WORK IN PROGRESS
String quartet for concert in Rome
Full scale opera "Khairos" to be developed for Den Norske Opera
Libretto: Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen
MARCH 2010 AND FORWARD - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
Knut Vaage is one of the profiled artists at Borealis this year
"Veslefrikk" will be premiered in 2010 and gets promoted internationally with TV-broadcast to 39 countries
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March 13th 2010
Collegiûm Mûsicûm choir and orchestra
Korskirken, at 15:00
In cooperation with Borealis
Conductor: Trond Korsgård
Soprano: Hilde Haraldsen Sveen
Baritone: Simon Kirkbride
Knut Vaage: "Høgsongen"
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Kerry Yong, "Cover Me Casio" #1
Date: Thursday, March 11. at 20:30
Venue: Kunstmuseum, Stenersen
Karlheinz Stockhausen, "Klavierstück XVI"
Aldo Clementi, "Madrigale"
Knut Vaage, "Electra"
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"Morphing Machine"
(premiere)
Date: Wednesday, March 10. at 20:30
Venue: Salhus Tricotagefabrik
With Rolf Borch, GNEIS and Salhus choir, co-ordinated by Tore Kloster
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JAN/FEB 2010 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
"Oddyssé" at DNS
DNS celebrates violin virtuoso Ole Bull
DATE: 12.02.10, at 20:00
PLACE: DNS
Avgarde
February 10., USF VERFTET, SARDINEN, at 19.00
"Regn" (4’20”)
Stord Con Spirito/lyrics by Ove Røsbak
"Nesten Rondo"
Einar Røttingen, piano
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NOV/DES 2009 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
Review of "Kyklop" (down the page), page 1, page 2, Dag og Tid (Norwegian, pdf)
New pieces:
"Code", for solo clarinet. Commissioned by Rolf Borch
and "Mikromani", for sinfonietta. Commissioned by BIT20 Ensemble
Scores and parts at MIC
Avgarde, Sardinen USF, Saturday December 5th at 18.00:
BIT20 Ensemble celebrates their 20th year anniversary, performs "Jug Band Rag", world premiere of "Mikromani"
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, with conductor Eivind Aadland, performs "Kyklop" december 3 and 4 in Grieghallen, Bergen at 19.30
Program
Avgarde MINIATUREMARATHON
Sardinen, USF Verftet, Saturday, November 14th at 19.00
"Prefix" and "Plok" for solo piano, performed by Mai Goto and Einar Røttingen
Exhibition, Satellitt at Lydgalleriet November 13-22 2009
Works by Victoria Johnson/Peter Tornquist, Knut Vaage and Henrik Hellstenius, video by Ellen Roed
Opening 13/11 at 19.00
Consert 13/11 at 20.00 with Victoria Johnson, Peter Tornquist, Else Olsen S and John Hegre. Premiere of new piece by Thomas Dahl
SEPT/OCT 2009 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
International choirfestival, Tolosa, Spain: The choir Gneis performs "Fire Songar" ("Four songs") in Basque Country and Navarra on tour week 44
Place: Ho Chi Minh City
Arena: Conservatory
Transposition, concert 1
Date: 22.10.2009
Conductor: Trond Korsgård
Program
Francis Poulenc "Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone"
Norwegian composers "Five greetings from Norwegian composers to the BIT20 anniversary 2009"
Knut Vaage "Odyssé" (excerpts)
Ton That Tiet "Tu Dai Canh" (Four Great Landscapes)
Bent Sørensen "This night of no moon"
Bohuslav Martinu "La Revue de Cuisine"
23.10.2009
Transposition, concert 2
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, HCMC
BIT20 Ensemble peforms "Odyssé"
The Transposition project aims to build strategies for development and cooperation between some of the leading Vietnamese music institutions and selected Norwegian counterparts. BIT20 Ensemble contributes by working together with Vietnamese musicians.
BrassWind
Logen Teater, Bergen
Friday September 25
21.00: New chambermusic - exciting combination
Rolf Borch, clarinett and Marius Hesby, trombone
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Program:
Ørjan Matre: "Chant"
Knut Vaage: "Code" solo clarinet, world premiere
Bernt Sørensen: "The Bells of Vineta"
Luciano Berio: "Sequenza V"
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Development of 2 operas, in collaboration with BEK
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JULY/AUG 2009 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
Baroniet Rosendal
August 14, at 20.00
Hanne Bramness reads her poem ”Ørkentilstander” and Lars Amund Vaage reads his poem about the sheepfarmer. Music composed and performed by Knut Vaage
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New piece: "Høgsongen" (The song of Salomo). For Collegium Musicum, text from the bible. Durata 40 min
MAY/JUNE 2009 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
Music for outdoor theatre in Gamle Bergen (Old Bergen) June 10.-21. every day at 18:00: "Hvem har tatt min venstre sko?" ("Who took my left shoe?")
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MAR/APR 2009 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
Music for the exhibition "Perpetuity" by Yoel Vazquez at Gallery S12 March 6 to April 19
"Satellitt"
"Elektra" and "multiMORF II" on the operaroof
Music, Knut Vaage, Victoria Johnson, electric violin, Ellen Roed and HC Gilje, video, Thorolf Thuestad, sounddesign
Operaroof, Bjørvika 28.4 at 22
The project is supported by Norsk kulturråd and pilotfunds from NMH
Free admission
Trailer
More info (NMH, Norwegian)
More info (Ballade, Norwegian)
March 28, USF Verftet, Sardinen, at 13.00: Premiere of new piece "Mannen", extracted from the opera "Someone is Going to Come".
Performers:
Håkon Matti Skrede, tenor
Håkon Nilsen, clarinet
Knut Christian Jansson, piano
Lyrics: Jon Fosse
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March 24, opening of Borealis at Bergen Travpark, at 18.45. The project "Collage Spectacular" (including performance of "Graffiti")
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Review in Åsane Tidende (Norwegian)
JAN/FEB 2009 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
"Paper" is a collaborative project between artists, mixing theatre, sculpture and music. Performance of "Noko", "Jug Band Rag" and "5 Moment"
Stord kulturhus, Friday 20.2.2009 at 19.30
Bømlo kulturhus, Saturday 21.2.2009 at 18
Kulturhuset Husnes, Sunday 22.2.2009 at 16 (note the time!)
Tickets: Adults kr 200,-/children kr 150,-
More info (word), poster and flyer(pdf)
Article in Fitjarposten (Norwegian)
Interview in Sunnhordland (Norwegian, pdf)
Interview in BT (Norwegian)
Review in Sunnhordland (Norwegian, pdf)
Slideshow
January 29, 2009
Røsbaks evening
Poetry by Lars Amund Vaage and Hanne Bramness
Pianoimprovisations by Knut Vaage
Lillehammer Bryggeri at 20.00
Article (Norwegian)