Markus Stockhausen: Explorations, Masterclass on Intuitive Music and More at San Quirico

Agata Feudale Foti performs clarinet on Explorations: Masterclass on Intuitive Music and More at San Quirico (Da Vinci Classics, C00002).

The recording documents the intuitive-music workshop led by Markus Stockhausen at the Musica negli Horti Festival in San Quirico d’Orcia. Recorded at Palazzo Chigi on 9–10 July 2015, the project was created and coordinated by pianist Alessandra Garosi.

Beate Schmalbrock performs flute on Explorations: Masterclass on Intuitive Music and More at San Quirico (Da Vinci Classics, C00002).

The recording documents the intuitive-music workshop led by Markus Stockhausen at the Musica negli Horti Festival in San Quirico d’Orcia. Recorded at Palazzo Chigi on 9–10 July 2015, the project was created and coordinated by pianist Alessandra Garosi.

Carmelo Lamonica performs clarinet on Explorations: Masterclass on Intuitive Music and More at San Quirico (Da Vinci Classics, C00002).

The recording documents the intuitive-music workshop led by Markus Stockhausen at the Musica negli Horti Festival in San Quirico d’Orcia. Recorded at Palazzo Chigi on 9–10 July 2015, the project was created and coordinated by pianist Alessandra Garosi.

Davide Camarda was born in Messina in 1992 and began studying percussion at the age of six with Giovanni La Fauci and Pierangelo La Spada. Alongside his studies, he gained a broad range of performing experience that contributed to his musical development. He studied percussion with Maria Grazia Armaleo at the Arcangelo Corelli Conservatory in Messina.

For several years, he performed with the conservatory’s wind orchestra under conductors including Lino Blanchod and Lorenzo Della Fonte, collaborating with soloists such as Gilda Buttà, Ivano Buat, Inigo Alonso, Ronald Romm and Marco Scano. He also appeared with the Messina Brass Band and The Olympic Brass, and as a soloist with the multiethnic orchestra Ritmo Live and other ensembles in Sicily.

His interest in innovative approaches to music education led him to study body percussion and the “Nuova didattica del Ritmo” method, exploring creative forms of communication through rhythm. He attended body-percussion courses with Maria Grazia Armaleo and, in 2014, a “Body and Vocal Percussion” workshop with Richard Filz. Its final concert, on 16 June 2014, was covered by local newspapers and television.

In 2014, he participated in the live recording of the multiethnic album Around the World and played timpani for Il Volo at the Greek Theatre in Taormina on 21 and 22 July. In 2015, he graduated in percussion with the highest marks and also completed a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering.

That year, the Corelli Conservatory selected him for Markus Stockhausen’s “Intuitive Music and More” masterclass at the Musica negli Horti Festival in San Quirico d’Orcia. The project included a concluding concert and the recording of Explorations.

His solo performances of contemporary marimba and vibraphone repertoire included a concert at the Auditorium Annibale Maria di Francia on 15 September 2015, as part of the Riflessuoni season. The programme also featured music for piano and percussion with rhythmic support from a drum kit. On 3 January 2016, he performed at the Church of Santa Caterina in Taormina during Taormina Arte’s winter and Christmas season.

He participated in the Premio Nazionale delle Arti in Mantua in 2010, Novara in 2011 and Rome in 2013, both as a soloist and as a member of percussion ensembles. In the 2013 edition, he appeared in the final concert at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and received a special mention.

In July 2015, he participated in the International Percussion Festival in Montebello, near Pavia. He was also selected for the semifinal stage of the twentieth edition of “Migliori Diplomati 2015” in Castrocaro Terme.

Fabio Arcodia was born in Sant’Agata di Militello, Sicily, on 21 December 1992. He studied saxophone with Gianfranco Brundo at the Arcangelo Corelli Conservatory in Messina, graduating with honours in the 2010–2011 academic year. In 2013–2014, he completed a second-level academic diploma in saxophone teaching (AK77), receiving 110/110 with honours. In 2014–2015, he completed the TFA teacher-training programme in the same subject with a score of 100/100, qualifying to teach saxophone in secondary schools.

He has attended saxophone courses with Arno Bornkamp, Jean-Yves Fourmeau, Gianfranco Brundo and Corrado La Marca, among other teachers. As a member of a saxophone-and-piano duo and the Clarysax Quintet, he also attended a chamber-music masterclass with Inigo Alonso, concert performer, teacher and artistic director of the Vitoria-Gasteiz festival.

His further studies included an annual advanced musical training course with Won Tak Chiu, Géraud Etrillard, Vincent David, Jérôme Laran, Mathieu Delage and Johan Van der Lienden.

Between 2012 and 2014, he performed on soprano and alto saxophone with the Corelli Conservatory Wind Orchestra, conducted by Lorenzo Della Fonte, at the Greek Theatre in Taormina and the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele and Palazzo della Cultura in Messina.

He has played alto saxophone in the Nebrodi Saxophone Quartet, Fantasy 4 Saxophone and Aurora, soprano saxophone in the Clarysax Quintet, and tenor saxophone in the Dinebro Saxophone Quartet, performing throughout the province of Messina.

As a soloist and chamber musician, he has received eleven overall first prizes, numerous further first prizes and several special awards at national and international music competitions. In 2015, he began teaching saxophone at the Giovanni XXIII comprehensive school in Cammarata, Sicily.

Giuseppe Trimarchi performs alto saxophone on Explorations: Masterclass on Intuitive Music and More at San Quirico (Da Vinci Classics, C00002).

The recording documents the intuitive-music workshop led by Markus Stockhausen at the Musica negli Horti Festival in San Quirico d’Orcia. Recorded at Palazzo Chigi on 9–10 July 2015, the project was created and coordinated by pianist Alessandra Garosi.

Ivan Corona performs bass clarinet on Explorations: Masterclass on Intuitive Music and More at San Quirico (Da Vinci Classics, C00002).

The recording documents the intuitive-music workshop led by Markus Stockhausen at the Musica negli Horti Festival in San Quirico d’Orcia. Recorded at Palazzo Chigi on 9–10 July 2015, the project was created and coordinated by pianist Alessandra Garosi.

Markus Stockhausen (born 1957) is a trumpet soloist whose work spans contemporary music, classical music and modern jazz. For approximately twenty-five years, he collaborated closely with his father, the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, who wrote numerous works for him. His approach to intuitive music reaches across stylistic boundaries and draws on his exceptional command of the instrument.

His early recording with pianist Rainer Brüninghaus, Continuum (ECM), features intricate, energetic playing on trumpet, flugelhorn and piccolo trumpet. His collaborations include bassist Gary Peacock, guitarist Ralph Towner, bassist Arild Andersen and percussionist Patrice Héral, documented in projects such as Kàrta, Joyosa and Electric Treasures.

His duo work includes Moving Sounds with clarinettist Tara Bouman; Inside Out with pianist Florian Weber, whose recording Alba appeared on ECM; and collaborations with Hungarian guitarist Ferenc Snétberger. His quartet Quadrivium brings together cellist Jörg Brinkmann, pianist Angelo Comisso and drummer Christian Thomé. These projects, together with his sound meditations, explore different perspectives on musical expression.

As a composer, he has received commissions from the RIAS Chamber Choir, the London Sinfonietta, the Orchestra d’Archi Italiana, the Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, the Swiss Jazz Orchestra and Camerata Bern. In 2013, he composed Das Erwachende Herz for solo trumpet, clarinet, voice and symphony orchestra, commissioned and performed by the Hamburger Symphoniker.

More than eighty recordings document his work. He gives workshops on “Intuitive Music and More” and seminars on “Singing and Silence”.

Marta Arcodia is a clarinettist featured on Explorations: Masterclass on Intuitive Music and More at San Quirico (Da Vinci Classics, C00002). The recording documents the intuitive-music workshop led by Markus Stockhausen at the Musica negli Horti Festival in San Quirico d’Orcia in the summer of 2015.

Michael Schreiber was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 21 December 1954. As a child, he studied violin for several years and sang in the NDR boys’ choir, the NDR Knabenchor.

He began teaching himself the guitar at the age of fifteen and later took professional lessons in jazz, blues and rock guitar. He has played for many years in the blues-rock cover band ElbRock.

Nahyoun Kim performs voice on “Imaginations” on Explorations: Masterclass on Intuitive Music and More at San Quirico (Da Vinci Classics, C00002).

The recording documents the intuitive-music workshop led by Markus Stockhausen at the Musica negli Horti Festival in San Quirico d’Orcia. Recorded at Palazzo Chigi on 9–10 July 2015, the project was created and coordinated by pianist Alessandra Garosi.

Stephanie Lepp is a versatile player of the flute, alto flute and bansuri from Spielberg, Germany.

She studied with Robert Winn and Berten D’Hollander and graduated in classical flute from the Cologne Musikhochschule in 2006. She subsequently took lessons with Mario Caroli in Strasbourg, France.

After her solo improvisation was nominated for the Gaudeamus Music Prize in Amsterdam in 2008, she attended an inspiring workshop on “Intuitive Music and More” with Markus Stockhausen in Italy. Since then, she has continued to explore creative approaches to music-making, particularly improvisation, intuitive music and world music. Her workshops and masterclasses have included work with Stockhausen, Jorge Pardo, Zaza Miminoshvili and Trilok Gurtu.

In 2010, she discovered the bansuri, the transverse bamboo flute of northern India. She has since studied bansuri playing and Indian ragas with Dinesh Mishra.

Veit Winkler performs electronics on Explorations: Masterclass on Intuitive Music and More at San Quirico (Da Vinci Classics, C00002).

The recording documents the intuitive-music workshop led by Markus Stockhausen at the Musica negli Horti Festival in San Quirico d’Orcia. Recorded at Palazzo Chigi on 9–10 July 2015, the project was created and coordinated by pianist Alessandra Garosi.

Waltraud Stumme was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 5 February 1954 and began playing the violin at the age of twelve.

She studied classical violin with Renate Schmidt for ten years and performed in a variety of quartets and trios. From 2011, she attended several workshops led by Markus Stockhausen, exploring different musical styles and approaches to expression. In 2016, she began studying gypsy jazz with Benjamin Wiegand.

Alongside her musical activities, Stumme has worked as an art teacher at the Fachschule für Sozialpädagogik in Hamburg and is also a painter.

Markus Stockhausen (b. 1957) is one of the few trumpet soloists who can move effortlessly between contemporary music, classical music, and modern jazz. For about 25 years he collaborated closely with his father, the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, who composed many beautiful works for him. Markus’s approach to the creation of “Intuitive Music” transcends all musical styles and takes advantage of his outstanding command of the instrument.

An early recording with pianist Rainer Brüninghaus (Continuum, ECM) finds him weaving intricate and electrifying lines on trumpet, flugelhorn and piccolo trumpet. His subsequent work with bassist Gary Peacock, guitarist Ralph Towner, his frequent collaborations with bassist Arild Andersen and percussionist Patrice Héral (Kàrta, Joyosa, Electric Treasures), his numerous duo collaborations, notably with Tara Bouman on clarinets: Moving Sounds, with jazz pianist Florian Weber: Inside Out (new CD Alba on ECM) with the Hungarian guitar virtuoso Ferenc Snétberger, his new quartet called Quadrivium with cellist Jörg Brinkmann, pianist Angelo Comisso and drummer Christian Thomé, as well as his sound meditations, have all yielded fresh perspectives.

As a composer, he has received commissions from, among others, the RIAS Chamber Choir, The London Sinfonietta, the Orchestra d‘Archi Italiana, The 12 Cellists from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Swiss Jazz Orchestra and the Camerata Bern. In 2013 he composed “Das Erwachende Herz” for solo trumpet, clarinet, voice, and symphony orchestra, commissioned and performed by the Hamburger Symphoniker.

More than 80 CDs document his work. He regularly gives workshops on Intuitive Music and More and seminars in Singing and Silence.