Ensemble Contemporánea was founded in 1997 by composer Ejnar Kanding and musician Fritz Gerhard Berthelsen. The repertoire is classical, as the ensemble’s expression rests on the aesthetics and specialized skills that have shaped and refined the tradition of classical score music for centuries. Contemporánea specializes in performing music for instruments and computers, meaning it is an ensemble for acoustic classical score music and live electronics. It is a flexible base of musicians and visual artists who perform in various fixed formations. In the ensemble’s activities, collaboration between musician and composer is essential.
Board
Thorbjørn Tønder Hansen,
president
Fritz Gerhard Berthelsen,
musician representative, founding member
Ejnar Kanding,
artistic director, founding member
Formations
The LEGEND
Fritz Gerhard Berthelsen, clarinets
Ida Nørholm, cello
Matias Seibæk, percussion
Ejnar Kanding, digital piano, MaxMSP
The Carpathians
Fritz Gerhard Berthelsen, clarinets
David Hildebrandt, percussion
Jesper Egelund, electric (upright) bass
Ejnar Kanding, keyboard, MaxMSP
Simon Janssen (Hamburg), video
The Swiss Face
George Vassilev (CH), guitars
Irina Kalina Goudeva (CH), double bass
Christophe Fellay (CH), drums
Ejnar Kanding, MaxMSP
The American Face
Todd Reynolds (New York), violin
Frode Andersen, accordion
Ejnar Kanding, MaxMSP
Lillevan (Berlin), video
The Old
Fritz Gerhard Berthelsen, clarinets
Christian Martinez, percussion
Helianne Blais, violin
Irina Kalina Goudeva, double bass
Ejnar Kanding, MaxMSP