2023:
* March 19th
Ars vivendi
Collegium Musicum Choir and Strings, Bergen. Leader: Dag Anders Eriksen
Varde (Cairn) for brass band,
Cornet Concerto, Erlend Aagaard-Nilsen, Bb Cornet
Manger Musikklag, Peter Szilvay, cond. (wp)
Skogen Sletta
* March 25th
Old Licks Bluesed Up, version for Concert Band, Olavshallen, Trondheim
Arctic Landscape, Olavshallen, Trondheim Recording: (Rolf Gupta conducting FMKØ, 19)
* April 30th
Arv - folkloristic pieces for Brass Quintet. Commissioned by NyNorsk Messingkvintett (wp)
Øyeblikksbilder 3 - Birkeland, Rune Alver piano (wp). Bergen.
Gimle kulturhus. Avgarde.
* April 30th
Circius, version for Concert Band.
Sinfonisches Blasorchester Germering, München. Rick Peperkamp, conductor
* Mai 1st
Solosongen for Brass Band, Choir and Organ.
Radøy Brass, Alversund kammerkor, William Kay. Knarvik kyrkje. Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, cond.
* July
- Syv søstre, Klang av Oldtid
- Utsikt
- Fjellfest
(world premiere)
* September 29th
Cantilena V - Elegy for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble. Commissioned by DOR Luftforsvarets Musikkorps, Trondheim (wp)
* October 1st
Avtrykk (Imprint) for double Brass Band. Commissioned by Eikanger-Bjørsvik ML (wp)
To be premiered by EBML and a Youth Brass Band (HUBB). BrassWind. Åsane kulturhus.
* October 29th
New piece for Valen trio (wp)
Bergen kammermusikkforening
* November 17th
Nord for Tromsø Orkesterforenings Janitsjarorkester (wp)
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* 23-25 February:
World premiere: Gespenster, based on Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen. Libretto by Malin Kjelsrud Conductor Philippe Bach. Director: Ansgar Haag.
Opera premiere in Meiningen Theater, Germany
About the music (in Norwegian)
* March 1st and 23rd
Gespenster, based on Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen. Libretto by Malin Kjelsrud Conductor Philippe Bach. Director: Ansgar Haag.
* March 15th:
Nord for wind band, Trondheim
March 20th: Boreas Blows for Orchestra (German premiere).
Meininger Hofkapelle, Conductor Philippe Bach
April 7th and 27th:
Gespenster, based on Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen. Libretto by Malin Kjelsrud Conductor Philippe Bach. Director: Ansgar Haag.
* May 15th:
Gespenster, based on Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen. Libretto by Malin Kjelsrud Conductor Philippe Bach. Director: Ansgar Haag.
* June 13th:
Gespenster, based on Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen. Libretto by Malin Kjelsrud Conductor Philippe Bach. Director: Ansgar Haag.
* To be announced:
Ljom for Bass Trombone and Piano. Robert Sylta, Bass Tbn and Oskar V. Halvorsen, Piano (wp)
Northern Scenery for Clarinet and Piano. Joze Kotar and Luca Ferrini (wp)
New piece for piano and brass ensemble (wp)
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* October 1st:
WindDoodles - the Quest for Sonority.Mistral Wind Quintet. BrassWind, Åsane kulturhus, Bergen.
Stråler fra en rød sol (Rays from a red sun) version for Bb Clarinet and Eb Saxophone, BrassWind, Åsane kulturhus, Bergen.
Roger Andreas Holme og Marita Elise Holme
Novelle (Short Story). Brasskompaniet, BrassWind, Åsane kulturhus, Bergen.
* October 2nd
Chorale and Crescendo. Music with no written pitch for very young players. Thorgeir Thunestvedt, conductor
* October 13th
Øyeblikksbilder 1 - Bønn for fred
Øyeblikksbilder 2 - Siljustøl
Bergen offentlige bibliotek, Rune Alver, piano
* October 14th
Øyeblikksbilder 1 - Bønn for fred
Øyeblikksbilder 2 - Siljustøl
Knarvik kyrkje, Rune Alver, piano
* October 15th
Øyeblikksbilder 1 - Bønn for fred
Øyeblikksbilder 2 - Siljustøl
Førde kulturskole - kultursalen, Rune Alver, piano
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New CD! Clare Farr, Bass Trombone. First recording of "The Daughters of Erda" (Urd, Skuld and Verdande). LAWO Classics.
Some of my pieces played by Erlend Aagaard-Nilsen and Jarle Rotevatn. Norwegian Broacasting Company
CD: Professor Robert Benton: Monkey to the Sky Euphonium Concerto (no. 2), version for Euphonium, Piano and Percussion