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Carl Mansker was
born in Los Angeles, California in 1935. He received his bachelors degree
in music from the University of California. After two years further
study in New York he went to Munich where he received a scholarship
from the Bavarian State to study piano with Rosl Schmid at the Münchner
Musikhochschule. After graduating (1967) he spent several years concertizing
through Europe. As a result of his concert tours of Spain he and his
wife, the Swiss painter Antoinette Mansker, now divide their time between
Munich and Deia, Mallorca. Though he still teaches and concertizes,
he devotes himself mainly to composition. His works have been performed
in many countries from Australia to Turkey and many have been recorded
by the Bavarian State Radio. He was commissioned to write an opera for
the tenth aniversary of the Deia International Music Festival. He composed
"El bon senyor Karnak" to a libretto in catalan by Josep Maria Llompart,
based on "Hunger" by Jakov Lind. The premier was in June 1988, opening
the music festival in Palma de Mallorca. He has recently completed his
first symphony "Algabal" and is now working on a commission for a string
quartet. |