(b. 1977, Volda).
Norwegian composer of mostly chamber works that have been performed throughout Europe.
Mr. Gjertsen studied composition with James Clapperton and Morten Eide Pedersen at the Griegakademiet in Bergen. He also attended the Fondation Royaumont in 2000.
Among his honours are the award for contemporary composers in the Spellemannprisen (2009, for his recording on the label +3dB) and the Arne Nordheims Komponistpris (2010). His music has been performed in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK, including at the ISCM World Music Days (2004, Switzerland), the festival Aspekte Salzburg (2006) and the Lucerne Summer Festival (2006).
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL:
Rituals I, small orchestra (19 players), 2000, revised 2003
Rituals III, 2001–02, revised 2009
Circles, small orchestra (26 players), 2005
Gamelan terrains, small orchestra (16 players), 2008
Landscape with figures IIb, small orchestra (17 players), fixed media (8/16 tracks), 2013 (shorter version of Landscape with figures II)
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Miniatures I, recorder, guitar, fixed media, 1999, revised 2004
Miniatures II, trombone, percussion, 1999
Miniatures III, violin, piano, 2000
Contradiction, bass clarinet, French horn, violin, 2000
Leftovers, alto flute, bass clarinet, piano, 2001, revised 2006
Rituals II, bass flute, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello, percussion, 2002, revised 2003
Grains, harp, viola, percussion, 2003
Fluente, cello, 2004
Duo, viola, double bass, 2007
Postheroic fanfares, 2 trombones, bass trombone, percussion, 2007
Pastorale, oboe d'amore/bass oboe, harp, guitar, violin, 2009
Murmurando, bass flute, 2010
Psi, cello, 2011
Don't feed the birds, 10 players, live electronics, 2013
Collideorscape, alto flute, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, celesta, 2014
CHORAL:
Intermezzi (texts from phonemes, Ingvill Solberg), 8 mixed voices, 2004
VOCAL:
tReMbLiNg (text by e. e. cummings), mezzo-soprano, small orchestra (13 players), 2002–05
Lied (texts from phonemes, Paul Celan), soprano, prepared piano, 2005
Landschaft (texts by Rainer Maria Rilke, Georg Trakl, arranged by the composer), alto, baritone, bass oboe, bass clarinet, 2008
Aria, high soprano, fixed media, live electronics, 2009–10
Landscape with figures II, 5 female voices, small orchestra (17 players), fixed media (8/16 tracks), 2013 (also shorter versions as Landscape with figures IIa, 5 female voices, fixed media [8/16 tracks], 2013; Landscape with figures IIb)
ORGAN:
Pression, organ (with assistant), fixed media, 2002, revised 2007
ELECTROACOUSTIC:
Landscape with figures I (endless multichannel installation of 1233 fragments), 2012
Territorial behaviours, 3D ambisonic sound, 2014
DISCOGRAPHY
Fluente; Contradiction; Duo; tReMbLiNg; Grains. (+3dB, 2009)
Gamelan terrains; Rituals II; Lied; Rituals I; Miniatures II; tReMbLiNg; Grains. Pierre-André Valade/BIT20 Ensemble (Aurora: ACD5073, 2012)
Landscape with figures IIa. Song Circus (2L: 2L-117-SABD, 2015)