Biography:
Pinquins percussion trio was established in 2008 by Sigrun Rogstad Gomnæs, Wendy Greenberg and Ane Marthe Sørlien Holen and is based in Oslo, Norway. All members have a masters in music performance from The Norwegian Academy of Music, with a focus on contemporary music.
Pinquins has produced and presented a number of concerts in addition to appearances at The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Festival, The Bergen International Festival, The Øya Festival, The BrassWind Festival and collaborations with Ny Musikk (Norwegian section of the ISCM).
Pinquins has performed with Kroumata (SE) and Sisu (NO) percussion ensembles, and in 2010 arranged two concerts in conjunction with The Scandinavian Days of Percussion. In the same year Pinquins was selected to tour as a part of The Norwegian Concert Institute's school program.
Pinquins has collaborated with numerous composers and has commissioned new works by Erik S. Dæhlin, Jan Martin Smørdal and Therese Birkelund Ulvo. Pinquins will continue to work towards the development of new pieces in the future.
