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  1. Inverted Notions and Introverted Space

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    Inverted Notions and Introverted Space

    30. May 2014

    Niels Rønsholdt is a composer that likes to turn established ideas on their head. The festival opens with two works going back a few years in Niel's output. Die Wanderin refers to the Romantic notion of the (male) artist finding inspiration during long walks, preferably in nature. In Niel's work the central character is female and the setting is urban.
  2. SPOR Festival Report Back

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    SPOR Festival Report Back

    15. May 2014

    Do it anyway was the theme of this year’s SPOR festival and title of the mini seminar it hosted on the topic.
  3. Klang Festival 2014

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    Klang Festival 2014

    6. May 2014

    This year’s KLANG - the Copenhagen Avant-Garde Music Festival - takes place from 30 May until 5 June and has two Edition·S composers on the programme: Niels Rønsholdt and Nicolai Worsaae.
  4. SPOR Festival 2014

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    SPOR Festival 2014

    6. May 2014

    Under the heading "Do it anyway" this year’s SPOR Festival  on 8-11 May focuses on international cooperation and exchanges. On Sunday 11 May at 11 a.m. there is a concert with the Cikada String Quartet, playing among other works Niels Røns­holdt’s "Americana".
  5. Composers’ Grand Prix

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    Composers’ Grand Prix

    6. May 2014

    On 6-9 May the Grand Prix of the International Rostrum of Composers is awarded in Helsinki. Radio stations all over the world have nominated a work composed within the last two years. Christian Winther Christensen will represent Denmark with the work . In 2010 Simon Steen-Andersen won with the work “Ouvertures”. 
  6. The Nordic Council’s Music Prize

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    The Nordic Council’s Music Prize

    6. May 2014

    On 1 May the nominees for the Nordic Council’s Music Prize 2014 were announced at the SPOT festival in Aarhus.
  7. Have You Seen the Music?

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    Have You Seen the Music?

    8. April 2014

    Simon Steen-Andersen will soon be rounding off a residency with the renowned Ensemble 2e2m who will be performing his String Quartet and Study for String Instrument #1 and Study for String Instrument #2 in Paris on Thursday 10 April.
  8. A Chapter Closes

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    A Chapter Closes

    4. April 2014

    Last week, after an involvement spanning nearly 25 years, we said farewell to Christine Canals-Frau, our former editor-in-chief and acting director. 
  9. 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.
  10. 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:
  11. 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: 
  12. 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
  13. Kasper Rofelt Debut Concert

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    Kasper Rofelt Debut Concert

    7. March 2014

    Kasper Rofelt
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  17. 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:
  18. 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.