For the piece Artefacts, Sara Glojnarić asked the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart to provide songs with personal nostalgic associations, which then formed the material for the work.
Compositional Technique
The composer uses deconstruction and affirmation to play with recognition, memory, and recontextualization, sometimes incorporating her own favorite music.
Composer Biography
The piece Latitudes is inspired by Sara Glojnarić's experience as a triathlete, reflecting the ambitious endurance training that transforms one's own body.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In Pure Bliss, Sara Glojnarić asked the musicians of Klangforum Wien for their personal musical 'goosebump moments,' which she then combined and stretched into an 'endless sonic ecstasy' on tape.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Glojnarić's works, such as the Artefacts and sugarcoating series, draw on popular and universally available music and the media production aesthetics of past eras.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sara Glojnarić, the composer, combines live instruments with electronic or taped elements, often referencing pop music or 'Best of' Western art music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Glojnarić's music is full of memory fragments, as she uses song databases, charts, or net finds like 'The Nostalgia Machine' to access collective cultural memory.
