Basics

Retuned and amplified string quartet
Commissioned by Cikada Quartet
Score in beta version 0.91 (9. Mar 2011)

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Basics

2 fl (both also picc.) – 1 ob (also C.A.)
1 Cl Eb – 4 Cl Bb – 1 Bs Cl
1 Bsn – 1 Alt sax – 1 Ten sax – 1 Bari Sax
3 Tpt – 3 Hn – 3 Tbn – 1 Euph – 1 Tba
3 Perc (Vibraphone, 2 large tom-toms, bass drum)
Commissioned by Forsvarets musikkorps Vestlandet
Premiere 14. Nov 2009 by Forsvarets musikkorps Vestlandet
Score and parts at NMIC
Version 1.0 (30. Oct 2009)
Version 1.1 (10. Nov 2009)
For once I dedicate music to someone: to my father (-2009) and my son (2009-).

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Audience info

The concert is Sunday morning 13. Sep 2009 at 06:30.
It’s a 3 km easy hike from Skar or Maridalen skole, Maridalen, Oslo (bus 51).
Start walking more than 1 hour in advance in the morning (1:15 is recommended) of the concert to make sure you actually will get there and get a chance to settle down without haste. Or join us at Skar at 18.30 Saturday night and sleep in your tent.
Or attend Saturday night entertaintment in the city and catch the extremely early special Ultima-Fagervann bus.

Check news for updates on practical details.

Walking map: (or check this map – Friluftsetatens tur- og løypekart)

Fagervann 130909:

Giacinto Scelsi – Tre Pezzi I and III – 6 min
J.S.Bach – Preludium c-moll BWV 847 (Wohltemperierte Klavier 1) – 6 min
Knut Olaf Sunde – Fagervann – 28 min

Basics

2 cl, 2 tpt, 2 tbn, tba
Accessories: mutes, portable audio device with click track connected to walkie talkie, receiving walkie-talkies with plug for headsets for the musicians.
Commissioned by Ultima
Produced by Ultima
Premiere 13. Sep. 2009 by Det Norske Blåseensemble
To be performed outdoor only; at Fagervann or at places with similar characteristics.

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13 min audio // 41 min video // 5 min video // In the news: NRK TV Norge Rundt // In the evening news: TV2 Nyhetene 29. Jul 2009 // Gallery 2007 // Gallery 2009 // Where on earth is Molladalen? // flip through score video // Audience info english // Publikumsinfo norsk // Basics

Molladalen 160707 - Storevatnet

Gallery 2007

Photo: Merethe Haseth

Where on earth is Molladalen?

Audience info (english)

Car from Oslo 571 km and 9 hours: E6 heading Trondheim to Dombås, then E136 heading Ålesund to Moa, then E39 heading Bergen to car ferry Solevåg-Festøy, continue E39 to Barstadvik. Turn left on small road (signs for Erdal), then private gravel toll road to Barstadsetra or Melbøsetra (until the roads ends).
Bus: Nor-way bussekspress or Timekspressen. Search for bus stop Festøya f.kai (4 km from Barstadvik). Ask the bus driver to stop in Barstadvik.
General public transport information: call 177 from within Møre og Romsdal county / +47 71 58 78 00 from elsewhere.
Airports:
Ålesund airport, Vigra. 45 km, a car ferry and 1:15 hours by car away.
Ørsta-Volda airport, Hovden. 39 km and 41 min by car away.
Accomodation: Reiselivsbasen

The hike is in variable and rugged terrain and starts with a 600 m climb: steep, narrow path in birch wood, grassy and heathery mountain sides, scree and a string to pass a short, steep stretch. Use trekking shoes and adequate clothing for a day in the mountains. Bring your own food for the day.
The hike to the first performance position is normalt a little more than 2 hours. The event is free – all you have to do is appear at Barstadsetra at the published time. The first concert is about three hours after published start time. We’ll be back by the cars after some eight hours.

Publikumsinfo (norsk)

Bil fra Oslo 571 km og 9 timer: E6 til Dombås, E136 til Moa, E39 sørover til ferga Solevåg-Festøy, videre til Barstadvik. Ta av mot Erdal (skiltet). Innerst i dalen grusveg (bomveg) til enten Barstadsetra eller Melbøsetra.
Buss med Nor-way bussekspress eller Timekspressen. Søk på Festøya f.kai (4 km fra Barstadvik). Bussene går gjennom og stopper i Barstadvik.
Generell ruteopplysning tlf 71 58 78 00 fra andre fylker enn Møre og Romsdal.
Flyplasser:
Ålesund lufthavn, Vigra. 45 km, en ferge og 1:15 time unna.
Ørsta-Volda lufthavn, Hovden. 39 km og 41 min unna.
Overnatting: Reiselivsbasen

Fotturen går i variert ulendt terreng, med 600 m stigning: bratt sti i bjørkeskau, gresslier, lyngbakke, ur og streng forbi et bratt bergparti. Fjellstøvler og turklær. Ta med niste. Oppstigningen tar normalt drøye to timer. Arrangementet er åpent, og det er bare å møte på Melbøsetra/Barstadsetra på publisert tid. Første konsert er ca. 2,5 timer etter publisert starttid. Regn med at hele turen tar litt over 8 timer.

Basics

Additional stuff: the four trombones need a mute each.
4 synchronized metronomes with minijack port and headsets.
The second of three sections is on the album But a machine, released 2008 by MERE. Recording from permiere 16. Jul 2007, performed by Marius Hesby, Petter Winroth, Arild Hillestad, Halvor Ovenstrøm.
Produced in cooperation with Ny Musikk.
Score at NMIC
Version 1.3 (15. Jul 2008)

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Basics

Accessories: Computer with max/msp (ver. 4.5), stereo PA system, 1 floor mounted mic for saxophone.
Commissioned by notam, written for Rolf-Erik Nystrøm
Score at NMIC
Version 2.0 (14. Jul 2008)

Basics

Guitar solo (6 string acoustic), scordatura E A C F H E
Accessories: a good capo and slidesteel (glass).
Recorded 20. Feb 2008 by Thomas Kjekstad in Sofienberg church, Oslo.
Album But a machine, released 2008 by MERE
Commissioned by Thomas Kjekstad
Score at NMIC
Version 2.0 (7. Aug 2007)

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Basics

Soprano, clarinet/bass clarinet, 10 string guitar, piano, percussion, screen.
Accessories: White floor screen, projector and computer needed for text projection.
 Guitar, piano and percussion to be amplified. Two loudspeakers. A sound controller assistant is needed.
Commissioned by asamisimasa
Score at NMIC
Version 2.0 (6. Mar 2007)

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Basics

3 (1. and 2. also picc, 3. also afl) – 3 (3. also C.A.) – 3 (3. also bscl) – 3 (3. also Cbsn)
4 – 3 (1. also picc) – 3 – 1
pno – hp – timp
4 perc
14 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 7
Score and parts at NMIC
Version 2.1 (2. Sep 2005)

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Carillon with 49 bells. Current version for automation and manual play combined.
Commissioned by UNM Norway for the opening ceremony of the 2003 UNM festival in Oslo.
Premiered by Vegar Sandholt, Carillon of Oslo City Hall, 30. Aug 2003.
Score not available, needs revision.
Current version 1.4 (19. Aug 03)

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