works | Noel Schmidlin

selected works

Musik fürs Jenseits (2024)

(engl.: music for the hereafter)

interactive sound installation in the former funeral parlour of Burgdorf, objects and motors

open form mid August till end of October 2024

supported by the city of Burgdorf

Klangquarantäne (2023)

sound installation, small motors and objects in a box

RECENT POSTS, Stuttgart 09/23

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stören (2022/23)

for ensemble and motion detectors that play a loud tape as soon as the audience does not move in a disturbing way.

commissioned and played by Ensemble Proton Bern

(winner of Protonwerk No. 12 "true participation")

Link to programme introduction (in german)

à la minute (2022)

study of various one minute sound collages with found sounds

sparen (2021)

for fl, vla, hrp und three little loudspeakers

commissioned by Ensemble Tramontana

(winner of the TAP/21 composition competition)

played by Tramontana:

flute - Aurora Pajón Fernández

viola - Alejandra Martín Hernández

harp - Mathilde Bernard

recorded, mixed and mastered by Ramon Bischoff

comprimere (2020)

for cl, vl, vla, vc und perc (ratchet + iPad)

commissioned by dèdalo ensemble, Brescia (Italy)

The piece “comprimere” is about compression on different levels. The music of the ensemble gets recorded by the iPad (percussionist) and therefore compressed. During repetitions the ensemble becomes weaker while the digital recorded version becomes more and more present. The energetic movements of the players to produce music get replaced by a simple click or scroll on the screen. Furthermore, the musical material gets time compressed until only short beats and noise remain at the end.

Rad (2020/21)

artistic sonic and visual study with wheels

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TEXT-TONIK (2020)

project at the Musikfestival Bern 2020

Text-Tonik deals with the sound of the individual languages of participants of different ages. Concept and project management with Elina Bächlin, collaboration with participants of different generations and the spoken word artists Guy Krneta and Marco Gurtner.

SELF CHECKOUT (2018/19)

for e-guit and smartphone

played by Giuseppe Mennuti

A piece about movements, repetition, the noise and the sounds of everyday electronic devices.

Leck (2017/18)

for vl, hn and keys (pno/MIDI-keyb.)

violin - Noel Schmidlin

horn - Adrian Städeli

keys - Jérémy Lenoir

video by Lara Wedekind

work list

2024

Musik fürs Jenseits

interactive sound installation in the former funeral parlour of Burgdorf, objects and motors

winner of open competition 2024 for artistic project, Burgdorf

THE BIG ENSEMBLE

several pieces and arrangements for big inclusive orchestra and dance / webpage

2023

Klangquarantäne

sound installation, small motors and objects in a box, exhibition at RECENT POSTS, Stuttgart 09/23

stören

for ensemble and motion detectors that play a loud tape as soon as the audience does not move in a disturbing way.

commissioned and played by Ensemble Proton Bern (winner of Protonwerk No. 12 "true participation")

Tbilisi snippets

seven short pieces for piano and MIDI-keyboard

2022

à la minute

study of various one minute sound collages with found sounds

cut songs

three songs for three tenors and male choir

2021

sparen

for fl, vla, hrp und three little loudspeakers, commissioned by Ensemble Tramontana (winner of the TAP/21 composition competition)

Rad (Ia, Ib, II, III)

artistic sonic and visual study with wheels

2020

comprimere

for cl, vl, vla, vc und perc (ratchet + iPad), commissioned by dèdalo ensemble, Brescia (Italy)

TEXT-TONIK

Interdisciplinary project at the Musikfestival Bern 2020

2019

SELF CHECKOUT

for e-guit and smartphone, played by Giuseppe Mennuti

2018

Leck II

for 3 vl, 3 tb and 3 keyplayer (pno/MIDI-keyb.)

2017

Leck

for vl, hn and keys (pno/MIDI-keyb.)

2016

Milieu X

for orchestra (2 fl, 2 ob, bn, 2 hn, strings, kb solo), played by Bieler Sinfonieorchester

SPRING_UNDERGROUND II

for acc, eb, kb and film

2015

pour_suivre

for violin and accordeon

SCHWIRIG

for violin solo

Linien und Arabesken

for orchestra (2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 2 hn, 2 tp,2 tb, string trio solo + strings), commissioned by the youth orchestra Arabesque, Thun

Drei Spiegel

for oboe and horn

Im Namen...

for pno, vibraph, vc and fl, ob, cl, hn, vl, vla, played by Ensemble Vertigo

2014

entre noir et blanc

for string orchestra (6, 6, 3, 4, 1)

Avent

for 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 hn, 2 perc, 4 vl

Balance

for clarinet and basoon

drei kurze Stücke

for three violins

2013

drei Miniaturen für Klavier

for piano solo

2012

Tänzerische Skizzen No. 1

orchestra (2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 2 hn, 2 tp, 2 tb, perc, strings), commissioned by the youth orchestra Arabesque, Thun

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