Wayne Siegel, professor in electronic music composition

• “Everyone Talks about the Weather”

“Everyone Talks about the Weather” is a 12-hour work for robot-controlled pipe organ and weather satellite. The pipe organ is played by a computer program that composes organ music with endless variation. Data from a weather satellite is used to control the composition.

Listen to an excerpt and read more about the piece here.

• The Sound Gallery

The Sound Gallery is a series of sitespecific
sound installations in Bruuns
Galleri: one of Denmark’s largest and
busiest shopping malls located in the civic
center of Aarhus, Denmark. The goal is to
involve the general public through the use
of intuitive interaction designed to arouse
the visitors’ curiosity, playfulness and
attention. Due to its great number of visitors
and free public access, Bruuns Galleri is an
ideal test site and display window for
adaptive music: computer-generated music
that can be controlled, advertently or
inadvertently, by a listener or audience. The
purpose of this project is to test and
implement the artistic idea.

Read Wayne Siegel’s poster about The Sound Gallery.

• Koncert for orgel og symfoniorkester

 In December 2010 a new pipe organ constructed by Klais Organ Builders in
Bonn for the Symphony Hall of the Aarhus
Concert Hall was taken into use for the first
time. Well before construction on the new organ had begun, Siegel and Prof. of organ Ulrik Spang-Hansen discussed the possibility of collaborating on a new organ concerto.
The pipe organ is often described as
”the first synthesizer” owing to its construction that enables the creation of
new timbres using various combinations
of overtones. It was Siegel’s intention that
this concerto for organ and symphony
orchestra should gaze both towards the
past and towards the future at the same
time. The work was completed in the summer of 2011 and received its premiere in the Aarhus Symphony Hall on March 1st, 2012. The new concerto falls into three
movements, drawing on the rich tradition of the classical organ concerto.
Additional sources of inspiration include minimal music, film music and electronic
music.
Read Wayne Siegel’s poster about the project.

Learn more about Professor Wayne Siegel

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Jens Christian “Chappe” Jensen, ass. professor

• “On the Road to Damascus”

As part of his long-term artistic research, associate professor Jens Christian Jensen founded the big band Blood Sweat Drum’n Bass Big Band, in which he acts as a leader, composer and arranger. In particular, Jensen incorporates musical elements from other ethnic music cultures in his arrangements.The band has released five CDs, all featuring original music. During the past 10 years the band has given a series of concerts in Germany, France, Portugal og Scandinavia, often in cooperation with international soloists. 

The suite “On The Road To Damascus” was performed live at the Aarhus festival week, 2010 with Essam Rafea (Oud) and Moslem Rahal (Nay) and Blood Sweat Drum´n´Bass Big Band.
The suite falls in six parts:
• I return to Damascus
• Sufi
• Oud Indigo
• Bluesy Gnaoui
• The courtyard of Al Azem – slow ballad
featuring the Nay-flute
• Traffic Jam up ahead – featuring the Big Band
• I return to Damascus (reprise)

Listen to a Medley of the suite at this link:

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Niels-Ole Bo Johansen, Professor

•  “Identity Problems”

Professor i trombone og kammermusik Niels-Ole Bo Johansen har i 2013 indspillet en række værker for solobasun, komponeret specielt for ham af fremtrædende danske komponister. Resultatet er CD’en Identity Problems efter Per Nørgaards komposition. Med CD’en har publikum og den internationale tromboneverden fået adgang til et nyt nordisk klangunivers og et helt nyt teknisk udfordrende og nyskabende repertoire.

Indhold

Per Nørgård (1932) ”Identity Problems”
Bent Sørensen (1958) ”The Bells of Vineta”
Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen (1969) ”Liebesbriefe II”
Kasper Jarnum (1972-2011) ”Mixolydisk Løverdag”
Bo Gunge (1964) ”Madrigal”
Hans-Henrik Nordstrøm (1947) ”Nuages élégiaques”
René Mogensen (1967) ”Views from Platos Cave”
Jørgen Plaetner (1930-2002) “Air”

Read more about Niels-Ole Bo Johansen’s recordings and other activities here

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Henrik Brendstrup, professor of cello -works by Anders Nordentoft for Cello

• “Light Imprisoned” – CD-udgivelse med værker af Anders Nordentoft.

På CD’en “Light Imprisoned” har cellist og professor Henrik Brendstrup samlet en række udtryksfulde værker af sin ven siden studietiden, komponisten Anders Nordentoft (f. 1957). Koncerten “Light Imprisoned” for cello og sinfonietta og solostykket “Cathedral” er personlige værker dedikeret til Brendstrup, her indspillet for første gang og udgivet på Da Capo records 2014. Medvirkende er ensemblerne Copenhagen Classic og Århus Sinfonietta under ledelse af Søren K. Hansen.

Indhold

• Light Imprisoned (1996/98) for cello and sinfonietta

• Dance of Separation (1998) Sextet for strings

• Cathedral (1986) for cello solo

• Atrani (1991) for solo violin

• HillShapes-WindStillness (2000) Music for viola solo and piano

• Moment (1989) for clarinet, violin, cello and piano

Listen to excerpts

1. Light Imprisoned 2. sats

2. Light Imprisoned 3. sats

3. Cathedral (solo cello)

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• Jim Daus Hjernøe, professor – Vox North:

Professor i rytmisk korledelse Jim Daus Hjernøe er som del af sin ansættelse grundlægger og kunstnerisk leder af det professionelle vokalensemble Vox North. Med koret introducerer Hjernøe ”Det intelligente vokalensemble”, der bygger på et enestående kunstnerisk koncept, herunder improvisation og Circle Songs. De internationale kontakter og netværk, som Hjernøe har etableret i forbindelse med denne aktivitet har blandt andet banet vejen for, at DJM har kunnet tilknytte den amerikanske sanger og korleder Bobby McFerrin som adjungeret professor. Erfaringerne og ekspertisen fra dette kunstneriske udviklingsarbejde bruger Hjernøe i sit daglige arbejde som underviser i rytmisk korledelse såvel på DJMs bachelor- og kandidatuddannelser som på masteruddannelsen i rytmisk korledelse. Sidstnævnte er et unikt internationalt videreuddannelsesprogram med studerende fra Danmark, Norge, Sverige, Tyskland og Polen.

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• Engelske værker for tenor og guitar:

Adjunkt i klassisk guitar Frederik Munk Larsen indstuderer og indspiller en række værker for tenor og guitar af den engelske komponist Benjamin Britten i samarbejde med den danske tenor Peter Lodahl. Indspilningen præsenterer værkerne i en form og sammenhæng, der ikke tidligere har været tilgængelig. Derudover gør han i sin poster rede for baggrunden for værkernes historiske herkomst – herunder det lyriske indhold. Med projektet gør Larsen hidtil overset guitarmusik tilgængeligt oplevelsesmæssigt for publikum og som nyt repertoire for DJMs studerende med klassisk guitar. Udviklingsarbejdet bidrager gennem den skriftlige refleksion til en øget forståelse for den kunstneriske udviklingsproces.
Se Fredriks poster:

 

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