Remnants of Confetti Unexploded
for string orchestra or string quintet
Instrumentation:
str / 1.1.1.1.1
Duration:
8'
The piece was premiered by the prominent string orchestra Ensemble Allegria at Nordland Musikkfestuke in Bodø in August 2021, and has since then been performed by the same ensemble multiple times.
Ensemble 3030, a contemporary music ensemble in Oslo founded by Anna Berg, performed the piece in April 2022, conducted by Jarl Eivind Aspen.
The first performance of the string quintet version of the piece was performed at Festspillene i Bergen in May 2022, by the Dextra musicians; Cécile-Laure Kouassi, Eivind Ringstad, Jan Clemens Carlsen, Johanne Haugland and Brage Sæbø. Fall 2022, the piece was performed by Telemark Kammerorkester in Drammen, Skien and Oslo.
Performances
9 August 2021 Ensemble Allegria, Maria Angelika Carlsen (cond.) / Musikkfestuka Bodø, Norway
19 November 2021 Ensemble Allegria, Maria Angelika Carlsen (cond.) / Gyldendalhuset, Norway
20 November 2021 Ensemble Allegria, Maria Angelika Carlsen (cond.) / Artilleriverkstedet, Norway
29 April 2022 Ensemble 3030, Jarl Eivind Aspen (cond.) / Majorstuen Church, Norway
5 June 2022 Brage Sæbø, Johanne Haugland, Eivind Ringstad, Jan Clemens Carlsen, Cécile-Laure Kouassi / Bergen International Festival, Norway
29 October 2022 Telemark Chamber Orchestra, Per Kristian Skalstad (cond.) / Drammen, Norway
30 October 2022 Telemark Chamber Orchestra, Per Kristian Skalstad (cond.) / Skien, Norway
1 November 2022 Telemark Chamber Orchestra, Per Kristian Skalstad (cond.) / Oslo, Norway