Festival Club - Wednesday

Theatre

Jon Øivind Ness (Norway): Eg har så lun ei hytte
Marianne Baudoin Lie (cello) & Unni Løvlid (voice

A re-interpretation of a traditional Psalm tune, inspired by Unni Løvlid’s recording, Jon Øivind Ness embraces the microtonal qualities of the piece in a new perspective on an old melody.


Alessandro Perini (Sweden): Stones / Sand / Clay
Sören Hermansson (horn)

Alessandro Perini’s work for horn (with custom-made mouthpiece) and tape was developed in collaboration with Swedish horn player Sören Hermansson. Using a 3D printed mouthpiece containing a key from a thumb piano, the pitchless horn player weaves in and out of a tape part based on geological cycles of erosion.


The Legend of…
Catriona McKay (clarsach), Chris Stout (fiddle) and friends

Two of Scotland’s leading traditional musicians bring a new project with friends from Finland and Scotland. Their musical curiosity is legendary, their ability to surprise and astonish keeps audiences on their toes, and their list of collaborators is vast. This promises to be a performance to remember!

Cinema

Singing the Wooden House: Kirsten Adkins (Scotland)

In April 2023 film-maker Kirsten Adkins travelled with a camera to a wooden house near the border town in Eastern Finland. The area was fought over during wars between 1939 and 1944. Some 400,000 people were evacuated as the border between Finland and the Soviet Union shifted. A 30 minute film installation blends film, family interviews, archive photographs, poetry and traditional song.

The film project comprises original poetry by Max Mulgrew, and composed song by Finnish singer and composer Karoliina Kantilenen.

Club Room

Morten Ladehoff (Denmark): FR33 J4ZZ

Morten Ladehoff’s mechanical jazz trombonist takes up residence in the Club Room, freely improvising and allowing its creativity to flourish, FR33 J4ZZ allows an autonomous machine to captivate and enthral…or alienate and baffle…it’s a thin line!


Wednesday Festival Club programme supported by the Augustinus Foundation, Arts and Culture Norway, and the Cockaigne Fund