Piano studies with Seymour Bernstein, John Ogdon, Shigeo Neriki
Composition studies with Stan Applebaum, Bernhard Heiden, John Eaton, Vincent Persichetti and
La Monte Young
Degrees in Composition from Indiana University, Bloomington (1982) and The Juilliard School (1988)
Musical Experience: Composer, Pianist, Guitarist, Teacher, Studio Engineer, Concert Producer and Curator, Computer Music Programmer (Max/MSP, Super Collider, CSound)
In 1996, with Ursula Scherrer, founded Studio Five Beekman, a sound and intermedia gallery.
With Liz Gerring, founded Diapason, a sound and intermedia gallery, in April, 2001.
Schumacher is a recipient of the Foundation of Contemporary Performance Arts fellowship of 2001.
Partial List of Works
Dance Suite (1980) piano solo
Nature and Static (1982) tape piece
12 Inverted Canons (1986) piano solo
Symphony in 3 Movements (1986) orchestra
Systems (1989) electronic music
The Resolution Chord from Frances (1991) prepared electric guitar
Constellations (1992-94) mixed ensemble
Duos, Trios and a Quartet (1994) piano quartet
Piano Piece Vienna 1994 (1994) piano solo
Piano Piece New York 1998 (1998) piano solo
Selected Performances
2001: European tour: Nantes, Rennes, Paris, Florence and Vienna, solo laptop concerts and collaborations with Metamkine, Dean Roberts, Giuseppe Ielasi, Michael Moser, and others
2000: Roulette, New York City. Solo with laptop and Power PC.
2000: Sonic Adventures Series, curated by Joseph Diebes, GaleGates et al., Brooklyn, NY. 3 hour concert with computers and multiple video projections by Junghee Choi and Ursula Scherrer.
2000: Dream House, New York City. Two memorial concerts featuring the music of Richard Maxfield and Terry Jennings. Producer and pianist.
1999: Lotus Center for Music and Dance, New York City, Then Space Began to Toll, original piano music and a piece for piano and vibraphone with video (video by Ursula Scherrer)
1998: Piano Piece Berlin 1992, 50 minute piano composition, performed by Tomas Baechli in New York City, Berlin, and ZŸrich
Installations
2002: Sound and Light Installation, Musée Art Coptemporain, Lyon, France
2001: Untitled "00, with laser light, Diapason Gallery, New York City
2000: Untitled Ô99, PS 1, Long Island City, NY, part of Volume: Bed of Sound, curated by Elliott Sharp.
2000: MAKMix, Museum fuer Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt, an installation with 13 iMacs.
2000: Room Piece Twenty four, Santa Fe International Festival of Electro-Acoustic Music, The College of Sante Fe, New Mexico
1999: Room Piece Thirty-three, 10 channel continuous sound installation with laser light, Studio Five Beekman, New York City
1999: Room Piece Twenty-four, Intermedia installation with 4 channel sound and 5 video monitors, with Ursula Scherrer, Metropolitan University, Minnesota
1998: Monologue, 4 channel continuous sound installation, Dream House, New York City
1998: Room Piece, a 12 channel version of the CD, Studio Five Beekman, New York City
1998: Inside, an intermedia environment for piano, sine tones and 4 video monitors, a collaboration with Ursula Scherrer, Studio Five Beekman, New York City
1998: The Aural Site, four continuous sound installations (Room Piece Twenty-four, Room Piece Twenty-five, Room Piece Twenty-eight, Mobile Chord Eight) Studio Five Beekman, New York City
1998: Monologue, 4 channel continuous sound installation, The Kitchen, New York City
1997: Mobile Chord Eight, 4 channel continuous sound installation, Dream House, New York City
1997: The Secluded Vale, a 16 channel continuous sound installation, Studio Five Beekman, New York City
1997: Multiple Fixation, a 16 channel continuous sound installation in 5 parts, Studio Five Beekman, New York City
1997: The Aural Site, four continuous sound installations (Mobile Chord Eight, Room Piece Twelve, Room Piece Six, Mobile Chord Twenty Eight), Studio Five Beekman, New York City
1996: Mobile Chord Three, 4 channel continuous sound installation, Dream House, New York City
1996: The Aural Site, continuous sound installations, Studio Five Beekman, New York City
1995: Room Pieces One and Six, 8 channel continuous sound installations, Zentrum fŸr Akustik und Raum, Hamburg, Germany
1992: Instances and Opportunities, 8 channel continuous sound installation with 4 stereo tape loops, Technical University, Berlin
1992: Untitled Installation with Electric Guitar, stereo sound installation consisting of an electric guitar "playing itself" with preparations excited by an E-bow, Technical University, Berlin
1991: The Aural Site, 12 channel continuous sound installation culminating in a "happening" with 25 performers, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York City
1991: The Aural Site, 8 channel continuous sound installation in a bar on 9th St. In New York City. Included speakers mounted under the floor and readings and performances by invited poets and musicians. Gold Bar, New York City.
