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Film based on music of U of M composer earns prestigious German award
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 12/12/2008 ) -- A 2008 "Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik" (The Annual German Record Critics' Award) was recently awarded to the film "Traumwerk, Book I for Violin Duo" directed by Johan Ramstroem and based on an interpretation of the music of James Dillon, University of Minnesota School of Music professor and composer. "Traumwerk" ("Dreamwork") was one of ten recipients to receive the award, winning the category of classical DVD for film and sound production. Dillon's work is the subject of the film by Swedish filmmaker Ramstroem. With only one camera and two microphones, Ramstroem made the recording with the Swedish group Duo Gelland (Cecilia and Martin Gelland). The film answers the critical question of how instrumental music can be transformed into a consistent visual language. Dillon's "Traumwerk" also received the Royal Philharmonic Prize in 1998. The German Record Critics' Award began in 1963 and is meant to set the "most rigorous standards for supreme achievement" in the field of recording. Comprising 114 music critics, writers and editors in German-speaking countries who are actively involved in the assessment of CDs and DVDs, the association is concerned to provide lovers of all types of music and audio-books with an honest guide to new releases of true artistic significance. The Duo Gelland will present Traumwerk during their U.S. tour, which includes a stop in Minnesota in April 2009. They will also teach a master class at the School of Music and work with K-12 students in the Twin Cities and Duluth during that month. Dillon, with pianist and U of M professor Noriko Kawai, recently founded the Contemporary Music Workshop (CMW) at the U of M School of Music. Dedicated to the performance of music of our time, the CMW's mission is to nurture connections among performers and composers in the performance of 20th century repertoire and newly commissioned works. For more information, visit the School of Music website www.music.umn.edu ---------- |
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