Helmut Oehring (16/07/1961), a German composer, from Berlin. Many of his works have been written in collaboration with composer Iris ter Schiphorst, including Polaroids, Requiem, and a Lorca-based dance work Bernarda Albas Haus choreographed by Joachim Schlömer.
Oehring and Iris ter Schiphorst's Requiem for soloists and ensemble (actually a Melodram for 1 deaf-mute, 1 sopranist, 12 instruments
and live electronics) is a cumulatively powerful work in which darkly glimmering textures are overlain on rhythmically insistent grounds or washes of undifferentiated dark tones, the whole taking on a very abstract quality, immersing the listener rather than demanding to be listened to objectively.