2010 Highlights
Friday, 08 January 2010
Happy New Year!Projects this Spring include ORGELNATT (Organ Night), a late-night concert with myself on the organ together with several good collaborators. Scheduled for May - stay tuned for information when this will be confirmed.
I’m also doing an organ project on March 9, at Oslo Church Music Festival.
And a collaboration with Paulus Baroque Ensemble, in 31March/02April.
New friends in Palestine
Thursday, 17 December 2009
After the Trout period, six of us had the privilege to travel to Nablus and meet the people there. We had a meeting with students at the music class at the University, we met the organisation Nablus the Culture, and architect and town planner Naseer Arafat showed us the historical city as well as sharing stories we will not forget about life in Palestine.Success in Tel Aviv
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
The 9 TROUT performances turned out to be all sold out, including the two extra shows. Links to press here:
http://www.midnighteast.com
http://www.dancebloggers.com
Soon on our way to Middle East
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Kitchen Five are travelling on Sunday - one week of rehearsals, one week of performances (5.-12dec) in Tel Aviv and finally three days in Palestina, visiting the music department of the University of Nablus.
We are performing TROUT with Avshalom Pollak and Inbal Pinto Dance Company.
Stine Janvin Motland, vocals - Didrik Ingvaldsen, trumpet - Ståle Liavik Solberg, drums - Dag Egil Njaa, electronics - Nils Henrik Asheim, live sound design
MAZURKA recording
Sunday, 01 November 2009
We just finished recording the MAZURKA project. Gjertruds Gypsy Orchestra and Nils Henrik Asheim (piano) perform new interpretations of Frederic Chopin's Mazurkas. The recording was done in this beautiful old mansion of Ulefos Hovedgaard, which contain a superb gem of a 1820's piano, newly restored. Release: Spring 2010, in the Chopin year.
Updates
Sunday, 20 September 2009
7-15 dec - performances of Trout, Tel Aviv, with Inbal Pinto Dance Company / Kitchen Five
24-31 okt - Mazurka turné & innspillingsperiode
19 sep - barnekonsert Oslo Konserthus kl 12 og 14 med Gjertrud Økland / Georg Reiss
7-12 sep - networking trip to Naryan Mar, Russia, for “Vannveien” - Barents project 2010
30 aug - Ratzeburg Cathedral, Germany, with Günter Heinz, trombone
29 aug - Schwarzenbek Amtsrichterhaus, Germany, - ” -
28 aug - Salzwedel Mönchskirche , Germany - ” -
15 aug - world premiere “Cello Stories”, Håkon Samuelsen / Trondheimsolistene, Oslo Kammermusikkfestival
07 aug - Bornholm, konsert med Anne-Lise Berntsen
08 juli - Skien kirke, solokonsert
05 juli - Stavanger konserthus, foaje, med Guro !!
29 juni - Nøtterøy Kirke, Vestfold Festspillene, MAZURKA
11 juni - Fjell kirke, Drammen, konsert med Anne-Lise Berntsen
31 mai - Ole Bull konsert med Gjertrud Økland og Georg Reiss
30 mai - premiere MAZURKA, Festspillene Bergen, med Gjertruds Sigøynerorkester
28 mai - tryout concert MAZURKA, Stavanger
07 apr - Cadenza from CATCH LIGHT performed by Peter Herresthal/Eirik Raude at Kings place, London
Premiere of “Cello Stories”, Aug 15
Tuesday, 04 August 2009
Håkon Samuelsen and Trondheimsolistene are giving the first performance of this new work in the Norwegian Opera, Scene 2, during Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Saturday aug 15 at 13:00.
Cello Stories is basically a concerto for cello and string orchestra. But from there it starts to be different. I built it up thinking of four almost filmatic stories that are interlaced. By calling them “stories” I don’t mean to say they have a plot - rather that they possess a filmatic character, a situation or tableau which i feel is striking, epic and expressive. They also ask for very different quality of sound from the solo instrument, like different personalities. One is shy, talking in short, crystal clear phrases, drawing itself back in between.I’m in one armrest in Linz
Monday, 08 June 2009
The Sonic Vista project has moved one of their soundbenches from Stavanger to Linz, European Capital of Culture 2009. There are mp3 players in both armrests, and one of them is my composition “Permission for landing”.
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- Sonic Vista bench in park in Linz
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- Sonic Vista bench in park in Linz
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- probably a real Linzer
Innlegg om "Kulturbyfondet"
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Stavanger bystyre har satt av 18 millioner kroner til et fond som skal sikre langtidseffektene av kulturbyåret. Et veldig positivt og etterlengtet tiltak i en by som viser gjentatt vilje til satsing på kultur.
Det har vært en del åpne debatter om innholdet i fondet, men jeg har ikke registrert at det har vært noen åpen høring om retningslinjene.
CATCH LIGHT, new work 26march
Sunday, 22 March 2009
PREHEAR! Listen to a few seconds of sound….
Catch Excerpt
Catch Light is a double concerto for violin and percussion. The Percussion part is built around a Bass drum, which is used for various purposes. The violin part origins in the light, airy register. The two soloists are working on their respective threads, independently but with related ideas. Like a continuous conversation between two persons that keep a certain distance. Traces remain in the orchestra, as veins of sound.
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