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Holding Balance

Mathilde Grooss Viddal // Chateau Neuf Fri Ensemble

Holding Balance - Mathilde Grooss Viddal

Vals 04:49
Nordic 08:31
Holding Balance 07:50
Drone 05:46
Hvorfor Måker Måkebildene Bakgårdene Om Natten 06:39
In A Dream 04:27
I Love You 04:04

Attention please! Her er samtidsmusikk med bjølleklang, rått bra arrangement som ein Gil Evans sikkert snur seg i grava for å høyre betre.

- Roald Helgheim, Dagsavisen


FriEnsemblet’s first album “Holding Balance” was recorded in Rainbow Studio 2004, just before the studio moved to a new location. It therefore became one of the last recordings made in the famous “old” Rainbow studio period.

Holding Balance is an exploration of the conceptual world of Modern Big Band Jazz. The listener is given a glimpse into Grooss Viddal’s tonal world; a blend of free-improvisation, humour and strict composition. The recording was made by Chateau Neuf Fri Ensemble (later named FriEnsemblet), a group born of the Big Band at the University of Oslo Department of Musicology.

Dette er moderne, vitalt komponert musikk for et stort ensemble som formidler spenstige arrangementer med kraft og nerve.

- Terje Mosnes, Dagbladet


Holding Balance

Photo: Ståle Skogstad

Mathilde Grooss Viddal Bandleader, Soprano & Tenor Saxophones, Bass Clarinet 
Kjell Asbjørn Bunæs Flute
Tellef Kvifte Alto Saxophone, Taragot
Dag Stiberg Alto & Baritone Saxophones
Kari Rolland Alto & Baritone Saxophones
Harald F Bugge Tenor Saxophone 
Silje Systad Trumpet
Ida Tveiten Trumpet
Are Reichelt Føreland Trumpet
Bård Melhus Trumpet
Elizabeth B Dahl Trombone
Kai Braaten Trombone
Joachim Pihl Trombone 
Kjetil Myhre Bass Trombone
Gunvald Hagen Piano
Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen Guitars
Eivind Henjum Electric Bass
Inge Tokstad Drums
Marianne Natvig Vocals on In A Dream
Trude Eick French Horn on Drone
Øyvind Brække Trombone on Vals