DRAMMEN SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL ���� – REPORT THE BOARD Facebook page www.facebook.com/ Drammen Sacred Music Festival was Arve Vannebo, Ricardo Sanchez & Ivar drammensacred formally established as a registered Flaten Everyone on the team has contributed organisation on the 24th of May 2012. to bringing the festival alive on these The following members were elected VOLUNTEERS pages and in the media. to the Board: Drammen Sacred Music Festival Placards, posters, flyers and a 32 page (DSMF) has collaborated with local program were distributed, and invita- Eli Borchgrevink organisations from Drammen Faith tions and information was sent out to Tore Dvergastein Forum (DOTL). We are grateful for the all concerned partners and our target Henrik Melius support and cooperation of members groups. Arzanne De Vitre of the various organisations. Together Monica Finnerud they contributed with 50 volunteers THE FESTIVAL’S Arve Vannebo for the festival, who worked under the DEVELOPMENT Ivar Flaten (leader) dedicated leadership of Jogita Reide- We see that the festival is growing from Skrastina and Signe Myklebust. year to year. Musicians, artists, collabo- PROGRAMMERS rating partners and our dear audiences Ricardo Sanchez (leader) SPONSORS: give us constant positive feedback. Sev- Svanhild Rohdin drammen municipality eral return to work as artists, voluntary Jørgen Nøvik arts council, norway helpers and participants. The number Ingebrigt Håker Flaten buskerud county of volunteers has grown considerably. Fernando Sallum maxbo Professionals and technicians on the Jai Shankar grønn industri production line have worked with en- magasine Visjon thusiasm and gusto year after year. We WORKING GROUP would like to make a special mention Arve Vannebo was appointed to coordi- COLLABORATING of Jock Loveband (sound) and Paulo nate and execute the festival. All con- PARTNERS Luciano Araujo Bakke (light) who certs were booked by Ricardo Sanchez, Union Scene production team worked on the concerts in Strømsø and the following people formed the Drammen Municipality Inter-culture Church. team that was responsible for the plan- with Linn Silje Nyhus & Andre Ruud ning and execution of the festival: Strømsø Church with Britta Hässlich & We wish to expand our collaborations Svein Anders Aasen with local, regional and national insti- Arve Vannebo (Coordinator) Fjell Church with Galina Trintsoukova tutions to give this festival a stronger Ricardo Sanchez (Producer) & Wenche Solbakken foothold and widen our reach. Signe Myklebust (Dialogue and Modum Bad with Helge Harila local networking) Sekkefabrikken Slemmestad We take great delight in sending out this report of the 3rd VISION Jørgen Nøvik (Art) Røyken jazzklubb with Roar Lindberg CONTACT Drammen Sacred Music Festival, 2012. Svanhild Rhodin (Art) KinoCity Ricardo Sanchez The festival brought together musicians and artists from all Drammen Sacred Music Festival is a meeting place for local, Tom Atle Bordevik (Web design, Drammen Filmklubb Producer over the world, and it is with deep gratitude to them, our national and international artists with a focus on art and music photography and printed material) Le Rustique mobil: 951 43 127 collaborators and our audiences that we submit this report. of a spiritual nature. The artists and the public share a common Arzanne De Vitre (Text) The Embassy of Brazil [email protected] On the following pages, you read about the different events interest and fascination for the creative dynamic that occurs Jogita Reide (Coordinator for The Embassy of Turkey and concerts at the festival. We have complemented the text when different traditions and art-forms are shared, where artistic volunteers) The Embassy of Israel Arve Vannebo with photographs that were taken throughout the festival. expression is central. Ivar Flaten (PR and Media) Coordinator MEDIA mobil: 918 03 492 This year’s festival had the theme Transformations and we Drammen is known for its international population, and the EXECUTION The festival was presented and publi- [email protected] are proud to say that we believe every participant at the fes- festival emphasizes an open dialogue between all the groups Arve Vannebo cised in a variety of news articles, radio tival, whether artist, musician, organizer, audience member represented. Ricardo Sanchez programmes and promotions in: Ivar Flaten or volunteer, has had the rich opportunity to transform and Ivar Flaten Drammens Tidende, the local Chairman of the Board grow through cross-cultural meetings and dialogue with The festival envisions a platform that encourages different people newspaper mobil 415 45 849 others. We have learnt a lot, and still have a lot to learn, and to meet, be moved, and create meaning together through shared PRODUCERS Byavisa Drammen [email protected] we look forward to expanding and developing this festival in artistic expressions. Head Producer: Ricardo Sanchez Vårt Land (national newspaper) collaboration with you, our partners. Production Head at Strømsø Church: Morgenbladet (national weekly) Adress: The ambition of Drammen Sacred Music Festival is to be a cen- Fernando Sallum NRK Buskerud (local branch Drammen Sacred Music Festival A big and heart-felt thank you to all those who made this tral, national festival on this front. Production for the Children’s of national radio) c/o Fjell kirke, Solsvingen 90, festival possible! We welcome you to work with us on next Programme: Signe Myklebust NRK P2 Jungletelegraph 3034 Drammen year’s festival! (national radio) INITIATIVE TAKERS: www.drammensacred.no Warm regards on behalf of the Board, Inter-culture, Municipality of Tom Atle Bordevik has done a Facebook.com/drammensacred Drammen remarkable job on the website Ivar Flaten, Chairman of the Board Drammen Faith Forum (DOTL) www.drammensacred.no as well as the Photos: Tom Atle Bordevik and Roger Hennum English version by Arzanne De Vitre (board member) Report design: Erlend Askhov DRAMMEN saturday 22th Monday 24th Tuesday 25th SACRED opening of the art exhibition film screening in collab - concert in fjell church, film screening drammen “transformations” oration with kino city, 7pm film club, union scene, MUSIC OF GODS AND MEN VINTERMÅNE 8pm visitors: 80 (1050 during the festival) ANDREJ RUBLOV FESTIVAL Svanhild Rohdin was responsible for the festival’s art project. visitors:15 visitors: 45 Together with Jørgen Nøvik she curated an exhibition with As thanks to our many volunteers, we Fjell Church has been seminal to the visitors:32 ���� contributions from international artists covering all the five screened the filmOf Gods and Men for birth of DSMF and has been active We are very grateful for our newly es- continents. The art works all represented the theme Trans- all our supporters. The film is a poign- in all aspects of the festival. Special tablished collaboration with Drammen formations and were exhibited at Union Scene, both in- and ant depiction of the lives of Christian mention must be made of the minister, Film Club which screened Tarkovsky’s outdoors. The magnificent glass greenhouse was meant to monks in a monastery that becomes rev. Ivar Flaten and the deacon, Signe filmAndrej Rublov. The life of the icon symbolise art in a constant state of change. the target of national and religious Myklebust. painter in Russia during the 1400’s is DAY BY DAY fanaticism. The monks overcome their The Cultural committee of the church also a powerful reminder of the play The opening of the exhibition was in collaboration with Un- struggle for survival by serving the lo- arranged the concert with the quartet between God and Man, culture and ion Scene for Children. To this effect the letters in the word cal community and remaining faithful Vintermåne (Wintermoon) ideology. Transformations were constructed using plywood and chil- to the Lord. Anne Gravir Klykken, Frøydis Grorud, dren and grownups alike were invited to paint and transform Kenneth Ekornes & Torjus Vierli them into art. Drammen’s own Head of Cultural Affairs, This film was a fine reminder of how played a beautiful and moving concert Tone Ulltveit-Moe officially opened the exhibition. Several good people’s work can be threatened of hymns and folksongs that was much international artists were present, among them Ping Wang by fanaticism and violence. Our festival appreciated by all. (China) and Kunsang Gyatso, an artist from Nepal, currently aims at contributing to positive meet- working in New york. Three other Nepalese artists from the ings between people of different cul- art project Riimo had an artist-in-residence function. There tures, religions and backgrounds where were also representatives from the Norbu Dawa Old-Age strong relationships based on trust and Home in Nepal who sold products, the profits of which will security can be built. DSMF wishes to be given to the old-age home. build these constructive relationships that promote peace and reduce bigotry Other artists represented at the exhibition were: and fear among different peoples. Ping Wang (China) Svea Bjørnson (Australia) Beverly Nadius (USA) Samuel Komlan Olou (Togo) Obras Javier Fernandez Svanhild Rohdin (Norway) Jørgen Nøvik (Norway) wednesday 26th modum bad, 7:30pm YAMMA ENSEMBLE, ISRAEL the silent room, siloen, papirbredden, visitors: 80 12-6pm all days of the festival yamma Ensemble gave a beautiful concert based on the visitors: 80 rich cultural traditions of Israel. The ensemble’s 5 members Drammen Faith Forum (DOTL) organised a Still Room for represent several different nations and musical traditions, thought and meditation coordinated by deacon Signe Mykle- including Arabic, Lebanese, and Bulgarian amongst others. bust. The room housed the holy books of several of DOTL’s The concert was woven together with the unique stories members. The room was manned at all times by a represen- of the migration of their ancestors to Israel, and how their tative from the Faith Forum who was available for discussion music has been influenced by their background. Their and dialogue with visitors. repertoire spanned psalms from the Bible to other religious Central to this room was an art installation called Adam and and folksong traditions.