Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen
Composer, conductor, teacher, lecturer, producer
Concerts 2012
January 23 and 25:
Håkon Kristiansen, Simen I. Vangen, perkusjon, Ny Musikk Uka 2012, Sortland
February 10:
Klotho
Bergen Brass Band, Sturle Berntsen, dir. Grieghallen
February 28:
Elegy for Broken Hearts
Nick Walkley, cornet. Guards Chapel, London
April 07:
Keep Going! for Mr SC and The Wild Bones Gang,
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
June 28:
soloist: David Thornton, James Madison University Brass Band
Bruckner Haus, Linz, Austria
August 09:
New Work. Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra (Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester), Bodø
Will also be performed in Svolvær, Tromsø and Andenes
Other premieres/performances
Flamen, Hartmut Schulz (norwegian premiere), Kristiansund
Random Grumble (premiere) for bass clarinet, bass trombone, tuba, percussion and modified turntable. Borealis Festival, Bergen
Diptych, Jostein Stalheim (accordion) harp, string orchestra) (wp), Bergen
News
NOSO has commissioned my a new work. To be premiered in August 2012
Noord Limburgse Brassband defends the title in the Belgium Nationals playing Old Licks Bluesed Up as their own choice!
Oslo Brass Band on CD: A Decade of Sound. Seid, Nocturne and Energetic Excerpts can be bought on iTunes!
New piece for Sérgio Carolino and The Wild Bones Gang. Great ensemble, ten trombones, two tubas and percussion. Premiere in Porto in January!
Commission for accordion, harp and string orchestra. Diptych for Jostein Stalheim. To be premiered in 2012
Interview
4BR's Chris Thomas talks to one of the most influential and innovative compositional voices in brass banding - Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen.
Brasswind
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Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, composer i residence at Royal College of Music Festival of Brass 2010.
