Ensemble_Denada

Ensemble Denada

Ensemble Denada

Musical artist

Ensemble Denada or Norske Store Orkester (initiated 2000 in Oslo, Norway as 'Norske Store Orkester') is a Norwegian miniature big band run by "Østnorsk jazzsenter".

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Biography

Ensemble Denada comprises about fifteen musicians, and has a Nordic profile through choice of music and its lineup.[1] It has been led by Frank Brodahl and Helge Sunde (2005–). For the 2002 «Storbandfestivalen» they performed the works of Frode Fjellheim and Daniel Bingert.[2]

In 2003 the ensemble performed a commissioned work by Olga Konkova at the Oslo Jazzfestival. For the «Vinterjazz» 2005, they performed works of their own Helge Sunde.[3]

For the 2015 Kongsberg Jazz Festival they performed music by and with vocalist Mari Kvien Brunvoll. Her electronic compositions were adapted and arranged for a broader lineup by Erik Johannessen and Lars Horntveth, in addition to compositions by Helge Sunde.[4]

Band members

Current members
Past members

Honors

  • 2010: Recipient of the German Echo Award as best big band record for the album Finding Nymo (2009)[5]

Discography

References

  1. [1]
    "Kulturrådet svikter storbandmiljøene" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. January 10, 2003. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Norske Store på Storbandfestivalen" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. August 28, 2002. Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Vinterjazz med stor finale i Oslo til helgen" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. February 3, 2005. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Ensemble Denada og Mari Kvien Brunvoll: Bestillingsverk av Lars Horntveth og Erik Johannessen" (in Norwegian). Kongsberg Jazz Festival. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Preisträger des ersten ECHO Jazz stehen fest" (in German). MusikiIndustrie.de. March 16, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  6. [6]
    Grim, William (November 10, 2006). "Helge Sunde Norske Store Orkester: Denada (2006)". All About Jazz. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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    Wicklund, Erling (November 6, 2006). "Denada". Musical reviews. NRK Jazz. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  8. [8]
    Kelman, John (November 12, 2009). "Helge Sunde Ensemble Denada: Finding Nymo (2009)". All About Jazz. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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