Tolkien Ensemble
| Tolkien Ensemble | |
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 The Tolkien Ensemble after performing in August 2015 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Denmark |
| founding | 1995 |
| Website | http://www.tolkien-ensemble.net |
The Tolkien Ensemble is a Danish ensemble with the aim of creating "the world's first complete musical interpretation of the poems and songs from The Lord of the Rings ".
The ensemble was founded in 1995 by Caspar Reiff and from 1997 to 2006 released four CDs and a collector's box in which all poems and songs from The Lord of the Rings were musically implemented. The collector's box contains all the songs from the previous CDs, but some pieces have been re-recorded and the order has been adapted to the books. The project was supported by both the Tolkien Estate and the publisher HarperCollins . Queen Margrethe II of Denmark allowed her illustrations to be used in the CD layout.
occupation
- Caspar Reiff and Peter Hall (composition, vocals and guitar)
- Signe Asmussen (vocals)
- Øyvind Ougaard (accordion)
- Katja Nielsen (double bass)
- Morten Ryelund (violin)
and more.
The ensemble appears in a changing line-up. For the Germany tour 2009: Julie Lund, Sibeal Hill, Christine Nonbo, Katariina Roth, Øyvind Ougaard, Nick Keir & Caspar Reiff. Peter Hall only appeared at a few concerts.
Discography
- 1997: An Evening in Rivendell
- 2000: A Night in Rivendell
- 2002: At Dawn in Rivendell (Narrator: Christopher Lee )
- 2005: Leaving Rivendell (Narrator: Christopher Lee )
- 2006: Complete Songs & Poems (4-CD box with all of the aforementioned CDs)
- 2008: Best of The Tolkien Ensemble