Carola Bauckholt
CAROLA BAUCKHOLT (1959) is a German composer. She studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne under the guidance of Mauricio Kagel. She co-founded the Thürmchen publishing house and, in 1991, the Thürmchen Ensemble. A central theme in Bauckholt's work is the exploration of the phenomena of perception and understanding. Her compositions frequently blur the boundaries between visual art, music theatre and concert music. She has a particular interest in noisy sounds, often produced through unconventional means, such as extended instrumental techniques or the introduction of everyday objects into the concert hall. She has received numerous awards in Germany, and her works have been presented at the World Music Days in Copenhagen (1996) and Seoul (1997), as well as at the Blaue Brücke festival in Dresden (1996). She is a member of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin and frequently serves as a visiting professor at prestigious universities around the world. In 2015, she was appointed Professor of Composition, specialising in contemporary music theatre, at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, Austria.