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    CD: Ib Nørholm Tavole per Orfeo

    Posted on December 22, 2011 by Denise

    For Ib Nørholm’s Tavole per Orfeo – songs for soprano and guitar – I chose to illustrate a central image from Poul Borum’s text from the work Tablets for Orpheus describing the flow of Eurydice’s blood through the grass. (She has stepped on … Continue reading

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    Graphic: Figura Ensemble

    Posted on November 15, 2011 by Denise

    Figura Ensemble are the collaborative talents of soprano Helene Gjerris, musicians Jesper Egelund, Anna Klett & Frans Hansen, composer Peter Bruun, writer Ursuala Andkjær Olesen and architect Fillipa Berglund – and they make music theatre with a difference.   Every … Continue reading

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    CD: David Lang, this was written by hand

    Posted on October 5, 2011 by Denise

    David Lang wrote the piece this was written by hand with a pencil to see if the physical act of writing with a pencil instead of a computer (as he did when he was taught to write music) would have … Continue reading

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    CD: Michael Gordon, Timber, Slagwerk Den Haag

    Posted on August 19, 2011 by Denise

    Michael Gordon’s piece Timber is a percussion work, played by the dutch ensemble Slagwerk den Haag. The 6 musicians play on instruments called ‘simantras’ (resonant wooden bars modeled on Byzantine church instruments) which resemble planks of ordinary “2 x 4″ … Continue reading

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    CD: Knudåge Riisager The Symphonic Edition, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

    Posted on August 16, 2011 by Denise

    This is the first CD in the series The Symphonic Edition, with the complete cycle of symphonies by Knudåge Riisager. Riisager was a pioneer of the Neo-Classicist style in Danish music and this cd features four humorous orchestral pieces with … Continue reading

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    CD: Vagn Holmboe Chamber Music (I), Ensemble MidtVest

    Posted on August 16, 2011 by Denise

    Nature’s eternal metamorphosis is a major theme in Holmboe’s works, the musical structure is constantly developing and creating new forms within his often minimalist aesthetic. The graphic I made for Holmboe’s Chamber Music (I) was based on an organic composition … Continue reading

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    Website and Identity: Edition·S, music publishers

    Posted on June 9, 2011 by Denise

    Edition Samfundet – one of Denmark’s oldest music publishers – has changed its name and design. Now known as Edition·S, their new website www.edition-s.dk – designed by me and programmed by Jens Voigt-Lund – was launched in February 2011.   … Continue reading

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    CD: Anders Koppel, String Quartets and Mezzo Saxophone Quintet

    Posted on June 6, 2011 by Denise

    Anders Koppel combines the European classical music tradition with other genres such as world music, rock and jazz.   Anders and I talked about doing something with light and atmosphere, in 3-dimensional space, for the cd artwork for his String … Continue reading

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    Festival identity: Athelas New Music Festival 2011

    Posted on June 1, 2011 by Denise

    Following on the success of the 2010 Athelas New Music Festival, ANMF 2011 consolidated the festival’s position as the largest and most ambitious in the Danish New Music scene. The festival needed a graphic identity that could work with the … Continue reading

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    CD: Jexper Holmen: Oort Cloud

    Posted on May 6, 2011 by Denise

    Oort Cloud is a 1-hour cloud of unrelenting sound which in the words of Torben Sangild is “a work that is so complex and demanding that it borders on the absurd and unreasonable.” In an interview with Collin Rae, for … Continue reading

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