Bjorn Sagstad & Ila Brass Band
Description
On Klang (!) music by three important contemporary Norwegian composers, Knut Nysted, Olav Anton Thommessem, and Orjan Matre is performed by the Ila Brass Band and the Aurum Chamber Choir, two highly regarded ensembles from the region of Trondheim. The disc also includes two traditional pieces "Alleluia! Our strife is o'er" and "My Heart Always Wanders". The conductor is Bjørn Sagstad.
The Ila Brass Band, which celebrates 40 years of existence in 2012, is a gathering place for aspiring musicians in the Trondheim area of Norway including skilled amateurs, music students and professional musicians. It is considered to be the premiere ensemble of its type in the region. The award-winning and ambitious chamber choir Aurum, which is also located in Trondheim, is made up of 20 singers aged from 20 to 30 years.
The Norwegian composer Ørjan Matre was born in 1979 in Bergen and studied composition at the Norwegian Music Academy. His music contains traditional elements, and although playful and often quite exquisitely refined also has a more serious and focused side.
Personnel: Ila Brass Band, Kammerkoret Aurum, Bjorn Sagstad (conductor)
Tracklisting
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
Tone Kummervold
Per Kristian Skalstad, Telemark Chamber Orchestra
Ketil Bjornstad
Marius Neset, Leif Ove Andsnes
The Norwegian National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Terje Boye Hansen
Bjorn Sagstad & Ila Brass Band
Yngve Slettholm
Tine Thing Helseth; Bergen Philharmonic; Petr Popelka
Engegard Quartet
Oslo Kammerakademi; David Friedemann Strunck
Berit Norbakken; Arctic Philharmonic; Hennig Kraggerud
Melanie Marshall; Roderick Williams; The Cambridge Singers; Taplow Young Voices; Royal Philharmonic
Bellot Ensemble; Lucine Musaelian; Kieran White
Julia Kogan; Britten Sinfonia; Steven Lloyd-Gonzalez
Sebastian Comberti; London Mozart Players; Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra; Jurgen Bruns
