PRISME
is a
Danish ensemble specializing in church concerts throughout the
country. They have both classical and folk music backgrounds and the
repertoire is primarily Nordic and Celtic folkmusic, the musicians’
own compositions and beautiful arrangements of hymns.
PRISME's music is uplifting and evocative – "heartmusic" as called by many.
PRISME
concerts are stirring and personal, with a beautiful and unusual
combination of instruments not often heard in the church. Each
concert forms a unity, with applause only at the end. This allows
for greater serenity, an invitation to plum the depths of the music.
Audiences often respond to a
PRISME
concert as a “holistic and warm musical experience”.
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Povl Chr. Balslev
Organist, cantor, carilloneur (chimes and church bells) and
composer.
Diploma in church music from the Royal Danish Music
Conservatory. Concerts all over Europe as well as the USA and
Japan. Composer of songs, hymns, organ music, choir works, opera
and music for CD-rom productions. Folk high school/hoejskole
teacher 1995-1998. Organist Otterup Church 1998-2002. Since 2002 organist and carilloneur for the Church of Our Lady,
Svendborg; also teaches courses at Loegum Monastery School of
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Louise Ring Vangsgaard
Has
played Danish and Swedish folk music throughout her career.
Educated at the Center for Rhythm and Movemen 1998. Member of the contemporary folk band Instinkt. Plays at Irish balls (Ceílídh) with the Aarhus All-Star
Ceílídh Band, school concerts with Speed the Strings
as well as children’s concerts with
Michael og Krudtuglerne/Michael and the Hypers, among
others. Member of Moving Cloud (Irish traditional
music) from 1996-2006. Teaches music at music schools and folk high schools.
Studio musician for Esben Langkniv and Jette Torp, among
others.
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Janet Vahl
Music
teacher at Vaerløse Music School for many years (piano,
recorder). Afterwards autodidact folk musician (accordion,
violin) alongside extensive composing, her music often referred
to as "heartmusic".
Former
member of the folk music group Gammel Dansk/Old Danish,
member and subsequently leader of Gladsaxe Spillemands-laug/Gladsaxe
Fiddlers Guild and orchestra leader at Tingluti Music
School. From 1990-2005 member of the wellknown folk group Kvindfolk.
Plays in churches for special services and in 2005 started the
church ensemble
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Anne Marie Host Mortensen
State
certified music instructor from Fyns Music Conservatory with
supplementary studies in Denmark and Ireland under Helen
Davies and Máire Ní Chathasaigh. Choir leader for
Fynsk Fuga/Fynen Fugue from 1996-2006. Member of
renaissance ensemble Via Artis Konsort and the medieval
ensemble Legerne/The Players and Kvartetten/The
Quartet.
Also teaches music at a music school and as a music
therapist.
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