Bernhard Gál (a.k.a. Gal) works between the categories, creating music for instruments and electro-acoustic compositions, as well as art installations. Many of his intermedia art projects and sound installations present combinations of sound, light, objects, video projections and spatial concepts. He is director of the Austrian art organization "sp ce" and runs the record label Gromoga Records. Gál's work has been presented in concerts, installations and exhibitions throughout Europe, Asia and The Americas. He has been invited to music and art festivals including Donaueschinger Musiktage Germany; Donaufestival Austria; FILE São Paulo; ICMC Berlin; Inventionen Berlin; Jeunesse Festival Vienna; MaerzMusik Berlin; MATA Festival New York; Musashino Public Art Festival Tokyo, Musicacoustica Beijing; Mutek Montreal; Nuova Consonanza Rome; New Sound, New York-Festival, NYC; Sonambiente Berlin; Soundfield Festival Chicago; Festival Stimme+, ZKM, Karlsruhe; Wien Modern Festival. He has collaborated with artists such as Yumi Kori, P. Michael Schultes, G.S. Sedlak, and Emre Tuncer. For his work, Gal has received numerous awards, including the Karl Hofer Prize Berlin 2001, a fellowship from the DAAD Artists in Berlin Programme 2003, the Austrian State Scholarship for Composition 2004, and the Outstanding Artist Award for Music of the City of Vienna 2010. His music has been made available on ca. 30 audio publications, by record labels such as Durian, Plate Lunch, Intransitive Records, Bremsstrahlung, Klanggalerie, Charhizma, and Gromoga. Currently Gál lives and works in Vienna, Austria.
"Ur-Ur", series of electro-acoustic compositions, ca. 40', 2016.
"homesweethomes #3", 23', 2016.
"Das himmlische Kind", 34', 2015. Book & DVD Video 'Zwischenbrücken', edition sp ce, 2015.
"homesweethomes #2", 17', 2014.
"homesweethomes #1", 32', 2013.
"Void", 9', 2012.
"earlift", 16', 2011. Book & DVD Video 'Zwischenbrücken', edition sp ce, 2015.
"xuan zhuan", 15', 2009. CD 'same difference', Gromoga, Austria, 2010.
"relive", series of electro-acoustic compositions, 78', 2008. CD-Version released by Gromoga, Austria, 2008.
"solo", four electro-acoustic compositions, 4 x 20', 2007. Book & DVD Video 'Zwischenbrücken', edition sp ce, 2015.
"Reinstallation", 74', 2006.
"le gocce dell' uomo del campo", 7', 2004. CD 'Danza De La Muerte', Klanggalerie, Austria, 2003.
"Dreiband", 42', 2003. Catalogue book and Audio CD 'Installations', Kehrer, 2005.
"Made in Austria", 2002.
"RGB", 42', 2001. CD 'relisten', Intransitive, USA, 2001.
"Hinaus:: In den, Wald.", 64', 2001. CD-Version released by Klanggalerie, Austria, 2004.
"zhu shui", 7', 2001. CD 'lowercase sound', Bremsstrahlung, USA, 2002.
"57A", 7', 2001. CD 'relisten', Intransitive, USA, 2001.
"bestimmung darmstadt", nine voice sculptures, 41', 2000.
"Defragmentation/blue", 56', 1998. CD-Version released by Plate Lunch, Germany, 2000.
"bestimmung new york", 15 voice sculptures, 63', 1998. CD-Version released by Durian, Austria, 1999.
"68th Street", 14', 1998. CD 'relisten', Intransitive, USA, 2001.
"Un-Un | ununtitled", for four female vocalists, 2015.
"schwarzenberg", for piano, 2013
"beshadowed II", for flute, violoncello, sound- and light projection, 2013.
"flut", for bass flute and quadrophonic sound projection, 2011 (in collaboration with Belma Beslic-Gal).
"becuadro", for brass quartet and light projection, 2008
"behape", for 2 clarinets and sound projection, 2006
"Klangschatten", for Chinese instruments, sound- and light projection, 2004
"UTOO", for chamber ensemble and sound projection, 2004
"belit", composition for chamber ensemble and light projection, 2004
"uh-jeh-gal", for zheng, sheng and live electronics, 2004
"vür fier", for quartertone-trumpet, guitar, sheng / xun and zheng, 2003
"Defragmentation", for chamber ensemble, 2002
"Mount Blanc", for (amplified) piano, 2002
"beshadowed", for flute, violoncello, sound- and light projection, 2002
"Of Sound and Time", for traditional Chinese instruments and three listeners, 2000
Solo Exhibitions / Intermedia Art Projects
Das himmlische Kind; Zurich University of the Arts (Toni Campus), Zurich, 2015
Silence is quiet. Listening; Radio Art Project; Kunstradio, Austria, 2013
textur #8 (premiere); Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, 2013
textur #7 (premiere); Institut für neue Medien, Frankfurt, 2012
textur #6 (premiere); Kunstverein Alte Schmiede, Vienna, 2011
MICA - composer's entry at the Music Information Center Austria.
Basis Wien, Austria - information about Bernhard Gal's intermedia art projects and sound installations at Basis Wien, Austria.
Anderson, Christine. 2004. "Berlin für ein Jahr: Gastkomponisten des DAAD—Soo-Jung Shin, Jean-Luc Hervé, Bernhard Gál", edited by Carolin Naujocks. Positionen: Beiträge zur Neuen Musik, no. 61 (November): 42–45.
Fischer, Tobias. 2007. "Interview with Bernhard Gal". www.tokafi.com, Germany, July 2007.
