The otherness of the self - artistic research
Since 2016 I am a very proud artistic research fellow at the Norwegian academy of music. In my research project I will look into the meaning of roles. What the role is and what it can become; what it does with me as a singer and performer when I…
To sing music by dead people. And alive.
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…
Preparing. Puzzle.
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…