Biography and concerts

Heinavanker (the Haywain) is a vocal ensemble the activity of which is inspired by older sacred music. The ensemble has got its name after the famous altarpiece of Hieronymos Bosch (1453-1516). This rare piece of art represents a huge waggonload of hay rolling through the world vexed by agony and greed towards destruction. However, atop the hayload there sounds beautiful music. Does the seething below ghastly dream really fail to reach it?...

Concerts and tours   

1997 - Music Festivals in Scandinavia and Germany (Europäische Kirchenmusik Schwäbisch Gmünd, Konzertreihe Alte Musik Sengwarden)

1998 - concert tours in Scandinavia and Germany (21. Internationale Sommerkonzerte im Meldorfer Dom)

1999 - Internasjonale Kirkefestspill i Kristiansand, Olavsfestdagene I Trondheim, Olsokstevnet 99 in Gildeskål, Vinterfestuka i Narvik (Norway); Hohenloher Kultursommer (Germany), Århus Festuge (Denmark); concert tours in Scandinavia and Hungary

2000 - Musik Sommer Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Hohenloher Kultursommer, EXPO 2000 in Hannover (Germany); Music Festivals in Scandinavia

2001  -  concert tour in Sweden (Musik- och konstveckan I Junsele, Stenbrohults Musikvecka, Musikveckan i Lysekils Kyrka, Denmark (Europæisk Middelalder Festival i Horsens, Vendsyssel Festival); Germany (Schönberger Musiksommer); Finland (Jyväskylän Pääsiäinen, Hubertus Week)

2002 - Haapavesi Folk (Finland), Falsterbonäsets internationella musikfestspel,   Musikveckan i Lysekils Kyrka (Sweden)
2003 - Europæisk Middelalder Festival i Horsens (Denmark), Schönberger Musiksommer (Germany), several Festivals in Finland (Lohtaja Church Music Festival, Jyväskylä Easters Festival, The Turku Cathedral Festival,...), Festspillene i Nord Norge, Kyrkjelege kulturdagar Spjelkavik kyrkje (Norway)

2004 - Turun Musiikkijuhlat (Finland), Sakskøbing Kirkemusikfestival (Denmark), The 11th Haapsalu Early Music Festival (Estonia)

2005 - Maulbronn Klosterkonzerte, Schönberger Musiksommer, Messdorfer Musikfesttage (Germany), Musikfestspelen Korsholm, Pargas Orgeldagar (Finland), Volda Church Music Festival (Norway)

2006 - Nordhessen Musiksommer, Heilbronner Kirchenmusiktage, Bursfelder Sommerkonzerte, Doberaner Münster Sommerkonzerte (Germany), Sorø Internationale Musik Festival, Vendsyssel Festival (Denmark), Festival van Vlandeeren Internationaal Brussel (Belgium), Festival International de Musiques Sacrées, Fribourg (Schweiz), Rencontres Internationales de Musique Medievale du Thoronet (France), concert tour in USA