Bernd Franke (composer)

Bernd Franke (born 14 January 1959) is a German composer. Career Franke was born in Weißenfels/Saale. From 1975 to 1981, he studied musical composition in Leipzig at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig with Siegfried Thiele and conducting with Wolf-Dieter Hauschild. As a founder, he presided over the “Junge Musik” group in Leipzig from 1980 to 1983. In 2003, Franke became adjunct professor at the Alma mater lipsiensis (University of Leipzig). He gave master classes and lectures (among others at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, the Sibelius Academy Helsinki, the Pitea Festival Sweden or also the Music Academy Prague and the Music Academy Vilnius/Lithuania). 2008/09 Composer in Residence at ARS NOVA Copenhagen and Paul Hillier. ** “Konform – Kontraform”, scene for 8 instruments (1988) ** Music for wind quintet in five movements (1989) ** Music for violin, violoncello and piano (Hope as a breath…) (1992) ** Seasons of Light (for Richard Pousette-Dart), for bassoon and ensemble (1994) ** “ATTEMPT AT CLOSENESS” – Fragments for string quartet (in memory of Louis Krasner) (1999–2000) ** “Prambanan”, for bassoon and piano (2000) ** CANZONI (1), for brass ensemble (1999–