Hagbart’s grave is an absolute magical place: The stones of the grave are from the early norse era, formed as a viking ship. The stones are placed underneath a big old oak tree. It is said that William Shakespeare was…
Inspiring walk in Norwegian Wood.The new composition I am working on takes power from the wild viking nature. Strong, wild, unpredictable but beautiful. The trees tell an old story.
I sommer skrev jeg 5 bearbeidinger over noen flotte folketoner fra Østfold. Et herlig oppdrag for å styrke Østfolds kulturarv initiert av Marianne Thomasgård. Disse arrangementene for SATB blir publisert i høst, blant annet den festlige dyrevisa Skråkk (bildet) som…
Sunday 24th of november in Nanset Church, Vestfold in Norway. What a wonderful audience
I just completed my new Musical Mass. First-coming Sunday, november 24th, I will present parts of this Mass together with Larvik Chamber Choir (conductor: Jens Peter Mikkelsen) Benjamin Kehlet – fiddle, and Tom Georg Rødland, organ. Throughout history composers have…
På bestilling av Østfold musikkråd (nå Viken) valgte jeg ut 5 sanger fra Østfold-arven. Jeg fant mange overraskende fine og særegne sanger fra grensetraktene mot Bohuslen og oppover i landet. Heftet inneholder eksempler på seterkultur, bånsuller og religiøse folketoner. Det…
I originally composed SPRINGDANS FRA VESTFOLD for treble voices. It is based on a traditional tune. Listen to this delightful instrumental version made by an American composer. I am grateful that my music speaks to and inspire musicians and people…
Today on the first Sunday of advent we start to prepare for Christmas. In Norway and the other Scandinavian countries we still use the old norse word JUL (yule) for Christmas. Originally we celebrated a midwinter feast, making sacrifice for…
It is said that the voice is the mirror to the soul. What a privilege to be able to usethe voice as a musical instrument. The jazz-legend, Miles Davis, once said when asked why he used a harmon mute on…
Det var med stor glede jeg oppdaget to av mine arrangementer, “Folkefrelsar” og “Joleklokker over jorda” på det nye albumet Stille grender. De utsøkte nytolkningene er skapt i samarbeid mellom jazzpianisten Tord Gustavsen og Det Norske Jentekor. I den adventstiden…