Henning Sommerro - Hope is a star - Threatened instruments

Music  

- 2019


The oboe is one of the most important instruments carrying the melody in a symphonic orchestra.

The bassoon is the head of the woodwind family, a characteristic colour in the orchestra, familiar and recognizeable in Dovregubbens Hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King), Peter and the Wolf, and Torbjørn Egner’s music in his tales for children.

The harp is one of the oldest instruments in the world, with a history stratching far back into the world of myths, where David’s soft tones soothe King Saul.

The organ is called “the queen of the instruments”, prominently visible and audible in churches and cathedrals across the world.

Today these four instruments are “threatened species” because the recruitment of musicians to play them appears to be failing in this country. As an ensemble they are a perfect mix of expressive and powerful soloes and accompanying depth and tempo.

Four musicians have joined forces to demonstrate the expressive beauty of these instruments,both alone and together. They present a newly arranged repertoire for this quartet of the most threatened instruments in the world of music, to the enjoyment of us all, to inspire budding musicians and to show us what is at stake.

KKV has challenged Henning Sommerro to arrange folk songs and hymns, and has challenged the musicians to compose some of the music themselves.

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