Katharina Rosenberger
spinet pieces	Echo, World Premiere 2004
statement	On Echo  “The past meets the present in color and form” (Birgit Ramsauer). Echo intends to investigate this idea. Twofold in structure, it represents a mirror effect: Part I – listen: the past lives in the present Part II – question: the past re-invented Departing from William Byrd’s “The Bells", composed in the early 17th century, the audience is asked to engage in the significance of old music in the present. In contrast, the second part questions and reconsiders the function of the historical instrument in the context of new media. Echo does not judge. Rather, it fosters a critique with the audience, exploring our notions of authenticity, genuineness and our inherited values. Many thanks to Egino Klepper for suggesting „The Bells“.
link	www.krosenberger.ch
country	Switzerland
bio	Born 1971 in Zurich, Rosenberger’s slight tendency to "nomadism" has brought her to collaborations all around Europe and the USA. Her work, acoustic, electro-acoustic and sometimes interactive, is often inspired and linked with the visual arts, theatre and inquiries into perceptual and phenomenological issues. She is currently studying composition with Tristan Murail and completing her PhD with a Faculty Fellowship at Columbia University in NYC.