Andrew Franck
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Andrew Franck (born Andreas Franck in the United States) is a composer, artist, philosopher and author.

Franck began his performance career in the mid 1970's in New York City and Stuttgart, Germany. He currently lives and works in upstate New York.

Music studies with Manfred D'Elia, Gates Wray, Elias Tanenbaum and Philip Corner. Philosophical studies with Reiner Schurmann, Veronique Foti, Quentin Lauer, Ronald Brady and Manfred Riedel. In collaboration or corroboration with: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, David Tudor, Buckminster Fuller, Alison Knowles, Charlotte Moorman, Otto Wulff, Hagen Biesantz, Klaus Wilde, Robert Sardello and Alfred Tomatis.

As a composer and sound designer, Franck has written over two hundred works for chamber ensembles, film, dance and electronics. Recordings include "One Breath Bardo", "Dances and Emanations", "Maps for Dreaming", "Aria" and "Surfacing".