Concerts, talk and other 2024
29/1 Hairesis@Nordlysfestivalen, Tromsø
6/2 Åse/Sandell duo, @Research Forum, NMH, Oslo
13/2 Hairesis@ Vinterlys, Mo i Rana
19/3 Conference presentation@ Ar@K/ARF , Oslo
15-20/4 Residency, Jacob Sande Forteljesenter/Preform, Dale, Sunnfjord
20/4 “Samtalen- en soloforestilling med flere stemmer” @ Samvirket, Dale, Sunnfjord
25/4 “Samtalen- en soloforestilling med flere stemmer” @Soddjazz, Inderøy, Trøndelag
8-9/6 “Trappa” by Cirka Teater w/Trondheim Voices , Dora, Trondheim
20/6 “Skogsvariasjoner”/exhibition opening, w/Trondheim Voices @ TSK, Trondheim
17/7 “Bedrock” w/Trondheim Voices@Moldejazz
24/8 “Skogsvariasjoner”/exhibition opening, w/Trondheim Voices @ Steinkjer Kulturhus
7/9 “Hic Sunt Dracones” w/Operadicals & SUPPLÉMENT MUSICAUX, Musikfestival Bern
5/10 Baumann/Nowitz/Åse, @Fri Resonans, Trondheim
5/10 Baumann/Nowitz/Åse & Trondheim Voices, @Fri Resonans Trondheim
Voices in Between Voices reviews
"On their long-awaited album, we get 11 sequences in the experimental landscape between jazz, improvisation, contemporary music and recitation. And they do it all the way with superior finesse and quality, so you just sit and gape at what flows out of the speakers." Jan Granlie, Salt Peanuts "Together with Sandell, there are unique conversations that no one has heard the likes of before and will not want to hear the likes of later. This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience - a very exciting and unique one." Tor Hammerø, Nettavisen
Samtalen/The conversation
New project in cooperation with dramaturg Tale Næss and Sound artist Eirik Bleikesaunet- based on conversations with 13 teenagers from Trondheim. A solo project combining the concert, the sound installation and the bodily performance. Ingrid Skanke Høsøien created the beautiful light design.
The project was supported by Arts Council Norway and Trondheim Kommune, and also a main activity in my research term as professor at department of music at NTNU. It was premiered by nyMusikk Trondheim @Verkstedhallen 12/6 -23.
Photos: Thor Egil Leirtrø, who also made a blogpost about the performance
Åse/Sandell: Voices in Between Voices
Released on Sonic Transmissions 24/3 2023
Tone Åse: voice and electronics , Sten Sandell: grand piano and voice
Recorded live at Dokkhuset 9/3 2022 by Åsmund Arnesson Rise/Øra Studio
Mixed by Ståle Storløkken@The Cottage
Produced by Tone Åse and Ståle Storløkken
Mastered by Helge Sten, Sten Audio Virus Lab
Cover art Sten Sandell
Cover design Juliane Schutz
Supported by Arts Council Norway and Trondheim Kommune
Concerts, talks and other 2021
8/4 Workshop Trøndertung, Melhus
21/5 Trondheim Voices Folklore, Rosendal Teater, Trondheim
30/5 Trondheim Voices Folklore, Kimen kulturhus, Stjørdal
24/6 Hairesis, premiere, Arctic Arts Festival, Harstad
21/8 Hairesis, Vardø
24/25/9 DRIV m/Cirka Teater, Kamfest, Trondheim
29/10 Songs Around The World, Umeå Jazzfestival, Sweden
4-7/11 Designing Voices, Berlin
6/12 W/Sten Sandell, Fri Form, Trondheim
9-11/12 Trondheim Voices before Christmas, Trondheim++
The recording of Ut=Inn chosen by Jason Weiss (Le Ventre et l’Oreille, The Wire) as best vocal record 2019!
Oslo 14 Ut= Inn
Losen Records 2019
Release No: LOS 228-2
EAN: 7090025832284
Recorded August 2018 by Asle Karstad at Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Mixed June 2019 by Ståle Storløkken at Heaven Hill Studio
Mastered August 2019 by Karl Klaseide at Øra Mastering
Produced by Tone Åse and Ståle Storløkken
Front cover photo by Kjersti Holst
Concerts, talks and other 2020
4/2-6/2 Trondheim Voices: Ekkokammer 2.0, The Norwegian Opera, Oslo
27/2 Solo perfromance and artist talk, Trøndertun
8/3 Comissioned work premiered with kammerkoret Aurum, Vår Frue Kirke, Trondheim
10/3 Solo performance, ICLI conference , Trondheim
25/4 Trondheim Voices, Valendagene, Haugesund (Postponed until 2022)
3/5 Hairesis – strofer fra verdens ende, work in progress video release, Vårscenefest, Tromsø
23/6 Hariresis- strofer fra verdens ende premiere, Harstad (postponed until 2021
17/7 Trondheim Voices Moldejazz, A world of Daughters
20/7 Hariesis- strofer fra verdens ende, Pomorfestivalen, Vardø (postponed until 2021)
2/8 Trondheim Voices Olavsfest, A world of Daughters (live streaming)
5/9 Punkt Festval with Veslemøy Narvesen
10/9 Byåsen Kirke with Emil Storløkken Åse
25/9 Trondheim Voices Ekkokammer @ Kamfest , Trondheim
2/10 Trondheim Voices&Jaap Blunk @ Fri Resonans festival, Trondheim
28/10 Trondheim Voices Ekkokammer, kulturhuset, Steinkjer
CV Tone Åse
Tone Åse, 24.02.65 www.toneaase.no
Performing activity – major projects:
1996- today: Tours and festivals in Europe with BOL, a modern jazz trio with Ståle Storløkken (keyboards) and Tor Haugerud (drums). Released four critically acclaimed albums: “bol” (Via Music 2001), “Silver Sun” (Curling Legs, 2005) , “Skylab” (NORCD 2007) and “Numb, number” (GIGAFON 2012with guitarists Stian Westerhus and Hans Magnus Ryan.) “So? Now ? with Hans Magnus Ryan (Gigafon 2016) . Here Åse is singer / improviser / composer with extensive use of electronics.
2010-today:
Voxpheria: Concerts and festvials (Scandinavia) with drummer Thomas Strønen.Åse/Strønen duo, released the highly praised cd “Voxpheria” in 2012 (GIGAFON). Both musicians work with a combination of acoustic and electronic sound.
2001- today Member of, and for 2006 -2011 musical director of Trondheim Voices, improvising vocal ensemble which has broke new ground in the field of vocal music through a series of productions, festival appearances and premieres in recent years. Produced and performed the performance BINGO! in cooperation with Cirka teater, premiered at Olavsfestdagene 2008, and the concert Improvoicing (m / Mazur, Balke and Gustafsson) which was premiered at the Molde Jazz 2009. Åse led a project presented at NIME 2011, researching the use of Stagetracker FX as a tool for ensemble improvising. This project was developed further by next musical leader, Siri Gjære and sounddesigner Asle Karstad, and led to the development of a customized wireless controller for each singer, called Maccatrol, which is now a part of the ensemble’s artistic concept.
2007-2016
Lead singer and improviser w/use of live electronics with the Danish percussionist Marilyn Mazur in various projects, including her group Future Song, concerts and festivals in Europe.
2010-2013 Åses solo project “Eugenie-a short story of sound” has been performed, among others, at Ultima 2011 and the Bergen International Festival in 2012.
2011-today
Vocal and live electronics in T-EMP (Trondheim Electroacoustic Music Performance). This is a large ensemble working with new strategies for electronic and acoustic interplay, led by music technologist, musician and professor Øyvind Brandtsegg. Album: Evil Stone Circle (T- Emp 2015) ,
1992 – 2002: Touring and festivals in Europe as vocalist in the a capella group Kvitretten. After 10 years of pioneering work in improvised vocal music in Norway, the group was resolved in 2002.This was a modern, improvisational and experimental a capella – quartet consisting of Solveig Slettahjell, Kristin Asbjørnsen and Eldbjørg Raknes besides Åse. They recorded 3 critically acclaimed records (Curling Legs) in this period, the first, “Voices”, was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy in open class.
Composing activity:
1996- today: Music for Bol, Bol/Snah/Westerhus and Bol&Snah.
2017: Shorter pieces for Trondheim Voices and Trondheim Jazzorkester
2018: Commissioned work for Oslo 14, supported by Norsk Komponistfond, will be recorded in studio august 18
20015: Collaborative composing with Kirsti Huke &Bergmund Skaslien: “Gullfrosken,” theatre for children, toured in Norway for several periods. (Fabularium produksjoner, Director Lene Helland Rønningen)
2010: Composed and performed the score for the Norwegian documentary “My Beloved” (Director Hilde Korseth), premiered at norwegian cinemas desember 2011
2006: Music for performance for kindergarten: “Lille Pille og Lille Fille,” (Rikskonsertene, director Lise Hovik) Toured in Norway for several periods
2004 : Music for “Skamtalen” , performance with writer and poet Ingrid Storholmen (Litteratur Festivals in Trondheim and Lillehammer, broadcasted by NRK)
Education:
North Norwegian Academy of Music/Trondheim Academy of Music: Classical singer, bachelor, 4 years spring 1992
Master in Musicology, NTNU, spring 2007, Jazz singing as main instrument, with teachers Elin Rosseland and Sidsel Endresen. Wrote her Master thesis on improvisation in teaching, researching her own practice.
3-year fellow in the Norwegian Artistic Research Fellowship Program, situated at Department of Music, NTNU. Research on the vocalist’s new opportunities and roles through the use of electronics in improvised interplay. Approved September 2012.
Åse is from 2012 Associated professor at dep. of music, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Links:
www.toneaase.no
www.bol.no
http://artistic-research.no