Gageego! – chamber ensemble for contemporary music
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A Tale of Four Cities: 3. London
In London, where Charles Dickens once wrote A Tale of Two Cities, we find the starkest of contrasts. After landing at the busy Heathrow, we’ll be received by the genial and sharp-witted Oliver Knussen who immediately gets the listeners’ attention with his ingenious pieces. The public and medial Thomas Adès lends the concert a continental…
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Guess That Sound! 5
Before our London-themed concert, we take a listen to a number of sounds that will feature in the programme. What are we hearing here? Clue: these are several playing techniques on one instrument. Come join us at the Gothenburg Concert Hall to find out the answers. If you see only Swedish text in the clip above, turn on CC…
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A Tale of Four Cities: 2. Paris
Gageego!s journey across Europe moves on: next stop is Paris – the artistic metropole par preference where composers from around the world spreads out along the vast boulevards. We’ll meet iconic Gerard Grisey’s brilliant tonal spectra, the impressionistic sounds of Karen Tanaka and get a first performance by a piece by Klas Torstensson, inspired by his visits to IRCAM in Paris many years ago. And…
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Guess that sound 4
…thupp… thupp… thupp… How is this sound produced? Take a guess and experience the context it is designed for, this Sunday at Gothenburg Concert Hall.
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Guess That Sound! 3
Can you guess what this is? Joins us at Gothenburg Concert Hall November 20 and you’ll find out if your guess was right! (Turn on YouTube’s closed captions for English subtitles!)
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Guess That Sound! 2
What instrument is this? If you come tonight to the Stenhammarsal you’ll find out the right answer as part of the concert. Hint: It is percussive, yes, but also a string… SparaSpara
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Guess That Sound! 1
Now, we are launching “Guess that Sound!”, a series of sound quizzes related to whatever we’re up to at the moment. So, what exactly is it you hear in this first clip?
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Review: “Unison jungle roars”
Critic Martin Nyström från Stockholm daily DN visited Gageego!’s jubilee concert – and he liked what he heard. The review also includes a super compact recap of the 20 first years of Gageego!, from the first concert to todays position as one of Sweden’s leading ensembles for contemporary music. Here, the collaborations with and interest in female composers is emphasized, as is the playfullness and openness of…