World New Music Days. Árligur festivalur við samtíðartónleiki úr øllum heimunum

Felagið Føroysk Tónaskøld verður vertur av ISCM World New Music Days, sum verður í Føroum 22. til 30. juni 2024.

Á festivalinum fara vit at hoyra konsertir frá bæði føroyskum og norðurlendskum tónleikarum, solistum sum bólkum.

Verkini, ið verða framførd á festivalinum eru bæði nýggjur og nýskapandi, og eru skrivaði av limum í altjóða tónleikafelagskapinum, ISCM.
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The musician in The church in Funning will be Kristina Thede Johansen, Johan Hentze, Ernst Remmel, Dávur Juul Magnussen and Andras Olsen.

Kristina Thede Johansen, a saxophone player and entrepreneur from the Faroe Islands, began her musical journey at 12 years old in Tórshavnar Musikkskúli. She pursued studies at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark, and at the Sibelius Academy in Finland with exchange studies in Norway. In October 2024 she finished her postgraduate studies in Aarhus. Active in chamber music, she performs in various ensembles, including EKA, Aldubáran and Nordic Saxophone Collective. As an entrepreneur, she initiates and participates in chamber music projects across Nordic countries. Kristina has earned several awards, including prizes in the Stella Polaris competition, RAMA Soloist competition and recognition as an “Honor Student” at the Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy. She’s also received scholarships from various foundations and organizations such as Sonning Talentpris and Augustinus Fonden.

Johan Hentze was born in the Faroe Islands in 1985. He studied the trumpet at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and spent over a decade in the UK working as a freelance trumpet player in Orchestras as well as bigbands, musicals and pop/rock bands. Johan enjoys recording with various artists as well as experimenting with electronics and effects with the trumpet. Johan teaches brass in the Faroese Music School.

Ernst Remmel, a 29-year-old trumpet from the Faroe Islands, is currently studying in Germany at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, where he is pursuing a Masters degree in trumpet. His trumpet professor, Reinhold Friedrich, is considered one of the foremost trumpet players and educators in the world. Ernst is learning tremendously at the school – not only as a trumpet player but as a musician overall.

Dávur Juul Magnussen is the Principal Trombone of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. With the orchestra he has toured extensively, appeared in major festivals, and also on recent film soundtracks. Dávur also likes to do varied work outside the orchestra, anything from cave concerts to free improvisation.

Andras Olsen was born in the Faroe Islands in 1978. He has studied trombone in Aarhus, London and Copenhagen. Since a young age Andras has shown great interest in all genres of music, and has been fortunate to work and play with many different bands, orchestras and ensembles. The interest and opportunities to work in different genres has had an influence on his way of playing concerts and writing music..