Folk & classical musician
Primary instruments: Vocals, recorder, gemshorn, lur, frame drum, landsknecht drum, percussion.
2004-today: Self-employed in the sole proprietorship Aulos (VAT No 28004540), aulos.dk
Music production, booking, management, IT and communication and more for his own bands, collaboration projects and other bands and organizations.
Read a presentation of HC Molbech here: Music CV for HC Molbech (pdf)
Musical background
HC has played the recorder since early childhood in several classical ensembles, and has also dabbled in other instruments such as the clarinet, shawm and a lot of different flutes, pipes and other woodwind instruments. Started as a classical singer in a chamber choir in 1996 and has received training by several vocal instructors, including classical soprano Jette Rosendal in 2008. Had his first job as a musician as an assistant singer at The Royal Academy of Music, Aalborg in 1997. Employed as a singer at various Danish churches, Folkekirken 2007-2020. Working both as a church singer at church services and as a solo tenor at classical concerts.
Joined his first folk band Lurpakket in 2006 and started his career as a medieval folk musician performing at European Medieval Festival in Horsens, Copenhagen Historical Market, Aarhus Medieval Festival and a lot of similar festivals and events. Since then he has played a host of concerts, released five albums with his Medieval / Viking folk bands, composed and produced a lot of folk songs, and been a part of several interesting projects, including national TV productions.
Woodwinds
Recorder, gemshorn, pipes, whistles, flutes, shawm, lur
As an instumentalist, the recorder and all similar woodwinds are HC’s forté. He started playing woodwinds at a very early age and had individual education for the recorder all through the school years, and also a few years of playing clarinet, piano and other instruments. He has played the recorder in several classical ensembles and both the recorder and a lot of different woodwinds in folk bands.
Sample music // HC playing the gemshorn:
Sample music // HC playing the tenor recorder:
Sample music // HC playing the alto recorder:
Sample music // HC playing the alto and tenor recorder in acoustic songs:
Sample music // HC playing the recorder in a suite of renaissance dances:
Vocals
First tenor / classical & folk / solist & lead vocalist
HC’s first job as a musician was as a tenor in the practice choir at the Royal Academy of Music during his studies. Since then he has had a long career as a singer and classical solist in chamber choirs and church choirs. Besides the many years of training in the various classical choirs, he has received vocalist and singing education by Jette Rosendal, classical soprano.
Sample music // HC singing lead classical tenor:
Sample music // HC playing the recorder and singing the lead in a sephardic folk song:
Sample music // HC playing the gemshorn and singing the lead in an old german folk song:
Percussion
Frame drum, landsknecht drum, tabor drum, bells
HCs career as a percussionist began when he started playing medieval folk music with the band Lurpakket in 2006. It started with the davul and various medieval drums and bells, but since the forming of the band Almune in 2015, he has focused especially on the frame drum. But when a louder sound of the drum is needed, the landsknecht drum does the trick.
Sample music // HC playing the frame drum in a Viking/Neopagan song:
Sample music // HC playing the frame drum in a medieval song:
References / previous projects
Collaboration projects / studio musician / technician
DR – Denmark’s National Radio / TV (music for tv productions)
The University Extension Aarhus (sound technician for events)
Pigeon’s Test Flight – Pop/rock (album production and sound technician for concerts)
Christine Kammerer – Singer/songwriter (graphic design and distribution/promo-consulting)
Elevatorfører – Acid rock band (vocals and recorder on LP “Jeg er kommet for at slå tiden ihjel”)
James Jefferys – Singer/songwriter (woodwinds on several albums)
Kresten Osgood – Jazz musician (vocalist on LP “Sound”)
Hammel/Gjerlev Church Choirs (song arrangements for choir)
Horsens Deanery (reconstruction of a local hymn)
Nordic Animism (music composition and performance for “Raven Brings Runes”)
Classical concert choirs
Aarhus Baroque Choir
CantiAros Aarhus
The Catholic Church of Our Lady’s Chamber Choir Aarhus
Aarhus St. Paul’s Concert Choir
Cæciliekoret Aarhus
NOTA Choir Aarhus
Dorimus Chamber Choir Aalborg
Royal Academy of Music Aalborg
Church choirs
Skjoldhøjkirken Aarhus
Møllevangskirken Aarhus
Skt. Pauls Kirke Aarhus
Christianskirken Aarhus
Frederikskirken Aarhus
Bands and ensembles
Lurpakket – Medieveal and Viking folk
Gjaldulei – Viking folk
Loah – Acoustic Powerpop
Den Latinske Hær – 19th Century Student Song Choir
Ensemble Nicolaus – Early Music ensemble
Vestjysk Træblæserensemble – Classical orchestra
