Shinning Brass
Music lovers in Sri Lanka are in for a night of musical indulgence as the Norwegian Embassy, Concerts Norway, Sewalanka Foundation together with Aru Sri Art Theater present ‘Shining Brass’, a concert by Norway’s veteran ‘ The 3 Trumpets’ featuring Petter Dillevig, Trond Olav Ruistuen and Arne Kollandsrud.
The trio will perform in collaboration with Sri Lanka’s very own premier performers Naveen Fernando, Kalum Nishyantha, Saman Kularathne, Nishantha Premalal and Thilak Thantrige of the Colombo Brass Ensemble on Friday 5th October, 7 p.m. at the British School Auditorium in Colombo. Audiences will be treated to a night of classical music together with a blend of jazz. The entrance for this concert will be free of charge. Reservations can be made by calling 0772375584.
The 3 Trumpets are also scheduled to collaborate with the National Youth Orchestra for their 20th Anniversary Performance as well as perform a series of concerts and workshops for children and youth in both Colombo and Trincomalee together with a one day master class for a group of Sri Lanka’s leading wind instrument players.
This will be the 14th group of musicians touring Sri Lanka as a portion of a wider music cooperation established between the Norwegian Embassy, Concerts Norway, Sewalanka Foundation and Aru Sri Art Theatre. Norwegian Bands such as Ras Nas, The Indian Core, Nils-Olav Johansen Quartet, SISU, Classical Evergreens Opera, Kohinoor, Tindra, Fiddle & Dance, Sounds of Strings, Rolf-Erik Nystrom, Julie & Marie and Lucky 3 have previously delighted Sri Lankan audiences. Similarly, Sri Lankan artists too, have been provided the opportunity to captivate audiences in Norway. The Galle Music Festival and Jaffna Music Festival are also a brainchild of the Music Cooperation in its efforts to create greater musical and cultural awareness across Sri Lanka.
About The 3 Trumpets:
The versatile musicians calling themselves The 3 Trumpets play their instruments in a variety of musical expressions. The audience will be introduced to a program of classical western music in harmony with more jazz-oriented music. They make variations to the sound of the trumpet using a Piccolo along with trumpets tuned in Eb and regular tuning in Bb.
Petter Dillevig graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1993. He is now a trumpet teacher at a municipal music school. He has also worked as a musician in three military bands near Oslo. Currently a member of the Pyjamazz, Petter has also been asked to be a trumpet soloist in music from different ages and styles.
Trond Olav Ruistuen finished his music education at The Music Conservatory of Oslo and at the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1993. His career has ranged from working in large orchestras like the symphony orchestra of The Norwegian Opera, The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, and several professional military bands. In addition, Trond Ruistuen has performed for musicals, theatre, and different orchestras including big band – and even CD recordings. As a member of the group Pyjamazz he has been responsible for many workshops for young musicians and he has performed more than 200 school concerts for Rikskonsertene.
Arne Kollandsrud was educated at The Norwegian Academy of Music and he has been a freelance musician since 1990 in Norway. He has performed classical concerts as well as jazz concerts being a soloist with brass band, marching band and big band. In addition he has been invited to take part in recordings and he has been touring frequently for Rikskonsertene. He has released two CD-records in his own name: “Music for a while” for trumpet, organ and song in 2003 and the solo album “Trumpet Meditations” in 2006.
About the Colombo Brass Ensemble
The Colombo Brass Ensemble is the Sri Lanka’s pioneering and leading brass music performance group in the Country. Since its establishment in 2005, the ensemble has been involved in many music activities, performing mostly in Churches and Concert halls. Currently CBE performs at St Andrew’s Scot Kirk Church Colombo for its special services during Easter and Christmas.
The Colombo Brass Ensemble was invited for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11’s Diamond Jubilee Party 2012 held at the Westminster House in Colombo.
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