Hiring Inna Larsen

Hiring

Hardanger Fiddle
Madison, WI

Inna Larsen is a dedicated musician who specializes in educating about the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle, the folk fiddle of Norway. Her presentations take an audience from considering this instrument and its music as foreign, to understanding how it is a part of Wisconsin's cultural heritage. In her presentations, Inna introduces students to the Hardanger fiddle through tunes, stories, and examining its exquisite decorations. She demonstrates how these fiddles are unique with sympathetic strings that produce an echoing and shimmering sound. The tunes she plays are from various regions of Norway along with some composed by Stoughton fiddlers Lars and Hans Fykerud of the early 20th century. She describes the history of the Hardanger fiddle in Wisconsin through its connection with Norwegian immigrants.

Program Formats

A general presentation

An introductory workshop

A performance

A teaching session with a strings class

Best for Ages

Early elementary
Grades K-2, ages 5-7

Upper elementary
Grades 3-5, ages 8-10

Middle school
Grades 6-8, ages 11-13

High school
Grades 9-12, ages 14-18

Adults, ages 18 and up

Mixed audiences of any age

Costs

Artist fee:	$50/hr for presentations $50-100 fee for performances depending on length and location
Expenses:	mileage reimbursement

Program Needs:
Chair, microphone, music stand (if available)

Availability:
Weekends are best. Weekdays/evenings are possible with enough advance notice. Prefers Dane County area but can travel farther with mileage compensation.

Past Venues:

Annual Eplegaarden Fall Festival
Stoughton Boy Scout Fundraiser, 2009
Vasa Park Midsommar Festival, Elgin, IL, 2007, 2008, 2009
Nordic Council Scandinavian Fest, Milwaukee, 2007-2008
Van Hise Elementary School, Madison, 2007
Nordic Council Scandinavian Fest, Hales Corners, 2007
Shorewood Elementary School, Madison, 2006
Sons of Norway, Janesville, 2005
Southern Wisconsin Fiddle Association Spring Jamboree, Stoughton, 2004

Contact:
Inna Larsen
1731 Camus Lane
Madison, WI 53705
608/236-0468 (evening)
jeffinnalarsen@yahoo.com
www.jeffinnakari.weebly.com

last updated: 07/29/2009