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  1. Wilhelm Hansen take over Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

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    Wilhelm Hansen take over Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

    31. July 2012

    The renowned Danish composer Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen has for many years been published by two different publishing houses; Edition·S – music¬sound¬art and Edition Wilhelm Hansen. Now they have come to an agreement on gathering his works at one place.On the occasion of Gudmundsen-Holmgreen’s 80th birthday in November 2012, Edition·S, Wilhelm Hansen and the composer himself have agreed on the fact that Wilhelm Hansen will take over the works that have been published by Edition·S taking effect as from July 1, 2012.
  2. Simon Steen-Andersen world premiere in Darmstadt

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    Simon Steen-Andersen world premiere in Darmstadt

    17. July 2012

    Simon Steen-Andersen can undoubtedly be considered one of the most innovative and adventurous composers of his generation. His music has been performed all over the world and his work list is endless. This time his newest work has its world premiere in Darmstadt, Germany.
  3. Simon Steen-Andersen at Hindsgavl Festival 2012

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    Simon Steen-Andersen at Hindsgavl Festival 2012

    29. June 2012

    Next week Hindsgavl Festival kicks off with lots of music for 12 days in a row and Monday July 16 Simon Steen-Andersen is on the programme with 7 works.
  4. Summer holiday & Farewell reception

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    Summer holiday & Farewell reception

    25. June 2012

    It is officially summer! We've just experienced the longest day of the year and have many long summer nights in front of us.This means that the art music scene will go on holiday (except for Hindsgavl Festival July 8-19, 2012 with lots of Edition·S composers on the programme) and so will we. The office will be closed in weeks 29 and 30 (July 16-27) and we'll be back Monday July 30.
  5. Stillingsopslag direktør | Job Position CEO

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    Stillingsopslag direktør | Job Position CEO

    19. June 2012

    The position as CEO & artistic director of Edition·S is open now. More info here - or download the PDF below.Stillingen som direktør og kunstnerisk leder for Edition·S er slået op. Se mere her - eller download PDF nedenfor.
  6. Christian Winther Christensen receives Schierbeck award

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    Christian Winther Christensen receives Schierbeck award

    18. June 2012

    Edition·S – music¬sound¬art composer Christian Winther Christensen received the prestigious award from Poul and Sylvia Schierbeck tonight at the reception after the performance of Schierbeck’s only opera Fête Galante.The Schierbeck award is given to musicians, conductors and composers who contribute to sharing Poul Schierbeck’s music and support music theoretical works about Schierbeck.This year, the lucky receiver is Christian Winther Christensen, who was awarded 35.000 kr.
  7. Message from the Edition·S board

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    Message from the Edition·S board

    13. June 2012

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  8. TRIBUTES – Pulse performed live in Washington

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    TRIBUTES – Pulse performed live in Washington

    8. June 2012

    Next week Bill Morrison, Simon Christensen and his band Kundi Bombo travel to Washington DC where the collaborative art film will be performed live at the National Gallery of Art.TRIBUTES – Pulse is in the middle of a world tour. First it went to the Festival Du Nouveau Cinema in Montreal, followed by the International Film Festival Rotterdam, then Buenos Aires for the BAFICI festival and now it is time for Washington DC.
  9. One-woman-show at Copenhagen Music Theatre

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    One-woman-show at Copenhagen Music Theatre

    6. June 2012

    Electronic and acoustic music, choreography, art installations and theatre are all mixed into one when Irina-Kalina Goudeva performs her one-woman-show at Copenhagen Music Theatre.
  10. Lars Kynde plays with puppets

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    Lars Kynde plays with puppets

    4. June 2012

    A puppeteer and a composer collaborate in creating a new version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, which audiences of all ages have the opportunity to experience this summer.
  11. Tjørnhøj’s Portrait travels to Vordingborg

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    Tjørnhøj’s Portrait travels to Vordingborg

    31. May 2012

    Composer Line Tjørnhøj is in the middle of a great, big project involving a group of 14 year-olds, installation artist Signe Klejs and anthropologist Birgitte Stampe Holst.
  12. A search for memories of sounds

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    A search for memories of sounds

    31. May 2012

    The Belgium sound artist Stijn Demeulenaere and SNYK are in the middle of building a new installation called Soundtracks, and they need your help to finish it.The idea behind Soundtracks is to create an archive of memories of sounds. Soundtracks wants to research what kind of sounds are memorized and how they are memorized. Can we replay those sounds in our heads, or do we only remember the event of the situation; the contour of the sound?
  13. Edition·S experiments with composer portraits

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    Edition·S experiments with composer portraits

    29. May 2012

    Edition·S – music¬sound¬art is experimenting with different ways of portraying our composers and artists.Last year, CEO Klaus Ib Jørgensen interviewed various guests, composers, musicians, arrangers etc. at the annual Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival with great success. The interviews were published as short podcasts on our Soundcloud profile.This year, Niels Rønsholdt has been so kind to let us use him as test case.
  14. Line Tjørnhøj sound installation at Platform 4, Aalborg

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    Line Tjørnhøj sound installation at Platform 4, Aalborg

    24. May 2012

    The organisation and house ‘Platform 4’ in Aalborg, Denmark, is an independent user-driven multi-purpose venue that experiments within the art and technology frame. On May 31 to June 2 Edition·S will be represented at this venue by Line Tjørnhøj, with her installation work Portrait – between child and adult, a collaboration between Tjørnhøj, digital media artist Signe Klejs and anthropologist Birgitte Stampe.
  15. Ib Nørholm Premiere at the Carl Nielsen International Music Competition

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    Ib Nørholm Premiere at the Carl Nielsen International Music Competition

    23. May 2012

    Next week the annual Carl Nielsen competition sets off in Odense, Denmark, during which violinists of all nationalities under the age of 30 will be contesting.In the second round the competitors will be performing renowned composer Ib Nørholm’s piece Ménage à trois, composed specially for the competition. Menage à trois is a humoristic observation of a musician, his violin and the bow, for unaccompanied violin.
  16. Nordic Darkness and Electric Light

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    Nordic Darkness and Electric Light

    18. May 2012

    Nordic Darkness and Electric Light is the poetic title of a concert in Paris next week, which is part of the annual Festival Extension for new music and sound art. The concert is a meeting between the French Ensemble Aleph and the Swedish ensemble Curious Chamber Players, and on the programme is a number of Swedish, French, Spanish, Romanian and Danish composers.
  17. Danish premiere of Line Tjørnhøj opera

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    Danish premiere of Line Tjørnhøj opera

    17. May 2012

    Line Tjørnhøj’s award-winning opera Anorexia Sacra was called a masterpiece at the premiere in Houston, Texas in 2009. The opera now stand before its Danish premiere at the Dagmar800 Festival.
  18. Matthias Ronnefeld - the complete series

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    Matthias Ronnefeld - the complete series

    15. May 2012

    Today is our official release of Matthias Ronnefeld's complete series!For quite some time now, Edition·S – music¬sound¬art has worked on finalising all of Matthias Ronnefeld's works and they are now released as a complete series in a new, sleek black design.