Aarhus Symphony Orchestra 90th anniversary

World Premiere of ‘In Vernalis Temporis’ with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

On 17 January 2025, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 90th anniversary with a gala concert at Musikhuset Aarhus, marking the occasion with the world premiere of Frederik Magle’s new fanfare In Vernalis Temporis (2024), composed specifically for the event. The fanfare takes its title and its musical material from the medieval tune In vernalis temporis […]

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Frederik Magle designs pipe organ for a new church

Organs

Frederik Magle has been hired as consultant for the planning and construction of a 3-manual pipe organ in the planned Trekroner church (to be inaugurated in 2017), working closely together with both architects and acoustic designers from an early stage. This blog will be updated regularly with news of the process. Article about the planned

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Roskilde Festival 2015 – Orange Stage

Concerts and Events

Frederik Magle was a guest on stage as a “featured artist”, together with Nightingale String Quartet for which he had written some of the music played at the concert – when the hip hop group Suspekt closed the Roskilde Festival 2015 before an audience of more than 75,000 people.

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Woman in Red – Seahorse Aria

Film Music

The art film “Woman in Red – Seahorse Aria” was premiered on the 25th October 2014 in the Kupina Cinema in Niš, Serbia (Reportage from the premiere), marking the culmination – thus far – of a collaboration between Frederik Magle and his sister, the artist Maria Dubin. “Woman in Red – Seahorse Aria” is a short “silent”

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‘The Hope’ is published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen

Scores & Sheet Music

‘The Hope’ (Danish: ‘Håbet’) for brass band, choir, organ and percussion has been published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen. More about ‘The Hope’

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‘Polyphony’ featured in Australian music textbook

Fusion & Crossover

Frederik Magle’s work “Polyphony” – a fusion of contemporary classical and rock music – is now featured in the 2014 edition of the book “In Tune With Music”, written by Ian Dorricott and Bernice Allan. “In Tune With Music” is the most successful and popular music textbook for high school students in all of Australasia

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Frederik Magle member of the jury of international composition contest

Composition

Frederik Magle was a member of the jury of the International Competition of Composition 2013 held at the University of Nis, Serbia. There results have been published here (in Serbian): http://www.artf.ni.ac.rs/index.php/konacni-rezultati-internacionalnog-konkursa-za-kompoziciju/

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‘Light on your path’ performed at Prince Nikolai’s confirmation ceremony

Concerts and Events

‘Light on your path’ (Danish: ‘Lys på din vej’) was performed by the Brass Ensemble of the Royal Guards at the confirmation ceremony of H.H. Prince Nikolai of Denmark’s confirmation ceremony today at Fredensborg castle. The work was originally composed for Prince Nikolai’s christening in 1999 and has been performed many times since, including today’s

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Frederik Magle receives gold record

Recordings and albums

Frederik Magle has received a Gold Record for his work on Suspekt’s album ‘Elektra’.

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World Premiere of ‘In Vernalis Temporis’ with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

Frederik Magle designs pipe organ for a new church

Roskilde Festival 2015 – Orange Stage

Woman in Red – Seahorse Aria

‘The Hope’ is published by Edition Wilhelm Hansen

‘Polyphony’ featured in Australian music textbook

Frederik Magle member of the jury of international composition contest

‘Light on your path’ performed at Prince Nikolai’s confirmation ceremony

Frederik Magle receives gold record

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