Niels Eje


Niels Eje is a Danish composer and oboist.

Early life

Niels Eje was born in Copenhagen and was educated at the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music from 1974 to 1979. Thereafter he studied with Lothar Koch of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Career

His career included a position as principal oboist in the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, performances in Europe, USA and Japan as soloist and chamber musician.
Niels Eje has composed and arranged a large repertoire for different classical ensembles as well as music for concerts, theatre, TV and documentaries. He is the founder of Trio Rococo whose album 'Norwegian Wood' was released worldwide.
Niels Eje has participated on several recordings with various artists in a number of genres, including with Miles Davis on the album Aura, and with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Berit Spaelling, Inge Mulvad in the album In the Name of Music
In 1998 Niels Eje founded the interdisciplinary project Musica Humana Research together with Professor Lars Heslet, Copenhagen University Hospital. The research projects were aimed at creating a new specially designed music environment in hospitals and with scientific methods documenting the effect. The music and research documentation is published under the name MusiCure.

Grants & Awards

  • Jacob Gade Grant
  • Børge Schrøder and Herta Finnerups grant for special achievements in music
  • The "Jante Knuser Cultural Award" 2001 for best entrepreneur activity in the field of "cultural business" idea in Denmark - given to Niels Eje by the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, Denmark.
  • Gold Award for the Trio Rococo recording "Classical Mystery Tour/Norwegian Wood"
  • 2007 Blair Sadler Award

Selected list of works

Faries and Tales dedicated to James Galway and Safri DuoPip’s Theme, from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens for oboe, cello, harp and electronicsBiddy, from Great Expectations, violin/flute and pianoMiss HavishamHouse, violin, harp and electronicsEstella, violin, cello, harpFragile Light, oboe, cello, harp and electronicsInfinity, oboe, cello and harp Asian Echoes, oboe, cello and harp Sakhalin Fantasy, flute, oboe, cello and pianoThe Power of The Harp, harp solo Ablaze suite The Vikings Large ensemble and sopranoSakura suite Japanese folk songs for piano and wind quintetOctoman, wind octetOboe in Orbit, oboe and electronicsThe Storyteller, large ensemble and electronicsGreat Expectations suite, after Dickens

Discography

With Trio Rococo

Niels Eje

  • 1993: Pride of The Ocean – Music by Niels Eje
  • 1997: Ablaze, Music by Niels Eje, Gefion Records GFO 2012

With Selandia Wind Ensemble

With Solisti Pro Musica

  • 1990: Sonatas & Arias – J. S. Bach
  • 2005: Klassisk Jul – Merete Hjortsø –

MusiCure

Music composed and produced by Niels Eje and Inge Mulvad Eje:
  • 2003: MusiCure 1. The Journey
  • 2003: MusiCure 2. Equator
  • 2004: MusiCure 3. Fairy Tales
  • 2004: MusiCure 4. Northern Light
  • 2005: MusiCure 5. Seasons
  • 2006: MusiCure 6. Waves
  • 2007: MusiCure 7. Horizons
  • 2008: MusiCure 8. Peace
  • 2009: MusiCure 9. Scandinavia
  • 2010: MusiCure 10. Dreams
  • 2011: MusiCure Nature Editions
  • 2013: MusiCure ''Moonlight & Nature Meditation''

Other CD releases where Niels Eje appears (selected)

  • 1985: Aura: Columbia Records, COL 463351 2, Miles Davis. Danish Radio Big Band. Conductor and composer: Palle Mikkelborg.
  • 1990: Homage/Once Upon a Time – NHØP/Mikkelborg
  • 1993: Kærlighedens Triumf – Arranged by Niels Eje
  • 1995: The musical Atlantis – Peter Spies et al.
  • 1995: Du Kan Få Mig Til Alt – Lis Sørensen and Stig Kreutzfeldt
  • 1997: Michael Brydenfelt, Trompet –
  • 1999: Imprints – by Jan Lippert
  • 2001: Misty Paradise – Hanne Boel
  • 2001: King of Nothing – Henrik Andersen
  • 2006: Vores Bedste – Danser med Drenge, and others