Bench on the Hill

Experience the serene beauty of "Bench on the Hill," the latest single from the talented duo Bjarke Falgren and Sönke Meinen. This melancholic yet peaceful piece weaves together Falgren's emotive violin and Meinen's soothing guitar to create a reflective and tranquil soundscape. "Bench on the Hill" invites listeners to pause and find solace in its gentle melodies and harmonious interplay, evoking the quiet contemplation of sitting on a hilltop bench, overlooking a serene landscape.

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Bjarke Falgren

Bjarke Falgren was born in 1979 and grew up in Næstved, Denmark. He studied at the Rytmisk Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and has held teaching positions at various Danish music academies.

In addition to his duo with Sönke Meinen, Bjarke Falgren also performs in solo concerts and with his own jazz quartet. His "unique ability to make every note a world of its own" (Danish newspaper "Politiken") has taken him to stages in Asia and Europe and to almost every concert hall and jazz club in Scandinavia.

Bjarke Falgren has also made a name for himself as a film composer for several documentaries and television series such as "Præst søger Paradis" and "Cool Cats". For his work as a violinist and composer, he was honoured with four Danish Music Awards in 2010 and the Ellen & Svend Asmussen Prize and the Trelleborg Foundations Culture Prize in 2017. Bjarke Falgren organises the "Falgren and Friends Festival Night" every year in his home town of Næstved.

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Sönke Meinen

Sönke Meinen, born in 1991 and raised in Ihlow/Ostfriesland, studied with Prof Thomas Fellow, Prof Stephan Bormann and Reentko Dirks at the Dresden University of Music, where he himself held a teaching position from 2019 to 2022. He has played concerts all over the world (Australia, China, Japan, Russia, Korea and almost all European countries) and performed at the biggest guitar festivals in the world, including the Bridge Guitar Festival (Netherlands), the Ullapool Guitar Festival (Scotland), the Ronda Guitar Festival (Spain), the Xiamen Week Of Guitar (China), the Presov Days of Classical Guitar (Slovakia), the Vienna Fingerstyle Guitar Festival (Austria) and many more. Participation in the "Acoustic Guitar Spectacular Tour" brought him to many of the most prestigious venues in Australia, such as Brisbane City Hall in 2017.

Sönke Meinen has won numerous awards - in 2016 he received honours at two of the biggest international guitar competitions: the prestigious "Guitar Masters" competition (1st prize) and the "European Guitar Award" (sponsorship award). He was also honoured with the "Eco Music Promotion Prize" in 2015 and the "Artesano Guitarist of the Year" award in 2016.

When he is not on stage in a duo with Bjarke Falgren, Sönke Meinen performs as a soloist or in a duo with guitarist Philipp Wiechert. Outside the stage, Sönke Meinen is a sought-after lecturer and workshop leader as well as the initiator and (together with Philipp Wiechert) artistic director of the "Freepsum International Guitar Festival", which has been held annually since 2011.

Photo: Michelle Jekel