Gernot Wolfgang (1957- )
Born in Bad Gastein, Austria, Gernot Wolfgang currently resides in Los Angeles. He is a graduate of the program Scoring for Motion Pictures and TV
at USC, and holds degrees from Berklee College of Music in Boston and
the University of Music in Graz, Austria. Wolfgang has received
commissions from individuals and organizations such as the Los Angeles
Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic principals Michele Zukovsky
(clarinet), Joanne Pearce Martin (keyboard) and David Breidenthal
(bassoon), the Verdehr Trio & Michigan State University, Martha's
Vineyard Chamber Music Society, Cal State Northridge, Music from Salem
(NY), Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra flutist Susan Greenberg, the Jazz
Festival of the European Broadcasting Union, Oesterreichische
Kammersymphoniker (Austria), Tiroler Kammerorchester InnStrumenti
(Austria) , Jazz Bigband Graz (Austria), and the Los Angeles based
chamber music series Pacific Serenades and Chamber Music Palisades. His
concert works have been presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the Kyushu
Symphony Orchestra (Japan), the Muenchner Rundfunkorchester (Germany),
the Symponieorchester Vorarlberg (Austria) and the Oesterreichische
Kammersymphoniker. From 1990-93 Wolfgang was a lecturer for Jazz
Composition and Harmony at the University of Music in Graz. He has
guest lectured and held masterclasses at UCLA, the University of Music
in Vienna, the festival Instrumenta Verano
in Oaxaca, Mexico and the Garth Newel Music Center in Warm Springs, VA.
Wolfgang has received awards, grants and scholarships from the American
Composers Forum, American Music Center, the Austrian Ministry for
Education and the Arts, the Austrian Ministry for Science and Research,
Austro Mechana, Berklee College of Music, Billboard Magazine, BMI, the
Fulbright Commission and the State of Tyrol, Austria. Wolfgang is
also active in the film and TV music industry as a composer,
arranger and orchestrator. From 2005-2008 he was composer in residence
with the Beverly Hills International Music Festival, where he curated
the concert series Voices of Hollywood featuring the chamber music of film/TV composers. COMPOSITIONS Wolfgang Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Wolfgang on Wolfgang
CONTINUUM I - Everything is True, bass clarinet, trombone and string quartet (1989)
Axis 3, flute and trombone (1989)
Silences, flute, harp, violin, viola and cello (1991)
Duo for Flute and Bassoon No. 1 (1992)
Double Image, brass quintet (1996)
CONTINUUM III - Fantasies for a Blue Bassoon, bassoon and chamber orchestra (1997)
Trilogy for Oboe (Clarinet), Bassoon and Piano (1998)
Reflections, violin, clarinet and piano (1999)
Three Short Stories, viola (or clarinet) and bassoon (or cello) (2000)
Moods in Blue, bassoon and piano (2001)
Metamorphosis, violin, viola, cello and piano (2001)
Impressions, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass (2002)
Thin Air, violin, viola and cello (2002)
CONTINUUM IV - Cascades, flute and chamber orchestra (2003)
Jazz & Cocktails, violin, cello and piano (2003)
Alpine Story, string orchestra and percussion (2004)
Common Ground, bassoon and cello (2004)
Dual Identity, bassoon (2005)
Night Shift, solo piano (2005)
Desert Wind, chamber orchestra (2006-07)
Dance of the Polar Bears, 4 bassoons (2007)
Sketch Book, violin, clarinet and piano (2007)
Low Agenda, bassoon and double bass (2007)
Four Miniatures, clarinet and guitar (2007)
Rolling Hills & Jagged Ridges, violin and piano (2007)
New York Moments, oboe, clarinet, cello and piano (2008)
Vine Street Express, cello and piano (2008)
New England Travelogue, string quartet and piano (2008)
Quiet Time, viola and piano (2008)
Encounters, violin and bassoon (2009)
Still Waters, piano (2009)
Mr. Z., woodwind quintet and piano (2009)
Theremin's Journey, piano, Theremin and electronica (2009)
Lyrical Intermezzo, violin, bassoon and piano (2010)
Leaps and Bounds, trombone and piano (2010)
From Vienna, With Love, violin, viola, cello and piano (2011)
Passing Through, oboe (or clarinet) and bassoon (or bass clarinet) (2011)
Strange Days, bassoon, violin, viola and cello (2011)
Flurry, flute and piano (2011)
WORKS BY GENRE Wolfgang Links ~ ~ ~ Wolfgang on Wolfgang ~ top of page ~
Orchestra
Alpine Story, string orchestra and percussion (2004)
Desert Wind, chamber orchestra (2006-07)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra or Chamber Orchestra
CONTINUUM III - Fantasies for a Blue Bassoon, bassoon and chamber orchestra (1997)
CONTINUUM IV - Cascades, flute and chamber orchestra (2003)
Chamber
CONTINUUM I - Everything is True, bass clarinet, trombone and string quartet (1989)
Axis 3, flute and trombone (1989)
Silences, flute, harp, violin, viola and cello (1991)
Duo for Flute and Bassoon No. 1 (1992)
Double Image, brass quintet (1996)
Trilogy for Oboe (Clarinet), Bassoon and Piano (1998)
- Part 1: Go Get It
- Part 2: Another Life
- Part 3: Looking East
Reflections, violin, clarinet and piano (1999)
Three Short Stories, viola (or clarinet) and bassoon (or cello) (2000)
- Uncle Bebop
- Rays of Light
- Latin Dance
Metamorphosis, violin, viola, cello and piano (2001)
Impressions, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass (2002)
- Carnival in Venice
- Dream
- Country Road
Thin Air, violin, viola and cello (2002)
- Mountain Goat
- Twilight
- Paws
Jazz & Cocktails, violin, cello and piano (2003)
Common Ground, bassoon and cello (2004)
- Blues Upside Down
- Trading Places
- Igor, At Last
Dance of the Polar Bears, 4 bassoons (2007)
Sketch Book, violin, clarinet and piano (2007)
- Green Island
- Night Breeze
- Chromatic Train
Low Agenda, bassoon and double bass (2007)
Four Miniatures, clarinet and guitar (2007)
- Uneven Steven
- Tango Pensativo e Dramatico
- Angular Djangular
- Exit Strategies
New York Moments, oboe, clarinet, cello and piano (2008)
New England Travelogue, string quartet and piano (2008)
- Vineyard Reggae
- Vermont Magic
- Inman Square
- Mount Desert Island
Mr. Z., woodwind quintet and piano (2009)
Theremin's Journey, piano, Theremin and electronica (2009)
Lyrical Intermezzo, violin, bassoon and piano (2010)
From Vienna, With Love, violin, viola, cello and piano (2011)
Passing Through, oboe (or clarinet) and bassoon (or bass clarinet) (2011)
Strange Days, bassoon, violin, viola and cello (2011)
Instrument and Piano
Moods in Blue, bassoon and piano (2001)
Rolling Hills & Jagged Ridges, violin and piano (2007)
Vine Street Express, cello and piano (2008)
Quiet Time, viola and piano (2008)
Encounters, violin and bassoon (2009)
Leaps and Bounds, trombone and piano (2010)
Flurry, flute and piano (2011)
Solo Instrument
Dual Identity, bassoon (2005)
Piano
Night Shift, piano (2005)
Still Waters, piano (2009)
Film Scores
Es war einmal, short feature film score (1992)
The Process, film score (1997)
Zorro, animated TV series music (1997-98)
Scenes of the Crime, film score/additional music (2001)
The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt, documentary film score/additional music (2003)
Spartacus, TV mini-series/additional music (2004)
The Headsmen, film score/additional music (2005)
for additional film work (orchestrator, additional music, score editor, etc.) see here
Electronic
Theremin's Journey, piano, Theremin and electronica (2009)
WOLFGANG LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Wolfgang on Wolfgang ~ top of page ~
Composer's website . . . contact Gernot Wolfgang: here
Wolfgang @ American Composers Forum
Wolfgang @ American Music Center
Wolfgang @ Beverly Hills International Music Festival
Wolfgang @ Facebook
Wolfgang @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Wolfgang @ InstantEncore
Wolfgang @ LinkedIn
Wolfgang @ Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Wolfgang @ Los Angeles Philharmonic also here
Wolfgang @ Music & Vision
Wolfgang @ MusicWeb International
Wolfgang @ MySpaceMusic
Wolfgang @ The New York Times
Wolfgang @ The New York Times/Movies
Wolfgang @ OrchestraList
Wolfgang @ Pacific Serenades
Wolfgang @ Walter Simmons
Wolfgang @ SoundtrackCollector
Wolfgang @ Tokafi
Publisher
Wolfgang @ Composer's website
Wolfgang @ Doblinger Musikverlag
Wolfgang @ Fatrock Ink Music Publishers
Streaming Audio
Wolfgang @ Music & Vision
Wolfgang @ MySpaceMusic
Recordings
Wolfgang @ Composer's website
Wolfgang @ ArkivMusic
Wolfgang @ ClassicsOnline
Wolfgang @ itunes: Short Stories and Common Ground
Wolfgang @ Discogs
Wolfgang @ Albany Records
Wolfgang @ DRAMonline
Video
Wolfgang @ YouTube
Wolfgang @ Google Video
Wolfgang @ InnerView World
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Wolfgang on Wolfgang: Interview at Innerview World (VIDEO)
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