El Arte de Tañer -
Presentation concert

Presentation concert at Soenderborg Castle
Sunday October 4th at 3PM the Danish organist Poul Udbye Pock-Steen will be presenting his new CD "El Arte de Tañer" (the art of playing) during an informal concert in the Chapel of Queen Dorothea at Soenderborg Castle.
"El arte de Tañer" is part of a major project dealing with early organ music, i.e. organ music from late medieval times to the baroque period, with a special focus on the instruments that were used to perform the music in early times.
This often rare but fascinating organ music contains elements from both art music and popular tones. The music is rich in contrasts - it can be both simple and virtuoso, sometimes pompous, almost boastfully and at other times meditative, and it mixes a modal expression with a complex polyphony. The CD is an evocative presentation of the many different musical forms that developed in the early European music.
The music has been recorded on two renaissance positives at the historic cathedral in Salamanca, Spain and on the renaissance organ in the Chapel of Queen Dorothea, Soenderborg Castle, Denmark.
During the concert the organist will explain about the music and the instruments used for the recording.

The project is currently supported by the Danish Embassy in Madrid, by Fundación Reina Isabel de Dinamarca and by Dansk Musiker Forbund.


An organist with a special interest in early music
Poul Udbye Pock-Steen has been involved in early music performance for many years, mainly as an interpreter but also as a researcher focusing on the creation of a repertoire based on his own investigation.

Poul Udbye-Pock-Steen has offered more than 100 organ recitals in Denmark and abroad, among other places in Spain and Cuba.
Apart from offering organ recitals, Poul Udbye Pock-Steen plays with several ensembles, like for instance the early world music ensemble Via Artis Konsort.