Karin Haußmann

Was born in Waiblingen (Germany) in 1962. Having gained broad experience in music, painting and dance, in 1986 she entered the Folkwang-Hochschule in Essen, where she studied rhythm, piano and music theory, and subsequently (1992­95) also composition with Nicolaus A. Huber. As a grant holder from the Berlin Akademie der Künste she won First Prize at the International Composers1 Competition of the New Music Biennale in Hanover (1997). She also received an award for young artists of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (1998).
Her music has been performed at numerous festivals in Germany and abroad. Last year she received an audience award at the Ruhr Festival in Recklinghausen.
In 1998 she took up a teaching position at the University of Essen (composition, theory of new music).

Selected works: Räume/Orte for small orchestra (1993­94), Zoom for four percussionists (1996), Ein Ort für Zufälle for soprano, accordion, flute and percussion (1996­97), gently distant for instrumental ensemble and three wireless sets (1997), I undouble undouble undouble for tenor saxophone, percussion and piano (1998), Resonanzen for clarinet, flute, violin, cello and piano (1995­99), nichts als Geräusch for soprano, bass flute, electric guitar and percussion (1999), Stückgut for voice, instrumental ensemble and tape (1999­2000), Quartet for Trumpet, Flute, Cello and Piano (2000), lys for chamber ensemble (2001), weights and measures for piano (2001), Schwellen for chamber ensemble (2002).