«I don't believe in high culture, I don't believe in low culture. I believe in culture, because it is one thing - and it's simply about giving everyone the opportunity to partake in it», declared composer, singer, collector, and poet Arne Dørumsgaard in a NRK documentary in 1984. One year later, the Norwegian Audio Institute was established, and one of the world's foremost private music collections found its home in Stavanger, thanks to Olav T. Laake, then chairman of the cultural board. Norway got its first international sound archive open to musicians, composers, students, and anyone wishing to explore or acquire original material.
The documentary takes us into the heart of the collection. However, this tour is special as The Norwegian Institute of Recorded Sound has now been decided to be closed by the Stavanger municipality. We follow Professor, musicologist, and consultant Per Dahl on a poignant and final journey through the premises and into history, a deep dive into what the collection represents. As it beautifully states on the entrance door: «Come in and experience music you didn't know existed».
The documentary takes us into the heart of the collection. However, this tour is special as The Norwegian Institute of Recorded Sound has now been decided to be closed by the Stavanger municipality. We follow Professor, musicologist, and consultant Per Dahl on a poignant and final journey through the premises and into history, a deep dive into what the collection represents. As it beautifully states on the entrance door: «Come in and experience music you didn't know existed».
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