GRC FACES OF EXCELLENCE: Peter Kiefer and the world of sounds

Peter Kiefer is professor at the Mainz School of Music where he leads the unique master's course Sound Art Composition since 2009. His artistic presentations in renowned houses, at festivals, and in public spaces have won him national and international recognition as a sound artist. He has consistently searched for new fields of activity and application beyond the subject area of sound art and thereby was a major contributor to its further development. Kiefer's groundbreaking exhibition of sound art, as well as the resultant anthology Klangräume der Kunst, serve as a historical abstract and a systematization of his subject. Both have become widely adopted milestones.
In 2017, Peter Kiefer has become a fellow of the Gutenberg Research College (GRC) of Mainz University. The GRC was established in 2007. It serves as a central strategic instrument to promote cutting-edge research at Mainz University and it has three main functions: it advises the President and the Senate in strategic matters concerning research, it aims to stimulate interdisciplinary exchange, and it furthers individual excellence by awarding fellowships to outstanding researchers. GRC fellowships usually exempt the selected fellows from some of their teaching and administrative duties for up to five years, giving them more time for their research and providing better research conditions.
FURTHER INFORMATION is available at:
* www.peter-kiefe... - Professor Peter Kiefer's website
* www.music.uni-... - Sound Art / New Music / New Media at the Mainz School of Music
* www.grc.uni-ma... - GRC fellow Peter Kiefer
* www.grc.uni-ma... - The Gutenberg Research College at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz