Composer Portraits
Karin Rehnqvist
Either/Or
Thursday, March 22, 2012, 8pm
Miller Theatre at Columbia University
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One of Sweden’s best-known and widely performed composers, Karin Rehnqvist is just starting to make waves in the international community. A recent rave in Gramophone called her music “marvelous” and “stunning,” the sort of revelatory work that “requires one to discard preconceptions of what constitutes Western art music.” A highlight of this Portrait is her “extraordinary” song cycle, given its U.S. premiere by two Swedish singers specializing in Kulning, the extended vocal technique drawn from Nordic folk traditions. The entire evening will feature the remarkable Either/Or ensemble, who are among Rehnqvist’s greatest champions.
Performers
- Karin Rehnqvist composer
- Ulrika Bodén voice
- David Shively percussion
- Lena Willemark voice
- Either/Or
- Richard Carrick conductor, piano
Repertoire
- Anrop (Invocation) (1997) U.S. premiere
- Puksanger-Lockrop (Timpanum Songs - Herding Calls) (1989) U.S. premiere
- Raven Chant (2012) world premiere
- Inrop (Convocation) (1997) U.S. premiere
- Begynnelsen (Beginning) (2003)
- Jag lyfter mina hander (I raise my hands) (1998)
- Radda mig ur dyn (Rescue me from the mire) (1994)
- Utrop (Avocation) (1997) U.S. premiere
