vitae | Mark Hannesson

mark hannesson

composer

Mark Hannesson

Curriculum Vitae

3-59 Fine Arts Building

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta

T6G 2C9

(780) 492 0497

mark.hannesson@ualberta.ca

http://www.ualberta.ca/~mjh7/

Education

DMA (Composition) University of British Columbia, 2009.

MMus (Composition) University of Alberta, 2001.

BMus (General) Brandon University, 1995.

Employment

University of Alberta, Music, Assistant Professor, 2008-present.

University of Alberta, Music, Contract Instructor, Part-time 2005-2007, Full-time 2007-2008.

University of British Columbia, Music, Teaching Assistant, 2002-2005.

University of Alberta, Music, Teaching Assistant, 1999-2001.

Audio Recording

(sole author)

dust. Mark Hannesson. Modisti [Spain], 2014. Digital download (Rebel Angels, mer, nix, si). [link]

untitled CAA-16. Mark Hannesson. CYLAND Audio Archive [St. Petersburg and New York]. 2014. Hand-lathed clear vinyl and digital download (The Dust of Silence). [link]

(compilation)

The Safety of Blankets (excerpt). Various Artists. CYLAND Audio Archive Cyberfest 2012 Compilation [St. Petersburg]. 2012. Digital download. [link]

broken beauty. Included in the “100 x John,” Ear to the Earth online collection curated by Joel Chadabe [New York]. 2012. Digital download. [link]

Descension. Included in the Disquiet Junto Project 43 – Dazzled Machine online collection curated by Marc Weidenbaum (San Francisco). 2012. Digital download. [link]

hidden intensions. Various Artists. expansion sonora. Modisti [Spain], 2010. Digital download. [over 1000 unique downloads to date as identified on Modisti website] [link]

grey matter. Various Artists. grey is the colour of hope. cantaudio031 [Leeds/Liverpool], 2010. Compact disc. Website down, link is to a pdf copy of the website and copies of the advertisement from The Wire magazine (April 2010). [link]

Reverberance (Echoes of Remembrance). Various Artists. Discontact III. Productions/Communauté électroacoustique canadienne [Montreal], 2003. Compact disc and digital download. [link]

Ropes of Sand (mvts. i, ii, and iv). Various Artists. Unsound. Boreal Electroacoustic Music Society [Edmonton], 2001. Compact disc. [link]

Burdizzo. Various Artists. Cache 2000. Productions/Communauté électroacoustique canadienne [Montreal], 2000. Compact disc and digital download. [link]

Published Scores

the angel's game. 2014. Piano solo. Duration 45:00. Edition Wandelweiser. Haan, Germany (ew24.004)

memory sustained. 2014. Piano solo. Duration 18:00. Edition Wandelweiser. Haan, Germany (ew24.003).

hoarfrost. 2014. Any instrument and electronics. Duration: open (premiere performance: 40:00). Edition Wandelweiser. Haan, Germany (ew24.002).

The Proximity of Perspective. 2013. Violin, cello and piano. Duration: 12:00. Edition Wandelweiser. Haan, Germany (ew24.001).

Score Published in Journal

“of shadows.” 2013. Plurentes Artes y Letras. Eds. Menacho, Luis and Rubén Dellarciprete. Vol. 3. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 2013. Online. [link]

Exhibition

The Safety of Blankets. Cyberfest 2012 – Sound Art, curated by Sergey Komarov. St. Petersburg, Russia, November 23-28, 2012. Continuous access to work available throughout festival/exhibition. [link]

hidden intensions. Exposicion Sonora multicanal: Circuito Electrovisiones, Fonoteca Nacional, Mexico City, May 4-29, 2009. Continuous access to work available throughout festival/exhibition. [link]

Installation

Method and Madness. Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton. February 19, 2012-February 18, 2013 held over until June 16, 2013. Collaboration with artist Gabe Wong. Interactive instrument (sound floor) created (built, programmed and sound design) for continuous access (installation). [AGA estimates over 30,000 viewings.] [link]

Wave Installation for McLuhan Centenary, Enterprise Square, Edmonton. June 23, - December 23, 2011. Collaboration between: Marco Adria (Extension), Cezary Gajewski (Art & Design), Wayne DeFer (English), Alice Major (poet), Loran Wyard-Scott (Engineering), Mark Hannesson (Music). Non-repeating, continuous (algorithmic) sound art created specifically for this interdisciplinary installation and diffused over the 6 month period. [link]

Compositions (performed)

hoarfrost. 2014. Any instrument and electronics. Duration: open (premiere performance: 40:00).

• premiere: Antoine Beuger (flute), Mark Hannesson (electronics). Konzert im atelier, Edition Wandelweiser, Haan, Germany, August 31, 2014.

pins. 2014. Violin and Piano (with eBow). Duration: 15:00

• premiere: Guillaume Tardif (violin), Roger Admiral (piano). Timms Centre, Edmonton, AB, March 7, 2014.

The Dust of Silence. 2014. Electroacoustic music. Duration: 6:24

• premiere: Timms Centre, Edmonton, AB, March 7, 2014.

Respire. 2013. Electroacoustic music. Duration: 5-7 minutes.

• premiere: Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, March 22, 2013 (MACH series).

The Proximity of Perspective. 2013. Violin, cello and piano. Duration: 12:00

• premiere: Guillaume Tardif (violin), Joanne Yu (cello), Roger Admiral (piano). Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, March 22, 2013 (MACH series) .

minim. 2012. Electroacoustic music. Duration: 1:00

• [R] selected for 60x60 2012 Canada Mix; collection of works performed at the following venues:

• premiere: BC Creative Hub, Vancouver, BC, October 21, 2012.

• Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, December 13, 2012.

Bottles of Rain. 2012. Piano solo. Duration: 12:00

• premiere: Roger Admiral (piano), Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, Feb. 11, 2012 (MACH series).

ninpt. 2011. Electroacoustic music. Duration: 1:00

• [R] selected for 60x60 2012 Canada Mix; collection of works performed at the following venues:

• premiere: 60x60 Canada 2011 @ Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Street, Toronto, ON, August 11th 2011.

• Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) 25th Anniversary (opening event). Concordia University, Montreal, QC, November 11, 2011.

The Safety of Blankets. 2011. Electroacoustic music (8 channels). Duration: 8:00

• premiere: Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, February 11, 2012 (MACH series).

• [R] Cyberfest 2012 – Sound Art, curated by Sergey Komarov. St. Petersburg, Russia, November 23-28, 2012 (see Exhibition above).

when suddenly... gradually. 2011. Clarinet, viola, piano and electronics. Duration: 15:00

• premiere: Julianne Scott (clarinet), David Harding (viola), Roger Admiral (piano), Mark Hannesson (electronics). Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, March 4, 2011 (MACH series).

Memories, Dreams, Reflections. 2010. Alto saxophone and electronics. Duration: 11:00

• premiere: William Street (alto saxophone), Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, April 10, 2010 (MACH series).

Whistling Through the Graveyard. 2010. Electroacoustic music. Duration: 7:34

• premiere: Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, April 10, 2010 (MACH series).

mer. 2010. Electroacoustic music. Duration: 1:00

• [R] selected for ICMC 2010, New York, Electronic Music Foundation: June 1, 2010 (International Computer Music Conference) and released on ICMC 60x60 Vermillion Mix, Canada Mix and Dance (Order of Magnitude) Mix; three different collections of works performed at the following venues:

• premiere: New York, Electronic Music Foundation: June 1, 2010.

• Stoney Brook, New York, Stoney Brook University: June 2, 2010; June 3, 2010; June 4, 2010; June 5, 2010.

• Montreal, FoFA Gallery, Concordia University: May 30, 2010 (Dance Mix).

• Berlin, Germany, Electronic Studio of the Technical University Berlin: June 10, 2010.

• Latina, Italy, Conservatorio di musica "Ottorino Respighi": June 10, 2010.

• Montreal, Place des Amériques, coin St-Laurent/Rachel: June 13, 2010 (Dance Mix Canada).

• Toronto Electronic Symposium 2010, Theatre Direct’s Christie Studio, Toronto: August 6, 2010.

• Ninth International Congress of Art and Technology (#9.ART), National Museum of the Republic, Brazil: November 12, 2010.

• Teatro Español de Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina: March 20, 2011.

• Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana (with Patrick Liddell (Chicago Video Artist)): September 28, 2010.

• Electronic Music Midwest (EMM) Festival, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois (with Patrick Liddell (Chicago Video Artist)): October 16, 2010.

•DeMontfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom (with Patrick Liddell (Chicago Video Artist)): March 4, 2011.

All My Friends Are Imaginary. 2009. Electroacoustic Music. Duration: 8:15

• premiere: Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, April 17, 2009 (MACH series).

hidden intensions. 2008. Electroacoustic Music (4 channels). Duration: 13:41

• premiere: Studio 27, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, November 28, 2008.

• [R] Circuito Electrovisiones (Fonoteca Nacional). Mexico City, Mexico. May 4-29, 2009.

• [R] also included on a compilation of international multichannel works published by Modisti Netlabel (see Audio Recordings above).

Bloom:Wilt. 2008. Electroacoustic Music. Duration: 11:26

• premiere: Studio 27, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, November 24, 2008.

drift. 2008. Electroacoustic Music. Duration: 13:53

• premiere: Studio 27, University of Alberta, November 24, 2008.

Folie à deux. 2008. Flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion with electroacoustic music and live processing. Duration: 17:11

• premiere: Shelley Younge (flute), Jeff Campbell (clarinet), Aaron Au (violin), Joanne Yu (cello), Roger Admiral (piano), Mark Hannesson (electronics), Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, April 17, 2009 (MACH series).

g h o s t s. 2008. Violin, cello and electronics. Duration: 7:46

• premiere: Guillaume Tardif (violin), Tanya Prochazka (cello), Mark Hannesson (electronics), Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB, April 18, 2008 (MACH series).

Invited Lectures

"Capturing audio input data for mapping to video." 2013.

• Invited talk: Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology: Video Wizardry Revealed. Edmonton, AB, January 12, 2013.

"Method and Madness: Building an Interactive Floor." 2012.

• Invited talk: UofA Intermedia Research Studio, Department of Sociology (Dr. Paul Datta) for the Sounds Like Theory Symposium.

Performer

Hannesson, Mark. hoarfrost. Antoine Beuger (flute) and Mark Hannesson (electronics). Performed in Konzert im atelier, Edition Wandelweiser, Haan, Germany. August 31, 2014.

Admiral, Roger, Mark Hannesson and Scott Smallwood. Improv. Improvised performance by Roger Admiral (piano), Mark Hannesson (piano) and Scott Smallwood (piano). Performed at Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB. February 11, 2012.

Van Camp, Richard. Devotion. Directed improvisation by Richard Van Camp (storyteller), UofA Saxophone Ensemble with William Street (saxophone), John M Kennedy (bass), Roger Admiral and Mark Hannesson (pianos). Performed at Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB. January 15, 2012. My roles in this work included: coached the ensemble for several months, conducted, and performed in the piece (piano).

Hannesson, Mark and Scott Smallwood. Wow & Flutter. Improvised performance by Mark Hannesson (laptop) and Scott Smallwood (laptop). Performed at Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB. March 4, 2011.

CanDLE Canada Distributed Laptop Ensemble Improvisation. 2011. Canada Distributed Laptop Ensemble, CanDLE. Performing on laptops via network connection in real-time. Performers include:

Concordia: CLOrk, Concordia Laptop Orchestra, Eldad Tsabary

UCalgary: NuMuLO, New Music Ensemble Laptop Orchestra, Laurie Radford, Ken Fields

UAlberta: Scott Smallwood, Mark Hannesson

Performed at the University of Calgary, Happening Festival of New Music and Media, Calgary. January 29, 2011.

Hannesson, Mark and Scott Smallwood. Still Life (Fuzzy Pink Music). Improvised performance by Mark Hannesson (electronics) and Scott Smallwood (electronics). Performed at Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB. April 10, 2010.

Experimental Improvisation Ensemble (XImE). Three Untitled Improvisations. Experimental Improvisation Ensemble (XImE) and Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy. Performed at Mile Zero Dance, Catalyst Theatre, Edmonton, AB. December 4, 2010.

Saariaho, Kaija. NoaNoa. Performed by Paolo Bortolussi (flute) with Mark Hannesson (laptop). Performed at Nu:BC Concert. Convocation Hall, Edmonton. 26 Feb. 2009.

Hannesson, Mark. Folie à deux. Performed by Angela Schroeder (conductor), Shelley Younge (flute), Jeff Campbell (clarinet), Aaron Au (violin), Joanne Yu (cello), Roger Admiral (piano), Mark Hannesson (laptop). Performed at Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB. April 17, 2009.

Hannesson, Mark. g h o s t s. Performed by Guillaume Tardif (violin), Tanya Prochazka (cello), Mark Hannesson (laptop). Performed at Convocation Hall, Edmonton, AB. April 18, 2008.

Hannesson, Mark. Bloom:Wilt, hidden intensions and drift. Solo recital of these three works performed by Mark Hannesson (laptop). Performed at Studio 27, Fine Arts Building, UofA, Edmonton, AB. November 24, 2008.

Grants

Alberta Foundation for the Arts Individual Project Grant. “Minimal gesture: eye tracking and EMG sensors for the performance of graphically notation music.” $3060

• decision pending.

Department of Music President's Fund, 2014. $3495.25 Principle Investigator. To study with Antoine Beuger and visit Editions Wandelweiser, Haan, Germany.

CFI IOF Extraordinary Operating Funds, 2013. $13,955 ($ 6,081.72 carried over from IOF grant below) Co-Project Leader with Scott Smallwood.

Department of Music President's Fund, 2011. $676.94 Principle Investigator.

University of Alberta, EFF Special, 2009. $18,218 Principle Investigator.

Canadian Foundation for Innovation Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF) for Computer Music Research and Composition Studios, 2008. $21,300 Project Leader/Principle Investigator (amount is based on a percentage of the original grant which was taken over from Dr. Paul Steenhuisen).

Teaching

Composition

Music 259/60 Introduction to Composition 2007/08, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15

Music 470/71 Composition I/II 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/9, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2013/14

Music 570/71 Composition III/IV 2006/07, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15

Music 660/61 Advanced Composition I/II 2006/07, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2014/15

Music 760/61 Advanced Composition III/IV 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2013/14, 2014/15

Electronic Music

Music 245 Introduction to Music Technology Fall 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

Music 445 Electroacoustic Music Winter 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014

Music 545 Seminar in Computer Applications to Music (Max/MSP) Fall 2007, 2008, 2009

Music 645 Seminar in Computer Music Composition: Digital Synthesis Winter 2014

Repertoire

Music 480/580 (Adv.) Contemporary Repertoire Fall 2011, 2013

Music 481/581 (Adv.) Studies in Avant-Garde Music Winter 2009 (Noise/Silence), 2011 (Visual Representation of Music), 2015 (Minimalism and Reductionist Music)

Orchestration

Music 263 Instrumentation and Arranging Fall 2007

Ensemble

Music x93 Experimental Improvisation Ensemble 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15

Supervision

Supervisor DMus/PhD

Etelka Nyilasi (DMus Composition) 2014-present.

Bogdan Focsaneanu (DMus Composition) 2014 acting supervisor.

Trifon Heney (DMus Composition, completed) 2008-2014.

David Wall (DMus Composition, ABD) 2010-present.

Ruth Guechtal (DMus Composition, ABD) 2010/11.

Supervisor MMus

Andrew Israelsen (MMus Composition) 2014/15 acting supervisor.

Jacek Sobieraj (MMus Composition) 2008/09 supervisor.

Supervisory Committee DMus/PhD

Matthew Walton (DMus Performance) 2013-present.

Corona (Guan) Wang (Phd Musicology) 2013-present.

Laura Kerslake (DMus Performance) 2010-present.

Daniel Brophy (DMus Composition ABD) 2009-present.

Colin Labadie (DMus Composition) 2010.

Examining Committee DMus/PhD

Alison Balcetis (DMus Performance) 2010/11

Brendan Lord (DMus Choral Conducting) 2010/11

Examining Committee MMus

Nicolás Arnaez (MMus Composition) 2014

André Mestre (MMus Composition) 2013

Sabrina Fok (MMus Performance) 2013

Raimundo Gonzalez (MMus Composition) 2011

Colin Labadie (MMus Composition) 2010

Undergraduate

Sean Borle - Undergraduate Research Initiative (URI) Undergraduate Researcher Stipend. Dec. 2014 - Apr. 2015.

Mathew Letersky - Roger S. Smith Student Researcher Award. May-Aug. 2014.

Departmental/University Service

2014/15

Faculty of Arts Research Committee

McCalla Professorship Award Selection Committee, Faculty of Arts

Graduate Committee, Departmental

President’s Fund (Research Funding)

2013/14

Graduate Committee, Departmental

President’s Fund (Research Funding)