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Vakréne
Vakréne is a duo consisting of Isabella Østenby Vesti and Aina Helgeland Davidsen composing music all by themselves to fit their instruments. They only perform music composed by themselves and have the idea of being a classical artist/group on same level as any pop artist in todays society.
At Nordic Piccolo Festival 2023 Vakréne will have their official debut as duo, premiering for the world a three movement piece by Aina for sopranino saxophone and piccolo flute.
The name Vakréne is a combination of their first names. Isabella means beautiful, which is “vakker” in Norwegian. Aina means both the only one, which is “den eneste ene” in Norwegian/Danish (it also means mirror, however, they have not chosen that combination). Making a combination between Vakker, and Ene to Vakréne.
Å overleve tanken // Surviving the thought
Å overleve tanken / Surviving the thought is a project created together and in collaborations with the painter Kirkerød Malerier to support youth in Norway in need of help with mental health. The project were performed and shown 10th-12th of September 2021, marking The World Suicide Prevention Day, where most of the income from the project wias donated to Mental Helse & Mental Helse Ungdom.
During these three days there were 3 live performances with live music and painting, presenting the music and the art. If you didn’t make it to the artshow you can show support by buying the music on Itunes or streaming it on Spotify, some of the income from this will go directly to MHU, or keep updated here as they are working on a website where you can purchase the paintings. If you would like to donate money for producing the music at USB you can donate here.
Å Overleve Tanken has been supported by AASS Bryggeri with their lovely locations and Drammen Kommune. We have been very grateful, and it was a wonderful collection for the organizations.
All of the music and paintings have been based on anonymous peoples opinions on what mental health is and what relations they have to it individually. From that, Maja and Aina has created lovely music and art for the donations.
Thanks for all of the support!
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Trio TrIvA
Trio TrIvA consists of Ida Fuglerud(clarinet), Tim McVeigh-Pedersen(guitar) and Aina Helgeland Davidsen(Saxophone). A classical trio with an unusual combination of instruments which creates a beautiful soundscape. They play concerts, and want to travel to different high schools, describing how it is to study music and lecturing masterclasses. All three lives and works in Norway, and practices, planning tours and concerts on a regular basis.
The repertoire is wide, from composers like Kreutzer, Carulli, Davidsen, Piazzolla to mor modern like Mette Nielsen. They switch between solopieces, duo and trio to create a variety in their concerts. Currently they are working together with the Danish composer Mette Nielsen and are soon to debut a piece written for the trio.
Trio TrIvA startet fall 2016 and consists of the guitarist Tim McVeigh-Pedersen, Saxophonist Aina Helgeland Davidsen and the clarinetist Ida Fuglerud - all classical musicians. They all have masters degree from The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark where they got to know eachother. Their mission is to show that anything is possible, only your imagination can limit the possibilities crossing instruments that there is no literature written originally for. The Trio mainly performs classical repertoar and are today collaborating with contemporary composers.
The guitarist Tim McVeigh-Pedersen (1986) is from Aarhus, Denmark. He finished is Soloist-education fall 2014 at The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus. He has finished two masterdegrees, one in Denmark with lector and concertguitarist Frederik Munk Larsen, and the other in Masstricht in the Netherlands with the famous concertguitaris Carlo Marchione. Tim showed from an early age his passion for classical guitar and has participated in diverse competitions around the globe. August 2018 he held his own department of concert at Copenhagen Guitar Festival. Currently Tim is working as freelance guitarist and guitarteacher at Kongsberg VGS (Highschool) and Re Kulturskole (Musicschool).
The Clarinetist Ida Fuglerud(1991) is from Sylling, Lier. She finished her masters at The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus summer 2015 with the soloclarinetist from Randers Chambermusicorchestra; Bue Skov Thomassen and soloclarinetist of Aarhus Symphony orchestra; Mathias Kjøller. Early on she showed eagerly her musically passion for the clarinet and has from a young age participated in UMM, Buskerud mesterskap and Norwegian National Championship (both solo and in ensembles). During her time in Denmark she has performed together with several Symphony orchestras and professional ensembles of Jylland. Currently she is working as freelance clarinettist and are hired as Woodwind teacher at Kongsberg VGS (Highschool), conducter of Øvre Eiker Marchingband and clarinet teacher of Sandefjord kulturskole (musicschool).
Aina Helgeland Davidsen (1993) is a classical saxophonist born in Drammen, more about Aina here.
ERRATIO
ERRATIO is a project launched by Ingvild Vaagsether (choreographer and dancer) & Aina Helgeland Davidsen (saxophonist and composer). The concept is created on the grounds of creating an experience together with the audience. An experience where the audience get to decide what the musician(s) and dancer(s) get to improvise over. The performers get selected themes that the audience get to play with, however, the performers never get to choose the themes themselves, that is something that is decided by a draw by the audience left up to the coincidence or faith if you want. ERRATIO is created to inspire an artistic experience for everyone that is interchangeable for every concert/show. Nothing will ever be alike and it will all be up to coincidence and inspiration, and improvisation between the artists and the audience. It is created in two versions so far, one for children and one for adults. The one for children is so far done with throwing a dice to decide what the improvisation should include, and the one for the adults is performed through showing of cards. They are of course angled in different directions with seperate goals, since the children often need more entertainment than maybe artistic challenge. The adult version is more directed towards research of the game between audience and artists making and creating art.
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ERRATIO creates a whole new level of artistic possibilities through dance and music. Creating a new space for cultural similarity’s and differences being visually accessible, and in constant movement from each performance. Through improvisation in music and movement in dance the performers react to each other, and are giving new impulses for each they receive. All based on their professional expertise, experience and cultural differences. The project combines backgrounds, professional experiences and expertise making a 100% visual, auditive and life-like product. What is quite unique is the including of the audience by making them decide the form of the music through throwing a dice and leaving them in wonderment of what they actually have decided. This is just one of the «tasks» the audience are given, and the dancers create even bigger opportunities to combine the audience. In this way all of their cultures and backgrounds play a role in the expression the performances.
Through interaction they will develop a common artistic language through movements and music in constant movement.
Current stages of previous performance:
- Stavanger Kammermusikkfestival 2020 (4 performances)
- Oslo Jazzdancefestival 2020
Scopelliti/Davidsen
Scopelliti/Davidsen is a duo that emerged out of Kulturkræsj festival fall of 2019. They were doing a couple pieces with improvising for one of the concerts of the festival, the opening actually and received such great feedback that they decided to start something more fundemental.
March 2020 they released an EP together with a Rock Suite that is the result of mixing classical and metal improvisation. Now they are working on more music & want to explore the possibilities of a future full album & future concerts.
Night & Day
Night & Day is a duo consisting of Trond Davidsen and Aina H. Davidsen, with program varying from the true standards within classical and jazz repertoire. This is specifically great for an event you are hosting as background music and will be perfect for making your event shine just a level higher! They have collected music combined between the genres for 2 hours of music. Night & Day is the perfect program for an event because it suits both night and day, morning or evening, background or a miniconcert. Its easy for you to order and if you are early you can even ask for maybe some of your own favorites to be arranged.
Trond Davidsen is a classical guitarist educated from The Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo with Masters Diploma. His international debut took place in 1997 in London, Purcell Room. In 1999 he undertook a solotour in Mexico and USA, Texas and he earlier performed the Aranjuez-concert with Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation Orchestra under the baton of Karsten Andersen. In addition to performing on Norwegian Radio and TV he has played over 500 concerts for schools throughout Norway for ”Rikskonsertene”. Trond has a long career of teaching individual lessons and masterclasses such as West Dean int. Guitarfestival 2017. Since 1991 he has been touring in England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and USA as a member of the Arctic Guitar Trio. His 6 Cd-recordings coveres a great variety of chambermusic and soloprogramme. Since early days he has alongside the classical focus also loved to play more jazzy programme and has also taken studies of jazzharmony and jazzensemble at the Norwegian Academy of Music.
RAKLEVERK
It started as a masterproject at The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus Spring 2016 as an initiative from Aina. RAKLEVERK consists of three musicians, Esben Lynge Jørgensen (laptop, electronics), Daniel Robinson (piano, composition, jazz) and Aina Helgeland Davidsen (saxophone, classical). The three of them are playing together with a mission of creating an unique combination of sounds and music. They are combinging elements of jazz, electronics and classical music to create experiences for people – instead of focusing on any genre. It’s important that all of the three aspects of genres gets to improvise and show through the music. RAKLEVERK are playing with limits, exploring each others worlds, and want the audience to come and listen for an experience they cannot find anywhere else.
The program is written by Daniel Robinson, and includes Aina playing 4 saxophones at the same time, singing and playing through one instrument, electronical colourful beats and inspiring sounds, manipulating sound work and mesmerizing jazz improvisations. The word RAKLEVERK itself means something which is thrown together and away, kind of a mess, which was suiting for this unique combination of sounds, limits, genres and personality’s behind the music that the group is playing with.
The Music is very different from concert to concert depending on the improvisations and the audience’s participation. Several of the numbers are affected and in need of small volunteering from the audience. This is to create extra tension, excitement around how the songs will sound (both for the musicians and the audience), and to have the audience “on their toes”. It gives the trio a lot of room for creativity in spur of the moment, and leaves a little element of surprise and the audience wondering.
Currently RAKLEVERK is working on some more music and their goal is to get to play a tour summer 2019. For recording the plan is set on fall 2019. The currently recorded numbers are together With previous member of the trio; Pia Christensen. She resigned her spot summer 2017, and shortly after Esben took over. The recordings are not mastered, and they are live.
Daniel Robinson (1990, DK) studied Bachelor in piano at the jazz department and master in composition at The Royal Academy of Music, and finished June 2018. He is searching for limits, Daniel goes without compromise for following his artistic ideals – both as a composer and pianist. In 2013 her recieved Bendixlegatet for MGK-students special honors. Daniel has for several years been a part of the Jazzimprintet world of Aarhus. He as published together with his own trio the album «Stjernenes Knæ» and together with Johannes Gammelgaards ABC «Kærligheden».
Aina Helgeland Davidsen (1993, NO), more about Aina here.
Esben Lynge Jørgensen (1990, DK) is a master educated electronical musician, composer and producer from the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. During his Bachelor he kept his focus on the art of performing electronical music live, specializing in ensembles and more traditional instrumentalists. Esben has worked within a lot of different settings through Free-jazz to Indie Rock and from duos to bigbands. October 2018 he completed his masters at DIEM, The Royal Academy of Music with more narrow focus towards solocompositions, production and his own artistic development.
Today Esben works as a solocomposer, sounddesigner and is a member of the trio RAKLEVERK as the live electronical musician whom are planning tours and album. In addition to RAKLEVERK, Esben is working in a new band named The Great Compassion. Earlier projects where he has had an significant role is; When you sleep, and the band from Aarhus Farwell Carousel.