In times during which group meetings, let alone rehearsals, are impossible; making music together is possible only in media space. But the technical medium interfacing between human bodies resists as much as it enables. It allows communal music-making without meeting, acts of substitution without bodily contact or risk of infection. And it is through these acts of substitution that the media itself shifts into focus. The membrane interfacing is also impenetrable. The ear is quick, and the net quite often slower than hoped for. More importantly: can souls really touch while their bodies don’t?
Sitting at our interfaces, we listen to the slightly delayed sonic acts of others and–alone, in the glow of our screens–we react to them. Together, we seek out replacement therapy for the inebriating act of making music together. We hope for the best.
Project Credits / Acknowledgements
The Telharmonic Orchestra is founded and operated by:
Paquito Chiti (IT)
Martina Claussen (DE) – https://martinaclaussen.at/
Isabella Forciniti (IT) – https://isabella.klingt.org/
Volkmar Klien (AT) – www.volkmarklien.com
Tobias Leibetseder (AT) – http://www.tobiasleibetseder.at/
Michael Mikolasek (AT) – https://soundcloud.com/michael_speer
Kamran Moharramzadeh (IR) – https://soundcloud.com/kamranmz
Katharina Roth (DE) – https://www.katharina-roth.com
Astrid Schwarz (AT) – http://www.kunstradio.at/BIOS/schwarzbio.html
Peter Trabitzsch (AT) – https://soundcloud.com/trabitzsch_peter
featuring:
Richard Garet (US) https://www.richardgaret.com
Daniel Neumann (US/DE) http://danielneumann.org
Ninjam-Server provided by gits.at
Supported by
Institute for Composition, Conducting and Computer Music at Anton Bruckner University Linz
Anton Bruckner University
Biography
The Telharmonic Orchestra was founded in 2020 by ten composers/musicians during the COVID lockdown in 2020 at Anton Bruckner University Linz.
