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The Great Learning Orchestra

About Me

GLO is a network initiated by Leif Jordansson and Pelle Halvarsson. Since the start 1999 more than 100 people have played in different constellations under the name The Great Learning Orchestra. From the beginning it was an idea to gather people from different branches of the music tree in Stockholm, Sweden. Classical, jazz, impro, rock, folk and theatre musicians came together and performed Terry Riley's "In C". Our next projects was to play Eric Satie's "Vexations" in an arrangement for orchestra (Listen to the end of the concert as an mp3). With a minimum of 4 musicians and a maximum of 26 we played the piece for 24h. As we were inspired by Cornelius Cardew and The Scratch Orchestra we started to invite people that had been involved in experimental music from Great Brittain in the 60's and 70's. First Gavin Bryars for workshops and a concert of "Jesus blood never failed me yet", later also "The sinking of the Titanic". Gavin introduced us to Dave Smith who came to Stockholm to work with music by Cardew, Ives, Grainger and himself (Gyp the blood is an Ives composition from that concert). A year later Terry Riley came to Stockholm and we played his "Tread on the trail" together with him and his old friend Folke Rabe (Listen).2006 GLO worked with more noise based music. Ulrich Krieger came from Berlin to rehearse and lead a performance of "Metal Machine Music" by Lou Reed, transcribed and arranged by Ulrich Krieger. Then we made our own version of the music and sounds from "Texas Chainsaw massacre" (Pelle Halvarsson, Leif Jordansson and Peter Bryngelsson) and performed it as aconcert with screamers, chainsaw, country & western band, and a large orchestra.We have an invitation to all composers of experimental music out there. It is called "A4 Room" - write any kind of piece for an orchestra with the only limit that it has to be written on one side of an A4 sheet. We will play it and put it in our exhibition together with old and new pieces.

My Interests

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Member Since: 19/01/2007
Band Website: www.thegreatlearningorchestra.se
Band Members: Pelle Halvarsson [cello, Theremin] Leif Jordansson [guitar, theremin], Peter Lindroth [piano], Erik Bünger [electric bass], Sten Sandell [piano, vocal, kaoss pad], Sergej Dmitriev [grand piano] Rickard Friberg [melodica]Olle Hansson [trombone] Elisabeth Hansson [vocal] Christian Hörgren [cello] Mårten Josjö [guitar] George Kentros [violin] Mårten Landström [grand piano] Chrichan Larson [cello] Anders Leffler [electric bass] Jonas Lindeborg [trumpet] Gustav Nygren [tenor saxophone] Mats Olofsson [cello] Ivan Ossoniak [song] Mika Pelo [guitar] Bosse Persson [trombone] Martin Q Larsson [trumpet] Benjamin Quigley [contrabass] Bebe Risenfors [contrabass, clarinet] Anders Erkeus [violin] Thomas Halling [trombone] Gunnar Rosengren [bandoneon, trombone] Ingegerd Harvard [accordion] Björn Eriksson [clarinet] Lily Bigestans [vocals] Bengt Ernryd [flugelhorn] Jonna Sandell [violin] Lisa Ullén [Piano, melodica] Miya Cuzner [flute] Nisse Personne [tenor saxophone] Robin McGinley [cello] Johnny Wartel [tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone] Johan E Andersson [percussion] Sven Bjerhall [acoustic guitar] Lars Braf [alto saxophone] Andreas Hedwall [trombone] Simon Steensland [electric guitar, bass] Tobias Ståhl [Chapman stick] Lars Tovinger [Glockenspiel] Peder af Ugglas [electric guitar] David Wilczewski [tenor saxophone] Charlie Malmberg [baritone saxophone] Yann Le Nestour [bass clarinet] Sebastian Svenberg [trumpet] Andreas Färnlöf [trumpet] Einar Baldursson [electric guitar] Gustav Nygren [tenor saxophone] David Liljemark [alto saxophone] Sören Runolf [cello] Peter Bryngelsson [electric guitar] Stefan Stenberg [contrabass] Petter Wästberg [contrabass] Janne Liljekvist [violin] Björn Eriksson [violin] Åke Näslund [violin] Malin Bång [viola] Girilal Baars [Theremin] Lise-Lott Norelius [percussion], Anna Gustafsson [percussion], Gerda Bergkvist [vocal], Anna-Kerstin Källman [vocal], Micke Augustsson [bandoneon, chainsaw], Daniel Bingert [kaoss pad, electric bass], Malin-My Nilsson [violin], Niko Röhlke [pedal steel], Morgan Ågren [percussion], David Linnros [tenor saxophone], Paul Bothén [accordeon], Ingvar Loco Nordin [photo] and more . . . If you are not on this list and you have been playing with GLO please send us an email and we'll put you on the list.
Influences: Cornelius Cardew, John Cage, Gavin Bryars, Terry Riley, Eric Satie, Dave Smith, Charles Ives, Percy Grainger, Harry Partch, La Monte Young, Christian Wolf, The Scratch Orchestra and all who thinks that listening are the most important subject when playing music.
Sounds Like: heaven
Record Label: Unsigned

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Konsertdags (for swedish musicians)

Det är dags för en ny konsert med GLO. Februari 2008. Är du intresserad av att spela i orkestern? skriv ett mail och anmäl ditt intresse.mvhL
Posted by on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:47:00 GMT

www.thegreatlearningorchestra.se

Now it's open, our own website. Only in swedish at the moment and no sounds yet, but come and visit and check it out.GLO
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:06:00 GMT