Antje Vowinckel

Antje Vowinckel
Born(1964-12-14)December 14, 1964
Hagen, West Germany
OccupationsSound artist, radio artist, musician
Years active1994-active
Awardssee list
WebsiteOfficial website

Antje Vowinckel (born December 14, 1964) [1][2] is a Berlin-based German sound artist, radio artist, and musician. [3][4] Her work involves experimental radiophonics between language and sound. [5] She is known for examining the musical aspects of spoken languages, including the rhythms and intonations of dialects, everyday speech, and other vocal expressions. [6] She also composes for ensembles, and some works are created for presentation in public space. [7]

Early life

Antje Vowinckel was born in Hages, Westphalia. She received flute and piano lessons during her childhood and youth and later played flute in a student orchestra and soprano saxophone in jazz bands.[8]

She studied literature, music, and sociology, completing a thesis on collage forms in radio drama titled Collagen im Hörspiel. Die Entwicklung einer radiophonen Kunst. [9]

After her studies, she completed a radio editorial internship and worked for one year as a radio drama producer at Sudwestrundfunk (SWR) in Baden-Baden, Germany. [10]

Career

Since 2000, Vowinckel has been based in Berlin, where her work has been influenced by the Echtzeitmusik scene. Her compositions have been broadcast on various public radio stations. She has collaborated with ensembles including Ensemble Mosaik, Die Hochstapler, Maulwerker, and Zink & Copper. [11]

Her works have been presented at numerous international festivals, such as the Donaueschinger Musiktage, Prix Italia, Prix Europa, Klangwerkstatt Berlin, Eclat Fastival, and the Festival Musica Contemporanea Alicabte. The piece Call Me Yesterday has been broadcast and presented in 18 countries. (CD: charhizma 037) [12]

A central focus of her work is the musicality of spoken languages, including the use of dialects and endangered languages, as well as forms of "automatic speaking," which involves spontaneous verbal responses to surroundings. In recent years, she has also developed installations and performances in public space, including Hubraum. Quartet. [13]

Selected works

Major radiophonic works

  • Daily Sop (2000)—radio play; awarded Prix Europa. [14]
  • Die Zahler (2004)—sound composition with spoken word (WDR). [15]
  • Call Me Yesterday (2005)—a radiophonic composition using international language course recordings; broadcast in 18 countries. [16]
  • 2009: Lohnarbeit und Liebesleid- radio play,
  • Terra Prosodia (2011)—compositions based on European dialect melodies. [17]
  • Ferrari Entre (2011)—experimental radio composition: awarded the ZKM "Ferrari recoute" prize. [18]
  • Goarse Things / A Spoken Landscape (2014). [19]
  • The Goal (2014)—composition using global football commentary recordings. [20]
  • Melody Minus One. Eine Jagd (WDR 2016). [21]
  • Galapagos-Kreuzblende (SWR 2017) evolution with an ornithologist. [22]
  • Goethe to Go. A spoken landscape (DLF/HR 2018)—a sound composition using automatic speaking[23]
  • Second Floor (2022)—Sound Cinema Award. [24]
  • Opdoppling (2024). Recycling Ritual in Four Parts—Prix Phonurgia Nova. [25]
  • Vague Guess: Human (SWR 2025). [26]
  • Relais ouvert. Legba's synesthetic night. Together with Rafiy Okefolaham, DLF Kultur 2026. [27]

Installation, Performance, Compositions

  • Newsroom (2019)—Sound Aquarium installation. [28]
  • Nesthau, a solo performance for a vibrating speaker and voice. [29]
  • Fehlerwiesen / Frist Chance (2022)—multimedia performance work. [30]
  • Trockenzeit (2025), multichannel installation. [31]
  • Hubraum (2020)—a duo composition for vibrating speakers and objects. [32]
  • Hubraum, Quartat (2022), a composition for public space with ensemble Sawt Out. [33]
  • Hold the line. Composition for brass ensemble and call center voices, 2024, with ensemble Trigger.[34]

Work as a director

Kurze Interviews mit fiesen Männern (2020), a radio adaptation of "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men," by [35] David, Foster Wallace (2020). Kurze Interviews mit fiesen Männern. Der Hörverlag. ISBN 978-3-8445-1027-0.

Albums and sound publications

  • Calls Me Yesterday (2005, Charhizma 037). [36]
  • Ferrari enters (2011, WERGO 2066/ZKM Milestones). [37]
  • Linguamoto on Leghedivacje (2009, finalmuzik)
  • Terra Prosodia (2014, Gruenrekorder)—sound composition based on dialect melodies. [38]
  • Tuning Butterflies (2019, Errant Bodies)—reinterpretation of dialect recordings through vocal imitation. [39]
  • Gipfeltreffen (2021, DEGEM): Im hier und jetzt oder nie. [40]
  • The Goal (2024 DEGEM, Horen - in dieser Zeit) [41]

Awards and recognition

  • 2000—Prix Europe (daily soap). [42]
  • 2000—Medienpreis Plopp-Awards, ADK, Berlin (Nachricht aus Bastia). [43]
  • 2001—ARD Horspielpreis (nothing hurts together with Falk Richter). [44]
  • 2005—Karl-Sczuka-Forderpreis (Call Me Yesterday). [45]
  • 2005—Prix Ars Acustica (Radio Nacional de Espana) (Call Me Yesterday). [46]
  • 2011—ZKM Prize "Ferrari recoute" (Ferrari entre). [47]
  • 2012—Prix Ars Electronica—Honorary mention (Terra Prosodia). [48]
  • 2021—Phonurgia Nova—Special mention (Gipfeltreffen) [49]
  • 2022—Nominee Deutscher Musikautorenpreis, sound art category. [50]
  • 2023—Sound Cinema Awards (Second Floor). [51]
  • 2024—Phonurgia Nova Awards—Winner, Sound Art category (Opdoppling), 29th edition in Marseille, France. [52]
  • Various international residencies and grants (Casa Baldi, Italy; Villa Aurora Los Angeles; Cite International des Arts, Paris; Binauralnodar, Portugal; Villa Concordia Bamberg). [53]

References

  1. ↑ Antje Vowinckel on villa-aurora.org
  2. ↑ (in German) Infos about Antje Vowinckel at NRW Literatur im Netz[link removed]
  3. ↑ Antje Vowinckel discography at Discogs
  4. ↑ Antje Vowinckel at ausland-berlin.de
  5. ↑ "Antje Vowinckel". Elektronmusikstudion. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Antje Vowinckel – Gruenrekorder" (in German). Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Interdisciplinary Audio Production: Sound in Context". Berlin School of Sound. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Vowinckel, Antje: Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia". www.villa-concordia.de. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Antje Vowinckel - Schloss Wiepersdorf (en)". www.schloss-wiepersdorf.de. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Antje Vowinckel". Elektronmusikstudion. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ hoerspielundfeature.de (July 2, 2019). "Die Klangkünstlerin Antje Vowinckel - Faible für das Uneigentliche". Hörspielportal (in German). Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Antje Vowinckel, Marc Matter, Swantje Lichtenstein". ISSUE Project Room. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Antje Vowinckel - Schloss Wiepersdorf (en)". www.schloss-wiepersdorf.de. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  14. ↑ Antje, Vowinckel. "Antje Vowinckel" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "Antje Vowinckel – Gruenrekorder" (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  16. ↑ Kultur, S. W. R. (March 13, 2024). "Antje Vowinckel: Call me yesterday". SWR Kultur (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Antje Vowinckel – „Das Ohr in der Tropfsteinhöhle" |". soundstudies.info. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  18. ↑ Antje, Vowinckel. "Antje Vowinckel" (PDF).
  19. ↑ "gorse things, by Antje Vowinckel". Antje Vowinckel. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  20. ↑ "ACOUSMA FORUM // Heroines of Sound: a fresh look". Narodowe Forum Muzyki. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  21. ↑ "ARD Hörspieldatenbank: Melody minus one. Eine Jagd". hoerspiele.dra.de (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  22. ↑ hoerspielundfeature.de (August 1, 2018). "Bringt der Gesang der Vögel neue Arten hervor? - Galapagos-Kreuzblende". Hörspielportal (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  23. ↑ deutschlandfunkkultur.de. "Programm". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  24. ↑ Antje, Vowinckel. "Antje Vowinckel".
  25. ↑ Antje, Vowinckel. "Antje Vowinckel".
  26. ↑ Kultur, S. W. R. (December 2, 2025). "Antje Vowinckel: Vague Guess: Human". SWR Kultur (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  27. ↑ deutschlandfunkkultur.de. "Programm". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Kunstwerke – Bürorix" (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  29. ↑ Antje, Vowinckel. "Nesthau: a solo performance".
  30. ↑ "13. Berliner Hörspielfestival". Akademie der Künste (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Trockenzeit – Klanginstallation von Antje Vowinckel - KulturRegion FrankfurtRheinMain" (in German). June 27, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  32. ↑ "2020/21 Archive". www.km28.de. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Interdisciplinary Audio Production: Sound in Context". Berlin School of Sound. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  34. ↑ "Hold the Line & tvvo:id - Klangwerkstatt Berlin 2024 - Tickets kaufen". t.rausgegangen.de. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  35. ↑ Antje, Vowinckel. "Kurze Interview".
  36. ↑ Kultur, S. W. R. (March 13, 2024). "Antje Vowinckel: Call me yesterday". SWR Kultur (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  37. ↑ "JETZT – oder wahrscheinlich ist dies mein Alltag, in der Verwirrung der Orte und der Augenblicke". www.schott-music.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  38. ↑ "Antje Vowinckel – Gruenrekorder" (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Tuning Butterflies – Errant Bodies Press". Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  40. ↑ "Zukunftsmusik – im hier und jetzt oder nie – Wendepunkte – degem" (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  41. ↑ "EMDoku". www.emdoku.de. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  42. ↑ "ARD Hörspieldatenbank: Daily Soap". hoerspiele.dra.de (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  43. ↑ Antje, Vowinckel. "Medienpreis Plopp-Award" (PDF).
  44. ↑ "ARD Hörspieldatenbank: Nothing hurts". hoerspiele.dra.de (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  45. ↑ Kultur, S. W. R. (October 11, 2010). "Antje Vowinckel: Call me yesterday". SWR Kultur (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  46. ↑ "Radiofonías - Call me Yesterday - 01/11/13 - escuchar ahora". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  47. ↑ Antje, Vowinckel. "Ferrari recouté" (PDF).
  48. ↑ Antje, Vowinckel. "2012—Prix Ars Electronica" (PDF).
  49. ↑ "Gruenrekorder – Phonography & Sound Art" (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  50. ↑ "12. Deutscher Musikautorenpreis auf neuen Wegen". DMAP (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  51. ↑ "Antje Vowinckel". Fylkingen. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  52. ↑ "and the winners are..." Phonurgia Nova. November 19, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  53. ↑ "Villa Massimo | Antje Vowinckel". www.villamassimo.de. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
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