Norbert
Zehm

COMPOSER - PIANIST - PAINTER

KOMPONIST - PIANIST - KUNSTMALER

E D U C A T I O N:

Born: * 1962 in Innsbruck/Austria

• piano lessons from the age of seven
  (Conservatoire of Innsbruck, Hans Kofler )
• further piano studies: :
  • Bojidar Noev / Innsbruck
  • John York, London (Guildhall School of Music and Drama)
• Violin studies with André Gredler
• A - levels (1980) (Mathematics, German, English, Italian, Physics, Philosophy)
• Piano teaching diploma "with honours" (Innsbruck, 1984)
• LGSM Piano Performers Diploma at the Guildhall School of Music, London (1989)
• composition studies::
  • Günther Andergassen (1984-86 / Innsbruck)
  • Francis Shaw
  • Buxton Orr (London - Guildhall School of Music, 1986-89)
• conducting studies: : Peter Gellhorn (1989 / 90 / London)

T E A C H I N G E X P E R I E N C E:

• (1980-82 & 1984 / 85)

  piano at Music School Lienz, Eastern Tyrol

• (1985 / 86)

  piano at Innsbruck Conservatoire

• (1987- 91)

  teacher of electronic music, piano and keyboards at Bishop's Stortford High School

• (1990 - 91)

  teacher of electronic music, piano and keyboards at Hockerill School

• (1991 - 94)

  piano lecturer at Wels Music College (Austria)

• (1991 - 1995)

  lectureship in composition, harmony and theory at Bruckner Conservatoire Linz, Austria

• (1996 – 1998)

  freelance piano/ keyboards teaching for Wigan I.T.P.
• giving lectures on "Minimal Music", contemporary music, improvisation and electronic music at several schools and colleges, including the Guildhall
 School of Music and London College of Music

• since 1998 freelance

  composer, pianist, accompanist and lecturer in piano, theory and composition

P R I Z E S & S C H O L A R S H I P S:

• 1st prize piano "Jugend Musiziert" (1983)
• ’Bösendorferdiplom‘ (1983)
• Prize of the City of Innsbruck for artistic work '86 (Film/ Video Music)/li>
• Austrian Government Scholarship for studying abroad (1989)
• Austrian State Scholarship for Composers (1990)

F I E L D S O F C O M P O S I T I O N A L A C T I V I T Y

music for solo instruments --- chambermusic (with or without piano) --- orchestra --- wind orchestra/ wind band --- vocal music (choir, lied, songs) --- music theatre --- dance/ ballet --- incidental music --- film music --- music for radio plays --- electronic/ electro acoustic music --- multimedia/intermedia/video --- performance art --- church music --- music for children/ educational --- improvisation --- pop/ rock/ jazz songs --- crossover

C O N C E R T S/ F E S T I V A L S:

• As a soloist, accompanist and in ensemble music (Classical, Jazz, Rock,
 Improvisation) in Austria, England, Italy, Germany
• Studio musician
• Radio and TV appearances and recordings (ORF, BBC, Berlin Radio, RAI –Italy)
• 1977-86 member of various pop and rock groups, including a number of
studio recordings
• Festival Aspekte – Salzburg (1993)
• Festival St Gallen/ Austria (1994)
• Brussels - 1994
• Since 1990 touring throughout Europe with the Piano Trio "Line 3" 
(former 'The Astral Project')
• Lana and Bruneck /Italy 1995
• Klangspuren Festival Schwaz/Austria 1996
• Anschlag 12 – Berlin 1996
• Guiting Festival 1997
• Greenwich Festival 1997
• Warwick University Arts Centre 1998
• Vienna in January 1998 - several concerts with the pianist Karen Schlimp as a Piano Duo
• ‘3 Days of New Music’ Feb. 1999 at Vienna Broadcasting House
• Cheltenham Festival 2000
• Tiroler Festspiele – Erl 2000
• Bregenz Festival /Austria 2000
• Easter Festival “Music of the Religions” 2001/ Hall/ Innsbruck
• Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral – 2002
• Founder of Piano Trio 'Line3' in 1990 (with Tom Norris – Violin, Kate Shortt – Cello)

R A D I O / T V B R O A D C A S T S & P R O D U C T I O N S :

• Halley Zyklus (1986)
      for violin, keyboards, computer and video
• Visions 2000(1987)
      for voice, string trio, keyboards and video
• Leapyear '88 (1988)
      for flute, cl., string quartett, keyboards and computer tape
• Waltz alla Rondo (1989) - for 2 pianos (first performance 1989 London)
• Clockwise(1989) - for piano duet
• Liebesillusionen(1990)
      for high voice, violin, cello and piano (f.p. London 1989)
• Piano Trio No. 1 (1990)
• Piano Trio No. 2 "on Kate's Theme" (1992)
• Letzte Prophezeiungen (1992)
      for bass baritone, fl., sopr. sax, bass clar., viola, cello, keyboards and computer tape – word by Nostradamus
• Images from a City (ORF - mitschnitt 1992/Wels) for symphonic windband
• "COMPOSERS’ PORTRAIT" -a program devoted to my music at ORF Broadcasting House in Innsbruck, participating musicians from Austria and England (1992)
• A European Approach (1993), for piano duet
• Piano Trio No. 3 "Tear Drops" (f.p.1995 London)
• Kosmomanie (1998) for voice, flute,viola, piano and monochord

All works composed since 1988 have been commissions by various ensembles, performers, festivals or radio stations.