Wolman, Amnon

is a sound artist and composer who pursues a sound world in which social interactions are part of the musical information and the creative process. He is interested in the peculiar and subjective listening of an individual, and not with the generalisations that all listeners are presented with. His work is presented by various soloists, performance organisations, galleries, and museums. Publications of some of his audio and text works are available commercially and on the web. He currently teaches at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and lives with his partner Eyal Levinson in Kfar Vradim, Israel, doing his best to support a just solution for the Palestinians living under Israeli rule. 

Selected works (since 1995): Slippery When Wet for 18 blindfolded musicians (1995), Speed Limit Applies for solo percussion playing on two helmeted human heads (1997), New York for two disklaviers (1996), Dead End for clarinet and toys (1996), Walking I–II, electronic music (1998), Floodway for six female voices, ensemble and electronics after the Talmud (1998, rev. 2002), So Escape Bed for string orchestra and optional bass guitar (1999), Noises for ensemble (1999), Dangerous Bend for cello and tape (1999), No Stopping Any Time for marimba and tape (2000), Traffic Circles Ahead, electronic music (2000), Detour, electronic music (2000), Picnic Site, electronic music (2000), Hazardous Material for tuba and tape (2000), Thomas and Beulah, song cycle for soprano, disklavier, electronics, video and lights to words by Rita Dove (2000), Two–Way Traffic for open ensemble and electronics (2000), Scarified Pavement for choir (2000), The Red Bus Stops Here for three dancers/actors and electronics (2000), Sand, electronic music (2001), No Shoulder Riding for violin, cello and tape (2001), Three Tunnels, electronic music (2001), Vous n’avez pas la priorité for percussion and electronics (2001), and her mind moves upon silence for harpsichord and electronics (2002), Incline, electronic music (2002), Guest Parking for singer and electronics (2002), End Divided Road for flute and electronics (2003), Cruising Prohibited When Lights Flashing for men’s choir (min. 40 singers), three soloists, percussion trio and electronics (2003; installation version for eight loudspeakers and four video screens, 2005), Peter and Mr. Wolf for electronics, video and optional singer (2003), 35 MPH, electronic music (2004), Call Box, electronic music (2004), End of Deviation, audiovisual installation (2005), ForNoah, electronic music (2005), Ice at Intervals, electronic music (2005), Keep O the Median, electronic music (2005), Limited Sight Distance, electronic music (2006), Junction with a Minor Side Road, sound sculpture (2007), Pedestrians Have the Right of Way for violin, viola, cello and electronics (2008), Bandas sonores for ensemble, percussion and electronics (2010), Scenic Point for electronics (2011), Operetta for the Cleaner of the Stain for singer, actress, actor/dancer, violin, cello, percussion and electronics (2012), Speed Reduced Ahead, electronic music (2013), Dust Control Area for five performers and electronics to words by Hans Arp and George Brechta (2013), Compulsory Ahead Only, electronic music (2013), Do Not Proceed When Flooded, electronic music (2013), Untitled (for M&L), electronic music (2015), For J for piano (2016), Assembly Point for tuba and electronics (2016), Couch Potatoes for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, alto saxophone, accordion, melodica, toy piano and electronics (2017), For Kunsu for string quartet (2017), SDG Mix: No Poverty (for Ronena) for electronics (2017), Barrier, Stop for Inspection for electronics and video (2018).