From: Georg Hajdu
Date: November 8, 2010 9:27:39 PM GMT+01:00
Subject: Morgen: Lecturekonzert von Dafna Naphtali, New York
Lecturekonzert von Komponistin Dafna Naphtali, New York
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
9. November 2010, 16:30-18:00 Uhr
Raum ELA 5
Dafna Naphtali präsentiert ihre elektronischen Kompositionen. Diese
Veranstaltung dient gleichzeitig auch als Einführung zu ihrem Konzert
in der Hamburger Hörbar am 10. November.
Biography:
Dafna Naphtali is a sound-artist/improviser/composer/singer/guitarist/
electronic-musician. An active and versatile performer, she has been
performing and composing since the mid-90’s using her custom Max/MSP
programming for sound processing of voice and other instruments. She
co-leads the digital chamber punk ensemble, What is it Like to be a
Bat with Kitty Brazelton (http://www.whatbat.org) and has
collaborated / performed with many experimental musicians and video
artists, such as Lukas Ligeti, David First, Chuck Bettis, Joshua
Fried, Ras Moshe, Alexander Waterman, Kathleen Supové and Hans Tammen,
Benton-C Bainbridge and Angie Eng among others, and is a member of
Magic Names vocal ensemble championing the vocal work of Stockhausen.
She’s received numerous commissions and awards, and residency
opportunities. She has performed and traveled widely and under usual
circumstances for her music, including to India February to for the
CeC Carnival of e-Creativity 2010 festival in Uttarkhand for
collaboration with renowned Hindustani singer, Vidya Shah (with
funding from American Music Center). She is currently working on a new
piece for Magic Names vocal ensemble and electronics, with a
commission (from American Composers Forum) – the premiere of “panda
half-life” will be at Issue Project Room June 17.
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