In March 2015 I met up with amazing Indian classical singer Mahesh Vinayakram in India. We spent a week together teaching each other ragas and nordic hymns – going deep into the two traditions. The collaboration ended with a live performance at Solitude Café in Auroville.
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Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs performed by Ensemble Cento.
Performed by Ensemble Cento:
Mikkel Schreiber – viola
Adam Woer – flute
Hanne Kjærskov Nielsen – clarinet
Klara Skogqvist – cello
Hanne Marie le Fevre – vocal
Christian Pehrson Balvig – piano
Hendrik Holm – percussion
Mathias Skaarup Sørensen – conductor
“Ensemble Cento was a young and professional chamber ensemble. The trademark for the ensemble was always to search for hidden contexts and therefore we summarised works that may seem very different, but by virtue of the concept of the concert, the immediate differences compliments each other.
We wanted to create a space where music, set design and atmosphere together create a seamless universe that embraces and integrates the audience. The starting point was always an artistic idea and we therefore chose our repertoire from themes to create a red thread through the performance.
The uniqueness lied in the ensemble’s ability attracting a young and curious audience, creating fertile ground for unconventional theme concerts.”
Performance of Arnold Schönberg’s Pierrot Lunaire for sprechgesang and chamber ensemble.
Performed by Ensemble Cento:
Marie Sønderskov – flute
Hanne Kjærskov Nielsen – clarinet
Anna Jalving – violin & viola
Klara Skogqvist – cello
Hanne Marie le Fevre – vocal
Christian Pehrson Balvig – piano
Mathias Skaarup Sørensen – conductor
“Ensemble Cento was a young and professional chamber ensemble. The trademark for the ensemble was always to search for hidden contexts and therefore we summarised works that may seem very different, but by virtue of the concept of the concert, the immediate differences compliments each other.
We wanted to create a space where music, set design and atmosphere together create a seamless universe that embraces and integrates the audience. The starting point was always an artistic idea and we therefore chose our repertoire from themes to create a red thread through the performance.
The uniqueness lied in the ensemble’s ability attracting a young and curious audience, creating fertile ground for unconventional theme concerts.”
Pangea is a diverse musical project with an elaborate concept behind. The ad hoc ensemble was put together to create and record the album Reality. The group consists of eight different artists that are routed in different genres such as jazz, classical, electronic and improvised music. The album was recorded at The Village Recording in Vanløse, January 2014.
The two sides of the 12″ vinyl deals with “What you care to much about” and “What you don’t care enough about” respectively, and the compositions names give a hint to the scope of the concept, names as Biology, Senses, Ego, Ethics, Culture and more.
The album can be purchased as a beautiful vinyl by contacting me.
The group:
Frederik von Würden – clarinet
Aino Juutilainen – cello
Danielle Dahl – saxophone
Anders Vestergaard – drums and percussion
Jens Mikkel Madsen – bass
Rasmus Fisker – electronics
Christian Balvig – grand piano and composition
Hanne Marie le Fevre – text, vocal and composition
Graphic design by Simon Eskildsen
