhu shui will be presented as part of the 'Itinerant Project'', a travelling concert series'of electro-acoustic / acousmatic works by composers from countries as diverse as Argentina, Austria, Chile, France, Greece, Korea and Venezuela. French Culture Center of Moron, Buenos Aires, May 15.

French Culture Center of Moron, Buenos Aires
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zhu shui at MATA '03
The Itinerant Project

Gal's composition zhu shui will be presented as part of the 'Itinerant Project'', a travelling concert series'of electro-acoustic / acousmatic works by composers from countries as diverse as Argentina, Austria, Chile, France, Greece, Korea and Venezuela. May 13th, 10pm

Small Music Theatre, Athens
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'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.' Klanggalerie, Austria 2004
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Powerbook performance / Multichannel sound projection in conjunction with Fluctuated Rooms. Austrian cd-release party of gal's fourth solo-cd 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.', released by Klanggalerie, Austria. April 29, from 20.00

Fluc, Vienna
04-06
Three Whites - Contribution to the group exhibtion 'Rock''s Role (After Ryoanji)', presented at Art in General, NYC - 2004
Three Whites Participation in the group exhibition 'Rock's Role (After Ryoanji)', curated by Ron Kuivila. Art in General, New York City, April 24 to June 26, 2004 Art in General, NYC
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'relisten'
Live on WKCR

Live in-studio performance at the weekly radio program 'Live Constructions'. Also including tracks from recent CDs and an interview with host Jacob Danziger. Listen to the live set here. WKCR 89.9 FM, April 23, 21.00 - 22.00

WKCR, NYC

04   Gal / Licht / Onda

Improvisations from sound installationist Bernhard Gal, guitar conceptualist Alan Licht, and tape whiz Aki Onda. Tonic, April 20, 22.00

Tonic, NYC

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Kai Fagaschinski and Bernhard Gál
Fagaschinski & Gal

Duo concert in collaboration with Berlin-based clarinetist/composer Kai Fagaschinski.
April 8, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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Chao-Ming Tung & Bernhard Gal
tunGal

Duo concert featuring compositions by Taiwanese composer Chao-Ming Tung (guzheng, live electronics) and Bernhard Gal (powerbook, live electronics), as well as duo performances. April 3, 16.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.' Klanggalerie, Austria 2004
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

gal's fourth solo CD-release based on texts by Adolf Woelfli.
Released by Klanggalerie in March '04.

Klanggalerie, Austria
03
Bernhard Gal and Manuel Mota at Raumschiff Zitrone, Berlin
Gal / Mota

Solo performances by Bernhard Gál (computer) and Manuel Mota (guitar), as well as duo improvisations. Raumschiff Zitrone, March 19, 22:00

Raumschiff Zitrone, Berlin

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Kai Fagaschinski and Bernhard Gál
Fagaschinski & Gal

Premiere of gal's collaborational project with Berlin-based clarinetist/composer Kai Fagaschinski. Ausland, Berlin, Feb. 14, 21.30

Ausland, Berlin
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tea kettles & sound buoys, billiard balls & mobile phones

Presentation of recent sound art projects at the monthly 'Jour Fixe' of BGNM. Location: filesharing (Raumerstr. 40, Prenzlauer Berg); Feb. 2, 19.00

filesharing, Berlin
01   uh-jeh-gal

Composition for Zheng, Sheng and Live Electronics being part of the project 'Singing Dragons'. Organized by Ensemble On Line in conjunction with AsianCultureLink and generator / Konzerthaus Vienna. Yeh Jiuan-Reng: Zheng, Wu Wei: Sheng, Bernhard Gál: Powerbook. Jan. 24, 19.30

Konzerthaus, Vienna
       
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z.....z, electro-acoustic composition, 2003
z.....z

Composition / multi-channel sound projection for Akemi Takeya's solo performance 'ZZ'.
Also featuring sound work by Arnold Haberl.
Premiere: Dec. 17, 20.00, further performances Dec. 18-21.

dietheater, Vienna
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relisten / Berlin

Composer's portrait of Bernhard Gal, hosted by Stefan Fricke. Hosted by the Berlin Artists-in-Residence programme of the DAAD. Accompanied by sound diffusions of recent compositions and installation projects, and a powerbook performance by gal. Dec. 10, 7 19.00

daadgalerie, Berlin
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Gal at 'Elektroakustische-Musik-hoeren'

Presentation and discussion of recent electro-acoustic compositions. Part of the series 'Elektroakustische-Musik-hören' at the Electronic Studio the Technical University of Berlin.
Dec. 4, 18.00

Electronic Music Studio of TU, Berlin
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Trändi Händi, yo! Theater Akzent, Vienna - November 03
Trändi Händi, yo!

Music theatre project with Viennese children, in collaboration with Xenia Hu. Mobile phones are used as musical instruments, mobile speaker units and means of communication in a performative context. Nov. 26, 20.00

Theater Akzent, Vienna
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zhu shui at MATA '03

zhu shui / tunGal

Concert installation / performance by gal based on live sounds from four tea kettles.
Also featuring a duo performance with Taiwanese composer Tung Chao-Ming (guzheng, live electronics).  Part of the 'Night of Museums'. Nov. 8, ca. 18.00-2.00
Museum of East Asian Art, Cologne
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Sound and Sensation

Participation in a panel discussion at the "Symposion Sound Studies". Other participants: Hans-Peter Kuhn, Bernhard Guenter, Martin Supper (chair). UdK, Oct. 31, 19.00

University of the Arts, Berlin
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Sur-Face-Berlin  - Photo by Daniela Incoronato
Sur-Face-Berlin

Multi-channel sound projection as part of a mixed-media performance by international artists who live in Berlin, directed by Dietmar Lenz and Fred Plassmann. 10 year anniversary of Werkstatt der Kulturen, Oct. 23 and 25, 20.00

Werkstatt der Kulturen, Berlin
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'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.'
Hinaus:: In den, Wald.

Premiere of a live-generated concert adapation of Gal's installation Hinaus:: In  den, Wald. October 22, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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Klangbojen - Intermedia Installation, Gutenbrunn (Austria) 2003
Klangbojen

Site-specific intermedia installation at an old sidearm of the Danube in Tulln. Supported by Musik aktuell, August 23-31. 

Donau-Altarm, Tulln (Austria)
07-09
'Dreiband' at singuhr - hoergalerie in parochial, Berlin
RGBuSW

Solo exhibition featuring three sound installations by Bernhard Gal ('Dreiband', 'Hinaus:: In den, Wald.', 'RGB'), in cooperation with the Berlin Artists-in-Residence Programme of the DAAD.
July 31 - Sept 7; Opening: July 30th, 6 pm

singuhr-hoergalerie in parochial, Berlin
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'bestimmung darmstadt' - series of 8 voice sculptures.
Babel-On, Gal

The video-audio installation 'Babel-On' by Katherine Liberovskaya and Phill Niblock and a powerbook concert by Bernhard Gal based on various voice sculptures. Part of the 'hearing'-series at the Institut for Transacoustic Research (Iftaf), Vienna. July 15, 6-12 pm

Iftaf, Vienna
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Klangbojen - Intermedia Installation, Gutenbrunn (Austria) 2003
Klangbojen

Site-specific intermedia installation created for the Hanslteich, a fishing pond in Gutenbrunn, Lower Austria. Supported by Musik aktuell and Kulturinitiative Weinsbergerwald. July 11-20.

Hanslteich, Gutenbrunn (Austria)
06
Chao-Ming Tung & Bernhard Gal
tunGal

Series of concerts, featuring solo performances by Taiwanese composer Chao-Ming Tung (guzheng, live electronics) and Bernhard Gal (powerbook, live electronics), as well as duo improvisations. June 13-15, for details click here.

UNICEF Benefit, cbs, Cologne
MeX, Dortmund
cuba, Münster
Kulturbunker Mülheim, Cologne

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Gal performing at Rhiz, Photo © Angie Hergovich
klanggalerie = 10 /
CD 'Danza De La Muerte'

Powerbook performance by gal being part of Klanggalerie's 10-year anniversary. Other performers: monohm (A), delayer (UK), fuchs/bruckmayr (A). Release party of 'Danza De La Muerte / R.I.P. Syntactic', 2CD set by Klanggalerie. Rhiz, Vienna, May 23, from 9pm

Rhiz, Vienna
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Trändi Händi, yo!
Trändi Händi, yo!

Music workshop with Viennese children aged 7-12, in collaboration with Xenia Hu. Mobile phones are used as musical instruments, the results of the workshop presented as a 'cellphone concert' at Praterstrasse, Vienna.
Part of the Art Project Taste 0-20. May 17/18, Concert: May 18, 5pm

Taste 0-20, Praterstrasse, Vienna
05
Der Orangenbaum - Concert installation at Projektraum Bucher, Vienna
Der Orangenbaum

Concert installation / powerbook improvisation based on modified recordings of bird songs. In conjunction with the Art Project Taste 0-20. Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Praterstrasse No. 13, Vienna. May 16, 7pm

Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna
05
'relisten'
relisten / New York

Powerbook performance by gal based on sounds from relisten and other recent work. Part of phOnOmena at subTonic, May 8th, ca. 11pm.

Tonic, New York City
05
zhu shui at MATA '03

zhu shui

Sound installation based on the sounds of four tea kettles. Being part of 'Setting the Tone', a sound art exhibition in conjunction with the MATA-Festival 2003. GAle GAtes Gallery, May 8-31, Opening: May 8th, 6:30pm GAle GAtes et al, NYC
05   Ritchford / Gal

Solo performances and duo improvisation by Tom Ritchford and Bernhard Gal, May 5th, 8pm

Chama, New York City
04
zhu shui
zhu shui

Powerbook performance by gal based on live sounds from four tea kettles. Part of the x-tract-Festival at Podewil, April 12th, ca. 8pm

Podewil, Berlin
04   vür fier

Composition for trumpet, guitar, guzheng and sheng / xun. Contribution to 'For FOUR', a pool of compositions and improvisational concepts by several composers, performed by Franz Hautzinger, Burkhard Stangl, Wu Wei, and Xu Fengxia. Porgy & Bess, Vienna, April 1st, 7pm

Porgy & Bess, Vienna
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'relisten'
Japan Tour 2003

Series of powerbook concerts by gal based on sounds from his last CD relisten and other recent work. Solo performances and improvisations with koura (Brian Labycz), Mukai Chie, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, attic plan, a.o.
March 14-21, for tour details click here.

warszawa, Tokyo
Canolfan, Nagoya
Futuro, Osaka
Cafe etw, Kyoto
Art Complex 1928, Kyoto
Trees are so special, Tokyo
03
Hu Plays Gal

Concert featuring new compositions for piano / piano & electronics. Xenia Hu: Piano, Bernhard Gal: electronics. March 6th, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna

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relisten / Taipei

Powerbook performance featuring compositions from gal's last CD relisten and other recent work. Huashan Arts District, Dec. 1st, 3-5 pm

Huashan Arts District, Taipei (Taiwan)
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On sound installations II

Lecture concerning recent intermedia art projects and sound installations by Bernhard Gál. Chung Yuan Christian University, November 28th, 10.30 am

CYCU, Taipei (Taiwan)
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enelten
enelten

Intermedia installation at the Sound Off-Festival 2002.
Galéria umenia
, Nov. 28 - Dec. 13

Galéria Umenia, Nové Zámky (Slovakia)
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Composer's talk

Lecture by Bernhard Gál concerning recent electro-acoustic compositions and sound installation projects. National University of the Arts, November 25th, 1-3 pm

National University of the Arts, Taipei (Taiwan)
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On sound installations I

Lecture on the history of sound installation art and recent sound installation projects by Bernhard Gál. Nagoya City University, School of Design and Architecture, Nov. 15th, 10 am - 3 pm

Nagoya City University, Nagoya (Japan)
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Green Voice
Green Voice

Site-specific sound installation as part of the public art project Green Library. Presented at the Old Public Library of Musashino City (Tokyo). In conjunction with a light installation by Yumi Kori. Nov. 9-18

Old Public Library, Musashino (Japan)
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Landscapes / Soundscapes

Solo concert by gal performing recent electro-acoustic work on powerbook computer. October 25, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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I am sHitting in a room, Konzerthaus, Vienna
I am sHitting in a room

A conceptual re-interpretation of Alvin Lucier's classic work on spatial resonances. Site-specific sound installation for the public toilets of the Konzerthaus, Vienna. Part of the Durian-Festival 2002, October 15-16

Konzerthaus, Vienna
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Defragmentation/blue
Defragmentation

Juxtaposition of Defragmentation/blue, an electro-acoustic composition / sound projection and Defragmentation - For Six Instruments, a new instrumental composition for Chamber Ensemble. Double portrait concert of Bernhard Gál and the Taiwanese composer Tung Chao-Ming. Performed by the NewTon-Ensemble, October 11th, Porgy & Bess, Vienna.

Porgy & Bess, Vienna
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zhu shui, (lowercase sound II, 2002)
zhu shui

Contribution to lowercase sound 2002, a 2 CD-compilation, released by Bremsstrahlung Recordings in October 2002.

Bremsstrahlung Recordings, USA
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Café Sperlhof, Vienna 0.30 - 1.00
Café Sperlhof

Participation in Chris Cutler's radio project Out of the Blue Radio, featuring daily broadcasts of sound recordings from around the world. In his contribution, Gal’s playing Carambole Billiards at a Viennese Café, wearing binaural microphones. Radio broadcast on September 19, 23.30 - 0.00, Resonance FM. 104.4 FM.

Resonance FM, London, UK
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Hotel Pupik '02

In the end of August, Gal spent some time at 'Hotel Pupik', one of Austria's most remote artists residencies, working on new compositions. Also including a concert performance on August 31st.

Schwarzenberg'sche Meierei, Schrattenberg (Austria)
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relisten / Udine

Gal's recent soundscape compositions are part of Orelediveri, a sound art symposium curated by Renato Rinaldi. August 7th, 22-24, further presentations on August 9th and 10th.

Agriturismo ai colonos Villacaccia di Lestizza, Udine (Italy)
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relisten / Vienna

Concert performance in conjunction with the exhibition 'Der Blick auf Wien. Topographie und Wahrnehmung', featuring excerpts from Gal's last CD relisten and other recent work. July 9th, 19.00

Museum auf Abruf, Vienna
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'relisten'
relisten / Boston

Concert performance based on sound materials from relisten . Artists at Large, June 21st, 20.00

Artists at Large, Boston (USA)
06-10
Made  in Austria - A sound installation based on oral history interviews with Austrian-Jewish refugees.
Made in Austria

Sound installation accompanying the exhibition 'Persecuting grandfathers, interviewing grandsons?'. In conjunction with a video projection by Werner Hanak. June 5 - October 13.

Jewish Museum, Vienna
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Flüssige Musik at Minoritenkirche Krems
Flüssige Musik

Presentation of a composition developped with and performed by 24 kids from an elementary school in Pinkafeld, Austria. A collaborative project with pianist Xenia Hu. May 31

Minoritenkirche, Krems/Stein (Austria)
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bestimmung new york
musik.sprache

musik.sprache (music.language) is the subject of a workshop at the University of Arts Berlin, in cooperation with the Studio for Electro-acoustic Music. May 23 - 25

University of the Arts, Berlin
04-05
Machina temporis - An audio-architectural installation by gal & Yumi Kori
Machina temporis

Audio-architectural installation, in collaboration with Yumi Kori.
April 20 - May 24

Franziskaner-Klosterruine, Berlin
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Composer's talk at Alte Schmiede, Vienna

Presentation of two recent instrumental compositions, Of Sound and Time and beshadowed. Excerpts from both compositions will be presented and discussed by Bernhard Gál. Moderation: Christian Utz, April 2nd, 19.00

Alte Schmiede, Vienna
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beshadowed,  Alpen-Adria-Universität, Klagenfurt (AUT), 2008
beshadowed Composition for flute, violoncello, sound- and light projection. Commissioned by Jeunesse Austria. Flute: Eva Furrer, Violoncello : Michael Moser, Sound and Light projection: Bernhard Gal. March 24th, 20.00 Porgy & Bess, Vienna
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The Taiwanese ensemble 'China Found Music Workshop'

Of Sound and Time

The Taiwanese Ensemble China Found Music Workshop has been invited to the MaerzMusik - Festival of Contemporary Music, performing a.o. Gal's composition Of Sound and Time. Concert hall of UdK at Bundesallee, March 8th.

MaerzMusik, Berlin
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bestimmung new york (Durian Records 009-2, 1999)
bestimmung new york Sound projection / Award of the Karl Hofer-Preis 2001, UdK-Hardenbergstrasse, February 1st, 18.00 University of the Arts, Berlin
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Zeit-Ton Composer portrait at Zeit-Ton, Austrian radio program for contemporary music. ORF-OE1, January 28th, 23-24 Austrian Radio (OE1), Austria

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Defragmentation/blue
Defragmentation/blue Two concerts featuring a sound projection of Defragmentation/blue, as part of Cinema for the Ear - Festival for Spatial Sonic Art. Copenhagen: November 24th and Aarhus: December 15th Cinematek, Copenhagen & Cinema East of Eden, Aarhus (Denmark)
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because tomorrow comes #4
Tong-hua yie-shi Contribution to because tomorrow comes #4, Magazine for Acoustic Art. Cologne, Germany. because tomorrow comes, Germany
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Hinaus:: In den, Wald. Sound installation at the Blackbox of Museum Essl, Austria.
Hinaus:: In den, Wald. A sound installation based on Adolf Woelfli's oeuvre. Part of the exhibition Kopfwelten.ADOLF WOELFLI. Opening: October 24th. Exhibition extended until January 27th, 2002 Sammlung Essl, Klosterneuburg (Austria)
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'relisten' - gal's third CD-release (Intransitive, 2001)
relisten Gal's third solo CD-release featuring six electro-acoustic compositions, based on specific acoustic situations and environments. Intransitive Recordings, USA
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RGB - An internedia installation at Alte Schmiede, Vienna
RGB A site-specific intermedia installation exploring the qualities of red, green and blue light and sound by presenting nine visual, spatial and acoustic situations. October 11-13. Alte Schmiede, Vienna

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The Taiwanese ensemble 'China Found Music Workshop'

Of Sound and Time

Two radio broadcasts featuring contemporary music performed by the Taiwanese Ensemble China Found Music Workshop music including Bernhard Gal's composition Of sound and time. Deutschlandfunk Cologne: August 05th, 21.05 - 23.00; Austrian radio (OE1), Vienna: August 13th, 23.00 - 24.00

Deutschlandfunk, Cologne & Austrian Radio (OE1), Vienna

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Visuals by undoder

Soundscapes and voice sculptures

A concert projection featuring recent electro-acoustic pieces and voice explorations. Live visuals by undoder. April 18th

Alte Schmiede, Vienna

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The Taiwanese ensemble 'China Found Music Workshop'

Of Sound and Time

The Taiwanese Ensemble China Found Music Workshop is visiting Europe again, performing contemporary music including Bernhard Gal's composition Of sound and time. Cologne: April 12th, 20.00; Vienna: April 15th, 19.30

Deutschlandfunk, Cologne & Porgy & Bess, Vienna

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CDR 'bestimmung darmstadt' (Gromoga Records, 2001)
bestimmung darmstadt CDr release of 'bestimmung darmstadt', gal's second series of voice sculptures. Gromoga Records, Austria

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zhu shui

zhu shui

Lecture and sound installation. Phonomanie VI - Festival. Lecture: Dec. 9th, 7pm. The sound installation will be presented until January 14th, 2001 Jazzatelier Ulrichsberg, Upper Austria
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Still from Marshall Street Webcam, Syracuse, NY
Hörweite / Earshot Live radio and web broadcast: Bernhard Loibner, Tom Sherman and gal. October 29th, 11-12pm Kunstradio, Austria
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sprachklanggesetzt
sprachklanggesetzt Sound projection and award at the composition contest 'klanggesetz' of Initiative Minderheiten. October 18th

Schloss Esterhazy, Eisenstadt (Austria)

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bestimmung darmstadt
bestimmung darmstadt Sound installation based on voices of participants of the 'Darmstaedter Ferienkurse fuer Musik'. Participation in a group exhibition of Werkstadt Graz.
Institut Mathildenhoehe, Darmstadt; October 1st-31st. Opening performance: Oct 1st
Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt
09
Defragmentation/red - Kryptonale VI
Defragmentation/red Audio-architectural installation in collaboration with the artist/architect Yumi Kori. Festival Kryptonale VI. September 8th-24th Water Reservoir, Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
09
68th Street
68th Street Electro-acoustic composition. Concert performance / sound projection at the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2000). September 1st Academy of the Arts, Berlin 
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Defragmentation/blue, Studio Five Beekman, New York City  1999
Defragmentation/blue An exploration of time. gal's second solo CD-release (Plate Lunch PL11). Plate Lunch, Germany
07-08
Defragmentation/white - Gallery Shigpro, Tokyo 2000
Defragmentation/white Audio-architectural installation in collaboration with Yumi Kori.
Gallery Shigpro, Tokyo. July-August 2000
Gallery Shigpro, Tokyo
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Vienna traffic at the Museum of Ethnology, Vienna

Vienna traffic

Electroacoustic composition / sound installation for the exhibition nichts tun. From June 8th to November 5th

Museum of Ethnology, Vienna

05-06

Dissociated Voices

An interactive sound installation. In conjunction with the artist-in-residency program of the Werkstadt Graz, also in cooperation with the V:NM-Festival 2000. From May 31st till June 25th

Werkstadt Graz, Graz

04

destination: nyc

A subjective exploration of New York City's sonic environment. A radio piece consisting of edited, juxtaposed and recombined NY-related pieces (bestimmung new york, 68th Street). Radio & Web Broadcast: April 30th, 2000.

Kunstradio, Austria

04

The Taiwanese ensemble 'China Found Music Workshop'

Of Sound and Time

Composition for traditional Chinese instruments, commissioned by the Taiwanese Ensemble China Found Music Workshop and AsianCultureLink, premiered at Hoergaenge, Austrian Festival for Contemporary Music, April 5th.

Konzerthaus, Vienna

01

Arts Birthday Party 2000

Celebrating the 1.000.037th birthday of art (as announced for the first time in 1963 by Robert Filliou). Kunstradio live broadcast: Rupert Huber, Bernhard Loibner, Andrea Sodomka and gal

Kunstradio, Austria

01

..or send a fax

Composition and sound design for a contemporary dance theatre piece by Christian Aichinger, the first performance series takes place at the szene bunte wähne - Dance Festival.

WUK, Vienna

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Dissociated Voices 1999

Dissociated voices

Interactive sound installation. Austrian CD-Presentation of bestimmung new york. December 1999.

Gromoga Art Space, Vienna

09
bestimmung new york (Durian Records 009-2, 1999)
bestimmung new york 15 voice sculptures. Gal's first CD-release (Durian 009-2). Durian Records, Austria

09

Defragmentation/blue

Defragmentation/blue

An audio-architectural installation in collaboration with the artist/architect Yumi Kori.

Studio Five Beekman, NYC

08

Dissociated Bodies

Dissociated bodies

Audio-textile installation. In collaboration with the Austrian painter G.S. Sedlak.

Art space 'Die Halle', Salzburg

07

Tong-hua yie-shi (Taiwanese night market)

Tong-hua yie-shi

Audiovisual web installation. A sound walk through a Taiwanese night market. Contribution to the internet art project SoundCalendar by fuchs-eckermann.

WorldWideWeb (SoundCalendar)

05

Herren

Composition and sound design for the film Herren by the Austrian filmmaker Emre Tuncer.

01

 

House for a blind man

Sound installation. Conceptual collaboration/text: Margit Bruenner

University of Applied Arts, Vienna

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Radio

Mixed-media installation. In collaboration with John Roach.

Private studio, NYC

08

bestimmung new york

Sound installation.

Studio Five Beekman, NYC

05-06

NYC Subway

Sound installation at the annual group exhibition Art Discoveries.

Jonathan Shorr Gallery, NYC

04

68th Street

Electro-acoustic composition based on a subway station in NYC.

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