Roland Dahinden

Roland Dahinden (* 1962 in train, Switzerland ) is a Swiss trombonist and composer.

Life and work

Roland Dahinden studied trombone and composition at the Musikhochschule Graz ( Erich Kleinschuster and Georg Friedrich Haas) at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole in Florence ( Vinko Globokar ) and at Wesleyan University, Connecticut, ( with Anthony Braxton, Alvin Lucier ), where he 1994 graduated with a master. Between 1998 and 2002, he graduated from Birmingham University in England Vic Hoyland doctoral studies. Between 1992-95 he was an assistant of Anthony Braxton and Alvin Lucier.

He is married to the pianist Hildegard Kleeb, father of two children, Anna and Luisa and he teaches at the music school of the city train in Switzerland.

Interpreter

As a trombonist, he focuses on contemporary music and improvisation / jazz, concert tours have taken him throughout Europe to America and Asia.

Composers such as Peter Ablinger, Maria de Alvear, Anthony Braxton, John Cage, Peter Hansen, Hauke ​​Harder, Bernhard Lang, Joëlle Léandre, Alvin Lucier, Chris Newman, Pauline Oliveros, Hans Otte, Lars Sandberg, Wolfgang Schweinitz, Daniel James Wolf and Christian Wolff wrote works for him.

Since 1987 he plays in a duo with Hildegard Kleeb and together since 1992 in a trio with the violinist Dimitrios Polisoidis. In Trio with Christoph Baumann and Jacques Siron he played in 1988 the album Rouge, Frise et Acide ( Leo Records) a. 1989 originated with Christian Muthspiel the duo album Trombone Performance ( Amadeo ).

Composer

As a composer, his special interest in interdisciplinary collaboration with visual artists such as Guido Baselgia, Andreas Brandt, Stéphane Brunner, Daniel Buren, Rudolf de Crignis, Philippe Deléglise, Inge Dick, Rainer Grodnick, Sol LeWitt, Lisa Schiess, the architects Morger & Degelo and the poet Eugen Gomringer.

His sound installations and sculptures are exhibited in Europe and America.

Awards

Dahinden was repeatedly Artist in Residence ( 1989 A. Guthry Art Centre, Monahan, Ireland, and 1997/ 1998 intermedia firehouse, Hamburg). In 1990 he received the scholarship from the London train Cultural Foundation Landis & Gyr, train. In 2003 he was awarded the prize " work year " of the culture of the Canton train. His CD ' Silberen ' was the cultural journal The New Yorker of the Top Classical Albums of the Year 2004 'is selected.