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  1. 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.
  2. 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. 
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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. 
  8. 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.
  9. Rohloff and Steen-Andersen CD release

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    Rohloff and Steen-Andersen CD release

    16. December 2013

    This month has seen the formidable Ensemble Modern release they are, a double CD recording featuring thirteen of the most progressive composers working today.
  10. World premiere for Christian Winther Christensen

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    World premiere for Christian Winther Christensen

    4. December 2013

    There are moments in any artist's creative life that might be described as a notable; for Christian Winther Christensen, the premiere of his new Chromatische Weltmusik, for cello, accordion, and orchestra, is undoubtedly to be one of them.
  11. Langgaard String Quartets Vol. 2

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    Langgaard String Quartets Vol. 2

    2. December 2013

    It is probably fair to say that the Nightingale String Quartet took the musical world a little by surprise when they released their first volume of the string quartets of Rued Langgaard last year. Amongst the overwhelmingly positive critical and public reception, the San Francisco Chronicle proclaimed: 'Simply breathtaking. I can't wait for the next release.' Well, the wait is over!
  12. The memoirs of Sven Erik Werner

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    The memoirs of Sven Erik Werner

    29. November 2013

    Upon reading any short biography of a figure with such a rich and diverse cultural life as Sven Erik Werner, we might be quick to ponder how fascinating a book of memoirs might be.
  13. Danish Composers' Society celebrations

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    Danish Composers' Society celebrations

    28. November 2013

    This Saturday November 30 sees the Danish Composers' Society present a further event celebrating their 100th anniversary. Spread over multiple studios at the Concerthuset, Copenhagen, the Danish Radio Sinfonietta leads the evening where everything from conventional instrumental music is heard alongside electronic-based pieces and broader multimedia oriented works.
  14. Simon Christensen's new movie project: Mail

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    Simon Christensen's new movie project: Mail

    22. November 2013

    Alongside his unmistakable instrumental works, Simon Christensen has in recent years found his stride writing pieces utilising video and projection. Most notably, in 2011, his collaboration with the filmmaker Bill Morrison, TRIBUTES – Pulse, with its sepia conjunction of deteriorating film compiled by Morrison and Christensen's pulse-led music, met critical acclaim and has since been heard worldwide.
  15. Rune Glerup premiere in Berlin

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    Rune Glerup premiere in Berlin

    22. November 2013

    Monday November 25 sees Denmark go to Germany in a couple of senses when the Copenhagen Piano Quartet give the world premiere of Rune Glerup's new Piano Quartet at the Danish Embassy in Berlin.
  16. Rønsholdt appointed at the Royal Academy of Music, Århus/Ålborg

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    Rønsholdt appointed at the Royal Academy of Music, Århus/Ålborg

    19. November 2013

    It's been an exciting year for Niels Rønsholdt, with the complete version Me Quitte receiving universal acclaim, the virtuoso Jack Quartet giving the first performance of his Americana, continued collaborations around the world as part of his duo Klejs & Rønsholdt, and much more.
  17. Award for Kasper Rofelt

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    Award for Kasper Rofelt

    14. November 2013

    This week has brought yet more news of Edition·S composers gaining recognition for their work.
  18. Borup-Jørgensen on tour

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    Borup-Jørgensen on tour

    12. November 2013

    The music of Axel Borup-Jørgensen, who died just last year, is to presented in new and exciting ways in three concerts this month.