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Darkwood Consort

Stand Up Chamber Music!

About Me

Darkwood Consort is the world's only touring bass clarinet and viola duo. 2005 found the Consort touring in Denmark, performing at the International Viola Congress in Iceland and at the World Bass Clarinet Convention in Rotterdam, Holland. Combining elements of classical, folk and world music, Darkwood's unique approach makes instrumental music fun again!

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Member Since: 3/7/2006
Band Website: darkwoodconsort.com
Band Members: Aage Nielsen, bass clarinet and Jennifer Drake, viola
Influences: ARTISTS: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Sequentia, Anne Linnet, Tobias Trier, Phønix, Kronos Quartet, Sigur Rós, Regis & Kelly, Ian & Sylvia, Tingstad & Rumbel, Shira Kammen (of Ensembles Project Ars Nova, Alcatraz and Fortune's Wheel), Hilliard Ensemble, Anne Dorte Michelsen, Björk, Søs Fenger, Alba, The Raveonettes, The White Stripes, Sonic Youth, Paul McCandless (of the jazz group Oregon), Rachel's, The Mamas & The Papas, Kim Kashkashian, Lars Anders Tomter, Garth Knox, Michael Lowenstern, Josef Horák, Hesperus, June Tabor, Kim Larsen, Lis Sørensen, Nina Simone, Built to Spill, Nana Mouskouri, Joni Mitchell.COMPOSERS: Guillaume de Machaut, Francesco Landini, Hildegard von Bingen, Jim Cockey, Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, Johann Helton, Jørgen Bentzon, Finn Høffding, Henning Wellejus, Finnur Torfi Stefánsson, Carl Nielsen, Manos Hadjidakis, Knudåge Riisager
Sounds Like: ...mostly ourselves, since we are the only viola & bass clarinet duo; at times there are similarities to Sequentia, Ensemble P.A.N., Hesperus, Phønix, Kronos Quartet, Tingstad & Rumbel, Rachel's and Oregon. Let us know of whom we remind you! We are told that we usually sound like more than two people playing at any given time.http://www.buymusichere.net/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr= 20&upc=78370734370&pt=1
Record Label: Rampur Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Shotgun Wedding song

Det er så yndigt at følges ad is a slooooow Danish wedding song which got the nickname "shotgun wedding song" from some of our Danish friends when they heard our fiddle tune arrangement. Weyse used th...
Posted by Darkwood Consort on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:14:00 PST

Farewell, Victor

Our dear Victor Pacania died on Saturday. He hosted the Our Private Idaho show on KBSU public radio for 30 years. Victor was a real champion of our work and played us on his show often. Victor had pan...
Posted by Darkwood Consort on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:37:00 PST

Mi Gusto Es

This is a live recording from our 15th anniversary Quinceañera concert on 6 May 2007. It's in the banda tradition of Mexico. I love the banda style for its use of tuba. This is our favorite Mexican pi...
Posted by Darkwood Consort on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:44:00 PST

Tro og Håb Spiller

If you are confused by the håb/haab spellings, I will offer a brief Danish lesson. Å/å is the New Danish character for the Old Danish AA/aa and has somewhat of an "o" sound.Some systems don't recogniz...
Posted by Darkwood Consort on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:43:00 PST

Fundraiser!!

Please come to our annual fundraiser! This year's fundraiser on Sunday, june 3rd at 4PM at Davies Reid, 515 Idaho St. in Downtown Boise! Bid on auction items, buy your season tickets, or just give us ...
Posted by Darkwood Consort on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 10:55:00 PST

Race for the Cure

Please sponsor Jen in the 2007 Race for the Cure Thank you!  
Posted by Darkwood Consort on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:28:00 PST

Jørgen Bentzon, Intermezzo

This piece was a pain in the ass to record, but I'm so glad we did it. When we were on tour in Denmark in 2005 I got a biography (in Danish) on J..rgen Bentzon and I developed a much deeper respect an...
Posted by Darkwood Consort on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:04:00 PST

Hildegard von Bingen, Cum erubuerint

This is a live recording from one of the centennial concerts at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Boise, Idaho, 4 november 2006. The picture is actually from playing the same piece in our ...
Posted by Darkwood Consort on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:09:00 PST

Die Tenschen Morder

This is our current "hit" in Australia. For my definition of hit, read my Ecco post. ABC Classic has an early evening "Classic Drive" program which seems aimed at keeping Australians from killing each...
Posted by Darkwood Consort on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:31:00 PST

Ecco la primavera

Ecco la primavera is Francesco Landini's (1325-1397) shortest work. It's also one of our biggest "hits". If you're indie/classical, getting a piece played more than once qualifies as a hit in my book....
Posted by Darkwood Consort on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:51:00 PST