Author: Birgitte Mikalsen

Grammy nominations!

Alpaca Ensemble is nominated for a Grammy in the contemporary category for the album Rehnqvist&Lindquist! We are honored by the nomination and would like to congratulate the other nominees: Håvard…
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Album release: The Sky Opens Twice – November 2021

Alpaca Ensemble marks its 20-year collaboration with jazz saxophonist/composer Eirik Hegdal with a heavenly journey of a record project!The new project "The Sky Opens Twice" shows a whole new side…
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Album release: "Rehnqvist&Lindquist" – September 2021

This recording is the result of the Alpaca Ensemble's close collaboration with two living composers. Their music is related in that in both of them it is in contact with…
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Institution of the flesh – Bergen 27 August

"Institution of the Flesh" was developed in collaboration between us, Alwynne Pritchard and Neither Nor and was performed at Conerteatret in Bergen on 27 August. Alwynne Pritchard on the project:…
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"Performer of the Year 2020"

The Norwegian Society of Composers has awarded the "Performer of the Year" award since 1985. The prize goes to a performer or ensemble, at a high professional level, who has…
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Only Connect – Trondheim

During NyMusikk's festival Only Connect Trondheim in May 2021, Øyvind Mæland's Tiled Air premiered where Jennifer Torrence and Alpaca Ensemble string with a broad brush. A long line is drawn,…
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