Thursday, May 5th 7pm

Any Norwegian classical ensemble with a minimum of self-assurance has to have some Grieg on its repertoire, in one form or another. That’s exactly why National Sawdust artist-in-residence 1B1 choose to do both one form AND another, teaming up with jazz-pianist-composer Erlend Skomsvoll for his reconstruction of Grieg’s famous Holberg Suite, inappropriately called «Holberg Recomprimprovariations”. To ease the classically inclined among us, and give some perspective to the 21h century Grieg, 1B1 will also perform the Holberg Suite in it’s original orchestration.

1B1’s and Erlend Skomsvoll’s Holberg Variations (Simax Classics) won them a Norwegian GRAMMY in 2015.

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Erlend Skomsvoll
Erlend Skomsvoll is an acclaimed Norwegian composer and a prominent name on the international jazz scene, both as a leader of Come Shine, as a sideman, and a soloist and composer of his own. Skomsvoll has work with jazz luminaries like Chick Corea and Pat Metheny.

1B1
Discover the direction classical music is taking with Norwegian Grammy-winning string ensemble, 1B1. As an NS group-in-residence, their collaboration with the most innovative soloists and composers of today will explore a fresh take on classical music. Hosting 10 concerts featuring Gity Razaz, David Lang, Glenn Kotche, Benjamin Schmidt, Erlend Skomsvoll and Simone Dinnerstein, 1B1 blends together genres in unexpected ways.