{"id":554,"date":"2013-03-02T10:11:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T17:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.scottsdaleone.com\/?p=554"},"modified":"2013-06-17T18:57:26","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T01:57:26","slug":"az-pro-arte-dr-ingrid-stolzel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottsdaleone.com\/entertainment\/az-pro-arte-dr-ingrid-stolzel\/","title":{"rendered":"AZ Pro Arte- Dr. Ingrid St\u00f6lzel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scottsdale One Exclusive by: Laura Strickland of AZ Pro Arte<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

While you may think that you have to go to New York, Chicago or even Phoenix to mingle with the best of today\u2019s international musical talent, we would like to introduce you to Ingrid St\u00f6lzel, a native of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Germany (in the southwest region of the country), who will have her award-winning music performed right here in Scottsdale.<\/p>\n

Dr. St\u00f6lzel will be coming to Scottsdale from Kansas City, MO as a winner of Arizona Pro Arte Ensemble\u2019s Call for Scores competition. Arizona Pro Arte Ensemble is a flexible ensemble model for innovation in the performance of classical music in Arizona through the presentation of expert-level collaborative performances. In its quest to bring audiences the most exciting programming available, Arizona Pro Arte offered a \u201cCall for Scores\u201d project for Chamber Orchestra that received entries from around the world. As the winner of this competition, Dr. St\u00f6lzel\u2019s work will be performed on Arizona Pro Arte Ensemble\u2019s upcoming concerts in March.<\/p>\n

Dr. St\u00f6lzel, holding a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from University of Missouri\u2013Kansas City, just accepted a new position as Director of the International Center for Music at Park University, a program that brings amazing talent from around the world to the University. She will be traveling to Scottsdale for Arizona Pro Arte Ensemble\u2019s performance of her award-winning work this March.<\/p>\n

Dr. St\u00f6lzel decided to submit her piece, Genius Loci, to Arizona Pro Arte\u2019s competition when she learned that the winning composition would be performed alongside Faure\u2019s Requiem, a piece that she adores. She thought Genius Loci would be a perfect fit and Arizona Pro Arte agreed!<\/p>\n

We caught up with Dr. St\u00f6lzel to interview her and found out more about this fascinating composer and her work.<\/p>\n

What was the most important event or defining moment of your life?<\/strong>
\nWhen I was 16, I received a scholarship from the \u201cGerman Parliament\/US Congress Youth Exchange Program\u201d to spend a year in the U.S. I lived with an American family in Iowa City, Iowa. It was an amazing experience and I learned so much about myself that year. I knew that I would eventually come back and live in the United States.<\/p>\n

How do you feel about being a musician, and a composer, in general?<\/strong>
\nOne of my all time favorite quotes is from Thomas Mann\u2019s Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain) which sums up how I feel about my music and being a composer: “Musik erweckt die Zeit.” (Music awakens time)<\/p>\n

What is your mission as a composer?<\/strong>
\nMy goal as a composer is simply to connect – connect to the listener, connect to the performer and connect to myself. In order for connection to happen in life and in music, we need to allow ourselves to be seen and heard authentically, removing all of those layers we wrap around our literal and figurative self. I believe audiences will connect with authentic artistic expression. If I\u2019m genuine in my work and let myself be vulnerable in the process, it will translate to the audience and hopefully create a meaningful listening experience.<\/p>\n

What do you do for fun that is not music-related?<\/strong>
\nYoga and meditation are a big part of my life. I think it all connects, of course; my non-music activities influence my creative life and vice versa.<\/p>\n

What do you think composers can do to help today\u2019s audiences understand modern works?
\nI think it is important to communicate to audiences that there is nothing new required in order \u201cto understand\u201d a piece of music written today. Listening to music is an emotional experience and it is unique to each of us. That means there is no right or wrong way to feel about a piece of music nor is there anything specific \u201cto get\u201d from a piece of music. All that is required of the listener is to be open to listening.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite part of hearing your works performed?<\/strong>
\nThis may be surprising to some readers, but my favorite moment after a performance is not the applause but rather that moment of stillness when the music ends and when the applause begins. It is in that space between that I feel the energy and connection with the audience and performers. It is a very powerful moment.<\/p>\n

What are you working on now and what are your plans in the near future?<\/strong>
\nInterestingly enough, I am working on a piece that is entitled \u201cZwischenraum\u201d (space between) for solo piano.<\/p>\n

What is Genius Loci about?<\/strong>
\nGenius Loci, from the Latin \u201cspirit of place,\u201d refers to the unique atmosphere of a place. Composers, writers and artists throughout history have been inspired by place. Their works are not about the representation of a place but rather the distinctive residue that inspires expression. It is in this sense that Genius Loci \u2013 Spirit of Place – is my own exploration of the meaning of \u201cplace.\u201d The spirit of place is in itself organic to music.<\/p>\n

As a time-based art, it is the essence, the residue, of the opening that emanates throughout a composition as \u201cplace,\u201d as a marker, if you will, for the composer and listener alike. When we talk about music, this place is often referred to as home, sense of place. We talk about the home key, for example, and the journey away from that place and an eventual return home. Similarly, Genius Loci-Spirit of Place, emanates from its opening gesture. What follows, grows organically out of the spirit of that place and informs the remainder of the work. Throughout the piece, the properties of \u201cplace\u201d are transformed, developed, internalized, and re-examined. The underlying current that flows throughout the entire composition, however, is the spirit of place.<\/p>\n

Is there anything else about this piece that you have never revealed before that you are willing to share with us now?<\/strong>
\nThere are two small musical references I make in Genius Loci to compositions I adore and that are inspired by place. One is Robert Schumann’s Third Symphony, 4th movement, which was inspired by the river Rhine and the Cologne cathedral. The second reference is to Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s Symphony No. 9 \u201cNew World\u201d, 3rd Movement, a piece that is, of course, inspired by America. Both of these pieces have a deep personal meaning to me as I grew up right by the Rhine and then moved to the \u201cNew World.\u201d<\/p>\n

How do you feel about the piece?<\/strong>
\nI was thrilled when I learned that AZ Pro Arte picked Genius Loci for performance. It is hard for composers to get new orchestral works performed on concerts and this is one of those pieces I have written that I feel very strongly about.<\/p>\n

Will Arizona audiences get an opportunity to meet you at the concerts?<\/strong>
\nYes, I am so grateful that I will be able to be at the concerts and hear AZ Pro Arte perform. I love interacting with audiences and hope to meet many AZ Pro Arte fans in March.<\/p>\n

To meet Dr. St\u00f6lzel and hear her work performed, we invite you to Arizona Pro Arte\u2019s concert:<\/p>\n

Program:<\/strong>
\nBrahms: Tragic Overture
\nSt\u00f6lzel: Genius Loci, Spirit of Place
\nFaure: Requiem<\/p>\n

Conductors:<\/strong>
\nBrett Robison and Lev Ivanov
\nMarch 24th, 2013, 3:00PM
\nLa Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church
\n6300 E. Bell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
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