Marianne Schuppe is a German/Swiss performer and composer of music for voices with an interest in the music of words. Based in Basel, Switzerland, she studied visual arts and music in an interdisciplinary programme at Hochschule Hildesheim, Germany between 1979 and 1982 and continued her vocal studies in Carnatic Music in the South of India (1983) and in contemporary music with Jolanda Rodio in Switzerland (1984-86) and Michiko Hirayama in Rome (1988-2003). Since the mideightees she has performed internationally as a singer, vocalist and soloist of contemporary music, including world premierres, improvisation and interdisciplinary cooperations. Prior to 2010 she was known for her recordings of vocal music by Giacinto Scelsi and Morton Feldman and for her activities as an improviser. Since 2008 she is developing a solo-work for voice and sparse accompanyment by lute and uber-bows. Slow songs (2015) and nosongs (2018) were released with edition wandelweiser. Her works include text scores, poems, essays and ensemble pieces. She has been teaching voice and improvisation for many years in Switzerland, Germany and Japan in various institutions and pursued a long-term curating activity for ignm Basel.
www.marianneschuppe.com
