Welcome to Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen. We have an exciting concert season lined up for 2010 – read more about our upcoming concerts by clicking on an event in the right hand column, or view our full concert calender.
Pierre-André Valade is the chief conductor of Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen from 2009 to 2012. We are proud of our collaboration with the internationally acclaimed conductor with a heartfelt commitment to modern music .
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A musical fairy tale on CD
22.06.10
Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Will-o’-the-Wisps are in Town has been set to music by composer Per Nørgård and writer Suzanne Brøgger. The music is now released on CD with a DVD documentary.
Per Nørgård’s Will-o’-the-Wisps in Town provides a rich opportunity for Mezzo-Soprano Helene Gjerris to excercise the famed versatility of her wonderful voice and acting talent, for she plays the parts of the Marsh Witch and the Narrator as well as Hans Christian Andersen himself in this fantasy based on his fairy tale. In this musical retelling, the will-o’-the-wisps even visit our own times, aided by the witty pen of writer Suzanne Brøgger.
Winner of Carl’s Award Pernille Sejlund
22.06.10
The Danish composer and performer Pernille Sejlund (b. 1979) won first prize in the composers’ competition Carl’s Award as part of the Athelas New Music Festival 2010. Second prize went to Daniel Ochoa Valdez (b. 1986) from Mexico.
Athelas New Music Festival 2010: Festival Programme, 25 concerts over 8 days!
05.05.10
“The Athelas Sinfonietta Jubilee week has set a new Danish standard for how creative, professional and entertaining the presentation of Art Music can be.” Jyllandsposten, the 12th of June 2010.
Athelas is grateful to the ensembles and soloists from the USA and Denmark for the fantastic concerts they gave as part of Athelas New Music Festival celebrating our first 20 years. Athelas New Music Festival 2010 took place from the 5th to the 10th of June with national composer Carl Nielsen as the point of departure for a wealth of concerts that became a powerful manifestation of the diversity and richness of contemporary music.
An Interview with Pierre André Valade
30.11.09
Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen is proud to present the ensemble’s Chief Conductor Pierre-André Valade. The french conductor is especially well known for his interpretations of new music. He has conducted many of the greatest orchestras in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and Japan.
Athelas Picture Gallery
05.02.10
This collection of slideshows shows events as different as the Bang on a Can Marathon in New York, Arvo Pärt’s Portrait concert for the Leonie Sonning Music Prize and community concerts as a part of Athelas’ ongoing education projects.
Athelas Newsletter
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