NEWS ARCHIVE 2008 (Back to current news)

WORK IN PROGRESS

Miniature-piece for BIT20 Ensemble anniversary

Piece for Rolf Borch, solo clarinet

Full scale opera "Khairos" to be developed for Den Norske Opera
Libretto: Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen

NOV/DEC 2008 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++

21.12.08
Fortuna (for flute and piano), and Electra (DVD) performed in Rome
Concert serie RADICI
Scuola Popolare di musica di Testaccio 
Concert hall Macro Future
www.freonensemble.it
www.skandinaviskforening.org

13.12.08
AVGARDE, Saturday December 13. at 18.00, Sardinen, USF Verftet
Fortuna (for flute and piano)
Performed by Gro Sandvik and Einar Røttingen

28.11.08
SIGNALE
"multiMORF II" for electric violin and computer, performed by FAT BATTERY
Alte Feuerwache, Mannehaim, Germany

AVGARDE, Saturday november 15. at 18.00, Sardinen, USF Verftet
18.00: Children and BIT20 Ensemble
19.00: Ensemble Ernst
20.00: Knut Vaage: Haugesongar i utval, Glenn Erik Haugland and Erling Wollestad: Bergen-Ulvik t/r Annabel Guaita, piano, Heidi Tronsmo and Ranveig Helen Lægreid, vocal

SEPT/OCT 2008 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++

New chamber piece "Noko", extracted from the opera "Someone is Going to Come".
Commissioned by BIT 20 Ensemble. Duration 20' Score and parts at MIC

"Troll" with material from E. Grieg "Troldtog" is performed in Porto (Portugal) by Orquesta Nacional do Porto in (Concert hall) Casa da Musica, Oct. 17 2008. Conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen. Other works performed: Grieg, A-minor concert and Nielsen, symphony nr. 4

Ultima, October 17, Ridehuset kl. 17.00
FMKV performs "Breaking Another Wall"
Conductor Trond Korsgård

"multiMORF II" for electric violin and computer, performed by FAT BATTERY, October 16th 2008
City Theatre
Basel, Switzerland

BrassWind, September 26., Logen at 19.30
FMKV performs "Breaking Another Wall"
Conductor Trond Korsgård

multiMORF II
Premiere September 23, Oslo Konserthus
Victoria Johnson (el.violin/computer) Thorolf Thuestad (computer/programming), HC Gilje (video)

"Blåveisfra" with Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen (poems/reading), Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (saxophone) and Knut Vaage (piano)
AVGARDE, September 20

JULY/AUG 2008 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++

New piece (or rather series of pieces): "MOMENT"
The series of "Moment" includes five versions of the same material. Scores and parts for all the versions are available at MIC
The given choices make it possible for the performers to adjust form and duration of this music for each concert situation

1 moment - contains moment 2, then moment 1 - freely, then rhythmically towards the end - duration 10 min
2 moment - contains moment 1, 2, 4 and 5 - rhythmically w. variation throughout the piece - duration 13,5 min
3 moment - contains moment 1, 2 and 3 - rhythmical start, then fading away - duration 15 min
4 moment - contains moment 1, 3, 4 and 5 - rhythm. start, slow middle section, building up to a presto at the end - duration 13 min
5 moment - contains all five moments - duration 18 min

The idea is to be in dialogue with the classical tradition of making music in movements, twisting it around, playing with the form
By putting the movements together in different ways, the music tells different stories
(The titles are in Norwegian, and can be translated into English as “1 moment”,  “2 moments “ and so on)

Premiere: World premiere of "4 moment"  by BIT20 Ensemble at Stresa International Festival 31st of August 2008, conducted by Trond Korsgård

West Australian Symphony Orchestra, (WASO), performs "Tjat", Friday August 29, 2008, 8 pm and Saturday August 30, 2008, 8 pm at Perth Concert Hall. Conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen

Summer School
14.07.08 - 17.07.08
FAT BATTERY Summer School
Kulturhuset USF Verftet
Bergen, Norway
Concert: Studio USF 17.07.08, 20:00

Einar Røttingen performs "Point of View", Skagen Kammermusikk festival, Skagen, DK

MAY/JUNE 2008 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++

"Regn" to lyrics by Ove Røsbak for female student choir "Sirenene". Score at MIC.
Premiered June 1. in Bergen, released on CD

BFO performs"Brannbataljonen" at Torgalmenningen (outdoor) Friday June 13 at 19.00

Nynorske Festspela:
Saturday June 28
Sommarklangar
Knut Vaage (piano) and Linda Øvrebø (vocal)
15.00–16.00 Salen, Ivar Aasen-tunet
Kr 150
Festspeldiktaren spelar opp
Lars Amund Vaage with guests Paal-Helge Haugen, Aasmund Kaldestad, Ove Røsbak, Knut Vaage and Linda Øvrebø
22.30–00.30 MålBar, Møre folkehøgskule, Ørsta
Kr 150
Full program (Norwegian)

"Song og draum" to Hornindal.
Excerpt from the program:
Anders Svor Museum, Hornindal at 17.00
Garden party 2008
– opening exhibition Annette Koefoed – sculpture
– presentation of Anders Svor Workshop
– Britt Pernille Frøholm, fiddle
– Linda Øvrebø, vocal, Knut Vaage, piano
– barbecue from Raftevolds hotel
Full program (pdf, Norwegian)

MAR/APR 2008 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++

New songs:
Linda Øvrebø and Musikk i Hedmark have commissioned 5 songs for poems by Olav H. Hauge for soprano and piano. Score at MIC
2 new songs for three tenors and piano. Lyrics by Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen. Score at MIC
"Regn" to lyrics by Ove Røsbak for female student choir "Sirenene". Score at MIC

Review of "Chromos" CD

FAT BATTERY plays at Landmark, AVGARDE April 24 2008

New piece for orchestra, rock band and football supporters. To be performed April 17 and 18 by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

"Jug Band Rag" is performed at AVGARDE April 5 2008 by BIT20 Jugband: Håkon Nilsen, clarinett, John- Arild Suther, trombone, Peter Kates, percussion, Jarle Rotevatn, piano, Janne Johansson, doublebass

JAN/FEB 2008 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++

New pieces:

"Kyklop" for Trondheim Symphony Orchestra (duration 15 min)

"(..kammerkommentar...)" "Chamber Comments" for Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, (duration 4 1/2 min)

"Vi reiser" ("We Journey") for Leon Milo (perc/technology) and Susanne Kessel (piano/voice), lyrics Helga G. Eriksen (premiered 13, 14 and 15 September 2007 at "the Postal Tower", Beethovenfest in Bonn) (duration 12 min)

Family opera "Veslefrikk"  commissioned by Opera Vest 
Libretto: Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen (duration 70 min)

Scores and parts for all the pieces at MIC

Concerts:

Premiere of "Kyklop" Feb. 7; review (Norwegian) in Morgenbladet

Article (pdf, Norwegian) in newspaper Kvinnheringen: "Song og draum" at Kvinnherad Kulturfestival

"TJAT" ("Chatter") performed by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 28 and 29, and March 1. Conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen

Victoria Johnson performs "Elektra", February 25 at 18.00, Vinterlydfestivalen in Oslo, Norwegian Academy of Music.
Visual consept: Ellen Roed
Computerprogramming: Thorolf Thuestad

Premiere of "ArcoLogi II, III and IV" in Grieghallen, February 10 at 16:00 by 9 orchestras (350 musicians) from The Norwegian School Orchestra Association in Hordaland

"Song og draum" at Kvinnherad Kulturfestival
February 10 at 15.00 Undarheim gard
Linda Øvrebø, soprano
Knut Vaage, piano/composer

Premiere of "Kyklop" for Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, February 7 at 19.30. Conducted by Eivind Aadland. Radio broadcasting on NRK P2: Friday 21 March 2008

FAT BATTERY concert February 1, Bamberg, Germany

"(...kammerkommentar...)" "Chamber Comments" for Norwegian Chamber Orchestra,  premiered January 5 at The Grand Party: The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra turns 30!