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  1. A Burst of Activity

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    A Burst of Activity

    27. March 2014

    Burst with Duo KAPOW! includes Jexper Holmen's Oil and the title track Burst – an early work by Niels Marthinsen.
  2. Steingrimur Rohloff – Sill Not / Not Yet

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    Steingrimur Rohloff – Sill Not / Not Yet

    11. March 2014

    Steingrimur Rohloff's song cycle Still Not / Not Yet,  performed by mezzo-soprano Helene Gjerris with the Figura Ensemble and Seatlle Chamber Players, will be released on Neos Records on the 15.03.14.The CD can't be purchased just yet, but will be available via Neos' webshop on Friday. In the meantime take a sneak preview via Edition·S' SoundCloud profile:
  3. Gunnar Berg in the spotlight

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    Gunnar Berg in the spotlight

    10. March 2014

    "Almost forgotten" composer Gunnar Berg has received a number of performances recently – amongst them a concert by Steffen Schleiermacher at the Chiffren Bienalle: 
  4. Black Box Music and Run Time Error Explained

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    Black Box Music and Run Time Error Explained

    10. March 2014

    The London Sinfonietta has put together a short video introduction in which Simon Steen-Andersen tells a little about Black Box Music and Run Time Error – the works that will be performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Wednesday 12 March. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxpNfCOSj_g&list=UUCMzuoJS4OXjy35Zah0txuA&feature=c4-overview
  5. Kasper Rofelt Debut Concert

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    Kasper Rofelt Debut Concert

    7. March 2014

    Kasper Rofelt
  6. Crossing Borders with Simon Steen-Andersen

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    Crossing Borders with Simon Steen-Andersen

    6. March 2014

    Simon Steen-Andersen – Run Time Error
  7. The Charm of Nordic Irony

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    The Charm of Nordic Irony

    27. February 2014

    A charming prelude to the Biennale, that contrasts Danish lightness of the New against the heaviness of the "German" classical spirit and shows how to much fun New Music can be. So concludes a review of Athelas' opening concert of the Chiffren Bienale in the Kieler Nachrichten. 

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    "Art vox reportage" - Line Tjørnhøj premiere with Ars Nova Copenhagen in Århus

    21. February 2014

    Line Tjørnhøj's new work "Art vox reportage" – on civilisation 2, based on texts by Elias Canetti, will be premiered in Århus on Friday 21 February and followed up with a performance in Garnisons Kirke Copenhagen on Sunday 23 February. For further performances see Ars Nova's website.
  9. Rune Glerup – Portrait CD and Concert Review

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    Rune Glerup – Portrait CD and Concert Review

    21. February 2014

    Tones Hanging as FiguresRune Glerup received a very nice review of his portrait CD and release concert in the Danish newspaper Politiken:
  10. Im Blick: Dänemark – Danish Composers in Germany

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    Im Blick: Dänemark – Danish Composers in Germany

    20. February 2014

    The Athelas Ensemble will be in Kiel this evening to present a concert focussed entirely on Danish music.
  11. Dust Encapsulated – Rune Glerup portrait CD

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    Dust Encapsulated – Rune Glerup portrait CD

    7. February 2014

    Dacapo Records have released a fine portrait CD of Rune Glerup's music. The cover by Denise Burt refers to Rune's now well established technique of working with musical 'objects' in which he abandons traditional approaches to musical narrative:It's almost a physical experience of walking around among a lot of different musical objects without having any direction.
  12. Kasper Rofelt is the recipient of a Sonning Scholarship

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    Kasper Rofelt is the recipient of a Sonning Scholarship

    7. February 2014

    Congratulations to Kasper Rofelt on becoming one of the 2014 Léonie Sonning Scholars.The prestigious Sonning Music Prize has been awarded to luminaries such as Pierre Boulez, Gyorgy Ligeti, Kaija Saariaho and Arvo Pärt. In addition, the foundation also awards grants in order to further the artistic development of young composers, conductors, musicians or singers from Denmark and the other Nordic counties. It is one of these scholarships, which cannot be applied for, that Kasper Rofelt has been awarded. 

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    "Composer" – a documentary by Ida Bach Jensen

    4. February 2014

    "Composer" is a documentary by Ida Bach Jensen featuring Simon Steen-Andersen, Eva Noer Kondrup and Henriette Groth. The film aims at giving insights into the creative processes of these three composers. It takes a look at how inspiration, material, chaos and craft are brought together to form three very particular forms of artistic expression. The film was premiered on 18 December 2013 and will be shown again at the Valby Kino, Copenhagen on 4 February 2014. The three composers will be present for an 'artist talk' with the director after the screening. 
  14. Ars Nova to premiere new work by Line Tjørnhøj

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    Ars Nova to premiere new work by Line Tjørnhøj

    29. January 2014

    Just a week after Line Tjørnhøj's premiere of 'Tomorrow's Child', she is ready with yet another world premiere, when Ars Nova performs her new work 'Art Vox Reportage' on Friday 7 February, at Toftelund Church.
  15. Exciting news for Rune Glerup

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    Exciting news for Rune Glerup

    28. January 2014

    To compliment the coming release of his CD on Dacapo Records, Rune Glerup has received a new commission from IRCAM in Paris.The composer’s work often utilises the possibilities offered by electronics in conjunction with live instrumentalists and so this newly commissioned work for clarinet, string quartet, and electronics, which will be worked on whilst in residence at the venerable centre for electronic music this year, is an opportunity to further his practice in this avenue following earlier studies there.
  16. Edition·S Composer Evening on 22nd January 2014

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    Edition·S Composer Evening on 22nd January 2014

    21. January 2014

    Don't forget to attend the composer evening on 22nd January, at 7pm!  We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.  This is a really important opportunity for all of you to share your views, express your opinions and ask questions!Very best wishes from Rebecca and the team
  17. Tomorrow's Child by Line Tjørnhøj

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    Tomorrow's Child by Line Tjørnhøj

    21. January 2014

    Tomorrow's Child is a opera, interactive sound art and an activist installation art by the American choreographer Jill Sigman and Danish composer Line Tjørnhøj. 
  18. Danish music goes to Paris

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    Danish music goes to Paris

    13. January 2014

    It feels as though we have only just taken the Christmas decorations down but already the new year is a looking a busy one for Edition·S.