THE INTERNATIONAL WHATEVER SOCIETY - IWS36
Welcome to the home of this special society.
To be a member of this exclusive staff of qualified persons, you either have to:
Perform
- a concious performance of the composition "WHATEVER!", composed in 1992 (Opus 36),
OR
- a concious performance of the composition "THE WHATEVER VARIATIONS", composed in 2005 (Opus 144),
OR
- a concious (unconcinousness is close to impossible here...) performance of "SYNCHRONIZED WHATEVER", composed in 2007 (Opus 177),
OR
- a concious performance of the composition "COORDINATED WHATEVER", composed in 2010 (Opus 194),
OR
- a concious performance of the composition "WHATEVER! IN RETROSPECT", composed in 2022 (Opus 318),
OR
- a concious performance of the composition "CONCERTO FOR WHATEVER!", composed in 2022 (Opus 320),
OR
- a concious performance of the composition "EXCESSIVE WHATEVER!", composed in 2022 (Opus 321),
OR
- a concious performance of the composition "STRACCIATELLA WHATEVER!", composed in 2022 (Opus 329),
OR
- a concious performance of the composition "POLITICAL WHATEVER!", composed in 2023 (Opus 337)
OR
- a concious performance of the composition "ORGAN(IC) WHATEVER!", COMPOSED IN 2023-24 (Opus 339a)
OR
- a concious performance of the composition "MILITARY WHATEVER!", composed in 2024 (Opus 344)
OR
- a concious performance of the composition "WHATEVER! - THE MUSICAL", composed in 2025 (Opus 353)
OR
- a concious performance of "VELOCIPEDIC WHATEVER!, composed in 2025 (Opus 355)
OR
- a concious performance of "CULTURAL CAN(N)ONIZED WHATEVER!", composed in 2025 (Opus 360)
OR
- a concious performance of "THE WHATEVER! MEDITATIONS!", composed in 2025 (Opus 362)
OR
- be, behave, think & act as a serious WHATEVER yourself.
In ALL cases you have to document the validation of the whatever-act you have performed etc., hereafter the possibility for election in to IWS 36 is possible.
It is up to the current member No. 1 of the society to decide who is/are in the possible situation to be a serious prospect, maybe future member, to be elected in to the society.
Current members of IWS 36 (and the date of submission) are:
1. Peter Wallin (Denmark) - 1st performer of (a.o.) "Whatever!" - 1992-11-26
2. Dennis S. Pedersen (Denmark) - 1993-11-09
3. Henrik Gunde (Denmark) - 1st Whatever! Dance (with member no. 4) - 1994-01-24
4. Svend-Erik Nielsen (Denmark) - 1st Whatever! Dance (with member no. 3 1994-01-24 &
1st performer of "The Whatever Variations" - 2005-10-23
5. Carl-Magnus Trygg (Sweden) - 2004-09-18
First performer of "The Whatever! Meditations (with member no. 1 & 25) 2025-09-20
6. Gustaf Holst (Sweden) - 2004-09-18
7. Eske K. Leick (Denmark) - 2004-09-18
8. Kulturskolan Lund (Sweden) - 2004-09-18
9. Ninette Mortensen (Denmark) - 2004-10-28
10. Michelle Frausing (Denmark) - 2004-10-28
11. Michael Tøstesen (Denmark) - 2004-10-28
12. Mikkel S. Olsen (Denmark) - 2004-10-28
13. Peer Munkgaard (Denmark) - 2006-01-31
14. Laura Lundfold (Denmark) - 2006-01-31
15. Laila Nielsen (Danmark / Faroe Islands) - 2006-01-31
16. Lene Bordorff (Denmark) - 2006-01-31
17. Jesper K. Iversen (Denmark) - 2006-01-31
18. Palle Larsen (Denmark) - 1st performer of "Coordinated Whatever!" - together with member no. 1 - 2010-10-28
19. Ryslinge Choir (Denmark) 2011-10-27
20. TTT Brass Ensemble (Denmark) feat. Hanne Rath Degn, Henriette Aamand Holm, Thor Storm Jørgensen & Andreas Berthelsen - 1st performer of "Synchronized Whatever!" - 2012-04-28
21. Hanne Davidsen (Denmark) 2016-10-31
22. The Board of Faaborg Kulturnat 2022 (Denmark) feat. Leif Schou, Christian Streich & Oliver Streich - 1st performers of "Concerto for Whatever!" - 2022-06-18
23. Birgit Nielsen (Denmark) - 1st performer of "Stracciatella Whatever!" - together with member no. 1 - 2022-11-06
24. Dorte J. Simonsen (Denmark) - as Jingle Bells Ensemble Leader in the world premiere of "Political Whatever!" - 2023-09-07
25. Andreas Tillborg (Sweden) - The first performer performing Sound Source ad lib. LIVE on stage while performing "Political Whatever!" (on the Steinway Grand Piano) - 2023-09-16
First performer of "The Whatever! Meditations (with member no. 1 & 5) 2025-09-20
26. Ole Vels Poulsen (Denmark) - as the first performer of the sound source ad lib. in "Political Whatever!" at a real political scene (the board of Kerteminde kommune) - played 92 minutes in advance on guitar - 2024-05-30
27. The Percussion Department at Kerteminde musik- og Kulturskole feat. William Bostlund, Cornelia Schmitt & Silas Elving Kristiansen (Denmark) - 1st performers of "Military Whatever!" - together with member no. 1 - 2024-06-12
28. Carson Cooman (USA) - as the first Whatever! performer on YouTube (2025-03-16) performing "Organ(ic) Whatever! & Coda" - 2025-06-18
THE WHATEVERS!
When NOTHING can go wrong...
1. WHATEVER! (1992, Opus 36)
Scoring:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
2. THE WHATEVER VARIATIONS (2005, Opus 144)
Equipment:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
3. SYNCHRONIZED WHATEVER (2007, Opua 177)
Equipment
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
4. COORDINATED WHATEVER (2010, Opus 194)
Equipment:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
5. WHATEVER! IN RETROSPECT (2022, Opus 318)
Equipment:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
6. CONCERTO FOR WHATEVER! (2022, Opus 320)
Equipment:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
7. EXCESSIVE WHATEVER! (2022, Opus 321)
Equipment:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
8. STRACCIATELLA WHATEVER! (2022, Opus 329)
Scoring:
Flute
Organ / Marimba
Duration:
Whatever!
9. POLITICAL WHATEVER! (2023, Opus 337)
Scoring:
Pigophone
Duck call
Sleigh Bells
Sound source ad lib.
Duration:
Whatever!
10. ORGAN(IC) WHATEVER! & CODA (2023-24, Opus 339)
Scoring:
Organ(ic)...: Whatever!
Coda: Organ
Duration:
Organ(ic)...: Whatever!
Coda: App. 2-3 min.
11. MILITARY WHATEVER! (2024, Opus 344)
Equipment:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
12. WHATEVER! - THE MUSICAL (2025, Opus 353)
Equipment:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
13. VELOCIPEDIC WHATEVER! (2025, Opus 355)
Scoring:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
14. CULTURIZED CAN(N)ONED WHATEVER (2025, Opus 360)
Scoring:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
15. THE WHATEVER! MEDITATIONS (2025, Opus 362)
Scoring:
Whatever!
Duration:
Whatever!
© P.W. 2024
