Bernadette Zeilinger - contrabass recorder & other flutes
Diego Muné - guitar
T.J. Borden - cello
The trio played concerts in Vienna (University of Vienna), Flagstaff (Center for Indigenous Music and Culture), Phoenix (The Trunk Space), Tucson (Tiny Town Surplus), San Diego (University San Diego), and gave a master class at Northern Arizona University.
Composer and performer Bernadette Zeilinger holds degrees in Education (University of Vienna), Recorder (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna) and in Specialized Music Performance (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland/ Music in Basel), where she studied with Alfred Zimmerlin and Fred Frith. She received the highest possible grade for her Master's recital. In 2009 and 2010 she was nominated for an Erasmus stay at Zurich University of the Arts. In 2009 she won an award from the Austrian International Society of Contemporary Music (ISCM) in recognition of a radio feature about contemporary music, 2011 the Fohn-Stipendium and Stipendium der Martha Wüthrich Stiftung, and 2013 the Startstipendium für Musik und darstellende Kunst des BMUKK. Bernadette Zeilinger has performed with Diego Muné, Jorge Sánchez-Chiong, Charlotte Hug, Svetlana Karimova, Josef Ka, Ferdinand Schmatz and others. She has given concerts and master classes in Vienna, Salzburg, Linz, Budapest, Prague, Trondheim, Oslo, Paris, Bordeaux, London, Brescia (Northern Italy), Noci (Puglia), Palazzolo (Sicily), New York City, Boston, Zurich, Basel, Bern, Munich, Bremen, Freiburg ...
She performed at Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Otto-Wagner-Kirche, Ruprechtskirche, Schloss Schoenbrunn, Wiener Konzerthaus, ORF RadioKulturhaus, Museumsquartier, Leopold Museum, Porgy & Bess in Vienna, University of Vienna, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland/ Music in Basel, University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham and many other venues.
She performs solo as well as in various groups. She has developed her own musical language but is very flexible in her approach and often performs at readings, art exhibitions, films, audio and talking books. She values collaboration with performers who work in other genres and forms, so she has worked with many dancers, actors, story-tellers and painters. Together with Diego Muné she initiated La Musa, Go.ETe _ Flute Festival, Ensemble ORCHIDEE and the Festival CIMT. In cooperation with Forum Zeitgeschichte & the University of Vienna they curate the concert series La Musa at the Campus of the University.
"Bernadette Zeilinger can hold her own with anyone. She's an astute and technically brilliant musician who excels on an instrument that's rare in the field of improvisation, and her creativity, dedication and discipline are inspiring." (Fred Frith)
She performed at Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Otto-Wagner-Kirche, Ruprechtskirche, Schloss Schoenbrunn, Wiener Konzerthaus, ORF RadioKulturhaus, Museumsquartier, Leopold Museum, Porgy & Bess in Vienna, University of Vienna, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland/ Music in Basel, University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham and many other venues.
She performs solo as well as in various groups. She has developed her own musical language but is very flexible in her approach and often performs at readings, art exhibitions, films, audio and talking books. She values collaboration with performers who work in other genres and forms, so she has worked with many dancers, actors, story-tellers and painters. Together with Diego Muné she initiated La Musa, Go.ETe _ Flute Festival, Ensemble ORCHIDEE and the Festival CIMT. In cooperation with Forum Zeitgeschichte & the University of Vienna they curate the concert series La Musa at the Campus of the University.
"Bernadette Zeilinger can hold her own with anyone. She's an astute and technically brilliant musician who excels on an instrument that's rare in the field of improvisation, and her creativity, dedication and discipline are inspiring." (Fred Frith)
Argentinean composer and guitar virtuoso Diego Muné performs with both passion and complexity. He grew up playing contemporary new music, classical music, Argentinean folk music, blues, jazz and other stiles. He started to develop special resonances on the guitar when he was a little child, so he found his very characteristic way of playing and developed a wide spectrum of different sounds. The warmness of his music makes it intense and expressive. Touching and full of energy he creates flowing phrases, moving melodies and pulsating rhythm in quick succession, endlessly surprising with his inspiring innovations. He performs a variety of stiles both solo and in several formations. He has performed for example with Clementine Gasser, Maggie Nicols, Otto Lechner, Paul Rogers, Helmut Neugebauer, Peter Herbert, Franz Hautzinger, Ferdinand Schmatz, Michael Fischer and the Vienna Improvisers Orchestra.
Diego Muné played concerts in Paris, Bordeaux, Bormes de Mimosas, London, Rome, Pisa, Brescia (Northern Italy), Noci (Puglia), Palazzolo (Sicily), New York City, Boston, Zurich, Basel, Biel, Bern, Munich, Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg, Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo (Argentina) et al., at Schloss Schoenbrunn, Austiran National Library, Votivkirche, Otto-Wagner-Kirche, Ruprechtskirche, Konzerthaus, ORF RadioKulturhaus, Museumsquartier, Leopold Museum, Alte Schmiede, Porgy & Bess in Vienna, Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Stadtmuseum Munich, University of Vienna, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland/ Music in Basel, University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham and many other venues.
He has played on more than 500 CD productions, recorded music for several films and took part in different kinds of multidisciplinary projects. He is the musical director of the film "El Gran Vuelo", which won the prizes SomCinema, Alcances, CIMA, AICE, Feroz Puerta Oscura, Sole Luna and the award of the Festival of Malaga. Diego Muné is also working in scientific research projects. He was collaborating with one of the biggest research centers: the CNR Pisa in Italy, where a team of doctors study his concerts.
Diego Muné played concerts in Paris, Bordeaux, Bormes de Mimosas, London, Rome, Pisa, Brescia (Northern Italy), Noci (Puglia), Palazzolo (Sicily), New York City, Boston, Zurich, Basel, Biel, Bern, Munich, Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg, Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo (Argentina) et al., at Schloss Schoenbrunn, Austiran National Library, Votivkirche, Otto-Wagner-Kirche, Ruprechtskirche, Konzerthaus, ORF RadioKulturhaus, Museumsquartier, Leopold Museum, Alte Schmiede, Porgy & Bess in Vienna, Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Stadtmuseum Munich, University of Vienna, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland/ Music in Basel, University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham and many other venues.
He has played on more than 500 CD productions, recorded music for several films and took part in different kinds of multidisciplinary projects. He is the musical director of the film "El Gran Vuelo", which won the prizes SomCinema, Alcances, CIMA, AICE, Feroz Puerta Oscura, Sole Luna and the award of the Festival of Malaga. Diego Muné is also working in scientific research projects. He was collaborating with one of the biggest research centers: the CNR Pisa in Italy, where a team of doctors study his concerts.
Hailed for his "technically polished playing" as well as an "endless amount of musical knowledge and creativity", T.J. Borden is a rising force in the experimental music landscape. T.J. has performed with many contemporary music luminaries such as the JACK Quartet, the Theater of Eternal Music Brass and String Band, the Slee Sinfonietta, Ensemble Offspring, Tony Conrad, Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, and Steve McCaffery. He has performed at XFest in Massachusetts, Soundways New Music Festival in St. Petersburg, June in Buffalo, the New Media Art and Sound Summit in Austin, and the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. His performance of Witold Lutoslawski's "Cello Concerto" with the University at Buffalo Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Daniel Bassin was praised for how he "mastered the work’s intricacies with elegant grace." Currently, T.J. is a member of the [Switch~ Ensemble], a group dedicated to the performance of works that incorporate multimedia into live performance and is looking forward to performing with them at the VIPA Festival in Valencia, Spain this summer.
As an improviser, T.J. has toured throughout Europe and North America and his improvisations are included in Guggenheim Fellow Kasumi's film "Shockwaves". He is particularly committed to working directly with composers and has worked with several established composers such as Brian Ferneyhough, La Monte Young, and Alvin Lucier as well as many younger composers, which is a priority for him. As a creative force, Tyler has been commissioned to write and perform by a variety of entities, including the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Hochstein Alumni Orchestra, and hammered dulcimer virtuoso Mitzie Collins.
As an improviser, T.J. has toured throughout Europe and North America and his improvisations are included in Guggenheim Fellow Kasumi's film "Shockwaves". He is particularly committed to working directly with composers and has worked with several established composers such as Brian Ferneyhough, La Monte Young, and Alvin Lucier as well as many younger composers, which is a priority for him. As a creative force, Tyler has been commissioned to write and perform by a variety of entities, including the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Hochstein Alumni Orchestra, and hammered dulcimer virtuoso Mitzie Collins.
