Presentation by Magnus Granberg
Magnus Granberg is a composer and performer working at an intersection between contemporary chamber music and improvisation. He formed his own ensemble Skogen in 2005 trying to integrate experiences, methods and materials from various traditions of improvised and composed musics into a new modus operandi. Granberg is based in Stockholm, Sweden.
During the presentation, Boston based ensemble Ordinary Affects will perform excerpts from Granberg’s new work, ’Come Down to Earth Where Sorrow Dwelleth’ based on a consort song by William Byrd.
”Granberg’s stated aim is to create a music and performance practice which draws no clear distinction between composition and improvisation” … ”But in contrast with the spontaneity and excitement of improvisation, there’s a sense of inevitability and organic unity that belongs to the most compelling composition. It creates a singular atmosphere of drama and mystery, with an ethos that’s totally involving.”
Andy Hamilton, The Wire
- Magnus Granberg, Presenter