Concepts
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Summer Concert
Sunfilled summer time, sitting with your toes planted in the warm sand, clinking glasses of cool wine and the sound of cicadas in the warm breeze of the summer evening. With this concert we set the tone for the summer with a varied programme. With dreamy tonal music by classical French composers such as Ravel and Debussy, you are invited to a soothing Southern European summer night. As the concert progresses, the music gradually increases in tempo and rhythm – bringing you across the Atlantic Ocean to be met with Brazilian choro and samba and jazz improvisations.
Autumn - an Explosion of Emotion and Colour
Autumn abounds with sweetness and colours of a golden harvest, heralding at the same time the growing embrace of the darkness of winter. We feel a longing for the summer that has passed, and we are confronted with the realization of the inevitable impermanence of life. Passion and longing are the themes of this concert which ranges from a classical Spanish repertoire by Enrique Granadas and Manuel De Falla to Argentine tangos and selected jazz pieces, including some of our own compositions. The Spanish language runs like a common thread throughout the programme, accompanied by selected autumnal and late summer songs from the Danish treasure trove of folk songs.
Winter - Meditation Concert
A meditative winter concert embeded in deep, heartfelt and melodious music where the halls of the church can be sensed in the reverberation. We have tried to create a concert experience where the listener can indulge in a meditative, musical contemplation, carried by cello, vocal, organ and piano in changing constellations and bringing to life tranquil and moving music by composers like Fauré, Massenet, Pärt and Messiaen. The concept of this concert derives from the Christian periode of Lent from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Therefore it is composed with consideration for the tradition of active renunciation of the abundance of the world in order to get at the essence of life and create space for spiritual inspiration.
Spring – a Tribute to the Light
In spring we celebrate the return of the light after the dark embrace of the winter night. The spring light with its honest silver tinge exposes the streets stained with sleet, the heavy morning haze over the fields and the glistening beads of dew on the buds of the trees. The concert is a tribute to Nordic spring, accentuated by the joy of anticipation and the dialectic of light and darkness. In this programme the audience is invited to a musical trip from classical, Nordic composers like Grieg, Sibelius og Nielsen to Nordic jazz, represented by Jan Johansson and Lars Jansson among others.