Background
Treichel, Dixie Ann was born on April 30, 1956 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Leona and Carl Treichel.
Treichel, Dixie Ann was born on April 30, 1956 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Leona and Carl Treichel.
Bachelor of Music in Composition (1980), University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 1978-1980.
Vienna International Music Centre, Vienna, Austria, 1976-1977. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1974-1976.
Postgraduate - University of Chicago, Music Composition Fellowship, 1987-1988. MCTC, Sound Arts, Minneapolis, MN, 2007-2009.
Composer, sound artist, theater sound designer and technician, artistic consultant, teacher, interdisciplinary collaborator, production and event organizer, since 1980.
Co-founder, artistic director, composer, performer, Diverse Arts Ensemble, Urbana, Milwaukee, Chicago, 1979-1986. New Music Chicago, composer, performer,1982-1988, President, festival director, 1986-1987. Producing consultant, sound technician, live mix, conductor, Phoenix Spring Ensemble, San Francisco, 1990-1997. Founder, director, composer, performer, Unique Sounds Ensemble, Minneapolis, 2000-2010, Artist Services/Artistic Director, Powderhorn Art Fair, Minneapolis, 2002-2016. Entertainment Coordinator, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Annual May Day Festival, Minneapolis, 1998-. Radio producer, host, KFAI, Minneapolis,1998-. MN Legacy Project, radio stories & documentaries, producer, interviews, editor, KFAI, Minneapolis, 2010-.
Selected presentations of work:
(San Francisco Tape Music Festival; Third Coast Internatio...)
Swimming, bicycling, reading, poetry, philosophy.