TWINE SISU Percussion Ensemble plays Rolf Wallin
RELEASED ON FRIDAY 7 May 2021 | CD | DL
TWINE is the new album celebrating established composer Rolf Wallin's long standing collaboration with SISU Percussion Ensemble.
Wallin is a prominent figure among Scandinavia's contemporary composers, performed and commissioned internationally. His musical background takes in jazz, avant-garde rock, early music and a thorough traditional classical training. This versatility is reflected in a many-faceted collection of works, covering a diverse range of techniques and expressions: from absolute music for the concert hall to opera and installations; from elaborate computer-aided composition in his instrumental music to strongly intuitive music for the stage. His close collaboration with leading percussion groups and soloists has led to some especially remarkable results. Pieces like Stonewave and Twine have entered the standard percussion repertoire and are regularly played worldwide.
Credits
All works performed by SISU Percussion Ensemble:
Tomas Nilsson, Bjørn Skansen and Bjørn-Christian Svarstad
Tor Magne Hallibakken – Sound engineering and mix
Produced by Rolf Wallin and SISU Percussion Ensemble
Mastered by Adaq Khan
Track Listing
- Frap
- Twine
- Purge
- Stonewave, Pt. I
- Stonewave, Pt. II
- Stonewave, Pt. III
Meet the artists
SISU Percussion Ensemble, established in 1993, is one of the leading percussion ensembles in Scandinavia, and an important force in the contemporary music scene. Their fearless artistic attitude and playfulness on stage, combined with great stamina, commitment and precision, have led to numerous collaborations with composers in Norway and abroad, and been received to critical acclaim at concert venues internationally. They commissioned Stonewave by Rolf Wallin for percussion trio and symphony orchestra, premiered in Oslo in 2021.
Rolf Wallin is a prominent figure among Scandinavia’s contemporary composers, performed and commissioned internationally. His musical background takes in jazz, avant-garde rock, early music and a thorough traditional classical training. This versatility is reflected in a many-faceted collection of works, covering a diverse range of techniques and expressions: from absolute music for the concert hall to opera and installations; from elaborate computer-aided composition in his instrumental music to strongly intuitive music for the stage. His close collaboration with leading percussion groups and soloists has led to some especially remarkable results. Pieces like Stonewave and Twine have entered the standard percussion repertoire and are regularly played worldwide. This album celebrates his collaboration with SISU Percussion Ensemble, a relationship that has evolved over many decades and has taken many forms.
