About

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