Compositions (selected)

Material und Wirkung
for string orchestra, 1991

Fantasie
for string orchestra, 1990

Flow
for string orchestra, 1989

Aus dem Dunkeln – aus dem Weißen (miniature, 90 sec.)
for bass saxophone, 2024
commission for Frank Timpe

Beta Lyrae
for piano, 2023

Ripsy Dots
for mezzo-soprano, 2023

Pastorale
for brass quintet, 2023

Pick up the Thread
for piano, 2022

A Smile Fell in the Grass
for flute and drums/percussion, 2021

Tagundnachtgleiche
for brass quintet, 2017

wind holz spiel
for recorder quartet, 2015

Fréquence du Solfège
for flute, 2012

Spieluhr / Wandelkonzert
for flute solo, 2011
sound art project as part of the interdisciplinary art project Endmoräne e.V.

Kleines Gitarrentrio
guitar trio for children and young people, 2010

kühl blau
for alto flute, guitar, drums/percussion, 2007
commissioned by the Ensemble Ultima Rara

L1014
for drums/percussion solo, 2006
commissioned by the festival Synopse 06

Spiegelung
for chamber ensemble (alto flute, bass flute, 2 violoncelli, e-guitar, drums/percussion), three improvising musicians and electroacoustic music for 8 loudspeakers, 2005

Labyrinth der Klänge
for piano, cello, drums and electronics, 2004

Klanglandschaft mit Fluss
for piano, cello, drums/percussion, (CD at 2 movements), 2004

Zahlenspiele
for piano solo, 2004
commissioned by Furore Publishing

Der Mond und der Eibenbaum
for string quartet and saxophone quartet, 2004
commissioned by the Pyramidale – festival of new music and interdisciplinary art events

DUO
for bass clarinet und piano, 2002
commissioned work for the bass clarinetist Volker Hemken

Mo(u)vements
for piano trio, electroacoustic composition for 8 loudspeakers,
video installation (Doerte Meyer) and light installation (Andreas Greiner), 2001/2002
commissioned by the state of Berlin

Hommage
for trautonium, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, cello, harp, 2 drummers and CD with the edited sounds of the trautonium, 2000
commissioned by the state of Berlin

Lichtreflexe
for clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, 1999

Istanbuler Kompositionen
for ud, kanun, tanbur, violin, viola, violoncello, 1994/95

Istanbuler Kompositionen
arrangement for piano, 1996

Istanbuler Kompositionen
arrangement for violin and violoncello, 1996

Erzählung
for violoncello, 1993/96

Lauschen – Schweben
for flute, violin, viola, cello, piano, drums/percussion, 1993

Phonismen
for 2 violoncelli and live electronics, 1993
commissioned by the state of Berlin

Rockefeller Building
for voice, tenor saxophone, live electronics, sampler, dance, (co-composition with the keyboarder and composer Iris ter Schiphorst and the dancer and choreographer Sascha Waltz), 1992
commissioned by the festival “wie es ihr gefällt”

Phantastische Gebete (and four more pieces)
based on poems by Richard Hülsenbeck and Meret Oppenheim, for mezzo soprano, alto saxophone (flute), clarinet, 2 trumpets, trombone (horn), cello, piano, sampler (synthesizer), double bass, drums, (CD), 1990

Polyme
for 2 voices, 2 violins, 2 flutes, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, 2 trombones, piano, sampler, double bass, drums, 1988

4 Pieces for one Player and Field Recordings
for flute, alto and tenor saxophone, field recordings, 1987

Between the Devil and the Deep Sea
for alto saxophone/tenor saxophone, piano, double bass, drums, 8 violoncelli, 1986
commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Das Krippenlied Pans
based on a poem by Elisabeth Langgässer, 2008
commissioned by Furore Publishing for the music book “Weihnachtslieder von Komponistinnen für Singstimme und Klavier, Lieder aus Deutschland, England, Litauen, Norwegen”

8 American Songs
for various small instrumentations and electronics (at 3 songs), 1994

7 Songs Based on Poems by Anne Waldman
for alto, violin, flute/alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, e-guitar, e-bass, drums/percussion, 1990/91

3 Songs Based on Poems by Anne Waldman
for alto, tenor saxophone/flute, violoncello, double bass, drums, 1989

Prayer for the Sun Before Traveling
for soprano, bass flute, drums/percussion, field recordings in little villages in Mexico, based on a poem in Nahuatl, 1998
The composition is one of the three works that were realized as part of the Prix Ars Acustica by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Studio Akustische Kunst and received the first prize at the international composition competition “Soundscapes voor 2000” in the Netherlands. ( ! the mistakes in the title correspond to the adaptation of the poem by Francisco X. Alarcon)

Divining by Looking in the Water
soundscape/Klanglandschaft, based on a poem in Nahuatl, 1997
production: Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Studio Akustische Kunst and Electronic Studio of the Technical University of Berlin

Der Gedichtemacher – an epic jazz opera
commissioned work for the group Hai Gorgai, 1993

Dialoge
commissioned work for the Sasha Waltz Dance Theatre, 1993

RabenGoldGoldRaben
commissioned work for the Tanzcompagnie Rubato, 1989

Worum geht’s eigentlich?
multimedia performance, 1986

Night Train, 2024

Windharfe, 2024

Gimmick/Spielerei, 2024

Inhabited by a Cry, 2024

D'autres timbres et sonorités, 2024

Abendlied, 2024

Aglaope, 2024

In der Schwebe/In Limbo, 2024

Serenade, 2024

Das ametrische System, 2024

x3x, 2024

Lautgedicht, 2024

Gesang der Sterne, 2024

Lava, 2024

...aber der Mond lacht gutmütig, 2024

Tropus, 2024

Schlagt euch nicht den Schädel ein, Jungs, 2024

Au royaume des grenouilles, 2024

Air, 2023

Kleines absurdes Hörstück, 2023

With the Eagle, 2023

Legoo Hangigomaasse, 2023

Esperimenti, 2023

Electricity, 2023

Albireo, 2023

Brook, 2023

Adagio, 2022

Sprühweißquellgold verleih mir Flügel, 2022

Raumklang 1 and 2
for 6 loudspeakers, 2015
commissioned by the sound art festival Echoes+Nets

Lourdeur et légèreté, 2013

Zephyr, 2010

Kindness Glides about my House and Mantra
musique d'ameublement for a project of the DEGEM, 2010

Have a Seat in the Magic Tree, 2010

Willkommen im Reich der Dichtung, 2009

Spiegelung
for chamber ensemble (alto flute, bass flute, 2 violincelli, e-guitar, drums/percussion), three improvising musicians and electroacoustic music for 8 loudspeakers, 2005

Labyrinth der Klänge
for piano, cello, drums and electronics, 2004

Klanglandschaft mit Fluss
for piano, cello, drums/percussion, (CD at 2 movements), 2004

Collage mit Schritten, 2003

2 Skizzen
for trombone and CD, 2003

Mo(u)vements
for piano trio, electroacoustic composition for 8 loudspeakers,
video installation (Doerte Meyer) and light installation (Andreas Greiner), 2001/2002
commissioned by the state of Berlin

Mo(u)vements II
electroacoustic music for 8 loudspeakers, 2002

Hommage
for trautonium, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, cello, harp, 2 drummers and CD with the edited sounds of the trautonium, 2000
commissioned by the the state of Berlin

The Secret of PPP
for 8 loudspeakers, 2000
commissioned by the Nederlandse Programma Stichting, Hilversum/Netherlands

Divining by Looking in the Water
soundscape/Klanglandschaft for 8 loudspeakers arranged in a circle, 1997
production: Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Electronic Studio of the Technical University of Berlin

3 American Songs
for various small ensembles and electronics, 1994

Rockefeller Building
for voice, tenor saxophone, live electronics, sampler, dance (co-composition together with Iris ter Schiphorst and Sascha Waltz), 1992
commissioned by the festival “wie es ihr gefällt”

Phonismen
for 2 violoncelli and live electronics, 1993
commissioned by the state of Berlin

Am Anfang ist das Ende
based on a poem by Meret Oppenheim, for mezzo soprano, flute, clarinet, 2 trumpets, trombone, cello, piano, sampler, double bass, drums, CD, 1990
commissioned by Südwestrundfunk

4 Pieces for one Player and Field Recordings
for flute, alto and tenor saxophone, field recordings, 1987

10 Pieces for Jazz Orchestra
(clubs, festivals, radio, television) 1984-89

12 Pieces for Jazz Quartet
alto saxophone/tenor saxophone/flute, piano, double bass, drums, (live electronics) (clubs, festivals, radio, television) 1981-86