MARIA RULLESTAD TEIGEN
MARIA RULLESTAD TEIGEN
Percussionist, Composer, Singer-Songwriter
ABOUT
Norwegian percussionist Maria Rullestad Teigen has participated as a soloist and chamber musician at multiple festivals in Scandinavia. She is a musician and composer who crosses and explores the boundaries of the percussion art form. She has a master's degree from the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, where she also gained a large interest in composing.
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In 2015 she placed 3rd in DNB's National Soloist Competition during the Fjord Cadenza Festival for her performance of Daniel Berg's "Toccata" on solo marimba.
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In 2020 she premiered her original work "Paddle & Roll - solo for snare drum and tap dance", a piece which demands of it's performer to play percussion and tap dance simultaneously.
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Maria is also a singer-songwriter, and participated in MGPjr with her song "På grunn av deg" in 2010.
Concerts, Recordings, and Compositions
RECORDINGS AND COLLABORATIONS
If you are looking for a percussionist for your project, please feel free to reach out. Maria has collaborated with multiple composers on both unfinished and completed works, and has experience with recording professionally both as a percussionist and as a singer-songwriter.
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Maria has participated on various projects and festivals in collaboration with other musicians and as a solo performer. She has worked in the orchestra for musicals, theater, children's operas, and in concert. Maria has also worked for big bands, marching bands, and in pop/rock settings. In addition she has vast experience working with chamber music and contemporary music, and was a soloist for the Scandinavian premiere of Marta Snyadi's "In the pink" during the Percussion Plus Festival in 2018.
COMPOSITIONS
With a growing portfolio of works for percussion and smaller ensembles, Maria Rullestad Teigen has developed a unique voice within percussion composition. For sheet music and audio files, feel free to get in touch.
Percussion solos:
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- "Paddle & Roll - solo for snare drum and tap dance" (2020)
- "Rehearsal No.1 - for distressed triangle player and audio track" (2021)
- "Sandcastle" - for solo marimba (2024)
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Duos:
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- "Duo for snare drum" (2020)
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Ensemble (3-9 performers):
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- "Hope" (2021)
- "Dangerous Game" (2021)
- "Accomplished Women" (2025)
Paddle & Roll (solo for snare drum and tap dance) - Maria Rullestad Teigen
