Song Circus
Biography Song Circus
Ole-Henrik Moe
(1966) has studied violin and composition in Norway, France and Germany. One year studying under Iannis Xenakis at the Sorbonne in Paris has been of particular importance to him. For many years, Ole-Henrik Moe worked closely with Arne Nordheim and assisted him on several compositions. As a violinist, Moe has been part of diverse orchestras and chamber ensembles and participated in the founding of Oslo Barokkorkester. He is also a very active improvisational musician. He has composed for the Arditti Quartet, Münchener Kammerorchester, Ensemble Laboratorium, Ensemble Recherche and Klangforum Wien. Kari Rønnekleiv, Moe’s wife, received a Spelleman award in 2007 for her publishing of Moe’s works for violin and in 2012. Ole-Henrik Moe was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize.
Ruben Sverre Gjertsen
(1977) has studied composition at the Grieg Academy in Bergen with Morten Eide Pedersen and James Clapperton and has attended master classes with guest composers such as Brian Ferneyhough, Klaus Huber, Salvatore Sciarrino, Philippe Hurel, Luca Francesconi and Helmut Lachenmann. In 2013, the Universty of Bergen awarded Gjertsen a doctorate through the program for artistic development (program for kunstnerisk utviklingsarbeid) where he currently teaches composition. His work has been performed at five Young Nordic Music (UNM) festivals in addition to the Luzern Festivalakademi og Voix Nouvelles at Royaumont. “Rituals II” for 59 musicians was chosen for ISCM 2004 in Switzerland. Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Vortex, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart and Oslo Sinfonietta all count among the ensembles that have performed his music. The publication Grains on +3dB records received the Spelleman award 2009 in the category “contemporary composer.” Ruben Sverre Gjertsen was awarded Arne Nordheim´s Price for Composers in 2010.
