Steen-Andersen teaches at the HKB
The Danish composer Simon Steen-Andersen will regularly teach Master's students in composition in the Department of Music at Bern University of the Arts (HKB) from fall 2018.
Born in 1976, Simon Steen-Andersen studied composition with Karl Aage Rasmussen in Aalborg, Mathias Spahlinger in Freiburg, Gabriel Valverde in Buenos-Aires and with Bent Sørensen and Hans Abrahamsen in Copenhagen.
He has worked closely with Ensemble Modern Frankfurt, Ensemble Recherche and Ensemble Ascolta, among others, and has performed internationally at major festivals. In 2017, he received the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation's Composer Prize and the Mauricio Kagel Music Prize from the Kunststiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen.
According to the HKB press release, Steen-Andersen's music is "characterized by the examination of the concert ritual, the inclusion of scenic elements and choreographic concepts, live visuals and complex feedback systems". This makes him an excellent addition to the university's composition and sound art courses.
