Composer and improviser
Eira has studied composition at The Norwegian Academy of Music with Rolf Wallin, Bente Leiknes Thorsen and Rune Rebne. She has also followed subjects with Eivind Buene, Asbjørn Schaathun and several visiting professors such as Marco Stroppa, Lisa Streich and more. Studying piano in her childhood Eira immediately started composing small piano pieces. At high school she composed a musical with chamber orchestra. Eira wrote the opera "Scenes from a Beehive" for her exam at The Norwegian Opera Academy. Besides composing, she works with improvisation; in contemporary music and with jazz musicians. She has also studied sources on how Mozart wrote cadenzas and ornamentations for certain singers he worked with.
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Studying piano in her childhood Eira immediately started composing small piano pieces. At high school she composed a musical with chamber orchestra. Eira wrote the opera "Scenes from a Beehive" for her exam at The Norwegian Opera Academy. Besides composing, she works with improvisation; in contemporary music as well as in baroque music. She has also studied sources on how Mozart wrote cadenzas and ornamentations for certain singers he worked with. Eira is inspired by the work of dancers and jazz musicians, as Eira's work often develops in close collaboration with her collegues.
Scroll to see some examples of Eira's recent work.
Quarantine ballet artwork (Covid-19): Video, coreography and idea by Anaïs Touret. Music and lyrics written and performed by Eira Huse. Dancers: The Norwegian National Opera
Studying piano in her childhood Eira immediately started composing small piano pieces. At high school she composed a musical with chamber orchestra. Eira wrote the opera "Scenes from a Beehive" for her exam at The Norwegian Opera Academy. Besides composing, she works with improvisation; in contemporary music as well as in baroque music. She has also studied sources on how Mozart wrote cadenzas and ornamentations for certain singers he worked with. Eira is inspired by the work of dancers and jazz musicians, as Eira's work often develops in close collaboration with her collegues.
Scroll to see some examples of Eira's recent work.
Quarantine ballet artwork (Covid-19): Video, coreography and idea by Anaïs Touret. Music and lyrics written and performed by Eira Huse. Dancers: The Norwegian National Opera
Studying piano in her childhood Eira immediately started composing small piano pieces. At high school she composed a musical with chamber orchestra. Eira wrote the opera "Scenes from a Beehive" for her exam at The Norwegian Opera Academy. Besides composing, she works with improvisation; in contemporary music as well as in baroque music. She has also studied sources on how Mozart wrote cadenzas and ornamentations for certain singers he worked with. Eira is inspired by the work of dancers and jazz musicians, as Eira's work often develops in close collaboration with her collegues.
Scroll to see some examples of Eira's recent work.
Quarantine ballet artwork (Covid-19): Video, coreography and idea by Anaïs Touret. Music and lyrics written and performed by Eira Huse. Dancers: The Norwegian National Opera
Studying piano in her childhood Eira immediately started composing small piano pieces. At high school she composed a musical with chamber orchestra. and later the chamber opera "Scenes from a Beehive" while in concervatoire. Besides composing, she works with improvisation; in contemporary music as well as in baroque music. She has also studied sources on how Mozart wrote cadenzas and ornamentations for certain singers he worked with. Eira is inspired by the work of dancers and jazz musicians, as Eira's work often develops in close collaboration with her collegues.
Scroll to see examples of Eira's recent work.
Quarantine ballet artwork (Covid-19): Video, coreography and idea by Anaïs Touret. Music and lyrics written and performed by Eira Huse. Dancers: The Norwegian National Opera
Scenes from a Beehive
Short trailer and excerpts from the chamber opera "Scenes from a Beehive". Director: Nina Harte. You can watch more clips from the performance by clicking here.
Ekho series
New composition made for Tomba Emanuelles 20 seconds of reverb.
Mindclouds
Animated short film made by illustrator Maria Midttun. It is loosely based on her grandmother's childhood experiences with Synesthesia. Music and sound effects/design recorded and written by Eira Huse. Audio edited by Maria Midttun.