Ofir Klemperer
Ofir Klemperer
Ofir Klemperer (born in Israel 1982) is a sound-based artist, composer, improviser, and songwriter.
In his music, Klemperer includes instrumentalists and thinkers from different backgrounds and mediums to interact with his pre-composed materials. His work includes acoustic and electronic instrumentation, conducted improvisation, audience participation, and performance of original songs (Hebrew and English). Klemperer aims for complex and uncharted territories of sound production through a soothing, casual performance, in the form of live folk/rock/jazz/classical music concerts, and DIY musical and social gatherings.
Some of the ensembles he has written for are: Klangforum Wien, Israel Contemporary Players, Tetttix enesmble, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Talea Ensemble, Asko|Schoenberg Ensemble, Rosa Ensemble, Modelo62, and Orkest de Ereprijs.
His work has been featured in Israel Music Festival, in Musikprotokoll in Graz, Austria, Bolzano Jazz Festival in Italy and in MATA Festival in NYC. His work was also performed in Athens, Chicago, Amsterdam, Belgrade, Brussels, and Sao Paolo.
While receiving his Bachelor and Masters degrees in music composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands, Klemperer also specialized in Orchestral Improvisation Conduction. Since relocating to the United States in 2013, he led numerous improvisation workshops for ensembles and choirs, and formed many ensembles who played his music.
Klemperer has recently relocated from Atlanta, Georgia, where he lived for seven years, and collaborated with the largest and wildest ensemble he ever formed – the Atlanta Improvisers Orchestra.
He is now living in Olympia, Washington, and is seeking new collaborations.
These days he composes and arranges concert music, teaches piano and composition, and performs his own pieces.
Klemperer’s work has been supported by the Foundation for Contemporary Art (FCA), and with residencies at MacDowell, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, and Yucca Valley Material Lab
