INSTALLATION Ligneous Encounter 4-channel sound installation from July 5th 2018 Violin Making Museum Mittenwald Info
	LIVE LTK4 Allstars Rochus Aust (tr), Markus Aust (g), Oxana Omelchuk (melodicia), Mark Polscher (melodicia) June 16th 2018 Hörgang, AIC Festival, Köln Info
	THEATER Proletenpassion Drama co-directed with Bernd Freytag from May 10th 2018 Schauspiel Essen Info   Tickets
	LIVE Klangspielraum Mark Polscher (synth), Uwe Schumacher (objects), Mitch Heinrich (voc), Florian Stadler (acc) April 11th 2018 St. Franziskus, Bonn Info
	LIVE The Nonreturners Mark Polscher (g), Rolf Beydemüller (g), Uwe Schumacher (b), Christoph Schumacher (dr) October 21st 2017 St. Franziskus, Bonn Info
	LIVE Un Coup de Dés Performance with Sibylle Canonica 22nd September 2017 Bad Heilbrunn Moosbrand Literatur- und Musikfest Info   Tickets
	LIVE Die Welt im Rücken Performance with Sibylle Canonica 8th July 2017 Rheda-Wiedenbrück Festival Wege durch das Land Info   Tickets
	INSTALLATION SYNC 6-channel sound video installation with Héctor Solari from July 29th 2017 Museum Moderner Kunst Passau Europäische Wochen Passau Info
	DANCE Henry VIII Ballet for orchestra and electronic music from May 6th 2017 (World Premiere) Staatsoper Hannover Info   Tickets
	LIVE Redaktion Heinz Liesendahl Oxana Omelchuk (organ, synth) Florian Zwißler (organ, synth) Mark Polscher (g, synth) March 24th 2017 King Georg, Köln Info
	DANCE Dangerous Liaisons Ballet for orchestra and electronic music from March 10th 2017 (Resumption) Staatsoper Hannover Info   Tickets
	DANCE/LIVE Discussed Imrovisation Monica Garcia Vicente (dance) Mark Polscher (synth) January 28th 2017 Ballhof 2, Hannover Info
	LIVE The Nonreturners Mark Polscher (g), Rolf Beydemüller (g), Uwe Schumacher (b), Christoph Schumacher (dr) November 30th 2016 St. Franziskus, Bonn Info
	NEW ALBUM On a Tree Top Polscher performs on Rolf Beydemüller's new album out in October 2016 on CD/Digital Info   Hören
	LIVE Automatik 4-channel performance of the 5th sector October 8th 2016 Wendische Dialoge, Trebel Info
	THEATRE Unterwerfung Drama from October 8th 2016 Theater Freiburg Info   Tickets
	THEATRE Mittelreich Drama from June 4th 2016 Theater Erlangen Info    Tickets
	LIVE The Nonreturners (Trio) Mark Polscher (g), Rolf Beydemüller (g), Uwe Schumacher (b) December 30th 2015 St. Franziskus, Bonn Info
	LIVE The Nonreturners Mark Polscher (g), Rolf Beydemüller (g), Uwe Schumacher (b), Christoph Schumacher (dr) June 24th 2015 St. Franziskus, Bonn Info
	THEATRE The Tempest Drama from June 13th 2015 Schauspiel Essen Info   Tickets
	LIVE Here & Now Mark Polscher (g), Rolf Beydemüller (g), Uwe Schumacher (b) March 25th 2015 St. Franziskus, Bonn Info
	THEATRE Wolken.Heim. Drama co-directed with Bernd Freytag from March 1st 2015 Schauspiel Essen Info   Tickets
	NEW ALBUM OUT Blanche Starr The 4-channel sound installation at the Ernst Barlach Museum Güstrow out now on CD/Digital! Microsite   iTunes
	THEATRE King Lear Drama from November 27th 2014 Shakespeare Company Bremen Info   Tickets
	THEATRE The Maid of Orleans Drama from September 26th 2014 Theater Erlangen Info   Tickets
	INSTALLATION SYNC 6-channel sound video installation with Héctor Solari from July 12th 2014 Schloss Neuburg/Inn Europäische Wochen Passau Info
	THEATRE Anna Karenina Drama from June 20th 2014 Schauspiel Essen Info   Tickets
	INSTALLATION Blanche Starr 4-channel sound installation from May 25th 2014 Ernst Barlach Foundation Güstrow Info
	THEATRE Oedipus the King Drama from April 26th 2014 Landestheater Tübingen Info
	INSTALLATION Trunks 4-channel sound installation from April 15th 2014 State Museum for Ethnology Munich Info
	NEW ALBUM OUT The Pomegranate Tree The recomposed version of the 64-channel sound installation at the State Museum of Egyptian Art Munich out now on CD! Microsite   Order
	LIVE The Pomegranate Tree CD release concert October 11th 2013 State Museum of Egyptian Art Munich Microsite   Tickets
	LIVE On one's lonesome Scenic music with Sibylle Canonica September 14th + 15th 2013 Literaturfest Niedersachsen Info   Tickets
	THEATRE Die Ästhetik des Widerstands Drama from May 24th 2013 Schauspiel Essen Tickets
	WORKSHOP/LIVE Hard Graft Scenic chant for choir a cappella World Premiere: April 28th 2013 Akademie Tutzing Info
	THEATRE Skin Deep Song Drama from February 1st 2013 Schauspiel Essen Info
	DANCE Dangerous Liaisons Ballet for orchestra and electronic January 11th + 12th 2013, Rouen/F Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie, Ballet of the Staatsoper Hannover Info

	Blanche Starr CD/Digital (2014) The 4-channel sound installation at the Ernst Barlach Museum, Güstrow Microsite   Listen   iTunes
	The Pomegranate Tree CD (2013) The recomposed version of the 64-channel sound installation at the State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich. Microsite   Order
	Anakoluth 2CD Box Set (2010) "An unobtrusive, but precisely elaborate music that sharpens the ear." Microsite   Order
	Die mechanische Braut CD (2002) "This opera is an equally seamless union of acoustic and electronic." Listen   Order
	Automatik CD (2000) "A glorious efflorescence of sounds." Listen   Order
	stages 1 CD (1999) Music for theatre 1990-1997 Order
	stages 1 CD/Download (Re-Release 2014) Music for theatre 1990-1997
	stages 2 CD/Download (2014) Music for theatre 1998-2003
	Discopigs CD (1998) out of order Music for the drama
	The Tunnel back CD (1997) out of order Electronic music with soloists
	Science & Society CD/MC (1995) McLuhan on the Club Remix of the radio play
	Science & Society CD/MC (1994) Radio Play
COLLABORATIONS
	Rolf Beydemüller On a Tree Top CD/Digital (2016) Info   Listen
	Werner Fritsch Enigma Emmy Göring CD (2008)
	Drum´n Space Drum´n Space CD (1998)
	Joe Mubare & One Tongue Babylon CD (1991) Soundtrack for the film
	One Tongue No Doubt LP/CD (1990)
	Joe Mubare Private Scream LP/CD (1990) Order
	votu learning to be LP/CD (1990) Soundtrack for a TV serial

PIECES

Un Coup de Dés

for voice, guitar and synthesizer (2017)
70´, sketches, recordings

Le Grand Large

for synthesizers (2017-)
9 x 13´, sketches, recordings

World in the Back

for voice, guitar and synthesizer (2017)
80´, sketches, recordings

Camp du Drap d’Or

Electronic music (2016)
5´50´´, score, sketches, recordings

The Mono Files

for guitar and electronics (2016-)
13 x ca. 7´- 9´, sketches, recordings

H8

for orchestra and electronic music (2016-2017)
ca. 50´, score, separate parts, recordings

Jetfighter

for drums and electronic music (2016)
7´40´´, sketches, recordings

Bdelloid

for voice, guitar and 4-channel electronic music (2015)
7´50´´, sketches, recordings

Friend or Foe

Electronic music (2015)
6´20´´, sketches, recordings

Hindermost

8-channel electronic music (2014)
7´50´´, sketches, recordings

Blanche Starr

4-channel electronic music (2014)
13´, sketches, recordings

Téléphérique

for 2 pianos (2013)
36´, score, sketches

Hard Graft

Scenic Chant for choir a cappella (2013)
ca. 9´, score, sketches

Land of the Free

Electronic music with voices (2012)
8´45´´, sketches, recordings

The French Trios

1.      l'Enfant étranger

         for flute, clarinet and trombone (2012)
         3´15´´, score, separate parts

2.      l'Enfant blessé

         for french horn, trumpet and tuba (2012)
         3´23´´, score, separate parts

3.      Des paysans plaisantent

         for english horn, bassoon and trombone (2012)
         3´16´´, score, separate parts

Average Deviation II

Electronic music (2011/2012)
9´, sketches, recordings

Madame Bovary

for orchestra and electronic music (2011-2012)
54´, score, separate parts, recordings

Ikarus

for voice and 4-channel live electronic (2011)
90´, sketches, recordings

The Pomegranate Tree

for 64-channel electronic music with voices (2010-2011)
63´, sketches, recordings

Dangerous Liaisons

for orchestra and electronic music (2009)
45´, score, seperate parts, recordings

Bakchen/Chor (The Karlsruhe Situation)

for choir and electronic music (2009)
54 ´, score, recordings

Singbulli

Scenic operation for choir (2008)
ca. 4´, score

Klavier (Piano)

K1      21 n.T.

          for piano (2008)
          3´16´´, score

K2      Erntedank

          for piano (2008)
          2´39´´, score

Rosary

for bassett horn, piano and percussion (2008)
9´, score, seperate parts

Dai Zovi

Electronic music (2008)
3´14´´, recordings

Pleroma

Scenic operation for choir (2008)
ca. 4´, score

Invertebrates

IVB1      Arthropods

             Electronic music with soloists (2007)
             3´16´´, sketches, recordings

IVB2      Annelids

             Electronic music with soloists (2007)
             2´39´´, sketches, recordings

IVB3      Mollusks

             Electronic music with soloists (2008)
             3´16´´, sketches, recordings

IVB5      Cnidaria

             Electronic music with soloists (2009)
             2´39´´, sketches, recordings

Muspilli Triptychon

for choir a cappella and electronic music (2007-2008)
72´, score, seperate parts

Holon

Scenic chant for choir a cappella (2007-2008)
ca. 60´, score

Saat

Electronic music (2007)
28´, recordings

Love & Loss

Drama for actor and electronic music (2007)
ca. 80´, recordings, sketches

Haus Leib Schuld

for choir a cappella and electronic music (2006)
7´, score, sketches

Anakoluth

Electronic and concrete music (2005-2006, 2009)
105´, recordings, sketches

Viva Activa

1.      Im Wald (In the Woods)

         for bassoon and electronic music (2004)
         ca. 3´, sketch

2.      Unter Wasser (Under Water)

         for flute and electronic music (2004)
         ca. 5´, sketch

3.      Am Meer (At the Seaside)

         for clarinet and electronic music (2003)
         1´16´´, score, seperate part

4.      An der Kreuzung (At the Crossways)

         for english horn and electronic music (2003)
         3´36´´, score, separate part

Heiligkreuz geräumt (We come in Peace)

for orchestra and electronic music (2002- )
ca. 63´, sketches

Metrische Jugend (Metric Youth)

for electric instruments with guitar sounds (2002)
ca. 6´, score, recordings

Penthesilea [4, 11 - 16]

for english horn, bassoon, horn and electronic music (2002)
ca. 7´, score, seperate parts, recordings

Fremdes Gewebe (Alien Tissue)

for english horn, bassoon, drum computer (tape) and electronic music (2001-2002)
36´, recordings, sketches

Die mechanische Braut

1.      Automatik

         8-channel electronic music (1999)
         72´, recordings

2.      Die mechanische Braut

         Opera (1998-2000)
         81´, score, seperate parts

3.      towards a comprehensive model of change

         for actors, instruments and electronic music (2003)
         63´, recordings, sketches

4.      Brautlieder (Songs for the Bride)

         for soprano, actor and electronic music (2003-2004)
         2 x 45´, recordings, sketches

are there two? are there more than two?

for transformed cembalo and electronic music (1999)
ca. 17´, sketch, recordings

Salzhaltung 3b (The Salt Keeper 3b)

for 5 winds, piano, synthesizer, celesta and glockenspiel (1998)
21´, sketches

Superbot

4-channel electronic music (1997-1998)
6´30´´, recordings

7 Trios

for 6-channel electronic music (1998)
21´45´´, recordings

endoTruth

Trios for piano, synthesizer and celesta
a      with drum computer or sampler (1997)

b      with electronic music (1998)
        ca. 13´, recordings, sketches

Gruppentest 1.0

for flute and piano (1997)
9´, sketch, recordings

VoiceAbuse

Live electronic operation for stages (1996-1997)
times vary, sketches

SMPTE

for flute, oboe, bassoon, piano and synthesizer (1997)
24´, sketches

Bindehäute (Conjunctiva)

a       for flute (1997)
         7´, seperate part

a+     for flute and sampler (1997)
         3´, seperate parts

b+     for celesta and electronic music (1997)
         1´44´´, recordings

c       for marimba (1997)
         2´51´´, sketch, recordings

c+     for 2 marimbas and electronic music (1998)
         2´51´´, sketch, recordings

d       for celesta (1998)
         7´, sketch, seperate part

e       for celesta, glockenspiel and electronic music (1998)
         6´45´´, score, sketches

InfoSpider

for piano, glockenspiel and percussion (1995)
2´, sketch, score

the very fast book

for synthesizer, flute, glockenspiel, xylophone and drum computer (1995)
1´28´´, score, recordings

WYSIWYG

for flute, oboe, bass clarinet, horn, bassoon and synthesizer (1995)
3´, score, recordings

in fortran

for synthesizer and electronic music (1995)
18´, recordings, sketches

Tachykardos

for oboe and piano (1993)
ca. 7´30´´, score

Hypertonia

for brass (1993)
8´, score, seperate parts

Alias

a      for piano (1992)
        5´, sketches

b      for piano and glockenspiel (1993)
        5´, sketches

c      for piano and electronic music (1993)
        5´, recordings, sketches

vme

for viola, marimba and live electronic (1992)
ca. 10´, sketches, recordings

Doom

for viola and piano (1992)
ca. 24´, recordings, sketches

Der Bromid (The Bromide)

for piano, percussion, electronic music and live electronic (1991)
2 x 7´30´´, recordings, sketches

TV raahm - Velocity

for female voice, 2 percussionists and cembalo (1991)
8´20´´, seperate part, recordings

Moribund

for 10 winds and 2 percussionists (1990)
10´, score, seperate parts

MUSIC FOR DANCE

Henry VIII

Ballet for orchestra and electronic music (2016-2017)
Staatsoper Hannover 2017

Bdelloid

Ballet for voice, guitar and electronic music (2015)
Schausspiel Essen 2015

Madame Bovary

Ballet for orchestra and electronic music (2011-2012)
Staatsoper Hannover 2012

Gefährliche Liebschaften (Dangerous Liaisons)

Ballet for orchestra and electronic music (2009)
Staatsoper Hannover 2010

Tod und Teufel

Ballet for electronic music with soloists (2005)
Theater Luzern/CH 2005

Nacht Leib Fleisch (Night Limp Flesh)

Ballet for electronic and concrete music (1999-2000)
Schauspiel Leipzig 2000

Nachtschatten (Solanum)

Ballet for electronic and concrete music (1998)
Städtische Bühnen Krefeld 1998

MUSIC FOR THEATRE

Proletenpassion

Drama, Theater Essen 2018

Soumission

Drama, Theater Freiburg 2016

Mittelreich

Drama, Theater Erlangen 2016

Der Sturm

Drama, Theater Essen 2015

Wolken.Heim

Drama, Theater Essen 2015

King Lear

Drama, Shakespeare Company Bremen 2014

Die Jungfrau von Orleans

Drama, Theater Erlangen 2014

Anna Karenina

Drama, Schauspiel Essen 2014

Oedipus the King

Drama, Landestheater Tübingen 2014

On one's lonesome

Scenic music, Literaturfest Niedersachsen 2013

Skin Deep Song

Drama, Theater Essen 2013

Die Ästhetik des Widerstands

Drama, Theater Essen 2012

Ikarus

Scenic music, Literaturbüro Detmold, Festival 2011

Die Stunde da wir nichts voneinander wußten

Drama, Staatstheater Karlsruhe 2011

Quai West

Drama, Theater Ingolstadt 2010

Faust I + II

Drama, Staatstheater Karlsruhe 2010

Die Bakchen

Drama, Staatstheater Karlsruhe 2009

Mr. Marmalade

Drama, Staatstheater Karlsruhe 2009

Mein Bruder Tom

Drama, Landestheater Tübingen 2008

Der jüngste Tag

Drama, Städtische Bühnen Krefeld 2008

Fahrenheit 451

Drama, Städtische Bühnen Krefeld 200

Inferno

Drama, Staatstheater Karlsruhe 2008

Unschuld

Drama, Landestheater Tübingen 2007

Körperzeit

Drama, Theater am Neumarkt, Zürich 2007

Das Schattenkabinett

Drama, 100° Festival Berlin 2007

Steppenwolf

Drama, Staatstheater Karlsruhe 2006

Ödipus

Drama, Landestheater Linz/A 2006

Mit dem Gurkenflieger in die Südsee

Drama, Landestheater Linz/A2005

Vor Sonnenaufgang

Drama, Kammerspiele München 2005

Triptychon

Drama, Theater Heidelberg 2005

Warenje

Drama, Theater Freiburg 2005

Der Kirschgarten

Drama, Theater Freiburg 2004

Lulu

Drama, Staatstheater Darmstadt 2004

Antigone

Drama, Landestheater Linz/A2003

Tag der Gnade

Drama, Deutsches Theater Berlin 2003

Schwestern und Brüder

Drama, Schauspiel Frankfurt 2003

Maß für Maß

Drama, Städtische Bühnen Krefeld 2003

Oblomov

Drama, Landestheater Linz/A2002

Die Kassette

Drama, Theater St. Gallen/CH 2002

Penthesilea

Drama, Landestheater Linz/A 2002

Bernarda Albas Haus

Drama, Landestheater Linz/A2001

Alte und Neue Zeit

Drama, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt 1999

Die Wupper

Drama, Städtische Bühnen Krefeld 1999

Discopigs

Drama, Staatstheater Darmstadt 1999

Es gibt keine Sünde im Süden des Herzens

Drama, Staatstheater Darmstadt 1998

VoiceAbuse (in Der mündliche Verrat)

Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin 1997

Parzival

Drama, Städtische Bühnen Krefeld 1997

spät, weit, weg

Drama, Staatstheater Darmstadt 1997

Hexenjagd

Drama, Theater Basel/CH 1996

Herr Paul

Drama, Deutsches Theater Göttingen 1995

Oi

Drama, Theater Basel/CH 1995

Von Morgens bis Mitternachts

Drama, Deutsches Theater Göttingen 1994

Ich, Feuerbach

Drama, Deutsches Theater Göttingen 1993

Sibirien

Drama, Deutsches Theater Göttingen 1990

MUSIC FOR FILM

Because of the River

Video, Berlin 2017/2018

Night

Video, Berlin 2010/2011

Amore Lucide

Video, Berlin 2007/2009

Kroll

Motion picture, Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin 2006

Mensch Mutter

TV, ARD 2003 (*)

Mutterliebe

TV, Tatort, WDR 2003 (*)

Bevor der Tag anbricht

Motion picture, 1999

Auch Männer brauchen Liebe

TV, ZDF 1998 (*)

Der Preis ist heiß

TV, Daily Gameshow, RTL 1994-1996

Honigmond

Motion picture, 1995 (*)

Kinder der Nacht

TV, SWF 1995 (*)

Küss mich

Motion picture, 1995 (*)

Um die 30

TV serial, ZDF 1995 (*)

Der schwarze Engel

TV, Tatort, SWF 1994 (*)

Nach einer Ewigkeit

TV, NDR 1991

Babylon

Motion picture, 1991 (*)

Die Insel des Drachenbaums

TV, Terra X, ZDF 1989 (*)

INSTALLATIONS

Ligneous Encounter

4-channel sound installation
4 x 18´ (Loop)
Violin Making Museum, Mittenwald 2018

SYNC

6-channel sound video Installation
with Héctor Solari
3´24´´, 3´51´´, 3´42´´ (Loop)
Festspiele Europäische Wochen, Passau 2014
Museum of Modern Art, Passau 2017

Blanche Starr

4-channel sound installation
13´
Ernst Barlach Foundation, Güstrow 2014

Trunks

4-channel sound installation
2 x 9´ (Loop)
State Museum for Ethnology, Munich 2014

The Pomegranate Tree

64-channel sound installation
63´
State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich 2011/2013

thick ideas

Electroacoustic environment
30´ (Loop)
IFKW, Munich 1998

The very dark Area

Electroacoustic installation
10 x 10´
Lenbachhaus, Munich 1997

RADIO PLAYS

Enigma Emmy Göring

Radio play, SWR 2006

size does matter

Radio play, BR 1998

Born 1961 in Dortmund, Germany, composer and performer Mark Polscher became proficient in piano, flute and bassoon, toured as a saxophonist with jazz and rock bands across Europe, led his own bands and ensembles and taught in music schools. He started his own record company, created music for 500 episodes of a daily TV show and contributed as a studio artist to numerous record and broadcasts productions. Since 1987 he has released his own recordings. Polscher studied with Joe Mubare and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Polscher´s catalogue encompasses orchestral and choral work, music for theatre and chamber music as well as purely electronic pieces and sound installations. Many pieces are designed as scenic music with electroacoustic performance practice. Since 1990, Polscher has composed and produced over 90 theatre, ballet and film scores. Most of these commissioned pieces are also available in concertante versions, and are listed in the repertoires of international ensembles. He complements his concert and studio work by giving lectures and workshops as well as writing essays on music and related interests.

Since 2015, Polscher works also as a director for theatre and has been playing various ensembles as a guitarist and synthesizer player. He is currently working on the score of his new ballet, commissioned by Staatsoper Hannover. In the spring of 2018 Polscher´s new album with pieces for electroacoustic ensemble will be released.


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