Rehearsal with the orchestra

Benjamin Pope conducting the Royal Court Orchestra (photo by: Gunnlaugur Egilsson)

After having listened to Marcus Fjellström´s own recording of The Nordic Chamber Orchestra, interpitating the score for Degenerator, it was a with a certain feeling of relief that I attended the rehearsal of the Royal Court Orchestra. It is of course a different things to hear music played life and even tough it was the first rehearsal for that cast of musicians it was still a very rewarding listening experience. All the nuances in the music that in the recording otherwise are quite hard to hear came clearly forth in the live rehearsal. at times the music is very delicate and that is precicely what I have been experimenting with in the choreography; dancing that sometimes doesn´t outlive it´s intentions.
The conductor, Benjamin Pope, demonstrated for the orchestra with a profound expression how the dancers movements wilt in coherence with the breathing of the music.


Ylva Helander in a rehearsal.

I later continued the day with a rehearsal for the dancers. I could explaing for their relief that all the tempos of the orchestra had been good to execute the choroegraphy to.

The moment is at hand were as the music and the dance will unite for real.