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May 9th. 2006
New works
Edition SAMFUNDET in the process of developing new works for the Symphonic Fairytales catalogue. Texts by Norwegian, Swedish and Portuguese writers are to be combined with Danish composers. More to come. Please, contact us for further information.
January 24th. 2006
Ib Nørholm
Danish composer Ib Nørholm, who wrote "The Bell" for Symphonic Fairytales, is celebrated across Denmark on his 75th birthday. Congratulations from us!
January 13th. 2006
Sydney Festival
Sydney Festival features 3 works from Edition SAMFUNDET: Ib Nørholm "Impressions" based on The little Mermaid, Bent Lorentzen's "The Tinder-Box" and "The woman with the eggs" by Fuzzy at an open air concert in Darling Habour. For more information: Sydney Festival
December 22nd. 2005
Prizes for Symphonic Fairytales works
The Danish Arts Foundation has awarded special honourable prizes to Jesper Koch - The Snow Queen, Per Nørgård - The Will-o'-the Wisps, and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen - Moving Still.
The works are all related to Symphonic Fairytales. Mr. Gudmundsen-Holmgreen's piece for string quartet, tape and narration was commissioned by Edition SAMFUNDET for the Kronos Quartet.
Each of the composers received 50,000 Danish Kronor for their respective works.
November 2nd. 2005
Last Symphonic Fairytales concert in 2005
5th November 2005 - Gulbenkian Orchestra
The concert will take place at Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval in Sintra, at 16.00.
Conductor Joana Carneiro
Soprano Else Torp
Narrator José Fanha
SVEN ERIC WERNER: Fabliau - d'apres Andersen”,
IB NORHOLM: The Bell,
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Le Chant du Rossignol
October 18th. 2005
Kronos Quartet and Paul Hillier
The famous quartet and English singer/conductor Paul Hillier perform Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen's Moving Still on Friday in Copenhagen (Diamanten 8pm). The piece is based on Andersen's "In a thousand years" and the poem "In Denmark I am born" and commissioned especially for the performers by Edition SAMFUNDET. First performance in Tallin on 19th Oct, first Danish performance 21st Oct and first Swedish performance on 22nd Oct.
October 10th. 2005
The Swineherd in Sweden
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra performed "The Swineherd" to a large young audience on October 8th. The children on stage wore costumes and the hall was decorated with balloons and Andersen hats in all of the colours of the rainbow.
September 20th. 2005
The Bell by Ib Nørholm
will be performed in Cairo on October 3rd 2005
September 20th. 2005
Andersen in Portugal
The official Andersen celebrations in Portugal organized by the Royal Danish Embassy in Lisboa ends on November 4th with a performance of Sven Erik Werner's "Fabliau" and Ib Nørholm's "The Bell" by the famous Gulbenkian Orchestra.
July 25th. 2005
Bolero Prize
On June 18th the project Symphonic Fairytales was awarded The National Danish Radio P2 Music's "Bolero Prize" in a live broadcast featuring interviews and talk with Edition SAMFUNDETs managing director Klaus Ib Jørgensen.
June 14th. 2005
"The Bell" and "The Swineherd"
"The Bell" by Ib Nørholm was first performed Wednesday 8th June by Aarhus Symphony Orchestra. The piece will already be performed by Aalborg Symphony Orchestra again on 30th June and 3rd July. Possible performances in Portugal and Egypt later this year!
Next first performance in the project is Svend E. Nielsen's "The Swineherd" in Helsingborg on the 8th October, but check for more concerts below.
May 13th. 2005
222 perform Lorentzen in Stockholm
May 11th and 12th Bent Lorentzens "The Tinderbox" was performed by 222 singers and musicians in Stockholm. 2200 in the audience - and great success!
April 14th. 2005
13-15th April in Oslo
"The Shadow" on 6 concerts in Olso. School concerts sold out - and great succes in Olso Concert Hall at world premiere. More than 140 schools invited and more than 5000 children have heard the piece.
April 13th. 2005
Tribute concert "The little match girl"
Sinfonieorchester Basel donates the proceeds CHF 5304,20 from the concert on 27th Feb. to the Hans Christian Andersen abc Foundation.
April 3rd. 2005
International orchestras participating in Symphonic Fairytales
27th February 2005
Sinfonieorchester Basel, Switzerland
Conductor Frans Rasmussen
Narrator Kurt Aeschbacher
Morten Olsen, "The Little Match-Girl and Other Tales" - World Premiere
26th March 2005 Ho Chi Minh City
2nd April 2005 Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Ballet and Symphony Orchestra, Vietnam
Narrator Le Khanh
Sven Erik Werner "Truyên tho hài" - World Premiere
31st March and 1st April 2005
Odense Symphony Orchestra, Odense, Denmark
Conductor Frank Strobel
Narrator Ghita Nørby
Fuzzy "The Travelling Companion" - World Premiere
1st April 2005, TV and radio broadcast
RTVE Symphony Orchestra and Choir
, Madrid, Spain
Chief Conductor: Adrian Leaper
Narrator Fernando Palacios
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen: "Thumbelina" - World premiere
Special thanks to Queen Isabella Foundation and
The Royal Danish Embassy in Madrid
1st April 2005 Deutsches Haus in Flensburg, Germany
2nd April 2005 Sonderjyllandshallen in Aabenraa, DK
South Jutland Symphony Orchestra, Denmark
Conductor Justin Brown
Jesper Koch "The Snow Queen" - World Premiere
2nd April 19.00, 3rd April 15.00
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
, UK
Conductor Rumon Gamba
Narrator Simon Callow
Per Nørgård "The Will'o the Wisps go to Town" - World Premiere
2nd April 2005 15.00
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Gudmundur Óli Gunnarsson
Narrator Örn Árnason
Fuzzy "The Travelling Companion"/"Förunauturinn" - 1st Icelandic Performance
13th April 10 & 11.30, 14th 9.30 & 11 & 12.30, 15th April 18.00
Oslo-Filharmonien, Norway
Conductor Johannes Gustavsson
Narrator Anne Marit Jacobsen
John Frandsen "The Shadow" - World Premiere
8th May 2005
Warsaw Symphony Orchestra, Poland
Sven Erik Werner "The most incredible Thing" - 1st Polish Performance
Conducor Lukasz Borowicz
Narrator Dariusz Jakubowski
The concert is organized with the help of
The Danish Cultural Institute, Warsaw
11th and 12th May 2005
Kungliga Filharmonikerna in Stockholm, Sweden
Conductor Tobias Ringborg
Narrator Stina Ekblad
Bent Lorentzen "The Tinderbox" - World Premiere
24th May 2005
Fundacion de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Chile
Narrator Iván Zamorano
Fuzzy "The Travelling Companion" - 1st Chilean Performance
8th June 2005
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Århus, Denmark
Conductor Frans Rasmussen
Sopran Anne Margrethe Dahl
Narrator Kristen Olesen
Ib Nørholm: ”The Bell” - World Premiere
30th June, Brønderslev, and 3rd July 2005 in Ålborg
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Denmark
Conductor Frans Rasmussen
Sopran Anne Margrethe Dahl
Narrator Kristen Olesen
Ib Nørholm: ”The Bell”
15th September 2005
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Århus, Denmark
Conductor Neil Thomsom
Sven Erik Werner ”Fabliau - d'apres Andersen” - World Premiere
15th September 2005
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Thomas Dausgaard
Mezzo soprano Helene Gjerris
Narrator Jens Albinus
Per Nørgård "The Will'o the Wisps" - 1st Danish performance
A special thank you to
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
8th October 2005
Helsingborg Symfoniorkester, Sweden
Svend E. Nielsen "The Swineherd"
February 28th. 2005
The international celebration begins!
The first premiere of a Symphonic Fairytales took place on Sunday 27th Feb in Switzerland.
Sinfonieorchester Basel and Danish conductor Frans Rasmussen presented the world premiere of "The Little Match-Girl and Other Tales" by Morten Olsen to a completely sold out hall of children and other guests.
We wish to thank the Royal Danish Embassy, Bern, and Mærsk Air for their special assistance with this concert.
January 17th. 2005
New scores available
All scores for Symphonic Fairytales are now available
John Frandsen - "The Shadow"
Fuzzy - "The Travelling Companion"
Jesper Koch - "The Snow Queen"
Bent Lorentzen - "The Tinderbox"
Svend E. Nielsen - "The Swineherd"
Svend Hvidtfelt Nielsen - "Thumbelina"
Per Nørgård - "The Will'o the Wisps go to Town"
Ib Nørholm - "The Bell"
Morten Olsen - "The Little Match Girl and other Tales"
Sven Erik Werner - "Fabliau"
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