Simon Christensen

If Simon Christensen's music is to be 'about' anything it could be pulse - and beauty. Several of his newer pieces, like 'The Elastic Track' for orchestra, have a touch of 70s-minimalism-hidden-slow-beat-transformation-pulse, where the music sets off in steady motion and then moves on to new conditions of pulse in small, ongoing variations. Metaphorically, it's like sitting in a car moving forward in varying speeds, while the (sound) landscapes outside slowly changes in character.

Christensen has received numerous commissions from orchestras and ensembles such as Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, The Orchestra and Danish National Symphony Orchestra and his works have been performed at festivals all over Europe.