Kari Beate Tandberg
Composer

Deviations for accordion and string orchestra was premiered by Andreas Angell and Telemark Chamber Orchestra in Hamar, Skien and Oslo (WP) 21.—26.10. 2021.
 As the title suggests, it is quite clear in this work that the accordion stands out visually, lined up against all the strings. This work examines, among other things, whether the differences also apply sonically and musically and in what way. When do they merge, when do they separate?

Parnassius nomion—String quartet, was world premeried November 4th 2022 at Høst–Riss, Sarpsborg by Nhi Phuong Do and Daniel Dalnoki; violins, Bendik Foss; viola, Iver Bunkholt; cello, as a part of Lydspeil 2022—a collaborative project with the composer Karsten Brustad.

This music is a tribute to the enormous diversity of species in the world as well as a reminder of the importance of protecting it. Parnassius nomion is the name of the Apollo-butterfly.

Tsudoi II was premiered on November 4th 2022 at Høst–Riss, Sarpsborg by Maiken Mathisen Schau; flute, Daniel Dalnoki; violin and Bendik Foss; viola.

Tsudoi means “coming together, gathering, interact”. The first version [2019] was written for flute, koto and celtic harp. Tsudio II is based on this first edition, however adapted to the two new instruments violin and viola.

Sound–Tales for alto saxophone and piano (2018) was commissioned by Kjellaug Kornstad for her Master-concerto at the University of Tromsø. She premiered the piece 14.06.2019 together with pianist Frederike Bischoff.

Sound Tales might be experienced as a journey through different soundscapes. Two contributors, alto saxophone and piano sonically merge, influence and complement each other, using their extended registers of sounds.

Porphyry imitations for violin and piano (2016-17) was premiered by Ingvild Habbestad and Joachim Kwetzinsky in Asker 19.01 and Oslo 25.01.2017

The music is inspired by the volcanic rock named Rhomb porphyry. In addition to East Africa and the Antarctica it only exists in the Oslo-region, Norway. The consistency is both crisp and hard, fine-grained and coarse-grained—created during a dramatic development 250 million years ago, when steamy lava mass was flowing out of the innermost chambers of earth.

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Dwindle for stringquartet (2008—2009) was premiered by Cikada string quartet in Moss 15.03.09 and Oslo 25.04.09

Dwindle is available on the CD: Kari Beate Tandberg Modes and Moves 2016. [listen on Spotify or Tidall]

“To open with a fading intensity is not really a recommended way of composing. However, in the string quartet Dwindle I make it a challenge to do so. And as far as I am concerned it works! In this piece, small motifs are repeated variations of themselves”. KBT