Ørjan Matre

Ørjan Matre - composer

Upcoming projects and concerts

The CD "Inside Out" where the brilliant clarinet player Rolf Borch plays four of my pieces is now released. Download it on iTunes here.

The cat is out of the bag: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra will have a focus on my music during the 2013/2014 season. Several old pieces will be played again, and a new large scale work will be premiered during spring 2014.

Frode Haltli gave the first performance of Nephilim Song for accordion during Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 2012.

"Hoffentlich..." will be performed in Darmstadt in July 2012 by Oslo Sinfonietta and Halvor F. Melien.

"...but I must have said this before..." will have its premiere during the Ultima Festival 2012. Trombone soloist Sverre Riise will be backed up by Ensemble Ernst conducted by Thomas Rimul.

Unni Løvlid and BIT20 Ensemble will in October give three performances of a new piece for folk singer and ensemble.

New piece for violin and ensemble commissioned by Peter Herresthal. Will be premiered in 2013.

New piece for choir commissioned by the Norwegian Soloist Choir.

28. October '12
Terskelsanger
Unni Løvlid, BIT20 Ensemble / Trond Madsen
Osafestivalen, Voss

20. October '12
Terskelsanger
Unni Løvlid, BIT20 Ensemble / Trond Madsen
Riksscenen, Oslo

18. October '12
Terskelsanger (world premiere)
Unni Løvlid, BIT20 Ensemble / Reinbert de Leeuw
Grieghallen, Bergen

10. September '12
"...but I must have said this before..." (world premiere)
Sverre Riise - trombone, Ensemble Ernst / Thomas Rimul
Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
Ultima - Oslo Contemporary Music Festival

07. September '12
Atem
Klangforum Wien
The Norwegian Opera, Oslo
Ultima - Oslo Contemporary Music Festival

03. May '12
Inside Out - CD RELEASE
Release of the new cd Inside Out - a double portrait of
Rolf Borch (clarinet) and Ørjan Matre

24. July '12
"Hoffentlich mussten Sie an der Grenze nicht lange warten"
Halvor Festervoll Melien, baritone
Oslo Sinfonietta / Christian Eggen
Darmstadt, Germany

23. May '12 - 21:00
Prologue (world premiere)
Rolf Borch, Clarinet
Athelas New Music Festival
Copenhagen

29. April '12
Nephilim Songs (world premiere)
Frode Haltli, Accordion
Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik, Witten

25. April ' 12 - 19:30
Atem
Ensemble Ernst / Thomas Rimul
Levinsalen, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo

21. April ' 12
Atem
Ensemble Ernst / Thomas Rimul
Utzon Center, Aalborg

13. April '12
Bellows/billows
Curious Chamber Players
Borusan New Series, Istanbul

15. March '12
Paradoxical Leftovers
Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag / Gary Peterson
Grand Selskapslokaler
Borealis Festival

11. February '12
Klang(!)
Ila Brass Band
Grieghallen, Bergen

07. February '12 - 20:30
Klang(!)
Ila Brass Band
Trondheim

12. January '12 - 19:30
Resurgence (world premiere)
Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra / Rolf Gupta
Kilden Performing Arts Centre, Kristiansand

30. October '11 - 13:00
Klang(!)
Ila Brass Band
Øysteinsalen, Trondheim

29. October '11 - 19:30
Bellows/Billows
Curious Chamber Players
Newton Dee Community
Sound Scotland

29. October '11 - 13:00
Bellows/Billows
Curious Chamber Players
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Sound Scotland

27. October '11 - 19:30
Bellows/Billows (World Premiere)
Curious Chamber Players
King’s College Chapel, University of Aberdeen
Sound Scotland

8. October '11
Atem
Caput Ensemble / Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Nordic Music Days
Reykjavik, Iceland

17. September '11
"Hoffentlich mussten Sie an der Grenze nicht lange warten"
(World Premiere)
Halvor Festervoll Melien, baritone
Oslo Sinfonietta
Kulturkirken Jakob, Oslo
Ultima Festival

28. May '11 - 15:00
Chant
Sverre Riise, trombone
Ingvill Hafskjold, bass clarinet
Festspillene i Bergen, Siljustøl

28. May '11 - 13:00
Crossing Patterns and Chaconne
Twitter Machine
Galleri Prolog, Drammen

17. March '11 - 19:30
Clarinet Concerto
Rolf Borch, clarinet
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Juanjo Mena
Grieghallen, Bergen