Lars Igesund, produsent
Phone: (+47) 91 85 22 43
lars[at]sisu-percussion.no
Org. nr: 979 540 493
SISU recieves support from:
SISU PLAYS YAMAHA
Lars Igesund, produsent
Phone: (+47) 91 85 22 43
lars[at]sisu-percussion.no
Org. nr: 979 540 493
SISU recieves support from:
SISU PLAYS YAMAHA
Video from concert together with teachers and students from HCMC conservatory in Vietnam. This was a SISU project in collaboration with Transposition project (www.transposition.no).
DRIVE IN concert in HCMC Vietnam from Lars Igesund on Vimeo.
SISU congratulate Synne Skouen for the nominations for the Norwegian grammy "spellemann".
We are very proud to participate on the CD with the piece "Pocket music"
Starting nov. 25th, SISU will be going on a two week school concert in Buskerud, Norway.
The piece played is Friendship by Swedish composer Tobjørn Grass
SISU just came home from a visit to Ho Chi Minh City.
After one week of lessons and ensemble rehearsals with the students at the conservatory, we finished with a concert outside the operahouse of Ho Chi Minh City, together with the students and teachers.
The concert consisted of works by;Reich, Karlsson,Høgberg and Rajfeneder.
It was a new experience for us, since the venue was a wide avenue, and the majority of the spectators were hundreds of motorcyclists, gathering in the street. Our first drive-in concert:)
on 6th of november SISU will perform Drumming by Steve Reich together with students from the Norwegian academy of music.
The concert takes place at Ingesund academy of music, Sweden.
from left: Bjoern Skansen (SISU), Ulrik Nilsson (Kroumata), Pontus Langendorf (Kroumata). (photo: Kjell Nilsson)
A great performance together with the Kroumata ensemble in Stockholm, Steve Reich Drumming was on the evenings program. Some said it was about 4000 people listening! The atmosphere on stage and in the audience was magic!
Live concert recording of John Erik Kaadas "A Case of Wood" (Piece for Three Flightcases) written especially for SISU and performed at Parkteatret on March 3 2011. Enjoy!
Tomas, as "Olav the bachelor", trying intensely to impress Signe (Silje) with his ferocious mating dance. (Photo: Lars Igesund)
This week rehearsals started for the stage performance of "Signeliti".
The music is composed by Øyonn G. Myhren, and the coreography is by Indra Lorentzen.
The performance features the dancers Silje Haalien and Sigbjørn Rua from the ensemble "Frikar", Øyonn on song and lyra, and SISU.
The pre-premiere of the piece takes place at Riksscenen 17th of may.
The premiere takes place at "Jørn Hilme stevnet", Fagernes, 29th of july.
SISU performed yesterday (April 5) live at the office of the Music Information Center (MIC). This perfomance was part of a series of mini concerts arranged by MIC in collaboration with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The concert was broadcasted live on web-TV and radio(NRK P2).
As a part of the concert series "Live at the office", SISU plays an intimate mini concert at the office of the "Music information center" Tuesday 5th of april 3.30 pm.
The concert series is a collaboration between MIC and the Norwegian broadcasting corporation, and is transmitted live on the national P2 radiostation, and streamed on the corporations web-tv.
To listen or watch, go to the corporations web site, or tune in your radio to P2.
SISU with our friends from HCMC, Vietnam, at Parkteateret, Oslo. (photo Knut Utler)
Two joyful weeks , hosting our friends and colleagues from Ho Chi Minh City conservatory, recently came to an end. The teachers and students had a hectic schedule on their stay in Oslo, and despite the bad weather this time of year, we hope they left Norway with lots of inspiration and good experiences.
Sharing a concert with SISU, and two concerts with students from the Norwegian academy of music, they captivated the audience displaying brilliant musicianship in the pieces ”Kuka” and ”Table music”.
Beside the concerts, the main focus were on workshops and lessons in different areas of percussion.
Workshops were given by: Bjørn Løken(Norwegian Academy of mus.), Jonas Blomqvist (Norwegian opera orchestra), Arild Torvik (Army Staff band of Norway), Birger Mistereggen (Norwegian Radio orchestra).
The students were also given lessons by members of SISU.
Our guests expressed great enthusiasm for the workshops and the sincere generousity shown by the teachers. So thank you to all our friends and colleagues for their good spirit, and for making this a memorable stay for our guests!!
Thanks also to Rolf Lennart Stensø, chief of the Radio orchestra, for giving the guys a ”grand tour” around the broadcasting house, and for having them attend rehearsals with the broadcasting orchestra.
”All work and no fun makes Jack a dull boy”, as the saying goes, and the same goes for us. So despite the hectic schedule, time was found for evenings at the Norwegian opera house, where the guys attended two performances.
Tomas also arranged dinner at his house serving the nicest dishes, making everyone feel at home and comfortable. A really memorable evening
One of the highlights for the guys was when familymembers living in Denmark took time off for a stay in Oslo, and attended one of the conerts. Travelling half way around the world only to be met by your family sure feels nice☺
The whole stay was rounded off with a dinner given by Geir Johnson and Nina Hodneland from Transposition. This whole stay, with all its elements would not have been possible without them. Transposition is the organisation that financed everything from hotels to workshops, and Nina did a tremendous job organizing flights, hotels and what not. So Thank you a lot!! Is been a pleasure☺
We are happy to announce the visit of students and teachers from Ho Chi Minh conservatory. In collaboration with Transposition 2000 SISU have organized a longer visit to Oslo from our friends and colleagues from Vietnam.
The programme is now set. In addition to participation in SISUs concert at "Parkteateret" 3rd of march, our friends will also participate in a concert tour together with students at the Norwegian academy of music.
They will also participate in workshops and classes with teachers at the academy, and with colleagues in the broadcasting orchestra, The army staff band of Oslo, and the Norwegian opera orchestra.
Our sincere thanks to Nina Hodneland and Geir Johnsen at Transposition 2000, and Rob Waring, Bjørn Løken, Arild Torvik, Birger Mistereggen, Rolf Lennart Stensø and Jonas Blomqvist for being so positive to this project.
The day for the performance of 3.33.33 is closing in.
A hectic rehearsal periode are coming to an end as we thursday 3rd of march will perform the piece "3.33.33" at "Park teateret" in Oslo.
As the whole of Norway now has its focus on the skiing world championships in Oslo, we welcome everyone to our concert for an alternative view on the art of skiing.
SISU and Geir Johnsen on a "workshop" day in Nordmarka, Oslo.
In connection to the upcoming concert at "Parkteateret", hosts from the radio programme "Kulturhuset" made a visit to our rehearsal studio wednesday 23rd.
Here, SISU played an excerpt from the piece "3.33.33". In addition, the composer Geir Johnsen, and SISUs artistic director Tomas Nilsson, gave an interview presenting the background to the piece. Here, Johnsen explained in excellent manner why the coupling of long-distance skiing and percussion makes perfect sense.
To hear the whole interview log on to the link below.
http://www.nrk.no/programmer/sider/kulturhuset/
Then click on the icon marked "Kulturhuset, 23.02.22, 15.03"
A new cd with music by the Norwegian composer Synne Skouen, "Call-notes",has just been released.
SISU is participating on the recording, performing the piece "Pocet music".
Among others, the Norwegian radio orchestra, Ellen Ugelvik, Ruth Wilhelmine Meyers and Oslo string quartet are also participating on the cd.
The cd recieved very good reviews, and we congratulate Synne on the release!
3rd of march SISU premiere Geir Johnsons "3.33.33".
This concert takes place during the World championships in skiing, nordic disiplinces 2011.
The concert is an attempt to make a crossover between art music and long distance skiing.
The central piece this night is the piece "3.33.33".
It is based on a monologue by the writer Thorvald Steen, about the Finnish skier Veikko Hakulinen, winner of the 50 km in the 1952 Olympics in Oslo. He finished the race in 3 hours 33 minutes 33 seconds.
The piece is written by Geir Johnson in collaboration with SISU
The ensemble also give a premiere of music by John Erik Kaada
Also, we will be joined by friends from Ho Chi Minh concervatory, Vietnam.
Glenn Erik Haugland makes excellent use of different black metal and late romantic references in his very entertaining piece "Svart Metall/Black Metal" written for SISU and performed together with Bodø Sinfonietta and Trond Korsgaard at the Ultima Music Festival in Oslo on September 12th 2010 at Riksscenen.
Here are a couple of photos from the concert. All, of course, in glorious black and (some) white.
(Photos by Lars Igesund)
On friday August 20th 2010, SISU did the "warm-up" thing before famous Norwegian rock group GÅTE entered the stage at the roof of the Oslo Opera, as part of the "Summer at the Opera" series of outdoor concerts at the iconic white roof.
GÅTE is known for using folk music as basis for their rock tunes. When SISU, together with folk musician and singer Øyonn Groven Myhren, started off with an edited version of RUNARTROMMA, a work by Øyonn and SISU based on an old folk ballad, they really set an intriguing medieval mood for GÅTE to enter into. LI
Den Norske Opera og Ballett website
All photos: Lars Igesund
As part of the concertseries "Summer at the opera", SISU will be playing on top of the roof of the Norwegian operahouse friday 20.08.
Prior to the concert with the norwegian band "Gåte", SISU, together with singer Øyonn Groven Myhren, will present material from their repertoire
various places on the roof, and on the main stage.
Also, on the main stage, they will perform pieces from the performance "Runartromma", by Øyonn.
Gates open 6pm.
SISU and Øyonn will perform on the roof from 7 pm.
"Runartromma" is performed on the main stage 9 pm.
Welcome!
The medieval ballad "Runartromma" is the tale of a young maiden who in her childhood is predicted to die on her weddingday.
Despite the gloomy prediction she decides to get married.
Tears running down her face, she rides off to her wedding and her destiny..
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Øyonn Groven Myhren, from Ekeberg, Oslo, has for a number of years been one the the leading artists on the norwegian folkmusic scene.
Singing, composing and playing the norwegian medieval Lyra, she is one of a small number of persons keeping the tradition of medieval ballads alive. In 2002 she recieved the norwegian equivalent to the Grammy award (Spelemannsprisen) for the album "Nivelkinn", together with artist Odd Nordstoga.
For more about Runartromma:
http://www.sisu-percussion.no/projects/#70
For more about "Summer at the opera":
http://www.operaen.no/Default.aspx?ID=28057&ProductID=PROD553
This is how it looks like when SISU and THAA rehearse for the concert Sunday august 8 at the Mela Festival.
SISU recived support from Norwegian art council for a new commission by the british composer James Wood.
The piece is scheduled to have world premier in 2012.
Do not miss the two chances this weekend to experience the enchanting world of Runartromma - medieval storytelling in the form of beautiful, beautiful music.
OSLO MIDDELALDERFESTIVAL
Lørdag 19. juni: Oslo Ladegård kl. 20.00
Søndag 20. juni: Oslo Ladegård kl. 18.00
Runartromma – en av våre mest fantastiske middelalderballader – framføres av balladesangeren Øyonn Groven Myhren og slagverksensemblet SISU.
Runartromma er fortellinga om den jomfru som på ettårsdagen ble spådd at hun skulle drukne på sin egen bryllupsdag. Tross den dystre spådommen bestemmer hun seg for å gifte seg, og gråtende rir hun i bryllup – gjennom by og land – og over Vendelens bro ...
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Øyonn Groven Myhren, fra Ekeberg i Oslo, har i mange år vært en av de ledende artistene på den norske folkemusikkscena. Hun er av de få som ivaretar en levende tradisjon på middelalderballader – i tillegg spiller hun norsk middelalderlyre. I 2002 fikk hun Spellemannprisen for plata Nivelkinn sammen med Odd Nordstoga.
SISU er et av Skandinavias mest profilerte slagverksensembler. De holder et høyt, internasjonalt nivå, og gjennomfører regelmessig turneer og prestisjetunge oppdrag i Norge og i utlandet. De har nettopp tilbakelagt to Asiaturneer og foran seg har de solistoppdrag, orkesterverk og flere festivaloppdrag.
Kroumata percussion ensemble has been awarded a scholarship from the Stockholm county future foundation. SISU congratulate!
For more information: www.kroumata.se
SISU an the artistic leader Bernhard Wulf, Badamkhorol Urtiin Du, and Gert Mortensen.
SISU is back from Cracking Bamboo festival, which took place in Vietnam and Indonesia. The percussion festival Started in Hanoi 21st of march with concerts in Hanoi operahouse. The whole group of 60 people then travelled to Bandung, Indonesia for the next concert. The final concert was in Ho Chi Min City 3rd of april.
During the festival SISU collaborated with fantastic musicians from Asia and Europe, and met several ensembles and soloists that SISU hope to work with in the future.
SISU once again worked with our friends from the HCMC percussion group(Ho Chi Minh City), and hope soon to be back in Vietnam to work with them again.
Here is a part of the final concert with HCMC percussion group.Cracking Bamboo 2010 HCMC percussion group from Lars Igesund on Vimeo.
The TV program Young Asia about SISUs first tour in Sri Lanka.
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During SISUs tour 13/2-4/3-2010 in Nepal and Sri Lanka, SISU was invited as guests at the Shakthi Super Star. Sri Lankan IDOL.
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SISU has recieved support from norwegian art council for a new commission from the irish/south african composer Kevin Volans.
The new Volans piece will be for orchestra and SISU trio and scheduled to have world premier in spring 2012.
First installment in the new series SISU CITY will happen on Saturday January 30 on Oslo Central Station.
SISU CITY is a project that tries to bring the contemporary concert experience to the common man and give the daily routine a welcome break with something unique and perhaps unexpected.
A tour to Nepal and Sri Lanka for Rikskonsertene (Concerts Norway) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the trigger for the first concert in the series. The audience will be able to donate money to music instruments for the music school of Kathmandu, Nepal, a school that has been built with support from Rikskonsertene and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
SISU is thrilled to announce that we have signed a sponsorship deal with Yamaha Norge. We look forward to this collaboration with great anticipation, and we`re eager to play the instruments from this legendary manufacturer.
SISU has recieved support for music ensembles from the Art council of Norway since this support was established. SISU is happy to announce that we have recieved support for 2 more years, 2010-2011.
Please press PLAY to listen to some part from the worldpremier:
Photo: Knut Utler
Recording from the premier of "Runartromma" at Telemerkfestival Juli 17 in Bø, Norway.
The consert is composed by Øyonn Groven Myhren, and she is also singing and playing lyra (old stringinstrument) in the consert.
Sunday the 25 at 18.03 NRK P2
Tuesday the 27 at 20.03 NRK P2
You can also listen too the consert at http://www.nrk.no/programmer/sider/folkemusikktimen/
Press Folkemusikktimen (25.10.09 18:03)
Sisu and John Erik Kaada is awarded financial support for a new comission by the Arts Council Norway. Sisu is greatly looking forward to work with Kaada and his music.
John Erik Kaada is one of the most exciting young composers in Norway today, and he has already gained a big and well deserved reputation for his film music and also his virtouso pop music.
Please enjoy the rather colorful pictures from the equally colorful and far from minimalistisk stage for this outdoor concert. Nice weather and good audience.
The project RUNARTROMMA for TELEMARKFESTIVALEN was considered a great success, and even the critics were happy.
Please follow this link to read the full review in TA (norwegian)
Sisu participated on the celebration of the South-African born composer Kevin Volans in his hometown for 24 years, Dublin. The concerts took place in the Irish Museum of Modern Art on July 4 and July 5.
Please have a look at some pictures from the trip by Lars Igesund.
The joy of retro: In 2002 Tomas Nilsson made this video to accompany DJ Barabbas Delusion Remix from 1998. Enjoy!
Now you can enjoy a short clip from SISU performing a part of FRIENDSHIP in Vietnam.
On Saturday March 28 SISU performed with KORK (Orchestra of the Norwegian national broadcasting) and puppets from the childrens TV show "kometkameratene" at the Oslo Operahouse. This were a familiy concert, displaying different instruments and players of the orchestra.
SISU featured as soloists with Torbjörn Grass´s FRIENDSHIP and also as tutti percussion players with the orchestra. Bjørn Skansen showed off his skills as an actor in this concert.
Pictures from the rehearsal on March 27, by Lars Igesund.
Saturday March 28 will see SISU perform with KORK (Orchestra of the Norwegian national broadcasting) and puppets from the childrens TV show "kometkameratene" at the Oslo Operahouse. This is a familiy concert, displaying different instruments and players of the orchestra.
SISU will feature as soloist with Torbjörn Grass´s FRIENDSHIP and also contribute as tutti percussion players with the orchestra. Bjørn Skansen will also show off his skills as an actor in this concert.
Marius Søbye, regular member of SISU, is currently in Hospital with a lung infection. Wendy Greenberg is his substitute on this concert.
The concert is completely sold out, two days up front.
Marius Søbye, long time member of SISU, is currently in Hospital with a lung infection. We wish him good luck and keep our fingers crossed for him to get well soon.
www.sisu-percussion.no has seen some changes lately, both cosmetically and content wise. We have altered the background images slightly, changed the text-width, changed date format, and added lots of videos to the project pages.
We will of course keep on updating these pages, and please let us know if you have tips or wishes.
This website has just moved to a new server. Bugs might occur but we will try to fix them as soon as possible. We´re sorry for the inconvenience!
If you discover bugs on this website, please send us an email. We would be very grateful. lars (a) sisu-percussion.no
Our hosting provider is now Domeneshop .
Please have a quick look at the short clip from our SONGS FOR PERCUSSION project. Enjoy!
Øyonn Groven Myhren
SISU is participating at the world premiere of the musical story Runartromma (The rune drum). The music is composed by Øyonn Groven Myhren, who also sings and plays the lyre at the concert.
The future for the Kroumata Ensemble is secured!
Read more on Kroumata homepage
This year SISU Percussion Ensemble celebrate their 15th anniversary as a professional percussion ensemble. We do this by presenting pictures and stories that have made the ensemble what it is today.
Rob Warings entrancing composition Sikoté Sukán is one of the tracks on Sisu´s cd SCRATCH! Ken McCormick made a special music video to accompany the music. Now you can watch it here.
When SISU went on a tour with their SISU Plays Wallin project, stages were filled with quite impressive instrumental creations.
SISU made their first trip to Vietnam for the project Transposition 2007/Ultima in the spring of 2008. Karin Bye Stensø made a nice video from this trip. Go to article
Watch pictures from the SONGS FOR PERCUSSION project with Örjan Högberg.
This picture shows the three original members of SISU: From left to right: Rolf Lennart Stensø, Tomas Nilsson and Rune Halvorsen.
This year SISU Percussion Ensemble celebrate their 15th anniversary as a professional percussion ensemble. We do this by presenting pictures and stories that have made the ensemble what it is today.
Vi jobber nå med å forbedre SISUs nettsider hva gjelder innhold. Du vil om ikke lenge finne bedre informasjon om prosjekter og konserter, flere nyheter, flere bilder og mer video.
Kom gjerne med forslag til utbedring hvis det er noe du savner. På forhånd takk!
Sisu har ansatt Lars Igesund som ny produsent fra høsten 08.
Lars har utdanning fra Norges musikkhøyskole og har blant annet jobbet som produsent i Marinemusikken i Horten.
Vi ønsker han hjertelig velkommen!
Rikskonsertna i Sverige har varslat Kroumata ensemblen om uppsägning. Det är en katastrof för musikvärlden och alla slagverkare!
Alla måste skriva på uppropslistan NU!!!!
SISU has been reciving support for music ensembles since the Art council in Norway introduce the system. 2006 was SISU reciving the support for musicensembles for 2 years, 2007 and 2008.
SISU is soloist with the Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces at Ultima festival 2006. And performed the piece GIST by Jon Øyvin Ness (N) , and Twine By Rolf Wallin (N).
Lørdag 7. oktober kl. 19.30
Kulturkirken Jakob
During the NMFU in Bodø;Norway SISU played 3 conserts. 1 concert in Bodø Spectrum 7 august with 1000 people in the audience! SISU played music only by Rolf Wallin (N). The concert included the world premier of "Phonotope 4".
In the newspaper "Avis Nordland" SISU get 5 point of 6 possible for the concert!
8 August SISU performed 2 concerts of the family concertperfomace "friendship" by the Swedish composer Torbjörn Grass.
SISU is participating on the new CD by Håkon Berge VOICE and DRUMS, togheter with The Norwegian soloist choir and Siri Torjesen.
SISU has received support from the Art Council of Norwegian for a collaboration projekt with the Swedish String quartet FLESHQUARTET.
SISU have received a grant from Fond for lyd og bilde for recording of new album. The music on the CD will be international pieces and some Norwegian. SISU will record Shakra by Kevin Volans and one piece by Rolf Wallin to the album, and the CD scheduled for release late 2006 or early 2007.
From 28 november SISU is touring in Oslo with a new school-concert, composed by the Swedish composer Torbjörn Grass.
SISU have received a grant from Fond for utøvende kunstnere for recording of new album. The album is scheduled for release late 2006 or early 2007.
SISU has been reciving support for music ensembles since the Art council in Norway introduce the system. 2004 was SISU reciving the support for musicensembles for 2 years, 2005 and 2006.
