Biography

Peter Aschenbrenner

1963 - 1972

Public school attendance in Tullnerbach and Pressbaum, Lower Austria..
First piano lessons at the age of 7.

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

1988 - 2010

teacher for saxophone and flute at the Neulengbach Music School

1989 - 1993

Saxophone Teacher at BORG Highschool in Vienna.

1990 - 2004

Saxophone Teacher at the Maria Anzbach – Eichgraben Regional Music School.

1991 - 2019

Co-founder and director of the Laabental music school - teacher for saxophone, flute, Irish flutes, bodhrán, pan flute, piano, keyboard, jazz and popular ensemble.

2003 - 2004

Composed “Criminal Musical“ ”Inspektor Tsuh und Inspektor Vall” (script: Thomas Koller)
World premiere in June, 2004

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)
World premiere in June, 2008

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” rhythm language of southern India.

CD productions, concerts, radio and television appearances with a variety of Bands and artists - Gandalf, Ciúnas, Celtic Folk Trio, ZigZag, Sound Off, Around Midnight, RSE, Steve Hackett ("Genesis"), Georg Danzer, Wolfgang Ambros, Marwan Abado, Ursula Leutgöb, Richard Schönherz, Emily Burridge, Erich Buchebner, Cristian Tezinsky, Gerald Lee Pfister, Kerstin Tauer...  in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Finland, Brazil.

In 1981 I met Judith, my wife for life, who supports me in my work and keeps the administrative tasks away from me as much as possible. We were blessed with 3 wonderful children!

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