Luna Composition Lab

The Bergen International Festival has committed to a multi-year initiative for young composers. The program began last year with workshops under the guidance of composers Missy Mazzoli and Therese Ulvo. 

The programme is a collaboration with the American initiative Luna Composition Lab, which Mazzoli founded together with Ellen Reid. The programme was created for young females and nonbinary and gender-non-conforming composers and the aim is to lower the threshold for pursuing a career as a composer for these persons who are underrepresented in the industry.

This spring, the young Norwegian composer, Sara Sørbye Visel, has been taught by mentor Therese Ulvo. She is writing a piece that will see its world premiere during this concert. In addition, there will be a Norwegian first performance of a piece written by a Luna Composition Lab graduate.

The music is performed by participants from another mentoring program, Classical link, which focuses on brand-new music and a broad repertoire.

During the festival, mentors, musicians and composers will meet for master classes and workshops before the concert at Kulturhuset.

Image: Therese Ulvo (photo: Knut Utler)

Information

​Performance programme (pdf)

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