Stefan Wurz

Stefan Wurz ( born October 24, 1964 in Karlsruhe ) is a German composer.

Life

Wurz studied musicology and German and published a study on the myth of the femme fatale in the opera. By working with independent theater groups he dealt increasingly with the musical theater. In addition to his activities as a composer for film and theater, he works as musical director, arranger, producer, guitarist and pianist. His musical career began with a classical piano training and as a composer, guitarist and keyboardist of various rock bands.

As the first composer he set new world in collaboration with librettist Roland Maier 1994 Aldous Huxley's Brave. His splatter opera Da Capo al Fine Award at the Hamburg Musical Competition Works in Progress 2002. In cooperation with the Czech producer Daniel Landa 2003 established the Rockquiem, a rock show after Mozart's Requiem, which was produced by the highly acclaimed premiere in Prague in Italy, Hungary, Norway and Germany.

Wurz lives in Hildesheim.

Compositions

Music Theatre

• 2010: Night on Fire - Youth rock musical
• 2008: The Virtual Mirror - Rock 'n ' Games Cross Over Opera ( work in progress)
• 2007: Trurls electric Bard by Stanislaw Lem
• 2006: Bright Nights - romantic musical based on Fyodor Dostoevsky
• 2003: Da Capo al Fine - a splatter opera
• 2003: Rockquiem - based on W. A.Mozart
• 1994: Brave New World - Rock Musical by Aldous Huxley
• 1993: Alice - Rock Musical based on Lewis Carroll

Other compositions

• 2011: Credo - a musical exploration for church organ and electric guitar
• 2011: American Jesus Suite for String Quartet based on Songs Performed By Michael Jackson
• 2008: La Mariposa - Tango Nuevo
• 2004: Tenorissimo - 4 compositions / arrangements for Saimir Pirgu
• 2004: Martes martes - A cartoon opera mini
• 2004: Heal the world - short film by Clement Brysch - Cinematic
• 2002: Heaven Fears Freedom - animated film by Chrysis Lengenbach - Cinematic
• 2001: Icarus - Animation film by Jan Schoenfelder - Cinematic
• 1998: McMeier - Smut - Cabaret Music
• 1997: Player - Animation film by Jan Schoenfelder - Cinematic
• 1997: FIN (N) ISH - short film by Clement Brysch - Cinematic
• 1995: McMeiers sophisticated pub - Cabaret Music
• 1992: Rilke Songs - Seven songs on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke

Writings

• Kundry, Salome, Lulu - femmes fatales in music drama. Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2000, ISBN 3-631-36741-4 ( zugl. MA thesis, University of Karlsruhe, 1999)