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His body of work includes instrumental, electroacoustic and mixed compositions, as well as works in collaboration with graphic design, painting and experimental video. Numerous assignments, prizes and international performances at festivals (such as Wien Modern, Klangspuren Schwaz, Synthèse Bourges, Sonorities Belfast, Archipel Genf and ISCM Weltmusiktage) and co-productions with the ensembles Mondrian Basel, Mosaik Berlin, New Century Players L.A., die Reihe, PHACE, Vokalensemble Zürich und Klangforum Wien. Co-founder of the NewTonEnsemble, Vienna. He was director of the computer music course and guest professor of electroacoustic composition at the University of Music in Vienna. Since 2007 he is director of the ICST and professor for electroacoustic composition at the Zurich University of the Arts. He was professor for composition at the International summer courses in Darmstadt 2012. Publications and texts on artistic research, composition theory and aesthetics of electroacoustic music as well as on history and identity of Latin American music.

The professional vocal ensemble founded by Peter Siegwart has been staging selected productions beyond the established repertory for 20 years. In addition to historical rarities the ensemble also dedicates itself to contemporary music. So far, a number of composers such as Dieter Ammann, Daniel Glaus, Hans-Jürg Meier, Thomas Müller, Andreas Nick, Philipp Racine, Alfred Zimmerlin have written for the Vokalensemble Zürich. The ensemble has been invited to numerous festivals and cooperated with the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, the L’Orfeo Barockorchester, the Ensemble Contrechamp and the Ensemble Recherche. The Vokalensemble Zürich has been awarded the «Year for Musical Interpretation 2007» by the City of Zurich.

PHACE has been active in the contemporary music scene for many years, and is one of the most innovative and versatile Austrian ensembles for new music. Alongside the focus on classical contemporary chamber music, the artistic range reaches from music theatre productions all the way to multidisciplinary projects comprising dance, theatre, performance, electronics, video, DJs, turntablists, installation art and many more. Since 2010, PHACE has placed a special focus on staged productions (dance theater, music theater). The ensemble, currently comprised of eleven active members, regularly invites musicians and guests from a variety of artistic backgrounds for collaborative performances.

Since the mid-1990s, the ensemble has appeared in the most renowned concert halls and festivals in Austria and abroad, including Wien Modern, Klangspuren Schwaz, deSingel, rainy Days Luxembourg, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, Festival d’Avignon, Le Parvis Scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Salzburger Festspiele, King’s Place, Carinthischer Sommer, Philharmonie Luxemburg, Osterfestival Tirol, Osterfestival Krems, Wiener Festwochen, generator, Wiener Konzerthaus, Transart Bozen, Berliner Festspiele, Ultraschall Berlin, Salihara Festival Indonesien, SonEMUS Festival, Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik, Festival Musica Strasbourg, Thaliatheater Hamburg, MarchMusicDays Ruse, etc.

Since the 2012-13 season, PHACE has produced its own concert cycle at the Wiener Konzerthaus. Beginning in 2015, the ensemble releases recordings under a label of the same name, PHACE.