{"id":2048,"date":"2020-12-12T18:26:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T17:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2021-02-16T18:30:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T17:30:19","slug":"the-book-about-a-very-large-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-book-about-a-very-large-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"The book about A Very Large Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new book <em>OM KLOCKRENT<\/em> tells how a wild idea became real: to play a composed concert at Gotland&#8217;s more than 200 church bells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a June day, June 8, 2013, 250 Gotlanders showed that even a small place can have a big voice. A Very Large Concert resounded around the world and drilled deep into people&#8217;s minds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The magnificent sound experience in time and space accompanies the book. The book includes a USB memory with audio recordings and slide shows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">About Drifted<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-book-about-a-very-large-concert\/#The_brainstormers\" >The brainstormers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-book-about-a-very-large-concert\/#The_composers\" >The composers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-book-about-a-very-large-concert\/#Great_technology_challenge\" >Great technology challenge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_brainstormers\"><\/span>The brainstormers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The idea for <em>A Very Big Concert<\/em> was hatched one evening in 2011 by <strong>Eva Sj\u00f6strand <\/strong>and <strong>Owe Ronstr\u00f6m<\/strong> in Visby, Gotland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sound from the Gotland churches has spread around the world and been awarded, including one of the international radio stations&#8217; Prix Italia 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_composers\"><\/span>The composers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Composer <strong>Karin Rehnqvist<\/strong> agreed to compose with all of Gotland&#8217;s church bells. It was a 20-minute work in three movements. The interlude, when the chime of Visby Cathedral sounds, was composed by the then cathedral organist <strong>Claes Holmqvist<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the third movement, you hear perhaps the strongest \u2013 the crescendo with all the bells at once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Great_technology_challenge\"><\/span>Great technology challenge <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many others made great contributions, not least the technicians from Swedish Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The book shows pictures of a control room with all the cables, monitors and other equipment required for the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concert was broadcast live on Swedish Radio P2 and via the internet all over the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was then supplemented with a slide show, which was shown at Donner&#8217;s place during Gotland Art Week 2015. The slide show is made by <strong>Christer Jonsson<\/strong>, with photos by <strong>Christer<\/strong> and <strong>Bengt af Geijerstam<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book <em>Om klockrent<\/em> is published by the publishing company eddy.se, based in Visby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2054\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/the-book-about-a-very-large-concert\/bellesounds_vinjett_160px\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BelleSounds_vinjett_160px.png?fit=194%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"194,170\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"BelleSounds_vinjett_160px\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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