The trio consisting of Maja S. K. Ratkje, Sigurd Ytre-Arne and Torstein Slåen are back with a new vinyl release on the Polish avant-garde label Bocian following up their first self-released digital only album “The Swamp”, to be found on Bandcamp. They last played during All Ears in January at Kunstnernes Hus, a legendary concert
2025; dur:6′; Mezzo Soprano, 3333/4.3.3.1/timp.3perc.hp/str.; Score at Wise Music Classical
The Farmer’s Curst Wife Read More »
2025; dur: 2′; Pno; Score at Wise Music Classical
The National Anthem of Norland Bolis Read More »
2025; dur: 10′; a performance for onstage actor/singer, live and in recording; Score at Verlag Neue Musik
2025; dur:10-15′; 1+afl+pic.2+ca.3.3/4.2+pictpt.3.1/timp.3perc.hp.pf(cel)/str.; Score at Wise Music Classical
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2025; dur: 11′; Accordion and Voice (One or two performers); Score at Wise Music Classical
I Cannot Heave My Heart Into My Mouth (Cordelia’s Lament) Read More »
‘The Swamp’ is a get-to-know-you party where furniture is broken, wine glasses are smashed and walls are defaced with graffiti, but the living room remains more beautiful than the night before. The album is the first meeting between vocalist Maja S. K. Ratkje, guitarist Torstein Slåen and electronics artist Sigurd Ytre-Arne. With a fair dose
2021/2024; dur: 50′; Voice solo, (pic).1(ca).1(b.cl.).1/1.1.1.1/pf.perc./str.; Score at Wise Music Classical
2024; dur: 40′; A large number of Hardanger fiddle and fiddle performers, at least 7 soloist; Score at nb.no
EP with original music, composed and performed by Maja S. K. Ratkje and her two daughters Marte and Frida Haltli. The music is created for Matti Aikio’s video work with the same title. LINK TO BANDCAMP RELEASE ONLY Aikio’s work Peurakaira is a poetic and meditative portrait of – and a tribute to – Peurakaira,
We are happy to present the debut album of the duo Stian Westerhus and Maja S. K. Ratkje, two Norwegian composers and performers known to the international scene through numerous works and albums in various constellations over decades. Released 15 March 2024 Crispin Glover Records. To many of their followers’ big surprise, Stian Westerhus and
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Poesi på bristepunktet (Poetry at the Breaking Point) is a series of collaborations between author Aasne Linnestå and composer and performer Maja S. K. Ratkje with fellow musicians. The author sits onstage writing poetry in real time, projected on a large screen visible to the audience. The musicians accompany, respond to and interpret the words.
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2023; dur: 30; Wind Orch.; Score at Wise Music Classical
Symphony of Broken Anthems Read More »
With a wide range of work by sound artists and musicians, writers, filmmakers, photographers, and visual artists, @ovid’s Metamorphoses uses the COVID-19 pandemic and its far-reaching consequences as an instrument for change, artistic and otherwise. A play on experiment across various fields of artistic practice, all featured work revolves around ideas of transmission and inspiration,
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Øra Fonogram announces the worldwide release of RÖKKUR, the joint album of Norwegian composer and performer Maja S. K. Ratkje and Icelandic ensemble Nordic Affect (Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir, Marie Stockmarr Becker, Hanna Loftsdóttir, Guðrún Óskarsdóttir). RÖKKUR on Bandcamp RÖKKUR on streaming other services Read the great album reviews here. What is ‘rökkur’? ‘Rökkur’ is the