Thomas Bjelkeborn, sound artist, electronic musician and electroacoustic composer living in Sweden. He is known in contemporary music circles since 1988, primarily established as EAM composer for international festivals, often in the context of residencies at prominent music institutions. In his work, he investigates the relationship between traditional acoustic instruments and it's electronic extensions, where new physical-digital instruments often are combined with advanced audiovisuals to explore music beyond known horizons. He is curating regular concerts at Fylkingen Stockholm and have curated new music festivals in Sweden since 1990. He has performed compositions and electroacoustic music on all continents and tours frequently in Europe with the live electronic ensembles BOP and Sound Quartet.

Swedish violinist Eva Lindal is a performer of contemporary and improvised music, as well as a highly regarded baroque musician. She was a member of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to 1998. During her years with the orchestra, Eva established associations with the group Katzen Kapell and the contemporary group MA. Since 1998, Eva has worked mainly with small groups, often in collaboration with dancers, poets, actors and visual artists. In 2020, Eva and her sister, Anna Lindal, released the duo recording Bäver, which received international critical acclaim. In 2024, Eva and New York pianist Virg Dzurinko released their second duo album: Hotel at the End of the World.

After classical studies (double bass) and playing guitar and mandolin, Philippe Moënne-Loccoz studied electroacoustic composition at the Geneva Conservatory (Switzerland) with Rainer Bœsch (1st prize – commissioned by Radio Suisse). Meetings and notable works with Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry, Tristan Murail, Luc Ferrari, Bernard Parmegiani, Alain Savouret… Founded the studio Collectif & Cie in 1980 (which became Musiques Inventives d’Annecy) which he directed until 2011. His music has been produced on around fifteen CDs.

His piece “MUTATIONS” was selected for the Grand Prix Lycéen des Compositeurs in 2007. Concerts in generative improvisation “live electronic” around the world with the Trio Collectif and currently with “Sound Quartet” co-founded in Stockholm with the composer Thomas Bjelkeborn. Creation residencies at EMS Stockholm, Banf (Canada), Visby (Gotland-Sweden). Taught electroacoustic composition at the Conservatories of Geneva, Annecy and at the CRD of Bourgoin-Jallieu until 2011. Develops applications with the MAX/MSP software for his own creations and for the performance of works notably by Tristan Murail and Hervé Bailly-Basin. Creates music for Installations, notably with Hervé Bailly-Basin (video creator).

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