Our most recent production with
Miriam Andersén:
Sarband: Vox Feminae (2008)
Miriam
Andersén
(voice, gothic harp, cowhorn)
born in Sweden, studied singing, medieval harp,
medieval notation and performance practice
at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland.
Since then she has been a busy performer.
She is in demand as a sublime interpreter
of all medieval music styles, with the Gothic harp
as a complement to her voice, but her repertoire also includes lute songs, baroque arias,
and more modern names like Eric Satie, John Cage,
Steve Reich and Sven-Erik Werner.
She became a member of Sarband in 1999.
Apart from her own ensemble Belladonna,
she presently performs with Theatre of Voices.
Concert tours have brought her around the globe,
she has recorded eighteen CDs with medieval music
as well as participated in several stage productions
in Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Her love for Swedish folk music has lead to projects and CD recordings of traditional hymns, ballads and skaldic poetry, and not least to an intense relationship with the cowhorn, which in 2007 rendered her the title riksspelman.
Miriam Andersén, an almost mythical appearance,
tall, slender with white-blonde long hair and
a crystal clear soprano voice with dark timbre …”
Hans-Dieter Speck, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (Germany), 20.06.2010
„Miriam Andersén, as Miss Faerie with her
magical bell-like soprano … interpreted the notion
„modestly and hauntingly“ in a most beautiful way."
Michael Tschida, Kleine Zeitung (Austria), 31.01.2010
„Singer and harp player Miriam Andersén’s
splendidly flowing voice was enchanting as ever.“
Sabine Fauland, Kronen Zeitung Graz (Austria), 24.03.2005
„Miriam Andersén - also on harp - almost supernaturally dominated the performance with her mystically dark yet radiant voice that pervaded the hall like ocean surf,
exultant but tearing everything with it …
A delicious and, above all, relaxing evening!“
Sabine Fauland, Kronen Zeitung (Austria), 22.06.2004
"… Miriam Andersén's crystal clear soprano
perfected the gothic atmosphere."
Klaus Winterberg, Leverkusener Anzeiger, 20.2.2003
