BIT20 Ensemble

rdf:langString BIT20 Ensemble

rdf:langString BIT20 Ensemble

rdf:langString The BIT20 Ensemble is a contemporary music ensemble from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1989. It was formed in the merger of the quartet, Bit4, and Ensemble 20. The ensemble has headquarters at Grieghallen. During its history, BIT20 Ensemble has performed more than 400 works and the ensemble serves as an important Nordic platform for new music, commissioning over 100 original works that have premiered internationally. The core of the BIT20 Ensemble is its 17 Principal Players. The ensemble's recordings comprise a catalogue of 20th-century classics, on numerous labels. BIT20 Ensemble specializes in new Norwegian music and has commissioned and premiered hundreds of Norwegian works as well as contributed to 26 CD recordings, including composers such as Arne Nordheim, , , and Øyvind Torvund. In 2019 the ensemble released Torvund's composition on the label . Promoting children's interest in music and art is an important objective for the BIT20 Ensemble, which since 2007 has involved several thousand children in educational projects. Modern opera is also a fundamental sphere of the BIT20 Ensemble's activities. Since the start of its collaborations with and later , the BIT20 Ensemble has participated in more than 20 operas.