Projects

After the musician Lisa Hofmaninger read through the entire literary work of Ilse Helbich who recently died, she began to make musical sketches focused on the works “Im gehen”, “Das Haus” and “Anderswohin”. Finally, after a year of constant discussion and contact, a complete compositional work for soloists and ensembles was created with the resounding title “There are bunches of flowers...”
It will be interesting to see how the young composer reacts to the texts of the renowned writer, who died at the age of 100. (Press release)

Lineup

Martina Spitzer - voice
Anna Widauer - vocals
Anna Lang - cello
Alois Eberl - trombone
Dieter Stemmer - piano, Fender Rhodes
Helene Glüxam - double bass
Lisa Hofmaninger - composition

Lisa Hofmaninger, herself a musician and enthusiastic listener, invites guests from the art and culture scene into her red jazz bus. What do they talk about? Music, art, and life in general, of course! Ancient, brand new, and rarely heard—all of this comes to life in Lisas Jazzbus.

Lisa Hofmaninger meets her guests, some of whom are international, at concerts, festivals, or elsewhere along the way—because Lisas Jazz bus is on a mission to make artistic experiences and musical works of art accessible to listeners.

https://freiesradio.at/sendungen/lisas-jazzbus/

News of the song's demise seems greatly exaggerated from today's perspective. A re-enchantment.
Daniel Rab-Saij about you promised me poems

Music without borders - jazz, folk, chamber music, world and improvisation are mixed to an independent sound. With great joy of playing, passion and perfection, music is played in the style-free zone. This guarantees an evening with music between all chairs and away from all pigeonholes - but full of logical, communicative, intimate and sophisticated chamber music - musical entertainment on a very personal level and with plenty of space for quiet moments.

Lineup

Lisa Hofmaninger – bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
Helmut Jasbar – guitars

www.you-promised-me-poems.com

Maria Hauer (soprano), Lisa Hofmaninger (soprano saxophone, bass clarinet), and Anneliese Schneider (piano), aka Trio Sicilienne, perform beautiful crossover music, transferring folk music to improvisational music via a slight detour through classical music. “Canzonetta di campagnuolo,” “Ritornello di lavandaja,” and “Canzonetta villereccia” are the names of the ancient southern Italian dances that are performed in new arrangements. These archetypal melodies exude a special southern European flavor, with Lisa Hofmaninger's raw bass clarinet complementing Maria Hauer's clear, unadorned soprano perfectly.

Besetzung

Maria Hauer – voice
Lisa Hofmaninger – soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Anneliese Schneider – piano

The musicians are united by an intensive willingness to experiment with sounds and unconventional role allocation.
The saxophone, a well-known lead instrument for melodies turns to be used as a means of providing rhythm whereas the drums do no longer carry their usual function but interprete the song in smoothe waves of melodies. Suddenly the pure African singing of the log drum which, accompanied by the bass clarinet, merges into spheric improvisation. The initial material for the musical harmony is made up of original compositions, impressions and stories, always in accordance with acoustics and atmosphere of the location. Diverse possibilities of the position of the band are tested and included in the overall performance. The core quality of the ensemble is certainly the determined love of experimenting with sound by challenging the certain functions of the instruments used.
This will inevitably put a spell on all the listeners.

Lineup

Lisa Hofmaninger – bass clarinet, soprano saxophone
Judith Schwarz – extended drumset

www.hofmaninger-schwarz.com

A national art collective searching new influences, exchanging ideas across national borders, opening up the sound and visualizing it. Cultural dialogue through music is the essence of “SOUND COLLECTOR”. Bass clarinetist and saxophonist Lisa Hofmaninger and drummer Judith Schwarz have created an exciting artistic route through countries with strong musical identities they will discover in the next 2 years (Romania,Turkey, Iran, Spain, Brazil, South Africa, India). In close cooperation with local musicians the two musicians try to rediscover, understand and reinterpret cultural and musical traditions that are characteristic of the respective countries. Supported by a great national art collective the process of exchange will result in a visual composition each telling it’s own story made up of a specific topic that emerges during the intensive cultural dialouge.

Besetzung

Lisa Hofmaninger – soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Judith Schwarz – drums
Johannes Kerschbaummayr – visual artist
Arthur Fussy – sound design

www.hofmaninger-schwarz.com/sound-collector/