“My music is an exploration of
unpredictability and contrasts in intensity, an expression of playful
roughness as well as delicate intimacy.”
In Malin Bång's compositions she develops the idea that the
main component in music is movement and energy. She defines her musical
material according to their amount of friction to create a spectrum of
actions ranging from the barely audible to the harsh and obstinate. In
her work she often incorporates sound objects to explore a rich sound
world and to suggest that a musical content can be shaped by anything
valuable to the artistic purpose.
Malin Bång (July, 15th, 1974) lives in Stockholm,
Sweden. Her work includes music for instrumental ensembles, orchestra,
staged music, electronic music, instrumental sound installations and
performance pieces. Her music is performed in festivals and concerts
such as Huddersfield (UK), Sommerakademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart
(DE), Voix Nouvelles and Grand Atelier at Royaumont (FR), June in
Buffalo (US), Nuovo Virtuoso (JP), Zeitfenster at Konzerthaus Berlin
(DE), EstoVest in Torino (IT), Ultima festival in Oslo (NO), Sound
Around and SPOR festivals in Denmark, Stockholm New Music, and and the
Nordic Festivals Ung Nordisk Musik and Nordic Music Days. Malin Bång is
the Composer In Residence for Curious Chamber Players, Sweden’s most
active young contemporary music ensemble, with which she has had a close
collaboration since the start in 2003.
Her music has been performed by ensembles and musicians such
as ensemble recherche (DE), Ensemble Cairn (FR), Ensemble Contrechamps
(CH), Ensemble SurPlus (DE), Madrigirls (JP), Athelas Sinfonietta (DK),
Figura (DK), Esbjerg Ensemble (DK), The Icelandic Flute Ensemble (IS),
Hamrali∂ Choir (IS), KammarensembleN (SE), The Six Tones (VN/SE), Sabine
Vogel (DE), Liv-Merete Kroken (NO), George Kentros (SE), KROCK (SE),
the Basho Ensemble (SE), Quartet Nordir (SE). She has received many
grants and commissions from Integra, Fondation de Royaumont, Ultima
Festival, the Nordic Music Days, the Swedish Radio, the Swedish Concert
Institute, the Royal Swedish Music Academy, and the Swedish Art Grant
Committee among others.
Malin Bång was portrayed at the Nordic Music Days 2007 in
Norrköping, in connection to the world premiere of Sparkling Box for
ensemble and live electronics, commissioned by the Integra European
Electronic Music Network. In Swedish Television and Swedish Radio she
was portrayed in March 2005, in connection to the world premiere of her
piece “Fountain Club” for sinfonietta, and the tour with KammarensembleN
as project Inversion. The Eufonia festival 2002 in Östersund, Sweden,
was dedicated to Malin Bång’s music with four concerts presenting her
works.
She studied composition at the Academy of Music in
Piteå, Universität der Künste i Berlin, the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, the Göteborg University and in several master classes and
courses with teachers such as Brian Ferneyhough, Gérard Grisey, Philippe
Manoury, Philippe Capdenat, Chaya Czernowin, Walter Zimmermann,
Friedrich Goldmann and Ole Lützow Holm.
As an active performer, Malin Bång plays live electronics and
her own setup of various toys and objects. She both improvises and
performs her own music, concert installations, and acoustic
performances.
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