NICOLAS VARCHAUSKY [AR, 1973]
STUDIES
2007-cont PhD Candidate at DXARTS (Center for the Digital Arts and Experimental Media/University of Washignton). Currently in his 3rd year.
1994-2001 Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Degree in Electroacosutic Music Composition.
1994-1996 Manuel de Falla Music Conservatory. Instrumental and Improvisatory Music Composition Degree.
SELECTED WORKS
2011
JACK String Quartet commission for a mixed media piece. Work in progress.
LA BIBLIOTECA CIEGA. Sound performance for custom made optical turntables and sonic backlights with members of the Banda Sinfónica de Ciegos (an orchestra of blind musicians). Former National Library, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2010
GREETINGS FROM THE FEARFUL SPHERE. Telematic piece. Not premiered yet.
2009
SOUNDS AT THE BRINK OF (IN)STABILITY. Sound Installation and Performance in collaboration with Stelios Manousakis, at the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, USA. November 6th.
THE WAYWARD MUSIC SERIES. Live Electronics Sound Performance with the Speaker Performing Kiosk at The Chapel Performance Space, Seattle, WA, USA. October 10th.
TERTULIA-MIROGOJ (Site-Specific Sound and Image Installation) in collaboration with visual artist Eduardo Molinari. Commissioned by the Eurokaz Festival for the Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb, Croatia. June 25th through 28th.
2008
RADIO VOLODIA SECTOR (Site-Specific Sound Art Installation / Performance) Produced by DXARTS (UW) and Proyecto P.A.I.S. / Teatro Acústico (UNQ). Lenin Statue at Fremont (36th St and Fremont Pl. N.), Seattle, WA, USA. www.radiovolodia.com
2007
SLAM FESTIVAL. Live Feedback Set at The Chapel Performance Space. Seattle Latin American Music Festival, Seattle, WA, USA. September 29th.
2006
78 RPM (sound art piece in 5.1 DVD format) AUDIO:ELF Collective Exhibitioin, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne, Germany. Curators: Hans Koch and Manuel Rocha Iturbide. June 15th through July 9th.
CATCH 22 GOES ONLINE (Site-Specific / Telematic Sound Art Installation). Ingenuity Festival, Cleveland Ohio and DX Arts Centre, University of Washington. July 13th through July 16th. In collaboration with Juan Pampín.
EX VOTOS ELECTRONICOS (10 short electronic pieces in 4 channels) Festival Radar5, XXII Festival de México en el Centro Histórico. Espacio Ex Teresa Arte Actual. March 24th, 2006.
2005
TERTULIA (Site Specific Sound and Image Installation) in collaboration with visual artist Eduardo Molinari. Commissioned by the 5th Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires for the Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina. September 23rd and 24th, 2005.
CATCH 22 GOES UNDERGROUND (Site Specific Sound Art Installation) in collaboration with visual artist Daniel Trama and componer Juan Pampín. Cruce de las Artes, Espacio Túnel, Dirección General de Museos GCBA, Curator: Horacio Torres.
2004
TERRERO 04 (version for piano and electronic sounds) La Manufactura Papelera, piano Susana Kassakof.
2002
INTERVENCIÓN PÚBLICA (Site-Specific Sound Installation) Torre Monumental, Plaza Retiro. Curator: Horacio Torres. October 18th, 2002.
PROYECTO ASCENSOR (intervention) in collaboration with visual artist Pablo Ziccarello; Torre Monumental. Curator: Horacio Torres. October 18th, 2002.
2001
WARNES (for 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 double basses and electronic sounds) – Complejo Teatral Buenos Aires-Sala Casacuberta. Comissioned by Martín Bauer for the Ciclo de Música Contemporánea. November 6th, 2001.
2000
LA BONAERENSE / LA FEDERAL (Site-Specific Electronic Music for 8 speakers) – Radio Nacional (Stereo Version – 2000). La Fábrica Ciudad Cultural. September 1st through 15th, 2001 (8 channel version).
1999
LA VARSOVIA. For three double basses, intervened double bass and surround electronics. IV Festival del Rojas.
BLANCO DE ZINC. For surround electronics. IV Festival del Rojas.
BLANCO DE TITANIO. For 16 prepeared guitars and surround electronics. IV Festival del Rojas.
1998
TERRERO. For two classical guitars and electronics. IV Festival del Rojas (1999).
THEATRE AND FILM MUSIC
2010
BIZARRA (Theater play by Rafael Spregelburd) F.I.N.D. 10 FESTIVAL at the Schaubühne Berlin, Germany. March 3rd through 7th.
2007
ESTRELLAS (Documentary by Federico León and Marcos Martinez) BAFICI. Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival. Jury’s Prize Award.
2006
REY LEAR (W. Shakespeare) Directed and adapted by Jorge Lavelli. Complejo Teatral Buenos Aires, Sala Martín Coronado. July 1st through November 15th.
2005
MOLINOS (Short Film by Julián Teubal) Black and White Super 8 film. Espacio Ecléctico, B.A.
2004
LOCOS DE LA BANDERA (documentary on Malvinas Islands) Griten and Directed by Julio Cardoso. Comissioned by Comisión de Familiares de Caídos en Malvinas. INCA. ND Ateneo, Sala Tita Merello.
2003
UN ANIMAL DE DOS LENGUAS (Texts by J.Rebotier and A.Urdapilleta) Directed and adapted by Veronique Bellegarde. With Enrique Pinti y Marilú Marini. Club del Vino. IV Festival Internacional de Teatro de Buenos Aires.
LA ESTUPIDEZ (R.Spregelburd) El Portón de Sánchez. Produced by Wiener Festwochen. IV Festival Internacional de Teatro de Buenos Aires.
BIZARRA (R.Spregelburd) Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas. IV Festival Internacional de Teatro de Buenos Aires.
2000
MUSEO MIGUEL ANGEL BOECIO. (Federico León). Centro cultural Ricardo Rojas. Festival Museos.
1999
LA MODESTIA. (R.Spregelburd) Complejo Teatral Buenos Aires, Sala Cunill Cabanellas.
RELEASES
2008
SUDAMERICA ELECTRONICA Vol.2. South American electronic music compiled by Jorge Haro. Extract from The Chapel Sessions live performance.
2007
PIANO EX MACHINA. Pieces for piano and electronics by Cura, Davidovsky, Harvey, Pampin, Varchausky performed by Susana Kasakoff. BAU Records.
2007
REVUE FILIGRANE Nº4: Nouvelles Sensibilités. Delatour Editions. Works by Fabien Levy, Giovanni Mancuso, Gonzalo Macías, Christophe Frionnet, Giuliano D`Angiolini, CONTACT _Con-41BDC7B91 \c \s \l Nicolás Varchausky, Thomas Dezsy, Chiyoko Slavnics and Pascale Criton.
2004
SOUND SITE Curated by Manuel Rocha Iturbide. TPS Limited Edition. Works by Jorge Haro, Daniel Lara, Nicolás Varchausky, Manuel Rocha Iturbide, Jorge Leyes, Guillermo Galindo y Paulo Vivacqua. Sound Art Show held at TPS in San Antonio, Texas, April 3-May 8
2003
LA MODESTIA / LA ESTUPIDEZ BAU Records. Musics for Rafael Spregelburd plays.
2002
INTERVENCIONES 99/00. BAU Records. Electronic and mixed pieces.
TEACHING
2007-cont Instructor and TA positions as part of the DXARTS PhD Program, UW.
2004-cont Associate Professor. Music and Drama Class (UNQ) Currently on leave.
1999-cont Associate Professor. Electro-acoustic Music Composition Class. (UNQ) Currently on leave.
1999-cont Associate Professor. Sound Design Class (Image and Sound Design Degree-University of Buenos Aires) Currently on leave.
RESEARCH
2003-cont– Project I+D UNQ Director of Project Art In Situ (P.A.I.S.). Acoustic Theatre Research Program. Director: Oscar Edelstein. Resolution of Approval: RES. R.076/03 Status: in progress, third brief approved.
AWARDS
2007
BAFICI (Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival) Jury’s Prize Award for ESTRELLAS.
2006
“GERMAINE DERBECQ” Award for TERTULIA. Argentina Art Critic Association.
2005
PREMIOS TEATRO DEL MUNDO (University of Buenos Aires) Jury Special Mention for TERTULIA.
2003
PREMIO TEATRO DEL MUNDO (University of Buenos Aires) Best Music for Theatre for Un animal de dos lenguas, Bizarra, La Estupidez, El Pánico.
2001
FUNDACION ANTORCHAS Grant for artistic creation.
1999
PREMIO CLARIN Mejor Best Music For Theatre for La Modestia (R.Spregelburd). Clarin Newspaper.
1998
INSTITUTO GOETHE Mención 1st Electroacoustic Music Forum, Córdoba for Blanco de Zinc
Seattle, Jan 2011.