The Tolkien Ensemble

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The Tolkien Ensemble (founded in 1995) is a Danish ensemble which aims to create "the world's first complete musical interpretation of the poems and songs from The Lord of the Rings". They published four CDs from 1997 to 2005, in which all the poems and songs of The Lord of the Rings are set to music. The project was approved by both the Tolkien family and HarperCollins Publishers. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark gave permission to use her illustrations in the CD layout.

Permanent members are Caspar Reiff and Peter Hall (composition, singing and guitar), Signe Asmussen (singing), Öyvind Ougaard (accordion), Katja Nielsen (double-bass), and Morten Ryelund Sørensen (conductor and violin).

The Ensemble has toured Europe in 2007, combining their own works with soundtrack pieces from Howard Shore's soundtrack to the film trilogy as well as live narration by Christopher Lee.

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  • An Evening in Rivendell (1997)
    Malene Nordtorp, Ole Jegindø Norup, Mads Thiemann, Morten Ernst Lassen, Commotio-Kvartetten choir, Polkageist.
  • A Night in Rivendell (2000)
    Ulrik Cold, Kurt Ravn, Povl Dissing, Mads Thiemann, Morten Ernst Lassen, The Chamber Choir Hymnia.
  • At Dawn in Rivendell (2002)
    Kurt Ravn, Morten Ernst Lassen, Peter Hall, Tom McEwan, Caspar Reiff, the Copenhagen Chamber Choir Camerata, Copenhagen Young Strings. Recitation by Christopher Lee.
  • Leaving Rivendell (2005)
    Jørgen Ditlevsen, Kurt Ravn, Nick Keir, the Danish National Chamber Choir/DR, the Danish Radio Sinfonietta/DR. Recitation by Christopher Lee.
  • Complete Songs & Poems (2006)
    Since this is a compilation of all their previous work the soloists are all of the above mentioned.

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The Tolkien Ensemble
Caspar Reiff | Peter Hall | Signe Asmussen | Öyvind Ougaard | Katja Nielsen | Morten Ryelund Sørensen
Guest Soloists: Malene Nordtorp | Ole Jegindø Norup | Mads Thiemann | Morten Ernst Lassen | Ulrik Cold | Kurt Ravn | Povl Dissing | Tom McEwan | Christopher Lee | Jørgen Ditlevsen | Nick Keir
Discography
Albums: An Evening in Rivendell | A Night in Rivendell | At Dawn in Rivendell | Leaving Rivendell
Compilation: Complete Songs & Poems
Related articles
J. R. R. Tolkien | Middle-earth | The Lord of the Rings
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