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Interview in German magazine Jazzpodium

THE BIOPHONIC ORCHESTRA
Being close to nature has always been important to the double bass player SIGURD HOLE. Now he puts ecological questions fully in the center with a septet.

BY MATTHIAS HARTMANN

Reflections in light

Submitted by Sigurd Hole on Wed, 2022-06-01 20:44

REFLECTIONS IN LIGHT is a cycle of works for different ensembles ranging from solo double bass to six musicians composed especially, but not exclusively, for performances inside the vast sonic and visual reverb of the glass and metal prism-shaped structure encapsulating the medieval church ruins at Domkirkeodden in Hamar, Norway.

About

Submitted by Sigurd Hole on Wed, 2022-06-01 19:24

Sigurd Hole is a Norwegian composer and musician (double bass), focusing his work on the dialogue between composition and improvisation in a musical landscape where other sounds besides those of musical instruments and humans may occur as vital parts of the music itself. This results in a unique musical world that more and more people are turning their ears towards, both at home and abroad. His music recently found its way to Carnegie Hall, and he has received strong reviews both for his solo and ensemble albums in media such as the The New York Times, DownBeat and BBC3.

About

Submitted by Sigurd Hole on Wed, 2022-06-01 15:10

Sigurd Hole's unique musical world is something that more and more people are turning their ears towards, both at home and abroad. His music has recently found its way to Carnegie Hall, and he has received strong reviews both for his solo and ensemble work in media such as the New York Times, DownBeat and BBC. In May 2022 he won the prestigious German Record Critics' Award (Preis der deutschen Shallplattenkritik) in the category "Crossover Productions" for his latest album Roraima.

ABOUT

Submitted by Sigurd Hole on Wed, 2022-06-01 14:19

Sigurd Hole's unique musical world is something that more and more people are turning their ears towards, both at home and abroad. His music has recently found its way to Carnegie Hall, and he has received strong reviews both for his solo and ensemble work in media such as the New York Times, DownBeat and BBC. In May 2022 he won the prestigious German Record Critics' Award (Preis der deutschen Shallplattenkritik) in the category "Crossover Productions" for his latest album Roraima.

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May 25th: Premiere of new project // INTEROBJECTIVE SOUNDSCAPES

Premiere of new work in the art gallery Kunstbanken, Hamar, May 25th. The audience were able move freely during the performance, walking "into" and "through" the sound of the piece, listening to it at a distance or examining it up close, allowing the sound to accompany their experience of the visual elements (or vice versa).

Interobjective soundscapes

Submitted by Sigurd Hole on Wed, 2022-06-01 12:44

INTEROBJECTIVE SOUNDSCAPES is the title of a new project that explores different ways of experiencing music and sound.

The first work in the series, a piece called "4 rooms", was premiered by solo double bass on May 25th 2022 at the art gallery Kunstbanken in Hamar. The piece is however not exclusively written for double bass, and may be performed by whichever or by as many instruments as one likes.

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Roraima won the German Music Critics´ award!

I am deeply honored and very happy to be awarded the German Music Critics´ Award (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik) for my latest album RORAIMA in the category «Crossover productions» !

The prize, which is commercially independent and highly regarded, has four annual nominations in 32 categories featuring music from all over the world. The jury currently consists of 154 music critics from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.