Composition workshop - Songs for an Open Space
The subject matter and artistic profile of the workshop centres around the song form. The participants will each compose a new song for the ensemble from Oslo Cathedral Choir (8 singers, SSAATTBB). The songs should be between 3 and 5 minutes in length. There are many song traditions: folk songs, love songs, protest songs, religious songs, political songs. The participants can choose the text that they set to music. Brigitta Muntendorf is very interested in exploring how the song form can be developed and revised in modern contexts.
Dates and deadlines:
26 July: Deadline for applications. Complete this application form if you wish to apply to participate. Applicants must submit a sketch for (or excerpt from) a piece that they would like to develop for the workshop.
1 August: Applicants are informed if they have been selected to participate in the workshop.
5 August, 12 noon (on Zoom): Meeting between Brigitta and the participants, in order to get to know each other and to discuss the works that they are planning to compose.
1 September: Deadline for submission of first draft of composition as PDF file. Send to post@oslodomkor.no and torunn@ultima.no.
Workshop schedule:
Monday 14.9
9.30-12 Workshop with Brigitta / Vivianne. We will ask a few of the singers to be available during this time.
12-16 Lunch and time for the participants to work on compositions
16-19 Rehearsal with ensemble from Oslo Domkor
Tuesday 15.9
9.30-12 Workshop (same as Monday)
12-13 Lunch, final adjustments
13-16 Rehearsal
17 Informal concert / presentation of compositions, as part of Ultima festival programme.
Brigitta Muntendorf (b. 1982)
Brigitta Muntendorf studied composition in Bremen and Cologne. She has been teaching composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln since 2017. Muntendorf is the founder, composer and artistic director of Ensemble Garage. In her work she focuses on the contextual layers in music and their references to other art forms and expressions. She has established the concept of “Social Composing”, in which the composer also takes on the role of communicator (via new media platforms). Muntendorf has been the recipient of several grants and awards, including the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (2017).
Oslo Domkor (Oslo Cathedral Choir)
Oslo Domkor is the main choir of Oslo Cathedral and is Norway’s foremost and most versatile church choir. The choir’s activities range from services in the cathedral through large-scale performances of major sacred works to small ensemble projects focusing on both old and new music. Oslo Cathedral Choir’s artistic director and conductor is Vivianne Sydnes, who is cantor in Oslo Cathedral and professor of choral conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music.
For the workshop Oslo Domkor is supported by Furestiftelsen.
(Photo: Manfred Daams)
