Katharina Rosenberger is a

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and sound artist currently living in the

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. She received the

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and

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Fellowships for 2006–2007, the 2007 Pro Helvetia composition commission and the 2006 Mediaprojects Award from Projekt Sitemapping of the Swiss Federal Agency. She is particularly known for creating interdisciplinary works that involve elements from concert music, musical theater,

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, and

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. Born in Zurich, Rosenberger studied at the

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prior to receiving a Master of Music degree from the

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and a Doctor of Musical Arts in composition from

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. In 2008, Rosenberger was named assistant professor in Composition at the

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. Rosenberger's work has been presented in cities around the world including London, Rome, Berlin, Prague and Marseilles. She was a featured artist at the Shanghai New Music Week 2009, the Shanghai International Electro-Acoustic Music Festival, and the October Contemporary in Hong Kong, the Weimarer Frühlingstage, Germany, the Festival Archipel, Switzerland, the NYC Fringe Festival, and the

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in Minnesota, USA. Previously, she participated in the Festival für Neue Musik, Bamberg,

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, Festival La Bâtie – Festival de Genève, Schweizer Tonkünstlerfest Switzerland, Festival Les Musiques, Marseille, Zoo Bizarre Bordeaux, Centre Acanthes at the

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, France,

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, UK, New Media Art Festival, Yerevan, Armenia, International Festival of Modern Arts,

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and the Festival "Atélier ", Prague, Czech Republic.

References

External links

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KPBS InterviewUniversity of California, San Diego faculty profileEAM Bio
*Sound recordings of works of the composer from the archives of

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