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  1. James Black: 'Colossi'

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    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.

  2. Edition·S at KLANG Festival

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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.

  3. Mads Emil Dreyer World Premiere

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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.

  4. Ejnar Kanding World Premiere

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    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.

  5. Nicolai Worsaae selected for International Rostrum of Composers

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    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'.

  6. New publications: 12 studies by Bo Gunge

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    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

  7. Work Grants from the Danish Arts Foundation

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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.

  8. Allan Gravgaard Madsen: Concerto Grosso World Premiere

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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.

  9. Gísladóttir and Tjørnhøj nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize

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    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.

  10. Album release of Horneman's Aladdin

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    Album release of Horneman's Aladdin

    6. May 2022

    The opera Aladdin is a cornerstone in Danish music history, a problem child and C.F.E. Horneman's life's work. He worked on the score through 40 years. Now the opera has been recorded in full for the first time

  11. Gísladóttir & Stauning nominated for Carl Prisen 2022

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    Gísladóttir & Stauning nominated for Carl Prisen 2022

    26. April 2022

    Carl Prisen has announced the nominated composers for this year's awards and Edition·S is the proud publisher of works nominated in two classical music categories.

  12. Edition·S at SPOR festival

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    Edition·S at SPOR festival

    21. April 2022

    We are counting down to the annual SPOR festival taking place in Aarhus 27 April - 1 May 2022. The festival presents a great selection of contemporary music including works by Bára Gísladóttir, James Black and Jeppe Just Christensen.

  13. Works by Greta Eacott published by Edition·S

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    Works by Greta Eacott published by Edition·S

    20. April 2022

    We are very happy to announce the beginning of a new collaboration with Greta Eacott - a British percussionist and composer living on the island of Morsø in Denmark.

  14. Kasper Rofelt · 40 years today

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    Kasper Rofelt · 40 years today

    17. April 2022

    The works of Kasper Rofelt span from experimental orchestra works to virtuoso solo pieces and spheric chamber music. On 17 April the accomplished composer turns 40 and a few days later, a portrait album containing his chamber music is released.

  15. James Black video release

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    James Black video release

    15. April 2022

    A new music video by James Black is released: ANTIFLEUR. Overwhelming, dazzling, trashy, crunchy, childish, nihilistic, joyful, sorrowful, and exuberant – all at the same time.

  16. Simon Steen-Andersen: KORPUS video release

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    Simon Steen-Andersen: KORPUS video release

    14. April 2022

    Ensemble Musikfabrik recently released their video recording of Simon Steen-Andersen's 'Korpus' for three Harry Partch instruments played by 9 musicians.

  17. Edition·S closed for Easter

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    Edition·S closed for Easter

    14. April 2022

    The Edition·S office and webshop is closed for Easter 14-18 April.

  18. Matias Vestergård: KORTE BREVE FRA EN LANG REJSE

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    Matias Vestergård: KORTE BREVE FRA EN LANG REJSE

    11. April 2022

    Matias Vestergård Hansen graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Music in March 2022, with a concert including the world premiere of his audio drama 'KORTE BREVE FRA EN LANG REJSE'. A video documentation of the performance is now available online.