Photos: Markku Pihlaja
NEWS (updated Nov11)
PUST means breath in Norwegian. It also means to take a break, to get away, to breathe. You can hold it too, but that's not a very good idea when you’re singing.
PUST is six skilled singers based in Oslo. The group’s key qualities are versatility, creativity and ”voiceplay” in addition to improvisation combined with a high level of musicianship. The singers are highly scholared and music-educated, with long experience from various vocal ensembles.
THE MEMBERS OF PUST:
Anne Hilde Grøv (soprano)
Camilla Susann Haug (soprano)
Elisabeth Anvik (alto)
Jostein Hasselgård (tenor)
Håvard Gravdal (baryton)
Mads Iversen (bass)
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MUSIC
PUST finds inspiration somewhere between folksong, jazz and ethnic vocal music. Tradition and innovation are a part of the groups musical expression. All compositions and arrangements are written for or by the group.
Their first album Femkant was released September 2007. The album received great response from both Norwegian press and the audience with headlines as "vocal sensation" and "vocal charm and voiceplay from another world". Femkant was nominated by Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards (CARA) for best a cappella Jazz Album 2007. It was also nominated for a Norwegian Grammy Award 2007 (Spellemannprisen).
Their second album Kry was launched September 2009. The album includes songs composed by members of the group, and all the lyrics are in Norwegian. The album has received a lot of great reviews in Norwegian press. Kry is nominated in 4 categories by Comtemporary A Cappella Recording Awards 2010 (CARA). Both albums have received great review with high scores from The Recorded A Cappella Review Board.
November 2011 PUST released a Christmas album called Julero (Christmas Calm). It's also with Norwegian lyrics only, and it received great reviews from the Norwegian press.
You can listen to some of the tracks at www.myspace.com/pust6voices.
How to order the music of PUST.
ACTIVITIES
In 2009 PUST has performed together with Bobby McFerrin in Oslo Concert Hall. In October the group shared stage with The Manhattan Transfer at Vocal Jazz Summit in Mainz, and in November they shared stage with Club for Five (Finland) at the Voice Mania festival in Vienna.
PUST was the 1st prize winner of the international contest for vocal groups at the Tampere Vocal Music Festival 2005 in Finland. In hard competition with groups from all over Europe, the jury claimed that PUST with their individuality, charm and high musical level constructs something new in their genre. The Real Group invited PUST to perform at The Real A Cappella Festival in September 2008.
BOOKING & PUBLICITY
PUST, c/o Håvard Gravdal
Adr: Sofies gt 80b, 0454 OSLO, NORWAY
Email: post@pust.org
Cell phone: +47 93 26 65 09
TECHNICAL RIDER (in English)
