Tenso Days, September 16, 17, 18  2010, Oslo

hosted by Det Norske Solistkor (celebrating its 60th anniversary)  and featuring three other Tenso choirs: Musicatreize, Nederlands Kamerkoor and Latvian Radio Choir
 
presented as part of the ULTIMA ’10 Oslo Contemporary Music Festival

Tenso Days more information

As part of Tenso Days, a jury will select six composers to be invited to Oslo for two sessions on September 16 and 17, 2010.

Hotel and travel is provided and the top prize includes a commission and performances in the 2011/2012.

For more information on composers workshop and prize

TENSO, the European network of professional chamber choirs
invites choir managers to attend Tenso Professionals Day

NEW DATE
Wednesday June 16, 2010
Centre de Documentation de la Musique Contemporaine

Tenso Professionals Day will focus on the general state of chamber choirs in Europe and on ways to expend the current professional chamber choir network. The gathering is hosted by le choeur de chambre accentus.

The goal is to gather managers of chamber choirs from all over Europe, especially the Mediterranean, Balkan and the Eastern countries, with Tenso member choirs : choeur de chambre accentus (Paris), Musicatreize (Marseille), Cappella Amsterdam, Latvijas Radio Koris (Riga), Nederlands Kamerkoor (Amsterdam), Det Norske Solistkor (Oslo), Rias Kammerchor (Berlin) ; as well as other professionals from related fields.

Funding for the Tenso meeting has been provided by the European Union and travel and accommodation support is available, if necessary.



To register, please contact : Greg Parry
greg@tenso-vocal.eu
+33 (0)6 73 11 07 55

Registration fee : € 20

Conference host :
accentus
51 rue de Chabrol - 75010 Paris
Anaïs Humez
a.humez@accentus.fr
+33 (0)1 42 46 25 85
www.accentus.fr

Recommended Hotel :
Holiday Inn Paris - Gare de l'Est
5 rue du 8 mai 1945 - 75010 Paris
+33 (0)1 55 26 05 05

The Tenso network has given a commission to British composer Jonathan Harvey for an a cappella choral work, to be premiered in 2012.

Jonathan Harvey is nowadays best known for his electro-acoustic music, and it has been several years since Harvey has written for unaccompanied chorus. Tenso is very much looking forward to the new work, which will be added to the repertoire of the current Tenso members.
The Tenso network will have the exclusive right to perform and record the new work for a period of three seasons after the premiere.

Details about performers, date and venue of the premiere and other performances will follow.

Tenso members will meet in April 21, 2010 in Paris to organise Oslo 2010 and Marseille 2011 Tenso Days.
Due the air traffic disruption, the European Manager Tenso meeting is postponed to June 16th in Paris