Biography
Peter Aschenbrenner
1963 - 1972 |
Public school attendance in Tullnerbach and Pressbaum, Lower Austria.. |
1972 - 1976 |
Tool maker apprentice at Philips Co. Piano lessons: vocational school in Vienna. |
1976 - 1981 |
Tool maker at Philips Co. At the same time, Technical Night School in Vienna. Private Lessons on Flute from Alan Vrzak. Independent Study on Saxophone. |
1981 - 1986 |
Machinist Engineer; responsible for development and construction of hydraulic industrial machines at Philips Co. in cooperation with the Philips Research Center in Eindhoven, Holland. |
1984 - 1985 |
Civil Service at the Red Cross in Neulengbach. |
1986 - 1991 |
Music Studies at Franz Schubert Conservatory in Vienna. Saxophone studies with Boschidor Sotirov. Flute studies with Fourugh Korimi. Additional studies: Piano and Voice. Diploma for Saxophone Performance, Instrumental Education on Saxophone and Music |
1989 - 1993 |
Saxophone Teacher at BORG Highschool in Vienna. |
1990 - 2004 |
Saxophone Teacher at the Maria Anzbach – Eichgraben Regional Music School. |
2003 - 2004 |
Composed “Criminal Musical“ ”Inspektor Tsuh und Inspektor Vall” (script: Thomas Koller) |
2007 - 2008 |
Composition and arrangements of the pieces of music for "Aus den Augen" – a moved play with music – 9 stories in 1 (script: Thomas Koller) |
1988 - 2010 |
teacher for saxophone and flute at the Neulengbach Music School |
Since 1991, when the Laabental Music School was founded, I have been director of that school, where I also teach saxophone, flute, Irish flute and whistles, Bodhrán, panpipes, piano, keyboard, jazz- and popensemble.
Since my childhood, I have been intensely interested in music of a variety of origins and styles. By attending the workshops of Niall Keegan and Mel Mercier (Irish flute, bodhrán) I was able to gain proficiency in respect to the “Irish groove.”
Bettina Schimak, Video Producer, has appropriately referred to the rhythmic-vocal flute technique which I created, as the “talking flute.” In developing this technique, I drew upon selected characteristics of the “Konnakkol” drum method of southern India.
CD productions, concerts, as well as TV and Radio appearances with a variety of artists: Ciúnas, Gandalf, Steve Hackett (“Genesis”), Georg Danzer, Wolfgang Ambros, ZigZag, Marwan Abado, Ursula Leutgöb, Richard Schönherz, Emily Burridge, Erich Buchebner... in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, Brazil.
In 1981, I found my wife, Judith, the perfect life partner for me, who supports me in all that I do. She has assumed full responsibility for all administrative aspects of my work, which, I am quite sure, has significantly prolonged my life. We have 3 wonderful children and a house which will probably never be finished, but continually becomes more beautiful, due to a well of ideas which shows no signs of running dry.