Excerpt from a 60 min composition performed at Kulturnatt Fredrikstad 2021.
The performance included laser projections on the church and amplified audio from the fountain in front of the church as it was being switched on.

Jonas Qvale: composition, field recordings, synth, live samples, percussion, synth (organ)
Marius Henriksen-Haltli: Trumpet
Sebastian Schmiedl: Laser projections

Made in collaboration with Kulturnatt and supported by Domkirken i Fredrikstad.

Byen I Kunsten Live Edit 03

Byen I Kunsten Live Edit 02

Byen I Kunsten Live Edit 01

Excerpts from a 60 min composition for field recordings, treatments, percussion and solo trumpet.

Jonas Qvale: electronics, composition
Marius Henriksen-Haltli: Trumpet
Sebastian Schmiedl: Lasers

Byen I Kunsten Live Edit Condensed 2:10

An excerpt of "Roaldskvadet" from Hornorkesterets animation/concert/performance show in collaborationwith E6 Østfold Medieverksted and Østfold kulturproduksjon. These three verses form the end of the show.

Jonas Qvale: vocals
Magne Rudjord and Erlend Lien: Ski monochords and backing vocals
Music and lyrics by Jonas Qvale

Roaldskvadet (excerpt)

Played on antique carpentry tools on a miced up log, this is a scene from Hornorkesterets travelling animation/concert/performance "Amundsen: Fram og tilbake" in collaboration with E6 Østfold Medieverksted and Østfold kulturproduksjon.

Jonas Qvale: Hammer and chisel
Magne Rudjord: Pencil and wood planer
Erlend Lien: Saws

Composed by Qvale, Rudjord and Lien

Snekkerboden

Sketch/demo by Erlend Lien and Jonas Qvale.

Gangar (sketch/demo)

Demo recording for Hornorkesteret. Erlend Lien and Jonas Qvale, April 2012.

Bjørn og rev

A recording og frogs singing, in a small dam in Fredrikstad, Norway. This is a Rana temporaria. Mostly picked up by a JrF hydrophone, but Røde NTG3 and a pair of DPA 4060 were also used.

Here is the hydrophone track soloed: https://soundcloud.com/hornfar/frosk-bingedammen-20200408-hydrophone-solo

Picture:
Av Chmee2 – Eget verk, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3134560

Frosk Bingedammen 20200408

A recording og frogs singing, in a small dam in Fredrikstad, Norway. This is a Rana temporaria. This is the same recording as previously uploaded, but here the JrF hydrophone is soloed.

Picture:
Av Chmee2 – Eget verk, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3134560

Frosk Bingedammen 20200408 Hydrophone - Solo

A track inspired by the, compared to humans, slow life of trees.
Composed by Jonas Qvalke from samples field recordings, synthesizers, stolen recordings and other recordings.

Premiered at Ny Musikk Østfolds Vinterriss on March 1st 2020.

Bark

Origami Antarktika cassette release for "Multippelmarked" at Prosjektrom Helium in Fredrikstad. No label, edition of 10.
Jonas A196: Feltopptak, signalbehandling, syntese

Submerged I

Norwegian composer, musician, band leader (Hornorkesteret), visual artist, graphic designer and cultural worker (Blå Grotte, Fredrikstad).

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