This spring will mark the restart of the renowned "Swedish Music Spring". On the opening night of this revived festival The Barrier Orchestra will premiere the new composition "Resilience SM" by Ann Rosén along with other electro-acoustic and acousmatic works.

Thursday March 17, 2016, 19:00 at Fylkingen, Torkel Knutssonsgatan 2, Stockholm.

The composition Resilience SM is a modular experimental musical drama for mixed instrumentation and voice, as well as custom-built instruments - such as the kneecuff, which in its form and function is a representation of barriers. The Barrier Orchestra are run by artistic director Ann Rosén and consists of musicians chosen for their special expertise and willingness to challenge, brace and use their own barriers in developing the music.

Anna Lindal - violin, Eva Lindal - violin, Elsbeth Berg - viola, Sara Sjödahl - piano and accordion, Jörgen Pettersson - saxophone, Matias Karlsen Björnstad - saxophone, Ola Paulson - saxophone, Jakob Riis - trombone, Sten‐Olof Hellström - electronics, Ann Rosén - electronics. All the musicians also plays the kneecuff - a custom-built instrument consisting of a knitted sensor and a small computer that together forms a sampler/synthesizer controlled by the knees.

Full program for the opening night:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1039239766122704/

Entire festival program:
http://svenskmusikvar.se/program-2016
https://www.facebook.com/events/1693050204243863