Tosk 23 Poetry Orchestra is composed of student poet-artist-writers from Kristiania University College in Oslo, improviser-musician-teacher Dario Fariello and poet-musician-teacher Bård Torgersen.
The piece «Conafoe» is an improvised soundpoem finale, concluding one week of experimenting with text, poetry and sound in the end of February 2024.
All participants here:
Kamilla Hauger
Erlend Udjus
Henrik Fjeld
Henrik Myran
Myrtel Harnes
Selma Kastet
Isak Albert Kvamme
Mina Hestad
Victoria Gjerløw
Theodor Nymoen
Emre Tetovac Eek
Mari Kjerstad
Bård Torgersen
Dario Fariello
Bård Torgersen made his authorial debut in 2005 with the novel "Alt skal vekk" and has since authored over 20 books encompassing prose, poetry, and visual poetry. Alongside his literary pursuits, Torgersen, with a background in sound-making and music, has ventured into the realms between literature and sound across various projects. Since 2016, he has collaborated on poetry and improvisation endeavors with musician Dario Fariello.
Dario Fariello, a saxophonist and violist, pursued musicology studies at the University of Bologna, where he co-established the Bologna Improvisers Orchestra. Following engagements with the jazz-core ensemble Luther Blissett, he began collaborations with Tristan Honsinger and DJ Kolonel Blip. Fariello was instrumental in founding Multiversal, a traveling festival series uniting an extensive international network of improvisational and noise musicians. Currently based in Norway, Fariello actively engages with diverse musicians and undertakes extensive touring commitments.