News
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general
Mette Nielsen World Premiere
27. June 2022
Mette Nielsen's new work 'Tidlig solopgang' (Early Sunrise) is premiered by The Danish National Vocal Ensemble 29 June.
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Martin Stauning 40 years today
23. June 2022
"It is important to me that you are touched. Music is not only something to reflect on, music should also move you," Martin Stauning has stated. His own music is known for being intense and evocative. Today, 24 June, he turns 40.
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interviews
Hans-Henrik Nordstrøm 75 years
23. June 2022
Hans-Henrik Nordstrøm started composing at the age of 12. His 75th birthday is celebrated on 25 June with a concert in Copenhagen, presenting no less than 3 world premieres.
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Birgitte Alsted 80 years today
15. June 2022
Throughout her career as a composer, Birgitte Alsted has maintained her curiosity and desire to experiment. Today, June 15, is Birgitte Alsted’s 80th birthday.
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interviews
Kasper Rofelt World Premiere
14. June 2022
Kasper Rofelt's new organ work 'Trichotomy' is premiered at KLANG Festival Thursday 16 June at a concert celebrating Per Nørgård's 90th birthday. We asked the composer a couple a questions about the work.
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interviews
Simon Steen-Andersen: Danish premiere of Walk the Walk
10. June 2022
Simon Steen-Andersen’s Walk the Walk is performed for the first time in Denmark, when Ensemble This Ensemble That takes the stage in Takkelloftet at the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen at KLANG Festival with performances on June 17th and 18th.
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interviews
Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen World premiere
10. June 2022
Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen has written Piano Sonata for the acclaimed British pianist, Rolf Hind. We asked the composer a few questions about the piece which will be premiered at KLANG Festival Thursday 16 June.
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Line Tjørnhøj World premiere
9. June 2022
Tjørnhøj's SPRING is at once a work of sound art, a musical drama, a ritual feast, an act of activism, a virtual 3D experience, an NFT, a tribute to nature and a portrait of Secretary-General of DanChurchAid, Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen.
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interviews
Educate·S at KLANG festival
9. June 2022
Traditionen tro danner årets KLANG i KU.BE rammen om en koncert, hvor unge musikere opfører værker fra nodeserien Educate·S. Læs eller genlæs vores interview med initiativtageren til serien, komponist og underviser Østen Mikal Ore.
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interviews
James Black: 'Colossi'
7. June 2022
James Black's work Colossi will be performed by Duo Dan/Nie at KLANG Festival 2022. We asked the composer a few questions about the work.
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Edition·S at KLANG Festival
7. June 2022
KLANG Festival 2022 takes place in Copenhagen 9-18 June. The programme overflows with works by composers collaborating with Edition·S.
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Mads Emil Dreyer World Premiere
6. June 2022
HAV Duo will premiere Mads Emil Dreyer's piece 'Miniature 4' Thursday 9 May in Copenhagen.
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interviews
Ejnar Kanding World Premiere
31. May 2022
Kanding is known for his colourful music, uniting electronic and acoustic sound. This week, his work Nordic Extractions is premiered and Stillstehen is released. Edition·S asked him a few questions about his work.
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nominations / awards
Nicolai Worsaae selected for International Rostrum of Composers
30. May 2022
Every year at the International Rostrum of Composers, national radio networks from all across the world get together to point out the best contemporary music works. In 2022 Nicolai Worsaae represents Denmark with the piece 'PUSH'.
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releases
New publications: 12 studies by Bo Gunge
21. May 2022
A new series of pieces by Bo Gunge is published by Edition·S. 12 Studies for solo piano, 12 Studies for violin & accordion and 8 Studies for saxophone & harp. The pieces all invite the musicians to engage with a great degree of freedom of interpretation
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Work Grants from the Danish Arts Foundation
19. May 2022
The Danish Arts Foundation has given out 230 work grants to composers, songwriters and sound artists.
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Allan Gravgaard Madsen: Concerto Grosso World Premiere
10. May 2022
On 19 May 2022 JACK Quartet and Aarhus Symphony Orchestra will premiere Allan Gravgaard Madsen's Concerto Grosso, a work that contains the epic, the romantic and quite a few surprises.
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nominations / awards
Gísladóttir and Tjørnhøj nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize
10. May 2022
Among the nominated composer for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2022 are Line Tjørnhøj with the work enTmenschT and Bára Gísladóttir nominated for the work VÍDDIR.