DONAUSCHRAMMELN.AT



		Johannes Wels Violin
		studied the violin at Vienna Music Academy and both violin and viola with Yossi Gutmann (Tel Aviv, Vienna); attended courses with Peter Matzka (leader of the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna) and Lionel Bentley (leader of the London Symphony Orchestra); plays both orchestra and chamber music in Austria as well as abroad and has made various TV and CD recordings;		has been involved in Schrammel music and Viennese music since 1974 under the guidance of Prof. Ernst Schandl; formation of Danubia-Duos with the cellist Taner Türker, www.danubia-duo.at further links to instrument makers: www.hanspluhar.com, www.nolliviolins.com



		Karl Gotsmy Contra Guitar
		began taking music lessons from his grandfather and from private teachers at an early age; further in a brass band for some time and was part of a dance music band; plays Schrammel music with different formations since 1965;		the guitar for Schrammel music is a typical Viennese guitar with two necks, which is reffered to as a “contra guitar” or as a “Schrammel guitar”; member of the “Wachauer Spielmusik” under the guidance of Prof. Ernst Schandl, www.ernstschandl.at



		Manfred Gansberger Accordion and Vocals
		received early musical training with the choirboys of Melk monastery (under the guidance of Prof. Adolf Trittinger); appeared as a soloist in various concerts with choir and orchestra; has performed songs by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf, W. A. Mozart, etc. just to list a few; was the choirmaster of “Vocalitas Loosdorf” and “Ad libitum”, (foundet in 1987);		performed church music (both as an organist and conductor of works for choir and orchestra); is a percussionist, keyboarder and guitar player in the band “Gusimusi”, www.gusimusi.at teamed up with the DONAUSCHRAMMELN.AT in the year 1997; enjoys performing Irish, Scottish music, Tango and Latin American, as well as 18^th century music with fellow musician Johannes, just to mention a few