Maria Elizabeth received a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture in Denmark, after being admitted to The Manhattan School of Music, New York, where she received her Master´s Degree in classical guitar performance with composition as an additional study. Previous studies include a Bachelor´s Degree from the Royal Academy of Music, Denmark.

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Maria Elizabeth´s work often relates to Nature. Her new work, BREATHE, can currently be experienced as a sound installation until December 2023 at the Art Museum Kunstcenter Silkeborg Bad. Later this year it will be released on all digital platforms. The work portrays the beech tree as experienced in the light from the four world corners and is a new classical piece. The piece was inspired by the stillness of corona lockdown and reflects on the shared breath through photosynthesis as well as the universal circle movement that all living is part of.

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Recently Maria Elizabeth has collaborate with the renowned Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen on the recording of her classical work, BREATHE. Please see page on this homepage for information regarding this work. 

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In 2022 the release of her album “Prins” saw a musical interpretation of the novel by Danish renowned author, Ib Michael. As a focal point the sea runs through the magic realistic story of two lovers, the seaman Bertelsen and the beautiful woman from Greenland, Aviaja. The sea separates them and reunites them. Thus the sound of the sea is heard on the album in between pieces and songs. “Prins” contains a symbiosis of musical genres from classical instrumental interludes to pop inspired songs. The song "En engel" ("An angel" was added to Spotifys Editorial Playlist two years in a row. For further information about "Prins" please see: 

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In 2018 Maria Elizabeths album “Circle the Woods” inspired by the book “Circling San Francisco Bay” by American author, Virginia Anderson, explored the spiritual experiences of venturing into Nature. The album had a concert tour located in Nature and a performance at the Californian TV Show “Timeless Tales” in the company of Virginia Anderson. The program was nominated to a WAVE Award in the category “Spiritual and inspirational”. “Circle the Woods” is produced in collaboration with Danish producer, Henrik Balling, and was played extensively on Danish National Radio. For information about this project please see: 

 

Maria Elizabeth has received funding from The Danish Art Council and The Ministry of Culture, Denmark, among others. 

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She has given numerous concerts in Denmark as well as the United States.

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Please contact for a full CV.

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Dansk

Maria Elizabeth er uddannet klassisk guitarist fra The Manhattan School of Music i New York, hvorfra hun har en Master Degree i klassisk guitar fremførelse med komposition som sidefag. Tidligere studier inkluderer desuden DJM samt private studier i London. Maria Elizabeth har spillet talrige koncerter i Danmark såvel som USA, siden 2011 med eget materiale, der inkluderer en symbiose af klassisk og rytmisk musik.

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Maria Elizabeths arbejde relaterer ofte til naturen.

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Maria Elizabeths seneste værk BREATHE offentliggøres på Kunstcenter Silkeborg Bad i sommeren 2023. Værket portrætterer bøgetræet set i lyset fra de fire verdenshjørner og er inspireret af coronanedlukningen. BREATHE er et nyt klassisk værk.

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I 2022 udkom albummet "Prins" som er en musikalsk fortolkning af Ib Michaels roman af samme navn. Havet spiller en gennemgående rolle. Det adskiller romanens par, sømanden Bertelsen og den smukke, grønlandske kvinde, Aviaja. Derfor spiller havet også en central rolle på indspilningen. Sangen "En Engel" har ligget på Spotifys Editorial playliste to år i træk. Albummet havde release på TV2 "Go´ morgen DK" og modtog fire stjerner fra GAFFA. Albummet er akustisk indspillet i samarbejde med pianist Steen Rasmussen, bassist Mikkel Riber og lydtekniker, Jesper Siberg. Yderligere programmering af Maria Elizabeth, der medvirker på vokal, guitar og ukulele. Singlen "Aske og roser", der er blevet spillet på P5, er produceret af Henrik Balling. 

 

I 2018 udkom albummet "Circle the Woods", baseret på bogen ”Circling San Francisco Bay” af den amerikanske forfatter, Virginia Anderson, der beskriver spirituelle oplevelser på vandringer i bjergene omkring San Francisco. ”Circle the Woods” blev spillet på P4 og P5 og modtog fire stjerner fra GAFFAs anmelder Ivan Rod, der bl.a. skrev: ”…. materialet som helhed, formidlingen som sådan – fremstår som skabt ud af modenhed, autenticitet og optagethed af det enkle. Sangene og musikken er gribende, dybe ……****”. Albummet var støttet af Statens Kunstfond, DMF, DPA og KODA. Den efterfølgende koncerttour hvor alle koncerter foregik i naturen, var støttet af Danmarks Naturfredningsforening. Maria Elizabeth medvirkede efterfølgende i TVprogrammet ”Timeless Tales” i San Francisco. Udsendelsen blev nomineret til en WAVE Award i kategorien ”Spiritual and inspirational”. Rejsen til San Francisco var støttet af DPA. Albummet er indspillet i samarbejde med producer, Henrik Balling.

 

Maria Elizabeth har bl.a. modtaget støtte fra Statens Kunstfond & Kulturministeriets internationaliseringspulje.

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