Nordic Sound – A Tribute to Axel Borup-Jorgensen

A few months after Axel Borup-Jørgensen died, producer and co-founder of OUR Recordings Lars Hannibal had a meeting with the composer’s daughter, Elisabet Selin, to discuss plans about how to preserve and promote her father’s music. An agenda was established and soon many of Denmark’s distinguished composers, musicians and artists, including renowned percussionist Gert Mortensen, award-winning Lighting Designer Jesper Kongshaug and Michala Petri, eagerly agreed to participate in a number of the proposed projects.

For Michala Petri, her role would take on a particularly personal significance: a long- time family friend, she was like a “second daughter” to Axel, in addition to Elisabet Selin being Petri’s only private student. Another critically acclaimed DSD album of Borup-Jørgensen’s music have been released by OUR Recordings: The Percussion Universe of Axel Borup Jørgensen featuring Gert Mortensen (OUR Recordings 6.220608)