February 28, 2012

Time 8.00pm

In 2002 five young virtuoso wind players created the woodwind quintet Carion out of a shared vision of what chamber music might become. These musicians are bound together by the dream of perfecting and developing the performance of wind chamber music.

Since founding the ensemble, the members of Carion have sought to change the traditions of conventional chamber music performance, and to cultivate an up-to-date and easily accessible style, presenting concerts of the highest musical standards and cultural value while ensuring their performances will be enjoyed by young and old alike.

To accomplish this, Carion performs all music from memory. The absence of music stands gives the musicians greater freedom to communicate with one another and with the audience. It also allows a musically based choreography that reveals the inner architecture of the pieces, adding a dimension to the concert experience which makes even the avant-garde part of the repertoire readily accessible. They form an unusually cohesive ensemble that performs classical masterpieces in a way that is accessible to a wide variety of audiences.

In a relatively short period of time Carion has worked themselves up to a very high level and is today considered one of the foremost ensembles in Denmark.

Carion has an ongoing collaboration with the electronica guru Bjørn Svin. This collaboration has gained great acclaim through appearances at the Roskilde Festival, SPOT festival, Wundergrund Festival and Danish television. Furthermore, Carion has worked with classical artists such as the flute legend Sir James Galway and the Leipziger Streichquartett.

Carion has won prizes at several chamber music competitions, among them the Danish National Radio Chamber Music Competition in 2004. They won the Marco Fiorindo International Chamber Music Competition in Turin, Italy in 2006. In May of 2011 Carion won the Bronze medal in Osaka International Chamber music Festa.

Visit www.carion.dk to hear examples of Carion in performance

Dora Seres, Flute Egils Uptaniks, Oboe Egils Sefers, Clarinet David M.A.P. Palmquist, Horn Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen, Bassoon
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)		Concerto No. 2, BWV 593 (after Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto Op. 3/8 RV522 for violin) arranged by Mordechai Rechtman I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio III. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)		Serenade No. 12 in C minor, K388 "Nacht Musique" arranged by David M.A.P. Palmquist I. Allegro II. Andante III. Minuet and Trio IV. Allegro
		Interval (20 minutes)
György Ligeti (1923-2006)		Sechs Bagatellen für Bläserquintett I. Allegro con spirito II. Rubato. Lamentoso III. Allegro grazioso IV. Presto ruvido V. Adagio. Mesto - Belá Bartók in memoriam VI. Molto vivace. Capriccioso
Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)		Pavane pour une Infante Défunte arranged by David M.A.P. Palmquist
Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)		Le Tombeau de Couperin arranged by Hans Abrahamsen I. Prélude - To the memory of Lieutenant Jacques Charlot II. Forlane - To the memory of Lieutenant Gabriel Deluc III. Menuet - To the memory of Jean Dreyfus IV. Rigaudon - To the memory of Pierre and Pascal Gaudin

Time	8 pm
Admission	Free - based on conditions outlined below Doors open at 7.30 pm Until 7.50 pm admission is only granted to invitation holders and on a first-come, first-served basis. Seats in front rows are reserved for sponsors and their guests. After 7.50 pm any remaining seats will be available to all comers, on a first-come, first-served basis.