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Fireworks and Silverbirds reviews: "Out of the new works there is especially one that stands out and creates something indeed new and unexpected from the various sonic constellations: Malin Bång’s Fireworks and Silver Birds. In this piece, the sounds are on the one hand of everyday life and democratically on equal terms, and on the other hand both rough and refined in a manner that is lacking in the other works. I appreciate the tangible in Bång’s music. It takes the actual sounds of the world as point of departure, and also makes use of field recordings (a football game in Hanoi, new year’s celebration in Malmö, the train line in Gräfsnäs, the composer told me). The music tells us that the differences are everywhere, the purl in the midst of the plain, and if we pay notice to the deviations, reality becomes richer, denser and even more beautiful." "The Six Tones combine art music from Vietnam and Europe. The result is far from easily digested. The Vietnamese music, with a different tonal system than in Western art music, allows itself to unite with western art music. The composer Malin Bång’s Fireworks and Silver Birds for dan tranh (Vietnamese zither), dan bau (a monochord from Vietnam), 10-string guitar and electronics is the highlight of the concert for me. A groundbreaking work." links: Interview by Mattias Franzén, STIM Article on Fountain Club by Walter Ekelin Review on SPOR festival in Århus, by Geiger net magazine Review on Curious Chamber Players Nordic Tour in Nutida Musik, by Andreas Engström
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