Hallelujah in Belgium…?
15 mars, 2016elisabeth holmertz,struggle,hallelujah,Ensemble odd Size,soprano,messiah,belgiumnews
We are all humans of this world, we all desire the same things: love, happiness and to be understood for who we are. It shouldn’t be so difficult to understand one another, especially not between two countries very close to each other, like for…
Buxtehude
26 januari, 2016buxtehude,baroque Soprano,Herr wenn ich nu dich hab,elisabeth holmertz,Concerto Copenhagennews
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SCHUMANN!!!
1 oktober, 2015Ensemble odd Size,Ich grolle nicht,Ingrid Andersson,fredrik bock,elisabeth holmertz,Dichterliebe,Per Buhre,Schumannnews
I'll say nothing. Watch what happens when four musicians say Yes to music and No to "rules". I give you: Ensemble Odd Size [iframe id="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4IDiMQetAsE"]
To sing music by dead people. And alive.
25 september, 2015Henrik Hellstenius,new music,authentic music,Cikada,elisabeth holmertz,places of sounds and words,soprano,early music movement,Händel,contemporary musicnews
As a classical singer I perform lots and lots of music by dead people. One disadvantage though of singing the music by composers who stopped living is that you can’t ask them what they really meant, how they wanted it sound, who they wrote it for or…
A lullaby to start the week
21 september, 2015benedicte torget,Lullaby,LAWO,fredrik bock,Emily Brontënews
From Sounds, sweet Airs and the Art of Longing with me and Fredrik Bock. Lovely melody by Benedicte Torget. [iframe id="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2NkYeGrCkr8"]
When music is scary
15 september, 2015soprano,Coffee Cantata,fear,Coffee,concert,elisabeth holmertz,Kaffeekantate,Singing,paulus barokk,baroque music,sin,J.S. Bach,Elly Amelingnews
On the occasion of Sunday’s concert with Paulus Barokk. I realise, when I write these posts, that many of them are about what I’ve learned and what I now have to re-learn in my own way. Always having been the good student, doing what the grown-ups…
It's not you. It's me. Really.
8 september, 2015Don Miguel Ruiz,soprano,Singing,The four agreements,perspective,modelnews
I’ve just read ”The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. It’s the kind of book that I don’t usually read (just because…), but someone read a quote from it which really provoked me, so I had to read it. ”Never take anything personal”… Well, if that’s…
Preparing. Puzzle.
1 december, 2014music,double bass,Birgitte Volan Håvik,The four books of madrigals,Terje Viken,Lorca,contemporary music,flute,george crumb,harp,metronome,Helen Benson,Madrigals,dan styffe,percussionnews
Right now: Preparing for the four books of Madrigals, by George Crumb. Music that’s like a gigantic puzzle. In the beginning it’s just thousands of bits and pieces lying around. No borders, no contours, no clear pictures, just rhythms, words and…
New sounds in the air
Today I've updated my media site to be more…me. Please visit. Click on music/media.
Ophelia - or (re)Fin(d)ing my voice
4 juni, 2014Ophelia,sad,Anne Lise Berntsen,Henrik Hellstenius,doubt,elisabeth holmertz,soprano,lost,new opera,voicenews
In the Autumn 2004 I was a very tired mother of a two-year old, and I had also just received my Konzertexamen-diploma. Twenty-eight years old with a long education behind me and a future I didn't know anything about. Lost and a bit sad. The musical…