Worldwide one of a kind, the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra performs on
instruments made of fresh vegetables. The utilization of various ever
refined vegetable instruments creates a musically and aesthetically
unique sound universe.
The Vegetable Orchestra was founded in 1998 and is based in Vienna.
The Vegetable Orchestra plays concerts in Europe and Asia and has
also released two CD'S . Gemise recorded in 1999 and Automate
in 2003. From time to time they also give workshops - on how to
manufacture an instrument or on musical topics.
There are no musical boundaries for the Vegetable Orchestra. The most
diverse music styles fuse here - contemporary music, beat-oriented
House tracks, experimental Electronic, Free Jazz, Noise, Dub,
Clicks'n'Cuts - the musical scope of the ensemble expands
consistently, and recently developed vegetable instruments and their
inherent sounds often determine the direction.
In artistic, aesthetic and infrastructural decisions of importance
all members of the orchestra have their equal vote. The ensemble is a
mix of people with different artistic backgrounds - musicians, visual
artists, architects, designers, media artists, writers and sound
poets all come together here.
The further exploration and refinement of performable vegetable music
is a central part of the orchestra's aesthetic quest. Every
individual background that is brought into the project is of vital
importance in sustaining the fundamental artistic objective of the
Vegetable Orchestra.The broad variety of creative approaches at the
same time secures the artistic autonomy of this unique ensemble.
The Orchestra consists of 11 musicians, a sound engineer and a video
artist.
Ensemble:
Jürgen BERLAKOVICH
Nikolaus GANSTERER
Susanna GARTMAYER
Barbara KAISER
Matthias MEINHARTER
Jörg PIRINGER
Richard REPEY
Ingrid SCHLÖGL
Marie STEINAUER
Ulrich TROYER
Tamara WILHELM
sound: Christina BAUER
video: Volker PIRINGER
management: Ernst REITERMAIER
A concert of the Vegetable Orchestra appeals to all the senses. As an
encore at the end of the concert and the video performance, the
audience is offered fresh vegetable soup.
Read More: www.gemueseorchester.org
