MICHAEL WOLLNY: workshop to better understand intuition in musical improvisation
Event details
Date | 10.05.2022 |
Hour | 18:15 › 20:00 |
Speaker | Michael Wollny, jazz pianist & Prof. Martin Rohrmeier, EPFL DCML Director |
Location | |
Category | Cultural events |
Event Language | English |
Michael Wollny is a jazz pianist and composer invited by the Digital and Cognitive Musicology Lab (DCML) as part of the College of Humanities Artist-in-Residence program. His residency runs through the spring and fall of 2022. On the occasion of his first visit to campus, the artist will offer a workshop - in collaboration with DCML professor Martin Rohrmeier - as well as a concert at the Rolex Forum with his trio.
THE WORKSHOP:
With Michael Wollny and Prof. Martin Rohrmeier (DCML)
- What roles do ‘artistic research’ and ‘informed intuition’ play in the creative process?
- How are pieces created?
- How are ensembles formed?
- How does one compose for improvising musicians?
The workshop is open, and everybody is invited to bring their own questions, ideas, and even their own works for feedback and discussion.
The workshop will be held in English.
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THE CONCERT:
Michael Wollny Trio - Concert and Academic Dialogue
The academic discussion will be moderated by Prof. Martin Rohrmeier
- Michael Wollny (piano)
Christian Weber (bass)
Eric Schaefer (drums)
>>> Open to all, upon registration
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- College of Humanities, Artist-in-Residence Program