Kåre Jostein Simonsen
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Kåre Jostein Simonsen is a Norwegian bandoneon
ist. He has been a regular member of the Tango Concertino and Trio Troika in Trondheim, and now plays in ensemble
s Quinteto Nidaros (piazzollaquintet
- bandoneon, violin
, electric guitar
, piano
and double bass
) and Cholo tango duet/trio
.
as the main instrument. In 1962 he formed, along with two other amateur musicians the dance orchestra Simonsens Trio (accordion, guitar
and percussion). The trio disbanded in 1964.
In 1969 he started his musical education at the Veitvet Music Conservatory
in Oslo accordion
as the main instrument. After two years at this institution he continued his studies up to the musician / music teacher at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music in Trondheim until the spring of 1974. In 1996 he went to Paris
to study bandoneon with Juan José Mosalini. This study took two years. Later, he has repeatedly been in Buenos Aires
where he received further training for Néstor Marconi. From 2009, he started the master's degree
studies with bandoneon
as the subject at NTNU, The Conservatory of Music in Trondheim.
Tangueros del norte, established by Simonsen in 2003, with students from Trondheim Municipal Music School. Bajan participated in several competitions and won several 1st Prices in chamber music and entertainment music. Simonsen was musical director for Tangueros del norte until 2008. After 2008, the ensemble stood on its own as ensemble.
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and Norwegian culture school advice "Drømmestipendet" is awarded to students of Simonsen five times including Tangueros del norte.
Simonsen was in periods involved as musician at Trøndelag Teater
and has participated in both radio
- and television show. He has had performances with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
in Oslo, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Soloists
and the Nidaros Cathedral Choir in Trondheim, Tromsø Symphony Orchestra in Tromsø
, Bodø Sinfonietta, Patriarch Choir of St. Basil in Bodø
, Kristiansund Symphony Orchestra in Kristiansund
and several smaller groups and ensembles. In 1994 he toured with Arja Saijonmaa
in Finland, Sweden and Norway, in 2010 with the Swedish singer Lena Jinnegren with the tango concept Glow. The Composers Terje Bjørklund
(Trondheim), Bertil Palmar Johansen (Trondheim) and Harald Sæther
(Oppdal) has written music in commission to Simonsen.
Bandoneón
The bandoneón is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta típica, the tango orchestra...
ist. He has been a regular member of the Tango Concertino and Trio Troika in Trondheim, and now plays in ensemble
Ensemble
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s Quinteto Nidaros (piazzollaquintet
Ástor Piazzolla
Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...
- bandoneon, violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
) and Cholo tango duet/trio
Trio
- Musical ensembles and forms :*Trio , three people performing music in some way*Piano trio *String trio *Trio *Clarinet-violin-piano trio...
.
Education
Simonsen is basically self taught musician from the early 60 - century with accordionAccordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
as the main instrument. In 1962 he formed, along with two other amateur musicians the dance orchestra Simonsens Trio (accordion, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and percussion). The trio disbanded in 1964.
In 1969 he started his musical education at the Veitvet Music Conservatory
Norwegian Academy of Music
The Norwegian Academy of Music is a music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the country's highest level of music education. As a university college, it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate...
in Oslo accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
as the main instrument. After two years at this institution he continued his studies up to the musician / music teacher at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music in Trondheim until the spring of 1974. In 1996 he went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to study bandoneon with Juan José Mosalini. This study took two years. Later, he has repeatedly been in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
where he received further training for Néstor Marconi. From 2009, he started the master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
studies with bandoneon
Bandoneón
The bandoneón is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta típica, the tango orchestra...
as the subject at NTNU, The Conservatory of Music in Trondheim.
Career
His main career as a music teacher, he has held in Trondheim municipal Culture School. Here he built up the only provision that exists in the Nordic countries for the instrument bandoneon. One result of this is building up the accordeongroup Bajan, which he founded in 1979 and the tango orchestraOrchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
Tangueros del norte, established by Simonsen in 2003, with students from Trondheim Municipal Music School. Bajan participated in several competitions and won several 1st Prices in chamber music and entertainment music. Simonsen was musical director for Tangueros del norte until 2008. After 2008, the ensemble stood on its own as ensemble.
Norsk tipping
Norsk Tipping
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and Norwegian culture school advice "Drømmestipendet" is awarded to students of Simonsen five times including Tangueros del norte.
Simonsen was in periods involved as musician at Trøndelag Teater
Trøndelag Teater
Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway.-Background:Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances. Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia in continuous use...
and has participated in both radio
Radio
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- and television show. He has had performances with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
The Oslo-Filharmonien is a symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra was founded in 1919, and has since 1977 had its home in the Oslo Concert Hall. The orchestra consists of 69 musicians in the string section, 16 in the woodwinds, 15 in brass, 5 in percussionists, 1 harpist, and 1...
in Oslo, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Soloists
Trondheim Soloists
Trondheim Soloists are a musical chamber ensemble of string players based in Trondheim, Norway. The ensemble was founded in 1988 and has been an arena for professional concert training for string-players at the Music Conservatory at the Norwegian University of Science and...
and the Nidaros Cathedral Choir in Trondheim, Tromsø Symphony Orchestra in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
, Bodø Sinfonietta, Patriarch Choir of St. Basil in Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
, Kristiansund Symphony Orchestra in Kristiansund
Kristiansund
Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...
and several smaller groups and ensembles. In 1994 he toured with Arja Saijonmaa
Arja Saijonmaa
Arja Enni Helena Saijonmaa is a Finnish singer, political activist and occasional actress.She studied at the Sibelius Academy and earned a Bachelor of Arts at the Helsinki University. She made her breakthrough as a singer in Sweden...
in Finland, Sweden and Norway, in 2010 with the Swedish singer Lena Jinnegren with the tango concept Glow. The Composers Terje Bjørklund
Terje Bjørklund
Terje Bjørklund is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. He was an active jazz pianist until approximately 1980...
(Trondheim), Bertil Palmar Johansen (Trondheim) and Harald Sæther
Harald Sæther
Harald Sæther , is a Norwegian composer with a diploma from Grieg Academy . He is member of the Norwegian Society of Composers and New Music Composers Group where he was chairman from 2009 to 2011.-Education:...
(Oppdal) has written music in commission to Simonsen.
Discography
- LIVE in Olavshallen- Tango Concertino, Trondheim 1994
- LIVEin Olavshallen - Tango Concertino with Marthe Werring, Trondheim 1995 (Norwegian Gram) 1996
- Faces by Inger Lise RypdalInger Lise RypdalInger Lise Rypdal is a Norwegian singer and actress in many different genres: pop, rock, theater, film, and musical.-History:Inger Lise Rypdal has been an artist since 1968...
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) published October 8, 2007 - instrumental musician - Inspirationwith Tangueros del norte (Denstad REC PLAY FORWARD) 2008 - ensemble director and producer
Concerting
- Tango Concertino with more than 60 concerts (1992–1996)
- Tour with Finnish singer Arja Saijomaa (Tango Concertino), 1994.
- Toccata rea (soloistSolo (music)In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
), Lo que vendra (soloist), Double ConcertoDouble concertoA double concerto is a concerto featuring two performers, as opposed to the usual single performer, in the solo role, whether these two performers' instruments are of the same type or different.The best-known double concerto is that written by J.S...
for guitar and bandoneon with String Orchestra in concert with the North-Trøndelag string orchestra, 2007 - Concert octet (string quartetString quartetA string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
, actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, bandoneon, guitar and double bass) 2007 - Kleine Dreigroschenmusik Kurt WeillKurt WeillKurt Julian Weill was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht...
, 2009 - Concert with Quinteto Nidaros and girls' choir, 2010
- Tour with the Swedish singer Lena Jinnegren in the tango concept Glow, 2010.
- Master Degree Concerto for Bendik Lund Haanshus with Quinteto Nidaros, 2010
- Bustekaillfestival, 2010