- Performance type:
- Music
- Duration:
- 40 min
A playful concert experience.
On a walk in the forest, little T-Sound gathers sounds for his collection while his companion Boss insists they should use the sounds to create a museum.
The story of this newly written children's performance is told through song, music and giant, colourful illustrations created by the children's book author Åshild Kanstad Johnsen. She is the creator of the books about Kubbe and is known for her characteristic, delightful drawings.
The music was written by this year's festival composer in residence, Øyvind Torvund, for the piano and percussion quartet Yarn/Wire. During the festival, a new version of the performance will be premiered. Torvund's music consists of both sci-fi sounds, synth melodies and recordings from nature and is performed on a variety of instruments.
The proposal for a children's performance originally came from the American quartet Yarn/Wire, who have collaborated with Torvund for a number of years.
'I liked the idea of writing for children, and imagined a kind of 1970s muppet show that was about recording sounds and using them in a large exhibition,' says Torvund.
Photo above: Yarn/Wire (photo: Pascal Perich) and illustration by Åshild Kanstad Johnsen
Information
Read more about Festival composer Øyvind Torvund.
See also Yarn/Wire in concert with JACK Quartet on Friday 31 May in Håkonshallen.
Recommended age
5+
Contributors
Åshild Kanstad Johnsen author, illustrator, concept
Øyvind Torvund composer, concept
Ingrid Askvik dramaturgy, direction
Katrine Lunde Mackenzie, Sigmund Njøs Hovind cast
Maciej Lewandowski projection, animation design
Yarn/Wire
Laura Barger piano
Julia Den Boer piano
Russell Greenberg percussion
Sae Hashimoto percussion
More to be announced.
A collaboration between
Festspillene i Bergen, Rainy Days Luxembourg, Wien Modern, the Momentary, Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, Festival Musica Strasbourg and Elbphilharmonie
Music by
Torvund
Works
Øyvind Torvund (1976–)
The sound of the forest
Supported by
Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and The Bergesen Foundation
