Work in progress

I always have several works in progress –  from those that are funded and have a performance date to ideas and collaborations that may one day result in a new piece. On this page, you can find information about those closest to completion, and perhaps a few words about works still in the idea phase.

Håkon Thelin has commissioned a longer work for solo double bass with extensions. We both live on Nesodden, and the piece will explore the recent history of Nesodden by examining contemporary ruins on the peninsula.

From the project description

The piece for Håkon Thelin will be a solo piece, but also something more. With transducers (acting as speakers) on the bass, we can expand the bass into a superbass and get an even more varied sound source. In many of my works, I have used recorded sounds, and I am excited about the possibilities this site-specific sound source offers.

The Berlin-based German guitarist Eva Beneke has commissioned a piece for solo guitar.

From the project description

Many instrumentalists handle multiple types of their instrument, and guitarists are no exception. After a few initial sessions with Eva, I’m fascinated by her “guitar collection.” I plan to write a series of miniatures that can work together as a collection, but can also be performed individually. This way, the piece can serve both as a showcase of her guitar collection and as a study of each instrument.

Marianne and I have been working together for a few years now, and this is now culminating in a new piece! Marianne is combining several new, and some older, works with text and improvisation in a new concert concept. I draw on our collaboration in “the band von Bingen”, using quotations of older works by women.

From the project description

When Marianne now commissions a work for solo cello, we will continue exploring something we’ve worked on quite a bit — forgotten works by forgotten women. I will select a series of quotations from women in music history and develop them musically. The piece may also include voice and text.

The working title crush plays on a point from my work “The feminist guide to the Sinfonietta”: men quote men — they have man-crushes on each other’s music. This is one of the reasons why women, even those who were recognised and widely performed in their time, are forgotten — they’re not referenced by others

Here are a few keywords for other plans, ideas, and projects that may or may not be in progress:

string quartet, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, balloon chase, Bergen, cursing, The End, from solo work to concert