This is the website for Henrik Hellstenius composer and teacher. Here you can find information about Hellstenius´ works, listen to examples of his music, see clips from his stage productions, read articles and be updated on current projects. The site is mainly in english but some articles and other texts will only be in norwegian.
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«Crossing Patterns»
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Lars-Erik ter Jung, Violin
Thomas Kjekstad, Guitar
• Ørjan Matre:
Crossing Patterns and Chaconne
• Jon Øivind Ness:
Slow Dive
• Henrik Hellstenius:
The Argonaut
• Magnar Åm:
hugse
• Tanja Orning:
Swen
Peter Herresthal
«Catch Light»
Aurora ACD5066
• Nils Henrik Asheim:
Catch Light
• Gisle Kverndokk:
Initiation
• Henrik Hellstenius:
By the voice a faint
light is shed
• Jon Øivind Ness:
Mad Cap Tootling
Peter Herresthal, violin
Peter Kates, percussion
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Oslo Philharmonic
Orchestra
BIT20 Ensemble
Melbourne Conservatory of Music, Melbourne, Australia
March 2, 2012
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
FIVE IMPRINTS OF TIME II
Pinquins Percussion Trio
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February 5, 2012
Ilios Festival, Harstad,Norway
March 6, 2012
Vinterlyd festival, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
SELFPORTRAIT IN BRIGHT LIGHT
Cikada String Quartet
Rolf Borch – clarinet
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November 29, 2011
Festspielhaus Hellerau, Germany
OMBRA DELLA SERA
Ensemble El Perro Andaluz
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November 20, LiteraturHaus, Copenhagen
November 15, Ny Musikk. Oslo
November 15, Grønland Caféteater, Oslo
THE ARGONAUT
Emily Fowler – violin
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October 28, Norwegian academy of Music, Oslo
October 27, Manglerud vgs, Oslo
October 26, Toneheim Folkehøgskole, Hamar
October 25, Rud vgs, Bærum
FIVE IMPRINTS OF TIME
Current Saxophone quartet
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November 6, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
October 18, Artistic research program, Oslo
September 23, Researchers Night Teknisk Museum, Oslo
HERITAGE
Sunniva Wettre – Harp
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September 16, 2011
Bodø Concert House, Bodø, Norway
LOVE SONGS
Bodø Sinfonietta
Rolf Gupta – conductor
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August 31 – October 10, 2011
Nationaltheatret, Oslo
I ÅR SKAL DET VÆRE MODERNE
– music for theatre
Silje Aker Johnsen
Stine Mari Fyrileiv
Anneke von der Lippe
Birgitte Larsen
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July 26, 2011
Tom Lee Music Hall Vancouver, Canada
HERITAGE (wp) Sunniva Wettre: Harp
The Bergen International Festival has invited the composer Henrik Hellstenius to be in charge of four concert performances. He has called the series The Theatre of the Ear*.
In these four concert performances he has placed his own music and that of others in various thematic settings, all of which involve an encounter between the music and the stage elements in the form of video, text, lighting or movement.
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June 3, 2011
Logen, Bergen International Festival, Logen, Norway
THE THEATRE OF THE EAR IV: STORY TELLERS
FRAGMENTS OF A TEACHING (wp)
Ulton Concept:
Christian Immler – baryton
Florian Donderer – violin
Gro Lovdahl – viola
Tanja Tetzlaff – cello
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen – percussion
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June 1, 2011
Logen, Bergen International Festival, Logen, Norway
THE THEATRE OF THE EAR III: GROUP THERAPY
A QUIET SPACE
Cikada/ Christian Eggen
SELF PORTRAIR IN BRIGHT LIGHT (wp)
Hans Christian Bræin
Cikada String Quartet
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May 28, 2011
Logen, Bergen International Festival, Logen, Norway
THE THEATRE OF THE EAR II: FOUR WAYS TO DIE
READINGS OF MR. G
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen – percussion
Ensemble Allegria/Michael Bartosch
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May 26, 2011
Logen, Bergen International Festival, Logen, Norway
THE THEATRE OF THE EAR I: 24 HOURS/GRASS
BY THE VOICE A FAINT LIGHT IS SHED
Peter Herresthal – violin
Ensemble Ernst/ Thomas Rimul
OMBRA DELLA SERA
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen - percussion
Dan Styffe - double bass
*Henrik Hellstenius om «Ørets teater», en storsatsing på samtidsmusikk under Festspillene i Bergen 2011:
«I Ørets teater er scenografi, lys, video og projisering inkludert som storleikar i konsertane.
Hellstenius eksperimenterer med plasseringa av utøvarane – og med teksturar i rommet. Ein dag vil det vera gras på golvet. Ein annan dag sit utøvarar og publikum kring eitt og same bord.» (Ballade, 23. 5. 2011)
FIGURA ensemble
– opera staged by Lars Kaalund
and libretto by Peter Laugesen
Music by: Steingrimur Rohloff, Henrik Hellstenius,
Malin Bång and Nicolai Worsaae
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3 september 2010
Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
VICTORIA COUNTING II
Victoria Johnson – Violin
Edvin Østvik – electronics
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14 august 2010
NORLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL, Bodø Norway
LOVE SONGS (wp)
Bodø Sinfonietta
Christian Lindberg – cond
«The good thing is that when music is
juxtaposed
and interlaced with other elements,
the purely
musical experience can be brought
into dialogue
with other aspects of the listener’s
inner
self and personality.»
"Ombra della Sera"
CD recording for the new release Readings of Mr. G
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen - percussion
Dan Styffe - double bass
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21 octobre, 10 november 2007
Tjøme Kirke, Larvik Kirke
"Improvisation I, II"
Vestfold ungdomssymfoniorkester
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26 october 2007 Tou Scene, Stavanger
Victoria Johnson, el- violin
Edvin Østvik, electronics http://www.fatbattery.com/
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11 october 2007 Åpne Teater, Oslo Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival
"Like Objects in a dark room"
Norwegian Radio Orchestra http://www.ultima.no/Sider/071011kork1930.html
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3 october 2007 Norwegian Academy of Music, Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival
"Personality & Essence" world premiere
Quartertone marimba and electronics
Kjell Tore Innervik http://www.ultima.no/Sider/071003kvart1800.html
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September 27, 2007 Trondheim Konserthus Tronheim, Norway Like objects in a dark room (world premiere)
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Eivind Aadland
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5. September 2007 Parkteateret, Oslo
"Victoria Counts" world premiere
Victoria Johnson, el- violin
Edvin Østvik, electronics http://www.fatbattery.com/
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April 27 - mai 06, 2007 Rom for Dans, Oslo
Isadora
Music for dance performance ....................
April 12-14, 2007 Happy Days Festival Oslo City
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