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Ensemble NeoN
Ensemble neoN is a contemporary classical music ensemble. History The ensemble was founded by Julian Skar and Jan Martin Smørdal in 2008. Members Members include conductor Magnus Loddgard, dancer-soprano Silje Aker Johnsen who was awarded the 2013 Performer of the Year award by the Norwegian Society of Composers, and violinist Karin Hellqvist who was awarded the Interpreter's prize from the Swedish Society of Composers in January 2016. Awards Ensemble neoN was awarded the '' Spellemannprisen'' for their albums '' The Forester'' (2013, with Susanna Wallumrød) and ''Neon'' (2016). The ensemble was further awarded the 2017 "Performer of the year" award by the Norwegian Society of Composers. They were also awarded the Pauline Hall Pauline Hall (born Pauline Fredrika Schmidgall;Browne, Walter and Frederick Arnold Austin. Who's who on the stage: the dramatic reference book and biographical dictionary of the theatre, Volume 1' (1906), p. 120. February 26, 1860 – Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Classical Music
Contemporary classical music is classical music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 modern forms of post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern, and included serial music, electronic music, experimental music, and minimalist music. Newer forms of music include spectral music, and post-minimalism. History Background At the beginning of the twentieth century, composers of classical music were experimenting with an increasingly dissonant pitch language, which sometimes yielded atonal pieces. Following World War I, as a backlash against what they saw as the increasingly exaggerated gestures and formlessness of late Romanticism, certain composers adopted a neoclassic style, which sought to recapture the balanced forms and clearly perceptible thematic processes of earlier styles (see also New Objectivity and Social Realism). After World War II, modernist composers sought to achieve greater levels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Skar
Julian Skar (born 1981) is a Norwegian composer and multi-media artist. Career Skar studied composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music with Asbjørn Schaathun, Rolf Wallin and Ivar Frounberg. Skar has also studied composition at the Universität der Künste in Berlin with Daniel Ott and Wolfgang Heiniger, focusing on new technology and music theatre. Skar has also studied piano and composition at the Grieg Academy in Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of .... Skar’s compositional output includes a number of works within electronic music and music theatre. Since his student days, Skar has maintained an equal footing in the contemporary as well as pop music worlds. This has resulted in a diverse output that includes releases with artists such as Nils Bech and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Martin Smørdal
Jan Martin Smørdal (born 14 October 1978 in Horten) is a Norwegian composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. Smørdal holds a master's degree in Jazz Performance, and composition from the Norwegian Academy of Music and has studied with Henrik Hellstenius and Lasse Thoresen. As a guitarist, Smørdal has contributed to a number of releases, both in band as well as solo settings, and has been a member of the live bands of Hanne Hukkelberg, Navyelectre and Rockettothesky (Jenny Hval). As a producer, Smørdal has worked with such performers and composers as Torgeir Vassvik, Rockettothesky, Nils Henrik Asheim and Siri Nilsen. Smørdal has contributed to a number of releases that have been bestowed with a Spellemannprisen Award. As a co-founder of Ensemble neoN, Smørdal has collaborated with performers and composers such as Oren Ambarchi, Marina Rosenfeld and Susanna Wallumrød. Smørdal has composed music for a variety of settings, ranging from solo to orchestra, installatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Loddgard
Magnus Loddgard (born 4 May 1979 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian conductor, pianist and vocal coach, based in Berlin. Career As a conductor, Loddgard has worked with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, The Norwegian State Opera, The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Sinfonietta, Trondheim Sinfonietta, Bodø Sinfonietta, Ensemble Ernst and the Dresdner Sinfoniker. Cooperation with the Municipal Theatre, Ho Chi Minh City where he conducted ''The Nutcracker'', in 2012, and ''The Magic Flute'' 2013 and 2014. In 2002 Loddgard founded Fjøsfestivalen and served as its director until 2014. Since 2008 he is conductor of Ensemble neoN, a new music ensemble based in Oslo. They received a Norwegian Grammy ( Spellemannprisen) for their 2013 album The Forester with Susanna & Ensemble neoN. From 2005 to 2012 Loddgard was a vocal coach and assistant conductor in the Norwegian State Opera. He has appeared as a piano soloist with the Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silje Aker Johnsen
Silje Marie Aker Johnsen is a Norwegian soprano and dancer. She is a member of Ensemble neoN, and a former member of ''Det Norske Solistkor''. As a singer she has been named ''Performer of the year'' twice by the Norwegian Society of Composers: individually in 2013, and with Ensemble neoN in 2017. With Ensemble neoN she was also awarded '' Spellemannprisen'' in 2016. Early life and education Silje Aker Johnsen hails from Tønsberg, and holds a PhD degree from the Opera Academy at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. Style Aker Johnsen is a classically trained singer, and has also worked as a contemporary dancer, in the Polish Dance Theatre. Her current activity reflects this versatile background, as some of her more recent work often can be classified as contemporary opera with an extended physical interpretation. The contribution of Johnsen to Ensemble neoN is more inclined towards experimental vocalizing within the contemporary classical realm. Selected performances Silje A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Society Of Composers
The Norwegian Society of Composers ( no, Norsk Komponistforening) was founded in 1917. The Society's main objectives are to promote its members' music and secure their rights. As of today the Society counts 185 members who meet regularly for discussions and seminars. The Society works towards creating opportunities for the dissemination of contemporary music and for increasing public awareness of this art form. Contemporary music is promoted via several channels, including the society's record label Aurora, and through collaboration with concert producers and festivals. The Society negotiates on behalf of its members in matters concerning remuneration and performing rights. It acts in an advisory capacity to the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs and is represented on several boards (such as the Norwegian performing rights organization TONO) and public committees. The Norwegian Society of Composers offers legal, financial and practical aid to its members and provides informatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Society Of Composers
The Swedish Society of Composers ('Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare', 'FST') is a professional organization based in Stockholm, Sweden, representing Swedish composers of contemporary classical music. It was founded in 1918 and today has 370 members, of which 347 are composers. The president is Martin Q Larsson, since 2010. The FST is represented in national boards and institutions within the Swedish art music field. It was the FST that in 1923 founded STIM STIM, ''Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå'' (Swedish Performing Rights Society), is a Swedish collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publisher A music publisher is a type of publisher that specializes in distribu ..., in order to collect license fees when musical works are performed in public, broadcast or transmitted, and to pay out performing royalties. The Nordic cooperation within 'Nordic Composers Council' is very active. Swedish Society of Composers is also internationally represented i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. First awarded in 1973, the prize honours musicians from the previous year; it is still awarded annually, usually in January or February. The Spellemann committee, composed of members of IFPI Norway and FONO, manages the award and acts as the judge. 21 categories are currently awarded, in addition to other honorary and industry awards the committee may give. In 2020 and 2021, the award show was held digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Juries and scoring Separate juries convene for each category. Members are confidential from both the general public and the other juries. The juries score each nominee separately, then convene to deliberate until there is a winner. Usual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forester (album)
''The Forester'' (released September 20, 2013 in Oslo, Norway) is the eighth album by Susanna, also known as Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, this time as Susanna and Ensemble neoN, leased on the label SusannaSonata (SONATACD008). Background The eighth album release by Susanna is a series of original songs, and here she prove herself as an original songwriter with a strong signature. All About Jazz critique John Kelman, in his review ''The Forester'' states: Reception AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, The Guardian reviewer John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars, and the reviewer Per Henrik Arnesen of Gaffa.no awarded the album dice 5. Track listing Musicians * Susanna Karolina Wallumrød - Vocals, Grand Piano *Ida Kristine Zimmermann Olsen - Alto saxophone *Inga Byrkjeland - Cello *Kristine Tjøgersen - Clarinet & bass clarinet *Yumi Murakami - Flute & alto flute *Ane Marthe Sørlien Holen - Percussion *Solmund Nystabakk - Theorbo *Karin Hellqvist - Violin *Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Wallumrød
Susanna Karolina Wallumrød (born 23 June 1979 in Kongsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian vocalist, known for her low key original songs. She is the sister of the drummer Fredrik Wallumrød and the pianist Christian Wallumrød, cousin of the pianist David Wallumrød, and is married to the music producer Helge Sten. Career Susanna and the Magical Orchestra is the moniker of singer Susanna and keyboard player Morten Qvenild. Her song "Believer" from their first album and their cover version of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" featured in two 3rd season episodes of the American medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' and on 3rd season of '' Skins'', on episode 6. The German rock band Fury in the Slaughterhouse uses Susanna's AC/DC-cover of "It's a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock'n Roll" as intro and the Joy-Division-cover "Love Will Tear Us Apart" as Outro on their "Farewell & Goodbye Tour 2008". Susanna Wallumrød has cooperated with baroque harpist Giovanna Pessi, who has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Hall (composer)
Pauline Margrete Hall (2 August 1890 – 24 January 1969) was a Norwegian composer and music critic. She was the founding chairwoman of Ny Musikk (1938–1961) and served as president of the International Society for Contemporary Music (1952–1953). Background Pauline Hall was born at Hamar in Hedmark, Norway. She was the daughter of Isak Muus Hall (1849–1914) and Magdalena Catharina Agersborg (1854–1934). Her father was a pharmacist who operated several pharmacies in Hamar, at Kabelvåg in Lofoten and in Tromsø. From 1908 she studied piano with composer and pianist Johan Backer Lunde (1874–1958) in Kristiania (now Oslo). From 1910 to 1912 she studied the theory and composition of classical composers with music educator Catharinus Elling. She also had a study stay in Paris from 1912 to 1914. Career Hall's debut as a composer came in 1917 with a full-length concert evening in Oslo featuring solely her works. Hall was initially known as a composer of romances, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phill Niblock
Phill Niblock (born October 2, 1933 in Anderson, Indiana) is an American composer, filmmaker, videographer, and director of Experimental Intermedia,Alan Licht, ''Common Tones: Selected Interviews with Artists and Musicians 1995-2020'', Blank Forms Edition, ''Interview with Phill Niblock'', pp.453-478 a foundation for avant-garde music based in New York with a parallel branch in Ghent, Belgium. Early life and education After an early period studying economics (BA, Indiana University, 1956) Niblock came to New York in 1958. Initially he worked as a photographer and filmmaker. Much of this activity centered around photographing and filming jazz musicians and modern dancers. An epiphany occurred while riding a motorcycle in the Carolina mountains. Niblock was climbing a grade behind a slow-moving diesel truck when the revolutions of both vehicles' engines nearly synchronized. "The strong physical presence of the beats resulting from the two engines running at slightly different freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
