E-Zither

Boerni began playing the zither as a child, alongside the flute, guitar, and piano. Initially in Carinthia, and later in Vienna. After many years of practice, he developed a desire to explore the zither further and open it up to new sonic possibilities. Today, Boerni uses the zither in pop music and contemporary contexts.

Scoby Ceremony (Sleepless Interlude)

In the Löwinnenhof courtyard in St. Pölten, Boerni accompanied the Scoby harvest festival ceremony by Sandra-Laura Axinte with her composition Sleepless Interlude.

With electric zither and violin bow, she unfolded floating and almost trance-like soundscapes into a meditative sound.

Sleepless Interlude on

Scoby ceremony with electric zither – Photo: Christoph Hödl.HEIC

Boerni · Foto ©️ Christoph Hödl, 2024

Grasshopper

This is a collaboration with ChrisDeBug, a versatile Viennese musician and live electronic artist. ChrisDeBug combines genres such as organic house, alternative electronica, and downtempo, consciously breaking down genre boundaries.

Their collaboration brought the experimental sounds of Boerni's e-zither into ChrisDeBug's electronic context, opening up new ways to merge music and sound.

Resignation Waltz

As a teenager, Boerni participated in the CD production "A Slight Distraction" and played the zither on the song "Resignation Waltz," together with the musicians from The Standards. It was produced by the London-based
Producer: Werner Freistätter.

Resignation Waltz

Boerni als Kind mit Zither. Sie sitzt an einem Tisch und übt das Instrument. Notenblätter liegen daneben in einem Innenraum