Pierre Dørge

Curriculum Vitae

Born February 28th. 1946, Frederiksberg - Denmark
Self-taught musician and composer.
Teacher from Københavns dag- og aftenseminarium 1971
(Music-teacher 1969)
Senior lecturer in music 1987 - 1996

Associate professor at the Danish Rhythmical Conservatory in Copenhagen 1996 -

Winner of the amateur competition in the national Danish Radio: "Orkesterdyst fra kyst til kyst" 1959, 1960 & 1961 with his own group "Copenhagen Jazz Quintet"

First recording as a guitarist w. John Tchicai's "Cadentia Nova Danica" in 1969
Recordings with own groups for Steeple Chase Records 1977 - 1987 (with a.o. John Tchicai, Niels Henning Orsted Petersen, Marilyn Mazur, Billy Hart and Johnny Dyani)

In 1978 he formed the group "Thermænius" with Morten Carlsen (sax), Irene Becker (keyb) and H. C. Mogensen (perc)

In 1980 he formed the "New Jungle Orchestra", with which he has toured most of the world.

Played with Svend Asmussen 1982 - 1983

1980 a student of "world music" at the Creative Music Studio, Woodstock, New York.
Study tours to Gambia (´82 + ´92), Nepal (´86) and Bali (´88).

Is the composer of more than 570 tunes in the fields of jazz, rock, folk, chorus and chamber music.

Theatre music for Peer Gynt, Hamlet, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Jeppe på Bjerget.

The tone poem "Chaplin meets Heerup" for string-quartet and jazz group (1993)

Music for the movies :
"Bryllupsfotografen" 1993
"Love and Hate" 1994
"Mis med de Blå Øjne" 1995
"Balladen om Holger Danske" 1996
"Hænderne Op" 1997
"Calle og Kristoffer" 1997

"Symfoni i C" for the Amatørsymfonikerne 1994
"Silkeborg Messe" for chorus and nonet 1996

Awarded the "JASA-prisen 1986"
"DJBFA's hæderspris 1987"
Statens Kunstfonds 3-årige arbejdslegat 1987