Flips Philipp Vibraphon

When it Comes to the Meter of Percussion, you can't get around the Name Flip Philipp in Austria. Only a few of his Colleagues can claim to be at the Forefront of Both classical And Jazz. His "Expression instrument" is without a doubt considered to be the Vibraphone.

Born in Oberdorf in 1969, Friedrich Philipp Pesendorfer, aka Flip Philipp, received his first Music Lessons in trumpet, Recorder and Euphonium at the Age of Six. The Buzz kept limited, however, as he switched to Drums a Year later. At The beginning of his Studies, Flip Philipp completed his studies at the University Of Music in Graz, first at the University of Music with a Focus on percussion instruments, and then moved to the Franz Schubert Conservatory in Vienna, where he took up mallet instruments, i.e. the various Table Games such as Xylophone, Vibraphone, Marimba or Chimes. As far as jazz is concerned, Flip Philipp took a Part of the self-taught Path, for example by teaching himself to Improvise with the Help of countless Transcriptions of various Jazz Pieces. He then perfected his knowledge and playing at jazz theory and Improvisation classes at the "Berklee Summercollege of Music" in Perugia/Italy. At the Age of 17, he finally chose Vibraphone as his main Instrument in the Field of Jazz.

Flip Philip's professional musical Career began in 1987 as a Substitute and Member of various Vienna Symphony Orchestras and Chamber Music Ensembles, which quickly gave him an excellent reputation. As early as 1990, the "Vienna Symphony Orchestra" hired him as First Drummer. This was followed by worldwide Tours to Thailand at the Invitation of King Bumibol in 1995. In addition to the numerous engagements of the "Vienna Symphony Orchestra," Flip Philipp also collaborated with other renowned Orchestras in the Field of Classical and New Music. For Example, together with the "Radio Symphony Orchestra," "Orchestra of The Bavarian Radio," Ensemble "Die Ren," "Vienna Art Orchestra," "Klangforum Wien," "Ensemble of the 20th Century" or the "Mahler Chamber Orchestra."

Flip Philipp works as a Composer for Both commissioned works and his own projects. Starting with ballet Music for the Production "Caravaggio" with Erdem Tunakan and Patrick Pulsinger, through Solo Cussion pieces for the Music Contest "Gradus ad Parnassum," Arrangements for the Japanese Rock Trio "Quruli" and original Compositions for his Projects, up to and Including Mute Film Settings of "The Hunchback Of Notre Dames" and "Pandora's Box" As Part of the Pool Bark Music festival in Feldkirch and jazz adaptations of classical Works such as Verdi's "Aida," Mussorgsky's "Pictures of an Exhibition" or, more recently, Handel's "Messiah," devotes itself Flip Philipp of a wide Range of Compositions where he can fully live out his artistic Potential. In an Interview, he revealed about more details about "his" Messiah: "I extracted and meditatively stretched Nuclei of Melodies and cadences. Our Version of the Messiah gets a lot of Rest and Breath as a result. The Reduction to two Voices and four Instruments creates clarity, transparency and rhythmic flexibility, the use of many odd metres and the use of the Tabla Drum as a Resting pole gives my Messiah interpretation a free Meditative colour. My Goal: To keep the Core of Melodies and Cadences in their Recognition Value, but to keep Bringing surprise moments and aha experiences. "

As you can imagine, Flip Philipp – also known in Insider Circles as a Man of intricate Rhythms – with his Projects lively Concert activity at home and Abroad and is a welcome Guest of The various Cultural Forums, Austria's international Network of "Cultural messages." After the invitation of the Austrian Cultural Forum in Egypt and Poland, for example, Flip Philipp performed with his Composition "Dissonata Concordata" at the Opera in Cairo or participated in The Jazzpiano Festival in Kalisz in Poland. With "Marimbavibe" he celebrated Austria's premiere in 2006 at the Kunsthaus in Bregenz followed by "Concerto for Marimba & Strings" at Topkapi Palast in Istanbul and "The Strike Of the Butterfly Wing" for the Chamber duo in the Brahmssaal of the Vienna Musikverein in 2007. In Addition, Flip Philipp collaborated with the Vienna Jazz Workshop as Part of a project, which developed into a longer collaboration with Croatian singer Lana Cencic. From 2008 until its Dissolution in 2010, Flip Philipp was also a Member of the renowned Vienna Art Orchestra. Of course, some big Names he was on Stage with, such as Kruder & Dorfmeister, Charles Aznavour, Natalie Cole, Joe Zawinul, Lalo Schifrin, Diana Ross, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, Dionne Warwick And many Other.

His own Projects include the Hammond Organ Vibes Quartet, The Duo with Oliver Kent, the "Lana Cencic & String Septet," the "Flip Philipp & Ed Partyka Octet and Dectet," the Flip Philipp/Klemens Marktl Constellation, as well as his vibraphone solo recordings. And let's not forget, Flip Philipp is of course also a Member of the "Vienna Symphony Jazz Project," founded by Siegfried Kübelböck In 1983, staffed by jazz-savvy musicians exclusively from the Ranks of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The exceptional Musician is happy to pass on his accumulated knowledge and Know-How To interested Rhythm Fanatics in the Form of Workshops, Private Sessions and in 2007 even as Part of the Project "Music to Touch" in various Viennese Elementary Schools.

If one considers the numerous Collaborations, it is quickly clear that this more enormous Flood of projects so diverse can only be realized with a lot of Discipline and good For Work. It's not for nothing that Flip Philipp describes himself as a "manic Worker who, if he wants to do something, does it fast." We can therefore be prepared for many other Projects.

Source: Georg Demcisin - www.musicaustria.at