CLASSICAL INTIMACIES AT THE AUSTRIAN CULTURAL FORUM
From January through June 2005 the Austrian Cultural Forum New York will present 34 concerts featuring a mix of contemporary, modern, and older song and chamber music programs with particular emphasis on works from the 20th and 21st centuries.
A printed program broschure will be available at ACF by mid-January.
All concerts are free of charge, however, tickets are required. To make reservations, please write to  reservations@acfny.org or call ACF's reservation line 212 319 5300 ext. 222.
Program overview:
THE SOUND OF SONG SERIES
Jan 19 and 20 | 2005 | 8 pm Florian Bösch, baritone | Russell Ryan, piano | Andreas Ratz, visuals |
All-Schubert program (Die Winterreise)
THE MAHLER SONG FESTIVAL
Feb 22 - Mar 10 | 2005 Thomas Bagwell, artistic director | Catherine Herberstein, visuals |
Feb 22 and 24 | 2005 | 8 pm Robert Gardner, baritone | Garrett Sorensen, tenor |
Thomas Bagwell, piano |
Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Kindertotenlieder
Mar 1 and 3 | 2005 | 8 pm Kristine Jepson, mezzo-soprano | Alex Richardson, tenor |
Thomas Bagwell, piano | Linda Hall, piano |
Das Lied von der Erde (arranged by Thomas Bagwell)
Mar 8 and 10 | 2005 | 8 pm Keith Phares, baritone | Elizabeth Wiley, mezzo-soprano |
Thomas Bagwell, piano |
Rückert Lieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Mar 23 | 2005 | 8 pm Minimum Security Ensemble
Mark Kaczmarczyk, bass | David Adam Moore, baritone |
Amelia Watkins, soprano | Tracy Wise, tenor |
Jonathan Yates, piano |
Berg, DeSantis, Gruber, Schwertsik, Silverman, Ueno
Apr 21 and 22 | 2005 | 8 pm Wolfgang Bankl, bass | Markus Vorzellner, piano |
Austrian Song 1955-2005
May 2 | 2005 | 8 pm Judith Kopecky, soprano | Aurélie Tremblay, piano |
"In memoriam Max Brand": Brand, Korngold, Seierl, Wellesz
Jun 7 | 2005 | 8 pm Janna Baty, soprano | Matthew Shaw, baritone |
Nobuko Amemiya, piano | Caroline Stinson, violoncello |
Berg, Korngold, Mahler, R. Strauss, Zemlinsky
Jun 27 and 28 | 2005 | 8 pm Alexander Kaimbacher, tenor | Charlotte Leitner, soprano |
Markus Vorzellner, piano |
All-Korngold program
THE SOLO SESSIONS
Jan 24 and 26 | 2005 | 8 pm Gerda Struhal, piano |
Bartók, Haydn, Körber, Krenek, Kurtág, Poulenc, Ravel, Schlee, Schubert
Mar 30 | 2005 | 8 pm Albert Sassmann, piano |
"Emigrated Austrians": Krenek, Starer, Toch, Weigl, Wittgenstein, Zeisl
Apr 5 | 2005 | 8 pm Susanne Pumhösl, cembalo |
Fux, Hauer, Haydn
Apr 7 | 2005 | 8 pm Christopher Hinterhuber, piano |
Furrer, Gander, Mozart, Schoenberg, Schubert
May 10 and 12 | 2005 | 8 pm Ingrid Marsoner, piano |
Beethoven, Berg, Furrer, Jasbar, Neuwirth, Pampichler, Schubert
May 17 | 2005 | 8 pm Wolfgang Panhofer, violoncello |
Einem, Hartzell, Peschek, Schlee, W. Wagner, Wellesz
May 18 | 2005 | 8 pm Margarete Babinsky, piano |
Beethoven, Copland, Mozart, Schubert, Weissensteiner, Wykydal
Jun 2 | 2005 | 8 pm Sigrid Trummer, piano|
Brahms, Liszt, J. Müller Hermann, M. Hofer, Schoenberg, A. Tyrrell,
S. Wurmbrand-Stuppach, Zemlinsky
THE DUO AND GROUP SESSIONS
Feb 15 and 16 | 2005 | 8 pm Yvonne Timoianu, violoncello | Alexander Preda, piano |
Ager, Berg, Chaplin, Haydn, Pärt, Piazzolla, Schubert, Schulhoff
Mar 14 and 15 | 2005 | 8 pm Ensemble Wien | Rainer Honeck, violin | Raimund Lissy, violin |
Peter Götzel, viola | Friedrich Dolezal, violoncello |
Herbert Mayr, double bass | Anika Vavic, piano |
Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Shih
Mar 17 and 18 | 2005 | 8 pm Dennis Russell Davies, piano | Maki Namekawa, piano |
Glass, Hindemith, Kurtág, Schubert, B. Sulzer
Mar 24 | 2005 | 8 pm Minimum Security Ensemble | Meighan Stoops, clarinet |
Timothy McAlister, saxophone | Amy Sue Barston, violoncello |
Steven Buck, piano |
Brahms, Etezady, Neuwirth, Silverman
Mar 31 | 2005 | 8 pm István Matuz, flute | Albert Sassmann, piano |
Bloch, Copland, Muczynski, Poulenc, Takács, Willi
May 20 | 2005 | 8 pm Wolfgang Panhofer, violoncello | Margarete Babinsky, piano |
Beethoven, Bischof, Brahms, Schiske
2005 PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA
Artists, scientists, and researchers are invited to participate in the international competition for cyberarts Prix Ars Electronica. Deadline for all entries in the categories Computer Animation/Visual Effects, Digital Musics, Interactive Art, Net Vision, Digital Communities, U19-Freestyle Computing, and The Next Idea (Art and Technology Grant) is March 11, 2005. The entry form can be obtained online only at http://prixars.aec.at. The jury will meet April 21-24, 2005. All jury decisions are final. The winners (Golden Nicas, Awards of Distinction, Honorary Mentions) will be notified by April 30, 2005. The total prize money is Euro 110,000 (approx. USD 147,000).
Like the field of cyberarts itself, this prize has been undergoing continual dynamic development ever since it was first awarded in 1987. More than 3,300 submissions in 2004 have further enhanced the Prize???s reputation as an internationally representative competition honoring outstanding works in the cyberarts.
For detailed description of the individual categories, general entry regulations, checklists, and technical specifications and to obtain the entry form, please visit http://prixars.aec.at.
However, your submission is not complete until you fax or mail your printed and signed copy of the entry form to:
AEC Ars Electronica Center
Hauptstraße 2
A - 4040 Linz, Austria
Code: Prix
Fax +43 732 7272-674
As soon as your entry is completed, you will automatically receive confirmation of your participation via e-mail.
GERMAN TV - What Germany is watching!
Austrians, Swiss, and Germans living in North America are now closer than ever to Europe: For the past two years, GERMAN TV has been broadcasting a selection of the most popular programs featured on Germany's public television stations ARD, ZDF and Deutsche Welle. Shows range from the Tatort detective series via Sportschau sports coverage to selected current affairs programs on German politics, economy and culture -Mcovering everything else in between. The German flagship news programs Tagesschau and heute journal, as well as DW Journal are also included in the schedule so that viewers can be close to current events in Germany and Europe, even from a distance. Many viewers consider this European take on world events to be GERMAN TV's greatest plus point. In addition, many parents wanting their children to learn German also subscribe to GERMAN TV.
GERMAN TV transmits its shows parallel to German broadcasting times; due to the time difference some programs are shown a few hours later. The Tagesschau news program for instance is broadcast at lunchtime on GERMAN TV, then repeated again in the evening, allowing viewers at work during the day to also stay informed about German current affairs.
GERMAN TV was established as a joint venture of ARD, ZDF and Deutsche Welle, Germany's three public television stations, in February 2002. Since then its transmission area has been expanding continually. The past two months in particular have seen very positive developments: with commencement of transmission in Canada and inclusion in satellite provider DISH Network's package the number of subscribers in November increased by over 2,000. "This makes November 2004 the most successful month ever in GERMAN TV's short history to date," says Oliver Mojen. All existing satellite customers are currently being requested to switch to DISH Network by the end of July 2005. To make this transition as easy as possible, a special package including a free set-top box and installation is on offer.
Viewing via satellite is not the only option, since GERMAN TV is also available via cable in some regions. Depending on their provider, German speakers in the New York, Ohio, Kansas City, Charlotte, Cape Coral, and Colorado Springs area can receive GERMAN TV as a premium channel.
For further information and prices, please visit http://www.german.tv/.
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