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La voce femminile
16.09.2009On 25 September the Nederlands Kamerkoor will give the first of a series of concerts with the Norwegian conductor Grete Pedersen. The programme consists exclusively of music by female composers.
As little as thirty years ago women who composed were as much a rarity as men who knitted. Today, however, there are an increasing number of women who choose composition as their profession, and Edith Canat de Chizy, Saskia Macris and Helena Tulve have all achieved considerable success in this field. It is an international programme: Helena Tulve comes from Estonia, Edith Canat de Chizy from France, and Saskia Macris is of Greek-Dutch extraction and grew up in Paris. The two Norwegian folk songs were arranged by Grete Pedersen herself, and throw a special light on the traditional role of women in Norwegian musical history. Interspersed with these compositions will be hymns, antiphons and responsories by the nun Hildegard von Bingen, one of the first female composers to come to public attention.
Programme
Hildegard von Bingen 1098-1179 — Antiphons & hymns
Helena Tulve 1972 — I Am A River 2009 world première
Saskia Macris 1964 — Soleil, coeur du monde 2007
Edith Canat de Chizy 1950 — To gather paradise 2001 and Canciones 1992
Norwegian folk song arrangements — arr. Grete Pedersen
Concert schedule
(Netherlands) — click on the place name for more information.
25 September Amsterdam — 30 September Leeuwarden — 1 October Gouda — 2 October Utrecht
Biography
The Norwegian conductor Grete Pedersen is noted for her stylistically self-assured and musically convincing performances. Owing to the large number of concerts, radio and TV recordings and CDs she’s been involved in, she has now become one of the most sought-after conductors from Scandinavia. In 1988 Grete Pedersen received her diploma in conducting from the Norwegian Academy of Music, where she herself also taught conducting from 1995 onwards. She also continued her studies with Eric Ericson. Her repertoire ranges from Baroque to contemporary, and she also works regularly with jazz musicians, as well as being active in the field of theatre productions. Pedersen has been the conductor of the Norwegian Soloists’ Choir since 1990.
Grete Pedersen. Foto: CF-Wesenberg/kolonihaven.no
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