Ombra by Tobias Broström, performed by the Malmö Opera Percussion Ensemble

Program notes for the big percussion concert WILDFIRE which was held at the Malmö Opera House, March 16th 2010.

A SPARKLING PERCUSSION CONCERT
It all started with a sparkle in the Music Library at the Malmö Opera. Magnus Johansson and Benjamin Staern work here daily who also happens to be composers. They contacted the Percussion Ensemble from the Malmö Opera, and planted the idea of making a slightly chamber concert. Enthusiasm from the involved now made the fire to spread and the flames got stronger and stronger. More composers got attached to the project, which gave the fire more fuel. It is now all realized into a sparkling and euphoric percussion concert held at the Malmö Opera House big stage with 5 works of which three of them are world-premiered.


OMBRA
In Ombra Tobias Broström has cared out his music in a similar way to his orchestral pieces from recent years. This entails creating a living and progressive musical form with variations in timbre and color, and also harnessing the tension of harmony and modality. Ombra means shadow in Italian and most of the piece was written in Italy in December 2009.

For me, the music consists not only of the dark quality of the conception of the word shadow, but also its volatile nature. Music never offers the same story to every listener, but I particularly like the concept of narrative in music. You could see Ombra, or rather listen to it, as though it were a Chinese shadow play, says Tobias about his work.


FRONT COVER
Oil painting: Claes Eklundh, 2009

Claes Eklundh was born in 1944 in Malmo, Sweden. An artist since 1964 he has lived and worked in New York, Rome, Paris, Berlin and Florence. He has exhibited extensively in Europe and North America. He is also a member of the Royal Academy of Arts, Stockholm.


BUY SHEET MUSIC
http://editionsvitzer.com/archive_valgt.php?id_vaerk=109


CREDITS
Lucy Broström for her video shooting and editing of the whole concert
The Malmö Opera House for hosting the WILDFIRE concert
The Malmö Opera Percussion Ensemble (Nicklas Holmberg, Patrik Blomqvist & Christoffer Gräntz) for a brilliant performance
Magnus Johansson for his coordination
The Malmö Opera Percussion Ensemble are all former students of Lennart Gruvstedt
Oil painting by Claes Eklundh, 2009 (www.claeseklundh.se)

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