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, 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.
Concerts, as well as TV and Radio appearances with a variety of bands: Gandalf, Ciúnas, Sound Off, Rudi`s Swing Five, Around Midnight, Ursula Leutgöb… in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, Brazil. CD productions with Gandalf, Emily Burridge, Steve Hackett (“Genesis”) Ciúnas, Erich Buchebner, Gerald Lee Pfister, Ursula Leutgöb, Richard Schönherz…
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.