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Portrait Concert of Timothy Baxter

19. June 2013

Organist Henning Nielsen and the Gribskov Choir kick off the ”Summer Concerts” series with a portrait concert of composer Timothy Baxter.

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ILK’s 10th Anniversary at Copenhagen Jazz Festival

17. June 2013

The year of 2013 sees the 10th anniversary of the avant-garde jazz record label ILK Music, which is celebrated this summer with an impressive line up at Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

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Flashback Friday June 14

14. June 2013

Last Friday we went to a great, big partner meeting concerning the Carl Nielsen celebrations in 2015. Odense Symphony Orchestra hosted the event, where a lot of Nielsen enthusiasts, music people and other good folks were gathered to inspire each other. The meeting included Nielsen music performed by such different performers as the classical pianist Anne Øland, the folk trio Zenobia and a children’s choir. We are sure that 2015 is going to be a fun year and we look forward to contributing to the celebrations.

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Morten Olsen – Release Concert

12. June 2013

After working on his newest album for more than 10 years, composer and musician Morten Olsen is finally ready to show off ‘Be My Quiet Friend’ when Dacapo Records and Edition·S – music¬sound¬art invite you to a release concert!

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Flashback Friday June 7

7. June 2013

First of all, we have recently noticed that our Flashback Fridays are being posted on Twitter and Facebook (and not just by us!) and used as press material. We are very honoured that the message of Flashback Friday has been shared to the world, so thanks for that!

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Austrian Premiere of Gunnar Berg’s Frise I-VII

6. June 2013

Friday June 14, 2013 Gunnar Berg’s Frise I-VII will have its Austrian premiere when the Austrian Composers’ Society celebrates their 100th anniversary.

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Finn Savery Celebrates his 80th Birthday

3. June 2013

This summer the Danish composer and musician Finn Savery celebrates his 80th birthday and we would like to mark this with the following article:

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#glimpse – The E·Sessions

3. June 2013

Today, June 3, 2013 Danish composer Line Tjørnhøj releases a brand new album on the avantgarde jazz record label ILK Music. The album explores a glimpse of sound.#glimpseUsing biblical themes and a wide variety of audio sources, Line Tjørnhøj creates a modern, multilayered piece in an attempt to catch a glimpse of sound.

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Open Form Festival

3. June 2013

Saturday May 15 Open Form Festival invites audiences to experience an afternoon and evening of improvised music performed by the finest Danish and international musicians – amongst these are the Copenhagen based ensemble 4 elements and the two Austrian musicians Manon Liu Winter and Franz Hautzinger.

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Flashback Friday May 31

31. May 2013

This week has been in the name of KLANG – the newly restructured avantgarde music festival for ”classical connoisseurs” and ”curious culture lovers”. Edition·S – music¬sound¬art was well represented in the programme, so here’s a short recap of what we experienced:

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Flashback Friday May 24

24. May 2013

It is the last day before the grand Avantgarde Music Festival KLANG kicks off! We’re very excited by the newly restructured festival and look forward to experiencing many interesting performances by great ensembles and talented composers. Among those are of course Edition·S – music¬sound¬art composers.Therefore this Flashback Friday will be short and sweet and we have chosen to dedicate it to KLANG – so it becomes a kind of ”Flash Forward Friday” instead. Here we give you a list of recommendations for the next week or so:

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Ejnar Kanding in New York

22. May 2013

This weekend the renowned TRANSIT ensemble hosts the DoubleBill Festival in New York and Edition·S – music¬sound¬art composer Ejnar Kanding is on the programme.The festival runs from May 25 to 27 in Brooklyn, New York and presents a string of prestigious ensembles and composers. On May 25 at 8 pm the talented ensemble Transit premieres Ejnar Kanding’s Texture 1 for clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello and live electronics. The performance takes place at Actors Fund Art Center in Brooklyn.

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Flashback Friday May 17

16. May 2013

This week we have been recovering from all the festivals we have attended the past couple of weeks. Last weekend some of the Edition·S staff temporarily moved to Aarhus to attend the annual SPOR Festival. And as you may know, our last Flashback Friday was generated live from this beautiful city – the city of smiles!

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Rune Glerup Receives 3-Year Work Grant

16. May 2013

Today it was announced that Edition·S – music¬sound¬art composer Rune Glerup is the receiver of the Danish Arts Foundation’s three-year work grant.The Danish Arts Foundation writes:

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Premiere of Timothy Baxter in Paris

13. May 2013

A musical collaboration between Denmark and France has been developed through the festival Autour d’Erik Satie 2013 in Paris, France, which celebrates the French composer Erik Satie’s life.

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Flashback Friday May 10

10. May 2013

Live from AarhusToday Flashback Friday is written from the heart of Aarhus where SPOR festival is well underway. Last night the opening concert featured composer Simon Steen-Andersen’s Black Box Music performed by the talented Håkon Stene and Aarhus Sinfonietta. What a way to open the festival! The audience loved it!Kat Jarby attended the concert and took some photos:

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Me Quitte at SPOR Festival

6. May 2013

This Thursday SPOR festival for Contemporary music and sound art kicks off in the “city of smiles”, Aarhus. Friday evening audiences can experience Edition·S – music¬sound¬art composer Niels Rønsholdt’s Me Quitte.Learn more about the work here and take a moment to grasp this strangely beautiful photo by Anka Bardeleben.The love song reflected in a cabinet of magic mirrors

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Flashback Friday May 3

3. May 2013

This week we have been preparing for the Danish Composers’ Society’s big birthday bash this Saturday. The Society is celebrating its 100th anniversary and in that connection they celebrate with an entire day of music from the past 100 years. We are very proud to be a part of such a grand celebration and are well represented both by old and significant works and brand new premieres.