Edvin Østergaard: Ørenslyd by Tone Elisabeth Braaten, Ebba Rydh, Per Kristian Amundrød, Håkon Thelin

Edvin Østergaard

Tone Elisabeth Braaten, Ebba Rydh, Per Kristian Amundrød, Håkon Thelin

Edvin Østergaard: Ørenslyd

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Lawo Classics
UPC: 7090020182865
Catnr: LWC 1264
Release date: 24 November 2023
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Label
Lawo Classics

UPC
7090020182865

Catalogue number
LWC 1264

Release date
24 November 2023

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About the album

THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF LISTENING
All four compositions of Ørenslyd are developed from an exploration of acoustic and vocal sound formation and the active participation of our listening ability in this formation. The four pieces represent different manifestations of the tonal expression of the human voice and the acoustic richness of the double bass. Ørenslyd (from “øre”, ear, and “lyd”, sound) means “the opportunity to hear something being said or to be heard yourself”.

The pieces on Ørenslyd were composed in 2019 as part of a cooperation with the Humboldt University in Berlin, where they were first performed on 26 October 2019. All the works are written for and performed by Tone Elisabeth Braaten, soprano, Ebba Rydh, mezzo-soprano, Per Kristian Amundrød, tenor, and Håkon Thelin, double bass. Their ability for nuanced vocal and instrumental articulation forms the very basis for the sounding result of these four compositions.

Edvin Østergaard is a composer and professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. As a composer, he has mainly written for chamber ensembles and choirs. As a researcher, he is, among other things, concerned with sound and listening as a phenomenological experience, as well as the interplay between art, science and aesthetic learning. In 2010 he received Norway’s Grammy Award, the Spellemann Prize, for his album Die 7. Himmelsrichtung (LWC 1014).

Artist(s)

Håkon Thelin (double bass)

Håkon Thelin is a double bass player and composer. He performs with the ensembles Oslo Sinfonietta and POING, and he regularly visits Ensemble Modern and Musikfabrik. In 2011 Thelin received Norway’s highest award for contemporary music, the Spellemann Prize, for the album Light featuring his own compositions. He has a doctorate in artistic research from the Norwegian Academy of Music and now teaches as an associate professor of contemporary music.

Håkon Thelin is a double bass player and composer. He performs with the ensembles Oslo Sinfonietta and POING, and he regularly visits Ensemble Modern and Musikfabrik. In 2011 Thelin received Norway’s highest award for contemporary music, the Spellemann Prize, for the album Light featuring his own compositions. He has a doctorate in artistic research from the Norwegian Academy of Music and now teaches as an associate professor of contemporary music.

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Ebba Rydh (mezzo soprano)

Ebba Rydh (mezzo-soprano) has been working as a freelance singer since graduating in 2003 from The Academy of Opera, with a focus on baroque music and contemporary music. She has participated in a number of music recordings, including Norwegian new music ensembles such as BIT20 and Cikada. Rydh has been a member of the singing sextet Nordic Voices since 2003.

Ebba Rydh (mezzo-soprano) has been working as a freelance singer since graduating in 2003 from The Academy of Opera, with a focus on baroque music and contemporary music. She has participated in a number of music recordings, including Norwegian new music ensembles such as BIT20 and Cikada. Rydh has been a member of the singing sextet Nordic Voices since 2003.

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Tone Elisabeth Braaten (soprano)

Tone Elisabeth Braaten (soprano) graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1996. In addition to her work as a singer in Nordic Voices, she works as a freelance singer at home and abroad. Braaten masters a wide spectrum of different musical styles, but has specialized above all in authentic performance practices of baroque music. Contemporary music is also a big part of her career as a singer.

Tone Elisabeth Braaten (soprano) graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1996. In addition to her work as a singer in Nordic Voices, she works as a freelance singer at home and abroad. Braaten masters a wide spectrum of different musical styles, but has specialized above all in authentic performance practices of baroque music. Contemporary music is also a big part of her career as a singer.

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Per Kristian Amundrød (tenor)

Per Kristian Amundrød (tenor) graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1985 and obtained his master’s degree in choral conducting in 1996. He has extensive experience as a conductor, instructor and ensemble singer. Amundrød has been a member of the singing sextet Nordic Voices since 1996.

Per Kristian Amundrød (tenor) graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1985 and obtained his master’s degree in choral conducting in 1996. He has extensive experience as a conductor, instructor and ensemble singer. Amundrød has been a member of the singing sextet Nordic Voices since 1996.

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Composer(s)

Edvin Østergaard

Edvin Østergaard is a composer and professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. In his research and teaching in Art and Science in Education, he is primarily concerned with the interaction of music and natural sciences, aesthetics in learning, and the diversity of forms of knowledge. In 2010 he received Norway’s highest award for music, the Spellemann Prize, for his album Die 7. Himmelsrichtung (LWC 1014). In 2021, Østergaard was awarded “Work of the Year” for the composition Ørenslyd. Ritus V (2019) by the Norwegian Society of Composers.

Edvin Østergaard is a composer and professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. In his research and teaching in Art and Science in Education, he is primarily concerned with the interaction of music and natural sciences, aesthetics in learning, and the diversity of forms of knowledge. In 2010 he received Norway’s highest award for music, the Spellemann Prize, for his album Die 7. Himmelsrichtung (LWC 1014). In 2021, Østergaard was awarded “Work of the Year” for the composition Ørenslyd. Ritus V (2019) by the Norwegian Society of Composers.

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