Chamber Music Week + Eterna Festival #3: Echoes of the Sacred

Drawing from his background in Western classical music, and the Peruvian Q'ero tradition of energy medicine, Björn approaches music as a form of healing. The Q'ero tradition of energy medicine originates from the high Andes of Peru, where ancient Inca practices of healing and harmony with nature have been preserved for centuries. It emphasizes balance, reciprocity, and the flow of energy between human beings and nature. Björn has studied this tradition extensively in Peru and brings these insights into his own artistic creations.

Bjørn emphasizes the importance of cultivating a neutral awareness as a performer, ensuring that unprocessed wounds or personal agendas do not unconsciously influence the music or audience. Instead, he allows the flow of energy—from both the audience and the universe—to guide the music. Each concert becomes a unique expression of presence, intended to reach into the subconscious and enable inner transformation.

Programme

Mark Clement Pollard (Australia, 1957–): Heavenly muzak machine, sats 1, 2, 4, 6, med Amund Falk Morgenstierne, Andreas Dyrendahl Seter, Andreas Rydjord Nielsen, Bernhard Butenschøn, Einar Myhren Nilsson, Francesco Paladini, Isabel Chin, Mathea Røstad Rosenvold, Samantha Lavrova, Samuel Winter (slagverk)

Intermission

There is no decided upon programme—the music is born in the moment.

Eterna Music Association is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting western art music as a living artform. Central to our philosophy is the intersection between artistic expressions. Of particular interest is the connection between music, literature, and philosophy, which we seek to examine further through concerts, festivals and lectures.

Eterna is grounded in a vision inspired by the timeless values articulated by Thomas Aquinas—Truth, Goodness, and Beauty—principles that guide our artistic and philanthropic pursuits. From this foundation, Eterna also has a special curiosity for music and schools-of-thought of non-western origin. Combining the rich heritage of the Western civilization, with the worldviews and wisdom of other traditions, creates avenues of infinite exploration.

A movement in the spirit of optimism

In a time when nihilism is rife, Eterna aspires to be a positive force for the good. We want to highlight the sanguinity, beauty and wisdom that music and art can uniquely convey.

Philanthropy

As well as bringing awareness to the importance of culture, Eterna strives to make the world a better place in more than just one way. We have a partnership with the charity organization Caritas, to whom we are donating the proceeds of our activities, for the greater good of humanity. Caritas is wholeheartedly invested in combating poverty, supporting vulnerable families, and providing humanitarian aid in crises worldwide. In this way, Eterna can have a positive impact on many levels – both cultural and artistic, as well as philanthropic. Moreover, we believe that the Eterna initiative will create a sense of meaning for the participants, by contributing to a cause beyond themselves.