Annette Schlünz

Studied composition from a young age in Halle, then she continued in Dresden (with Udo Zimmermann) and in Berlin. She worked as a teacher in Germany and South America. She won several awards including the Hanns Eisler Prize and Heidelberg Artists1 Prize. She is also a co-founder of the French-German ensemble Compagnie de Quatre. Her opera TagNachtTraumstaub (DayNightDreamDust) ­ written in co-operation with French sculptor Daniel Depoutot ­ was presented at expo 2000 in Hanover.
Annette Schlünz composed almost 50 works (solo, chamber and orchestral) for both acoustic and electronic instruments.

Selected works: Rosen for mezzo-soprano, piano and synthesizer ad libitum (1988), Wenn schon die Flügel zerbrochen sind for nine instruments (1990), Taubenblaue Schatten haben sich vermischt, chamber music for flute and guitar (1990), verschatet for piano (1991), La faulx de l1été for recorder(s) and percussion (1991), Picardie for orchestra (1991­92), ...der Schatten verwirrte for bassoon (1992), Tout est rever for soprano, clarinet (bass clarinet) and percussion (1992), Wo das Schweigen anfängt for viola, cello and double-bass (1993), Et la pluie se mit a tomber for percussion ensemble (1994), Traumkraut for eight performers (1995), Zarte Knöpfe for a cappella female voices (1997), Moccoli for soprano, clarinet (bass clarinet) and cello (1999), Arianna II for soprano and ensemble (1999), schau(m)ich for cello (2000), augelöst (verschlungen) for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello (2000), TagNachtTraumstaub, opera (2000), Weiter for chamber ensemble (2000).