UPCOMING AND RECENT __________________
Recording solopiece by Sunleif Rasmussen____________________________
The recording of Suite for Guitar and Effectprocessor by Farose composer Sunleif Rasmussen are finished.
The sessions have been in the village of Velbastađ, in beautiful settings where engineer Jónas Bloch Danielsen has his studio. The composer is producing himself and the release will be later this year.
Look out for this Sunleif Rasmussen portrait CD.
Read more about Sunleif Rasmussen
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RECENT PROJECTS and CONCERTS ________
Performing at New Music Indaba in South Africa___
In september 2008 Ólavur Jakobsen participated in the New Music Indaba in South Africa.
Giving a historic solo guitar recital at University of South Africa, Tshwane (Pretoria) with exclusively Faroese music on the programme.
Conducting a masterclass with guitar students at the University of Pretoria and performing together with Helen Vosloo, principal flutist of The Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Ólavur Jakobsen and Helen Vosloo performing at Wits in Johannesburg
Composer Kristian Blak and Ólavur Jakobsen at concert in Tshwane (Pretoria)
Link to programme for the New Music Indaba 2008
Gavin Bryars, Eivřr Pálsdóttir, Rúni Brattaberg, Eystanljóđ and Aldubáran___
Celebrating viking chieftain Gřtu Tróndur with concerts. Music by British composer Gavin Bryars performed by wellknown Faroese folk-singer Eivřr Pállsdóttir and opera-singer Rúni Brattaberg.
Summartónar 2008___________________________________________
Participating in performance of South African music. Playing with Ensemble Aldubáran and solo
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3rd July: Nordic House (feat. w. Aldubáran)
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4th July: Christians Church, Klaksvík
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5th July: Gjáargarđur, Gjógv
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6th July: Arts Museum, Sandur
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7th July: Húsar Church
25th anniversery in The Nordic House_____________________________
Celebrating the Nordic House. Aldubáran will feature at this concert. Premiere of work by Faroese composer Kári Bćk. Performing with choir Tarira and Hanus G. Johansen.
9th May: The Nordic House, Tórshavn (with Aldubáran)
Read more about The Nordic House
Concerts with Faroese tenor Petur Hentze Niclasen_____________________
Concerts with Faroese singer Petur Hentze Niclasen. The programme was a mixture of wellknown voice/guitar works by Dowland and Britten. Settings for voice and tenor by Ólavur Jakobsen by songs by Regin Dahl and Hans Jacob Hřjgaard featured as did settings of Donizetti and Verdi.
A new composition by Faroese composer Bjarni Restorff was presented as well.
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10th April: Ribarhús, Fuglafjřrđur
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12th April: Húsavík Church
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13th April: Mariae Church, Tórshavn
Performing Lute Suite in E-minor by J.S. Bach in Húsavík
Read more about the cooperation with Petur Hentze Niclasen
Touring Austria in October 2007
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Ólavur Jakobsen featured solo in Sunleif Rasmussen's Suite for Guitar and Processor, Fernando Sor's Variations opus 9, Kristian Blak's Dialogue for clarinet and guitar as well as in the world premiére of Quartetto Disparato by Austrian composer Ferdinand Weiss.
Ólavur performing Suite for Guitar and Processor by Faroese composer Sunleif Rasmussen in Fanny Hensel Mendelsohn Hall in Vienna
Jóhannes Andreasen, Řssur Bćk, Ólavur Jakobsen og Anna E. Klett performing Quartetto Disparato by Austrian composer Ferdinand Weiss which was premiered by Aldubáran.
Outside Vienna, heading for Zwettl. From left: Dr. Schulze, Frau Wagner, Ólavur, Dagmar, Andrea and Jóhannes.
Packed in the Schoenberg Centre in Vienna
Ólavur Jakobsen performing solo by Fernando Sor in Zwettl, Austria
At the Arnold Schoenberg Centre
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Concerts and venues
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5th October: Schoenberg-Zentrum (Wien) as part of "Internationalen Schönberg-Kongresses" 7th October: Haus der Komponisten (Wien)
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9th October: Stadtsaal (Zwettl) 7.30pm
Ólavur Jakobsen and the members of Aldubáran who performed in Austria: Anna Elisabeth Klett, clarinet, Andrea Heindriksdóttir, flute, Jóhannes Andreasen, piano and Řssur Bćk, violin.
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DR. FREDERIC BALAZS - composer, conductor and true friend _________
Honouring the guest Dr. Frederic Balazs and celebrating the friendship, a small recital was held in the Arts and Maritime Museum in the village of Leirvík on the 17th of September.
Budapest born violinist, conductor, composer and former music director of Tuscon Symphony Orchestra visited friends in the Faroe Islands.
Monika Stauss Joensen has performed Dr. Balazs music both in the Faroes and abroad and a close friendship has evolved over the years.
Dr. Frederic Balacz and his organization Music and Arts for the Youths invited Monika Stauss Joensen and Ólavur Jakobsen to perform in California in 2005.
Now Dr. Frederic Balazs visited friends in the Faroe Islands and a capacity crowd celebrated him and his friendship enjoying the music played in his honour.
Monika and Ólavur performed Czardas, Banjo and Fiddle, Tartini and Tango en Skai by French composer/guitarist Roland Dyens.
17th Sept: Arts and Maritime Museum in Leirvík
KODA/Gramex workshop
KODA is the copyright organisation for composers while Gramex is handling the rights of the performers. Workshops will be in the afternoon about music on the web.
Concert featuring Aldubáran, Hanus G. Johansen, Danish folk-singer Sebastian, Faroese guitarist Benjamin Petersen and the Faroses gospel choir United Voices.
As a special treat, Aldubáran was invited to join in with Danish folk-singer Sebastian.
Sebastian and Aldubáran
Ceremony
The Faroes to govern their own ecclesiastical affairs
In conjunction with this historic event a celebration was held in the Nordic House on Saint Olav's Day where members of Ensemble Aldubáran performed.
Andrea Heindriksdóttir on flute and Ólavur Jakobsen on guitar, performed settings by Kári Bćk and Ólavur Jakobsen of Faroese music commissioned for this occasion.
Ólavur and Andrea
Summartónar 2007
Concerts in The Faroe Islands. Playing with Ensemble Aldubáran and performing solo concerts. World premičre of work written by Sunleif Rasmussen.
Celebrating Kristian Blak's 60th anniversery performing with violonist Angelika Nielsen and bassist Mikael Blak. First performance of chamber work for violin, bass and guitar scheduled to be premičred at concert in the remote village of Gjógv.
Performances featuring Ólavur Jakobsen at Summartónar 2007:
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25th June: Fríđrikschurch (Toftir)
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26th June: The Nordic House (Tórshavn)
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27th June: National Museum of Art (Tórshavn)
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30th June: Gjáargarđur (Gjógv)
4th-11th June 2007: Search for new guitar in and around London.
26th-30th May 2007: Recording and editing solowork and chamber music.
18th-19th May 2007: Concerts and auditions at Tórshavnar Musikkskúla.
Campaigning in June 2007 |
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Campaigning for the Music Teachers Association
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