Christian Wallumrød Ensemble – Non Sonett

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Non Sonnett may be the most exploratory album of the Norwegian chamber, electroacoustic Christian Wallumrød Ensemble (CWE), led by composer, pianist, harmonium and synth player Christian Wallumrød, and featuring the Ensemble members of its last two albums – sax and recorder player Espen Reinertsen, trumpeter (including Baroque trumpet) and electronics player Eivind Lønning, cellist and electronics player Tove Törngren Brun, and drummer, vibes and electronics player Per Oddvar Johansen – Many and Kurzsam and Fulger (Hubro, 2016 and 2019). The album was recorded at Hallibakken Lydstudio in September 2025.

CWE blurred and redefined the boundaries between modern jazz, contemporary composition, and Norwegian folk music. Wallumrød has developed during the last twenty-five years a highly personal language built on restraint, sensitivity to nuance, subtle timbral