Daniel Wohl
Daniel Wohl (born 1980) is a Paris, France born composer based in Brooklyn, New York, known for seamlessly blending electronics with acoustic instruments.[1]
Education
Wohl holds degrees in composition from Bard College, University of Michigan and the Yale School of Music. His teachers include composers David Lang, Martin Bresnick, Joan Tower, Bright Sheng, Ingram Marshall, William Bolcom and Aaron Jay Kernis.
Music
His music has been performed by contemporary classical ensembles such as So Percussion, the Calder Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, the American Symphony Orchestra and the Albany Symphony Orchestra in a variety of settings including Carnegie Hall, Le Poisson Rouge, Webster Hall, the Dia Beacon, and Mass MoCA. He has also collaborated with electronic and pop artists including Laurel Halo, Julia Holter,[2] and Son Lux.[3] In 2013, Wohl released his first full-length album, Corps Exquis, on New Amsterdam Records[4] to broad critical acclaim. The New York Times praised it as a "boldly surreal aural experience"[5] while Pitchfork gave it high marks calling Wohl "an original voice."[6] Wohl collaborated on the score for Tar, a film about poet C.K. Williams featuring James Franco, Mila Kunis and Jessica Chastain.[7]
Since 2008, Wohl has served on the music composition faculty at Sarah Lawrence College in New York.[8]
Works
323 (2012) violin, cello, organ, 3 voices, 2 percussionists and electronics (4’30)
Aorta (2010) piano and electronics (10’)
Cantus (2012) violin, cello, piano, bass clarinet, percussion and electronics (5′)
Capture (2013) string quartet, keyboard, percussion and electronics (7’)
Corps Exquis Remix (2010) violin, cello, piano, bass clarinet, percussion and electronics (15′)
Corpus (2012) violin, cello, piano, bass clarinet, percussion, optional mezzo soprano, and electronics (5′)
Exchange (2012) amplified violin, cello, percussion and electronics (5’30)
Fluctuations (2012) violin, cello, 3 melodicas, bass clarinet and electronics (4’30”)
Found Object – Faded Music (2011) orchestra and electronics (9′)
Insext (2012) violin, cello, piano / toy piano, bass clarinet /clarinet, percussion and electronics (6’30”)
Limbs (2012) violin, cello, piano, bass clarinet, percussionists and electronics (4’30”)
Microfluctuations in Plainchant (2012) saxophone quartet and electronics (9′)
Mix Tape (2013) percussion quartet, string quartet and electronics (55′)
Neighborhood (2012) violin, cello, organ, clarinet, 2 percussionists and electronics (5′)
One Piece (2011) cello, piano, and electronics (10’)
Ouverture (2012) violin, cello, piano, bass clarinet, percussion and electronics (6’30)
Pixelated (2010) piano, toy piano, glockenspiel and electronics (9’)
Plus ou Moins (2009) bass clarinet, cello, violin, percussion, piano and electronics (7’40)
Progression (2013) string quartet, five percussionists and electronics (9′)
Rectangle (2013) prepared piano and electronics (12’)
Ritual (2009) vibraphone (3′10”)
Saint Arc (2010) solo cello and electronics (8’)
Sideshow (2009) electric guitar quartet, percussion quartet and electronics (9′)
Slow Wave (2011) percussion quartet and electronics (11’)
Spontaneous Logic (2013) percussion quintet and sampler (8’40”)
References
- ↑ "Textura". Textura.org. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ "Stream Julia Holter, Laurel Halo, Daniel Wohl and Transit's recent collaboration at New York's Merkin Concert Hall – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music". Factmag.com. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ Peters, Taylor. "Son Lux, Worden highlight ISO/NewAm concert | Classical Music | NUVO News | Indianapolis, IN". Nuvo.net. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ "Daniel Wohl's Corps Exquis". New Amsterdam Presents. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ "Daniel Wohl : 'Corps Exquis'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ "Daniel Wohl: Corps Exquis | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ "Tar: Rome Review" The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Daniel Wohl - Sarah Lawrence College Faculty Daniel Wohl". Slc.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-20.