Marc Kilchenmann

About

In an age of specialization, Marc Kilchenmann has retained his aspiration to pursue a career as a Generalist musician. This breadth is reflected in the seven courses of study he has completed: before earning his PhD, he studied bassoon, composition, and elementary music education. Common to all his fields of activity is a focus on contemporary music, often at the intersections with other arts. After 25 years as a chamber musician, soloist, and orchestral bassoonist, Marc Kilchenmann now devotes himself mainly to composition and improvisation, combined with musicological research in the field of new music. In addition to his studies on Hermann Meier, Kilchenmann has also researched the formal constitution of Jean Barraqué's complete works and earned his PhD with a thesis on just intonation using the example of the American composer Ben Johnston. He is currently working on a research project on the electronic music pioneers Else Marie Pade and Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson. Marc Kilchenmann is the father of two children and works at the Bern University of the Arts.