MAREK CHOLONIEWSKI (born 1953, in Krakow)  studied  organ (with L.Werner),
theory of  music  and composition (with B.Schaeffer) at the Krakow Academy
of Music, where since 1976, has been employed on the faculty of the
Electroacoustic  Music Studio (currently as an Assistant  Professor of
Composition).  In 1977 he founded Krakow Society of Contemporary Music -
"Muzyka Centrum", largely engaged in  concert work.  In 1986 together with
Krzysztof Knittel and  Piotr Bikont MCh co-founded "Freight Train" a
jazz-rock multimedia contemporary band. He is co-founder of the CH&K Studio
which deals with concert and recording activities. Since  1987 he has been
giving concerts, workshops and lectures in Europe, US and Canada. In
addition, in 1986, he founded his own annual International Concert Series
called "Audio Art" which presented the most important artists and
achievements in "sound art" from all over the world. A world renown
lecturer, composer, "live computer music" performer, and author of
audio-visual computer projects, Cho‡oniewski writes instrumental and
computer music for theater, film and radio. He is initiator and artistic
director of Audio Art Festival and International Workshops for New Music
Krakow/Stuttgart (together with Matthias Hermann). In-between 1993 - 1999
he was an artistic director of the Internationale Akademie fuer Neue
Komposition und Audio Art in Schwaz (Austria). In January/February 2000 he
was an artist in residence at the ISA of Arizona State University and at
Central Washington University in Ellensburg. His music was a part of the
opening of Cracow 2000 celebration on January 15, 2000.

"aus Silber" is a last movement of the ourdoor piece "Silber" premiered in
Schwaz/Tirol on September 9, 1994 as a part of 2nd International Academy
for New Composition. The piece with the basic concept of Marianne Penz-van
Stappershoef and music by Marek Choloniewski was performed by
Knappenmusikkapelle Schwaz (conducted by Helmuth Werth), Dance Factory
(with choreography and direction by Monica Griesser) and chamber ensemble
(Barbara Wojciechowska - viola, Franz Hackl - trumpet, Jan Pilch -
percussion, Kazimierz Pyzik - double-bass, Mato Santek - trombone and Marek
Choloniewski - interactive conducting).

The piece contains 4 movements:
- orchestra
- silver line with viola solo
- dance
- interactive conducting over acoustic and computer ensembles

The composition integrates elements from different styles and art
backgrounds: music, street theatre, dance, performance art. The indoor and
outdoor performances took place during the premiere opening in Schwaz in
1994. Later different movements of the piece were performed seperately.