Looking forward to working with NyNorsk Messingkvintett again this weekend (12th and 13th November) with performances of Let There Be Light at Halden and Oslo, with awesome visuals by Evelina Dembacke!
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Photos from Cornerteateret
We had a blast at Cornerteateret, Bergen!!
Standing Waves at Cornerteatret
Standing Waves, my band with fellow composer Roger Huckle have their first gig since covid, presenting brand new material at Cornerteatret, 2nd November at 1930.
Standing Waves is world fusion music, using eastern, western, jazz, classical, folk, electro-acoustic and film!
Roger Huckle – violin
Marcus Davidson – keyboards/sounds
Anders Christian Jakobsen – Drums
Eirik Kvalbein – bass
Inge Breistein – tenor sax
Standing Waves released their first album ¨The Wave¨in 2019
¨19 out of 20, contender for album of the year!¨ Musik an sich.
¨polished composition, performance and production that give it an undeniable richness, vibrancy and class.¨ Chain D.L.K.
¨Captivating!” Rockerilla
¨. . . the wave announced in the album title could break. Out of sheer good humor. And the pleasure of your own stamina. . . Not exactly simple. But still nice.¨ Amusio
Let There Be Light – premier
Looking forward next Thursday 22nd September 1800 for the premier of my piece <Let There Be Light> a piece about the first appearance of light in the universe, by the very excellent NyNorsk Messingkvintett at Johanneskirke, Bergen. Containing space sound and vocal samples plus visuals by Evelina Dembacke!
The concert is produced by Avgarde/Bergen Kirkeautunnale, with special thanks to Kulturrådet and Morten Eide Pedersens Minnefond.
Bergen is an oasis for artistic development and creation, the amount of resources and high quality new music it produces is amazing for its size. Special shout out to Avgarde concert series led by Sigurd Fischer Olsen, with whom I have a great relationship and initiated this project!
Boundless Ecclesia live on Radio 3!
Many thanks to Voice for performing my piece Oh Boundless Ecclesia live on BBC Radio 3 on In Tune with Sean Rafferty!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018qp9
Standing Waves on Spotify
Standing Waves, my band with fellow composer Roger Huckle (violin), Anders Christian Jakobsen (drums), and Edvard Mjanger (bass) looks forward to a concert at Cornerteateret, Bergen on 2nd November.
Meanwhile, checkout the Standing Waves playlist on Spotify!
Musical Harmony video
Voice have made a video for my piece, Musical Harmony for the release of their album Hildegard Portraits on Somm records.
Return to 3 Choirs Festival
Many years ago I was a chorister under Donald Hunt at Worcester Cathedral. Being a chorister was an amazing musical education. I sang everyday at the cathedral, did 7 services a week, worked with top musicians, toured, made records.
One of the highlights was performing at the 3 Choirs Festival. This year it´s at Hereford and on Friday 29th I get to hear my own music performed by the the very excellent vocal ensemble ¨Voice¨ at the Cathedral. The last time I visited it I was singing myself, although in a higher voice than my present!! (Full circle, tick!)
Please don´t forget Voice´s other show, Hildegard Transfigured at All Saints Church 10:15pm, Thurs 28 July, including more music from myself.
Musical Harmony on Apple playlist!
My piece Musical Harmony, released by Voice this week made it onto the apple.music classical play list. Thanks to Voice for the great recording!
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/new-in-classical/pl.211e4d2b8853476dacc00652fc648e1b
Workshop in Oslo
Many thanks to the NyNorsk Messing Kvintet for the 2 day workshop in Oslo. Great work was done to develop my piece “Let There Be Light” for it´s premier at Bergen Kirkeautunnale at Johanneskirken, Thursday 22nd September!