The winners of the On-Hold Music Contest have been announced
The On-Hold Music Contest called for students and alumni to submit their acoustic interpretation of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Winners of the contest were Mario Weise, graduate from the Faculty of Media, the musical duo Ulf Pleines and Bert Liebold, alumni and employees of the Faculty Architecture and Urbanism, as well as the students Maximilian Zwiener from the Faculty of Media and Philip Bell from the Faculty of Art and Design.
We have all had to endure it – the standardized melodies that are meant to convince the captured caller to hold the line. Tormented by a digital version of ›Für Elise‹ or lulled to sleep by some generic relaxation music – this should not be the experience of anyone who calls the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar! That is why for the past couple of years, we have been using fresh piano-compositions from a former student to inspire the waiting ear. In order to offer further acoustic pieces the chance of attaining fame and honour in the world of on-hold callers, the University Communications department decided to host an On-Hold Music Contest.
The best pieces were chosen by a jury and are now easing the time that callers spend waiting ›in the loop‹. The new tracks were launched live during the award ceremony on Wednesday, 11 February 2015.
A total of 20 students and alumni from the faculties of Architecture and Urbanism, Art and Design, and Media submitted a total of 26 tracks. Seven candidates made it to the final round of the two-staged selection process and the jury ultimately chose four winners. The winners’ tracks will become part a three-month rotation within the telephone system.
Winners of the On-Hold Music Contest:
- Mario Weise, graduate from the Faculty of Media, received 1000 Euro for his contribution »Comfort Noise«.
- »Nimm noch nicht ab, Elise« by Ulf Pleines and Bert Liebold, alumni and employees at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, also received 1000 Euro prize money.
- The contribution submitted by Maximilian Zwiener, a student from the Faculty of Media, was awarded 500 Euro.
- Philip Lucas Bell, a student from the Faculty of Art and Design, also received 500 Euro for his contribution »bitte warten - please hold the line«.
» Listen to the winning tracks
The On-Hold Music Contest Jury:
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl Beucke (Rector (President) Bauhaus-Universität Weimar)
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Ruth (Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism)
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Hildebrand (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
- Prof. Burkhart von Scheven (Faculty of Art and Design)
- Prof. Nathalie Singer (Faculty of Media)
- Paul Debus (Student Government)
- Romy Weinhold (University Communications)