A compositional investigation of musical languages and conversation among humans.

Is the myth of BABEL about God creating communicative discord to control man, or to nurture fertile diversity?
A disruption of a self-efficient echo-chamber, to furnish a more varied and complex perspective developing the world? Maybe she wanted to show us that we will find strength to solve the problems of the planet in each others differences and qualities, not in uniformity and polarisation?

With his multilingual Danish/Argentinian background, travels and studies all over the world Solborg has experienced how the words, our idioms and mother-tongues are deeply connected with our view of ourselves and the way we resonate with the surrounding world. With BABEL he seeks to investigate, illustrate and raise awareness of the continuous cross-cultural debate. A conversation that becomes increasingly important if we are to solve the challenges of our society and species. ...

A compositional investigation of musical languages and conversation among humans.

Is the myth of BABEL about God creating communicative discord to control man, or to nurture fertile diversity?
A disruption of a self-efficient echo-chamber, to furnish a more varied and complex perspective developing the world? Maybe she wanted to show us that we will find strength to solve the problems of the planet in each others differences and qualities, not in uniformity and polarisation?

With his multilingual Danish/Argentinian background, travels and studies all over the world Solborg has experienced how the words, our idioms and mother-tongues are deeply connected with our view of ourselves and the way we resonate with the surrounding world. With BABEL he seeks to investigate, illustrate and raise awareness of the continuous cross-cultural debate. A conversation that becomes increasingly important if we are to solve the challenges of our society and species.


On the recent ILK-release TUNGEMÅL:

❤❤❤❤❤ “The melodies are beautiful, and behind them you sense an open door, straight out and up to the dark and unknown universe.. ..disturbingly beautiful and huge ambitious accomplishment.”
– Thomas Michelsen, Politiken.

★★★★★
“Unique would be an understatement...
.. beautifully cra!ed with passion, love and creativity and the listener is constantly rewarded by surprise and the unexpected juxtaposition of sounds, instruments and space. It is a work of art and would easily justify space in any contemporary art gallery..
– Ian Lomax, JazzJournal, UK

..en gigantisk og ambitiøs forskning i musikkens indre, mystiske og emotionelle ytringer. Men også vi lægmænd kan se os belønnede og samtidig anerkende Mark Solborgs pionerarbejde.
Mark Solborg leve længe; det kommer der godt ud af både for det lyttende menneske og den lyttende musikforsker.” – Bjarne Sølto!, Jazzspecial (DK)

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Mark Solborg - BABEL er støttet af Statens Kunstfond, William Demant Fonden, Augustinus Fonden, Koda Kultur og Dansk Kapelmesterforening....

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