Jørgen’s biography

born 26. of February 1971.

Education:

1998-2002 The Folk music department at The Carl Nielsen Academy, Odense studying the violin. Teachers: Harald Haugaard and Klaus Pindstrup
1993-1997 Bachelor in Musical science at the university of Aalborg.
1992-1993 Vestbirk Music Folk High school – 8 months; 4 months at the classical – and 4 months at the jazz line.
1991-1992 StudyingPsychologi at The University of Copenhagen.
1986-1989 Music and language student from Odense Katedralskole.

Professionel theatre and band experience:

2009 – Fjord Songs – FolkBaltica Festival Flensburg, part of the band
2009 – Maultrommel und Human beat box, FolkBaltica Festival Flensburg, part of the band
2004 – Salley Gardens – the band based on the singer song writer couple Karoline Hausted and Peter Steenild; violin, viola, vocal.
Teatret Katakomben, Odense; See more at www.katakomben.dk
2010 – Komponistens hustru – Billedhuggerinden; playing and arranging the music of Carl Nielsen -violin, vocal, guitar, mandolin, accordeon
2009 – De hellige tre konger; many instruments
2002 – Et Solhvervseventyr; violin, vocal, guitar, mandolin + contributing with compositions.
2002 – Balladen i Kongsgården; violin, vocal, guitar, percussion + contributing with compositions.
Odense Fortællekreds;
Musician at the summer entertainment in Odense; Fairy tales by H. C. Andersens Eventyr i 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Marie Brolin Tani Danse Teater, Århus;
2000 – Carmen; violin, bratsch and mandolin.
2000 – og hvem har du favnet i natten?; Theatre concert by Sorten Muld & Marie Brolin Tani Danse Teater; bratsch and hurdy gurdy,
Aalborg Teater;
1997 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show: vocal, dance, violin.
1996 – Les Miserable; vocal
Klakki;
2000-2001 – the band was based in the singing of Nina Björk Eliasson – singing icelandic traditional songs and new compositions – the music a sort of crossover between jazz and folk music. Played at Rudolstatt Folkfestival (Germany) amongst other things.
Jesper Lundgaard & Lene Siels juleshow 2001;
violin
Craic;
1995-1998 – Irish folk music, based in Aalborg.
Teatret ved den Sorte Hest;
1993 – Miss Julie; fiddler.

Excisting bands:

Svøbsk
Tumult
Danish Fiddle Quartet

Second instruments / choir experience:

Guitar, viola, piano, mandolin, octavemandolin, box (diatonic accordeon), harmonica, bodhran, hurdy gurdy.
Employed as singer in the Cathedral of Aalborg for 2 years and the cathedral of Odense for 1 year. Besides Have been member of “The Fynske Chamber choir, Coro Misto, The University chamberchoir of Aalborg and the concertchoir of Aalborg Symfoni Orchester.