Lasse Thoresen

Lasse Thoresen
Born	(1949-10-18)October 18, 1949 Oslo,Norway
Occupation	Composer

Lasse Thoresen(born 18 October 1949) is aNorwegiancomposer whose works concentrate on a contemporary transformation of thefolk-musictraditions of many peoples, especially those ofScandinavia.

Biography

Thoresen was born inOsloin 1949 and studied withFinn Mortensenat theNorwegian Academy of Music,graduating in 1972. He studiedelectroacoustic musicinUtrecht,andmusique concrèteandspectral musicinParis.He has been professor of composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music since 1988.Thoresen has received many commissions for works which have been performed across Scandinavia, including commissions from all the major Norwegian Philharmonic Orchestras and theFrench National Radio.

An important source of inspiration for Thoresen has been theBaháʼíreligion whose texts he has set in many works.HisoratorioTerraces of Light(2000) was performed at the inauguration of the19 terracesof the Baháʼí holy place onMount Carmel,by forces from Canada, Austria, Israel and Transylvania.

Thoresen was winner of the 2010Nordic Council Music Prizefor his workOpus 42,which consists of four pieces written for the vocal groupNordic Voices.

Selected works

• Bird of the Heart,piano trio (1982)
• Symphonic Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1984)
• Illuminations,double concerto for two celli and orchestra (1985)
• AbUno(1992)
• The symphonic poemEmergence(1997)
• Traces of Light(2000)
• Løp, Lokk og Linjarfor folk singer and sinfonietta (2002)
• Transfigurations,triple concerto (2003)
• The Descent of Luminous Waters,piano trio (2003)
• To the Brother Peoples,double concerto forhardingfeleandnyckelharpa(2005)
• Tidehverv(At a Juncture), 3 Pieces for viola and cello (2007)
• Opus 42,four vocal works

Discography

• Nordic Voices,Himmelkvad(2012)
• Ragnhild Hemsing,Yr(2011)
• Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra,Lasse Thoresen - To The Brother Peoples(2009)
• Grieg Trio,Beethoven - Thoresen(2007)
• Aage Kvalbein, Ten Norwegian Short Stories (2005)
• Oslo Strykekvartett,The Silver Chord(2002)
• Oslo Sinfonietta,Norges Musikkhistore Bind 5(2001)
• Haifa Symfoniorkester,The Mount Carmel Terraces - Official Opening(2001)
• Saxofon Concentus,Second Tale(2000)
• Christian Eggen, Norges Musikkhøgskole Symfoniorkester & Kor, Lasse Thoresen - som Bølger på Ett Hav (2000)
• The Norwegian Soloists' Choir,Hear(1999)
• The Sonic Mind(1998)
• The Norwegian Soloists' Choir,From the Sweet-scented Streams of Eternity / Lasse Thoresen(1998)
• Lasse Thoresen(1998)

See also

• Baháʼí Faith in Norway

Sources

• "Lasse Thoresen – Composer, Professor".Music Information Centre Norway.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-07-10.Retrieved2010-06-02.
• "Lasse Thoresen Homepage".2009.Retrieved2010-06-02.
• Notes to Aurora ACD 5058

Further reading

• Vollsnes, Arvid O. 2001. "Thoresen, Lasse".The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians,second edition, edited byStanley SadieandJohn Tyrrell.London: Macmillan Publishers.

External links

• Lasse Thoresen Homepage
• Lasse Thoresen at the Music Information Centre Norway