Mythical creatures and volcanic video art

In this concert dedicated to Ingela Øien the flute is set within an electronic frame. Volcanic video art, a collage of trombone recordings and a boom blaster are some keywords for the concert.

A mutual admiration and common passion for contemporary music has lead the flutist and the composer to collaborate on several occasions throughout their careers.

As a celebration of Øien’s 40 years as a flutist in BFO Vaage wrote the piece “Janus”. This was performed in Grieghallen the autumn of 2022.

Still inspired by the mythic world the composer has written a new piece to Øien titled “Medusa”. The monstrous Medusa is known from the Greek mythology as the dangerous woman that transformed anyone looking at her into stone with her snake hair. This will be performed at the concert as well as selected works from the composer’s catalogue.

PROGRAMME
Tapt slag
Medusa (world premiere) 
Får eg likna deg (Norwegian premiere)
Elektra II 
multiMORF memoriam

Knut Vaage composer
Ingela Øien bass flute, alto flute, C flute
Thorolf Thuestad electronics
Owen Weaver percussion
Ellen Røed video art

Venue Cornerteateret
Concert 6 PM - 7.30 PM
Time 25th of February 2023

Ingela Øien is a flutist in BIT20 Ensemble and one of the founders of the ensemble. For many years the contemporary music has been a focus point for her. She has collaborated with Norwegian and international composers and performed many premiers, both as soloist and chamber works.

Knut Vaage is a Norwegian composer and performer of improvisation and contemporary music. He is especially fascinated by where conservative forms and modern aesthetics meets. Sentral in his work is the exploration of the borderline between free improvisation and composition.

The concert program as well as selected pieces from Vaage’s catalogue will be released on the record label LAWO in 2023.
Tapt slag, Medusa and Elektra II are written to and performed by Ingela Øien.

A warm thank you to the contributors that has made this concert possible: The Norwegian Composer’s fund, TONO and Municipality of Bergen.