"MUSICIANS IN THE MUSEUM" is Music for the Mysteries' concept for projects in art museums and cultural heritage sites.
The projects take place within ordinary opening hours.
The 5 musicians perform in the exhibition halls
and give short introductions to the music and texts to visitors.
Music performed live in the halls deepens the experience of the visual art and artefacts and vice versa.
LATEST PROJECT:
17.-18. JUNI 2010
AT THE FAROE ISLANDS'
ART MUSEUM
in TÓRSHAVN
with introduction to "Music for Melangell"
2 days before its first performance,
among Jógvan Sverrason Biskopstø's
sculptures and watercolours:
"Vision of Enoch" in the hall of Sámal Joensen-Mikines':
EARLIER PROJECTS
In August-September 2008 we did 4 projects in collaboration with
four Danish museums of art and history:
Museum of Contemporary Art/ Museet for Samtidskunst, Roskilde
The Art Museum of West Zealand/ Vestsjællands Kunstmuseum, Sorø
Kalundborg Museum - local museum in the medieval part of town
Odsherred's Art Museum / Malergården
photos fra Malergården
The 5 musicians were present in the exhibition areas and performed extracts of our programme during opening hours. The composers introduced their works, and the group took visitors along on "wandering concerts" in interaction with the artworks and artefacts.
photos from Museet for Samtidskunst
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The programmes were scheduled for 2 days in each museum,
incl. a 1 hour concert on the second day
photos from Kalundborg Museum
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The project "Musicians in the Museum" is supported by Kulturregion Midt- ogVestsjælland/ Cultural Region Mid- and West Zealand, Kalundborg Kommune / District, Odsherreds Kommune/ District, Roskilde Kommune/ District, Sorø Kommune/ District, Dansk Musiker Forbund/ Danish Musicians Union, DJBFA, Nordea Danmark-fonden, Deloitte, Sorana A/S. Stiftelsen Sorø Akademy and Sorø Congregation Council Menighedsråd have kindly made Sorø Klosterkirke (Monastic church of Sorø) available for the concert 13 Sept.
FIRST MUSEUM CONCERT took place at The MUSEUM OF COPENHAGEN 27 April 2008
and included
a 1 HOUR "Introduction to concert "
with author Mike Harris (Wales) and the orchestra:
A question from the audience made Mike Harris retell the myth of how Gwion becomes the bard Taliesin through dipping his fingers into the cauldron of Ceridwen, the Goddess, literally licking the drops of Awen (Celtic for "divine inspiration").
Music for the Mysteries performs Anders Hvidberg's instrumental suite The Swords
The concert was supported by The Music Council of Copenhagen and The Soloists' Association of 1921.
Mike Harris' visit to DK was organised in collaboration with the Tarot Festival.
fotos: Lucia Carriere