Mar 29 Blog Nils Økland and Sigbjørn Apeland at Big Ears Festival Between sets of synths, turntables and experimental singing, I walked into a dim lit massive church in Knoxville, TN. I was surrounded by the droning of two organs at either end and a musician switching between Hardanger fiddle and violin near the altar. Each performance I saw at Big Ears Music Festival took me to a […] By WUOL Mar 29 Blog Nils Økland and Sigbjørn Apeland at Big Ears Festival By WUOL
Nov 19 Blog An Englishman in Norway To call Frederick Delius’ music “English” would be misleading. Delius was very much a man of the world. but he took special delight in two geographic regions: the American southeast and Norway. With the Chandos CD called “Delius in Norway,” conductor Sir Andrew Davis continues recording the works of Delius with the focus on works […] By WUOL Nov 19 Blog An Englishman in Norway By WUOL
Jul 29 Video Featured Album: Nordic Spring The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra established itself as a critically-acclaimed ensemble with its release of Grieg’s Holberg Suite in 1979 (two years after the orchestra was formed), since then it has enjoyed international success and has recorded over two-dozen albums with such illustrious artists as Leif Ove Andsnes, Tine Thing Helseth, Iona Brown and Truls Mork. […] By Daniel Gilliam Jul 29 Video Featured Album: Nordic Spring By Daniel Gilliam