Kroumata by Daniel Berg
Growing up in the 80s, my biggest inspiration was the Swedish Percussion Ensemble KROUMATA; six musicians who made a living playing chamber music with percussion. I attended several of their concerts and their interplay, virtuosity and common crescendo and accelerando made a strong impression on me as a young drummer. My first CD with classical percussion was the Kroumata and Keiko Abe. Fantastic recordings of Rain Tree by Tôru Takemitsu and Marimba Spritual by Minoru Miki inspired me to play both pieces myself some years later.
A clear proof of how big KROUMATA were in Sweden during this time was when the Swedish His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf turned 50 in 1996. As a birthday present, he wanted a concert with Stevie Wonder AND KROUMATA.
Today, when I received the commission from Odense Percussion and their artistic leader Søren Monrad, I would like to pay tribute to my childhood idols KROUMATA. In my piece, there are a few quotes from the repertoire that was so strongly associated with KROUMATA, but also contains the energy that was so magical around the concerts with the ensemble.
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Composition: Daniel Berg
Performance: Odense Percussion (Rasmus Hansson, Albin Rosenqvist, Oskar Hjorth, Mathias Haslund Birch, Johan Møllebjerg and Sakari Viitala)
The members of Odense Percussion are students at the Danish National Academy of Music in Odense, Denmark lead by Søren Monrad and Johan Bridger
Production Company: Roschkov Media
Sound Engineer: Peter Hellesøe
Director of Photography (DP, Light, 1st Camera): Stanislav Roschkov
Frist Prod. Assistant, Best Boy, 2nd Camera: Niklas Röder
Second Prod. Assistant, 3rd Camera: Georg Avram
Edit, Color Grading: Stanislav Roschkov
Friendly Support: 2. Chance Saarland E.V. and Susanna and Pouline Olesens Fund
2. Unit Driver: Constantin Schwarz
Publisher: Edition Svitzer
Recorded at The Danish National Academy of Music, Denmark
With support from Koda’s Cultural Funds
→ sheet music: https://editionsvitzer.com/catalog/7t...
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