New Friday – Stockholm Chamber Brass

Ny fredag is a concert series for the curious listener eager to explore today’s innovative music. This Friday features two world premieres! Swedish composer Jenny Hettne often creates her music in close collaboration with musicians and is known for her imaginative approach to drawing out new sounds from traditional instruments. Her new work is titled Mycorrhizal Network – a reference to the symbiotic relationship between fungal mycelium and the roots of plants!

Internationally active Ivo Nilsson is a leading figure in contemporary music. As a trombone soloist, he has premiered numerous works, and as a composer, he has created music ranging from powerful drama to striking intimacy. His new piece is titled Pneuma, a word that signifies both air in motion and the breath that is essential for life. In Greek tragedy it refers to the breath of life, and in the New Testament it stands for the Spirit.

The concert opens with British composer Piers Hellawell’s Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry – a melodically exploratory and at times explosive work composed for Stockholm Chamber Brass, who also gave its world premiere in 2006.

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Come early, stay late – the bar will be open before, during and after the concert with drinks and appetizers.