Music Improvisation - Norwegian Folk and Indian Ragas | 1st Nov

Guro Kverndokk & Hanna Kallestad

Voice, Violin, Hardanger Fiddle & Live Effects

Date: Sunday, 1 November

Time: 7:30 PM

Duration: 90 mins

Location: W.I.P Adda

An intimate music set by Norwegian artists Guro Kverndokk (vocals, live effects) and Hanna Kallestad (violin, Hardanger fiddle) blends free improvisation with deep sonic exploration. The duo plays within the trenches of tenderness, tension, and release; focusing on the texture and extended techniques of both the instruments and vocals.

Drawing inspiration from the overtone structures and microtonality of Norwegian traditional folk music and the modal richness of Indian classical raga, Kverndokk and Kallestad expand the expressive possibilities of voice and strings through subtle electronic processing and spontaneous dialogue.

About the Artists

• Guro Kverndokk (Vocals & Live Effects)

Based in Berlin, Guro Kverndokk is an experimental vocalist whose practice spans experimental jazz, Echtzeitmusik (real-time music) , world music, performance art, and cabaret. Holding a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Vocals from the Grieg Academy in Bergen, they are currently completing her Master’s in Sound Studies and Sonic Arts at the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK). Their artistic work explores voice, phenomenology, embodiment, and cross-cultural tonal traditions.

• Hanna Kallestad (Violin & Hardanger Fiddle)

Hanna Kallestad is a violinist, Hardanger fiddler, and composer from Bergen, Norway, educated through the Free Candidate Programme at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Active across classical chamber music, jazz, and free improvisation, Kallestad seamlessly integrates Norwegian folk traditions with contemporary performance techniques to shape her unique musical voice.