WORK IN PROGRESS
"Paper", new project with BIT20 Ensemble and artist Jørund Fjøsne
New piece for Collegium Musicum
Full scale opera "Khairos" to be developed for Den Norske Opera
Libretto: Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen
New piece commissioned by Dragefjellets Musikkorps
MAY AND FORWARD 2008 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
"Troll" with material from E. Grieg "Troldtog" is performed in Porto (Portugal) by Orquesta Nacional do Porto in (Concert hall) Casa de Musica, Oct. 17 and 19 2008. Conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen. Other works performed: Grieg, A-minor concert and Nielsen, symphony nr. 4
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, (WASO), performs "Tjat", Friday August 29, 2008, 8 pm and Saturday August 30, 2008, 8 pm at Perth Concert Hall. Conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen
Nynorske Festspela:
Saturday June 28
Sommarklangar
Knut Vaage (piano) and Linda Øvrebø (vocal)
15.00–16.00 Salen, Ivar Aasen-tunet
Kr 150
Festspeldiktaren spelar opp
Lars Amund Vaage with guests Paal-Helge Haugen, Aasmund Kaldestad, Ove Røsbak, Knut Vaage and Linda Øvrebø
22.30–00.30 MålBar, Møre folkehøgskule, Ørsta
Kr 150
Full program (Norwegian)
"Song og draum" to Hornindal.
Excerpt from the program:
Anders Svor Museum, Hornindal at 17.00
Garden party 2008
– opening exhibition Annette Koefoed – sculpture
– presentation of Anders Svor Workshop
– Britt Pernille Frøholm, fiddle
– Linda Øvrebø, vocal, Knut Vaage, piano
– barbecue from Raftevolds hotel
Full program (pdf, Norwegian)
MAR/APR 2008 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
New songs:
Linda Øvrebø and Musikk i Hedmark have commissioned 5 songs for poems by Olav H. Hauge for soprano and piano. Score at MIC
2 new songs for three tenors and piano. Lyrics by Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen. Score at MIC
"Regn" to lyrics by Ove Røsbak for female student choir "Sirenene". Score at MIC
Review of "Chromos" CD
Fat Battery plays at Landmark, AVGARDE April 24 2008
New piece for orchestra, rock band and football supporters. To be performed April 17 and 18 by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
"Jug Band Rag" is performed at AVGARDE April 5 2008 by BIT20 Jugband: Håkon Nilsen, clarinett, John- Arild Suther, trombone, Peter Kates, percussion, Jarle Rotevatn, piano, Janne Johansson, doublebass
JAN/FEB 2008 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
New pieces:
"Kyklop" for Trondheim Symphony Orchestra (duration 15 min)
"(..kammerkommentar...)" "Chamber Comments" for Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, (duration 4 1/2 min)
"Vi reiser" ("We Journey") for Leon Milo (perc/technology) and Susanne Kessel (piano/voice), lyrics Helga G. Eriksen (premiered 13, 14 and 15 September 2007 at "the Postal Tower", Beethovenfest in Bonn) (duration 12 min)
Family opera "Veslefrikk" commissioned by Opera Vest
Libretto: Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen (duration 70 min)
Scores and parts for all the pieces at MIC
Concerts:
Premiere of "Kyklop" Feb. 7; review (Norwegian) in Morgenbladet
Article (pdf, Norwegian) in newspaper Kvinnheringen: "Song og draum" at Kvinnherad Kulturfestival
"TJAT" ("Chatter") performed by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Feb. 28 and 29, and March 1. Conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen
Victoria Johnson performs "Elektra", February 25 at 18.00, Vinterlydfestivalen in Oslo, Norwegian Academy of Music.
Visual consept: Ellen Roed
Computerprogramming: Thorolf Thuestad
Premiere of "ArcoLogi II, III and IV" in Grieghallen, February 10 at 16:00 by 9 orchestras (350 musicians) from The Norwegian School Orchestra Association in Hordaland
"Song og draum" at Kvinnherad Kulturfestival
February 10 at 15.00 Undarheim gard
Linda Øvrebø, soprano
Knut Vaage, piano/composer
Premiere of "Kyklop" for Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, February 7 at 19.30. Conducted by Eivind Aadland. Radio broadcasting on NRK P2: Friday 21 March 2008
Fat Battery concert February 1, Bamberg, Germany
"(...kammerkommentar...)" "Chamber Comments" for Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, premiered January 5 at The Grand Party: The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra turns 30!
NOV/DEC 2007 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
Review in New York Times of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra concert in Carnegie Hall
BT reviews latest CD-release "BAD NEWS FROM THE DESERT" (Norwegian)
Einar Røttingen, piano, Ricardo Odriozola, violin performs "In between" at AVGARDE, Saturday, November 10 at 20.15
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra performs "Tjat" ("Chatter") on tour, fall 2007, in USA:
4. November: Fairfax
5. November: Annapolis
6. November: Carnegie Hall, New York
More info about the concert in Carnegie Hall
Interview with Knut Vaage about the New York concert (Norwegian)
SEPT/OCT 2007 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
Artist in Residence Bergen-Berlin for October and November 2007
Fat Battery performs "Elektra":
26. October 2007: Tou Scene Stavanger
BrassWind 2007, Kulturhuset USF, Røkeriet: Performances of "Lydfabrikken", Saturday September 29 at 14.00, "Elektra" Sunday September 30 at 13.00 and premiere of new pice "multiMORF" Sunday September 30 at 17.00; for Stavanger Brassband, soloist Victoria Johnson (el.violin), commissioned by Norsk Musikkorpsforbund for Stavanger European Capital of Culture 2008
More about BrassWind (Norwegian)
The Norwegian Army Band, Bergen (Forsvarets Musikkorps Vestlandet -FMKV) release their new CD with contemporary music:
"BAD NEWS FROM THE DESERT"
with works by composers Jon Øyvind Ness, Knut Vaage and James Clapperton
Friday Sept. 28 2007 at 18.00, Røkeriet USF
FMKV will perform selected pieces from the CD
CD sells for special festival-price kr. 150,-
Drinks will be served!
More info (pdf, Norwegian)
AVGARDE, concert, Saturday 15. Sept, at 19.00
"Odyssé"
BIT20 Ensemble
13, 14 and 15 September: Premiere of new piece for Leon Milo (perc/technology) and Susanne Kessel (Piano/voice) at "the Postal Tower", Beethovenfest in Bonn
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra performs "Troll"
13. September in Grieghallen, concert in cooperation with Grieg 07
Fat Battery concerts:
5. September 2007: Parkteateret, Ny Musikk, Oslo
Susanne Kessel plays "Point of View" piano solo at Schumannhaus, Bonn, September 4th
Invitation (pdf, Norwegian) for performance of "A reply to a work for the North Sea: et korverk for Nordsjøen", with works by Knut Vaage, performed by choir "Gneis" at Fedje, Sunday September 2nd at 15.00
Location: On the westside of Fedje, outside the bunkers past Losstasjonen.
More info about the project (pdf, Norwegian)
JULY/AUG 2007 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
New piece, "ArcoLogi II, III and IV", commissioned by De Unges Orkesterforbund, is finished
New piece, "Reflex - fragments and reflections" ("Refleks - fragment og refleksjonar") for orchestra Orkester Norden. Score available at MIC. Premiere on tour in scandinavia summer 2007:
June 30: Ingesund music school, Arvika
July 1: Kongsvinger, Norway at 4.00 pm
July 3: Vara konserthus, Sweden
July 4: Kulturhuset Ytterjärna, Sweden at 7.30 pm
July 5: Stavanger, Norway
Conductor for the tour will be Petri Sakari
MAY/JUNE 2007 - CONCERTS/PREMIERES/++
Fat Battery concerts:
24. June 2007: Soundwaves Festival, Brighton, UK
June 2, premiere on the project "Song og draum" in kulturhuset Kabuso, Øystese at 19.00
Linda Øvrebø, soprano
Knut Vaage, piano/composer
Wednesday 23 May
USF VERFTET - VISNINGSROMMET
Opening at 20:00
THE STORY OF THIS PLACE - NATTJAZZ-EXHIBITION
by Kianga K. Ford
Live concert with: Kianga K. Ford, Knut Vaage, Olav Dale, John Hegre, Magne Thormodsæter, Ivar Thormodsæter
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra performs "Troll"
10. May at Stord (childrens project)
MAR/APR 2007 - ODYSSÈ IN GOTHENBURG
Chamber orchestra of Göteborgs Symfoniker performs "Odysse", 1. April 18.00 at the Concert House in Gothenburg.
Conductor: Peter Szilvay
JAN/FEB 2007 - NEW CD/NEW PIECE/++
Euterpe, chambermusic-series in Tårnsalen at Bergen Kunstmuseum, lysverket, Sunday 18/2 at 13.00 (lasts 1 hour)
Ensemble "Trio i ein fjord" with Reidun Horvei - vocal, Knut Hamre - hardingfiddle, and Geir Botn - piano, perform works by Tøsse, Hvoslef, Vaage and Tveitt
AVGARDE, concert, Saturday 10. Feb, at 19.00
"Elektra 2"
Inga Hlíf Melivnsdóttir, flute
Thorolf Thuestad, electronics
Chamberchoir Gneis, with conductor Tore Kloster, have released a choir-CD, "Aldri før". Music on the CD: "Krets", "Stille, stille...", "Kverni", "Til eit Astrup-bilete" and "Den lange svevnen". Lyrics by Ragnvald Vaage, Olav H. Hauge and Sigurd Helseth.
Buy CD/more info about the choir
"Fortuna" for flute and piano has just been released on the CD "Chromos" with Gro Sandvik and Einar Røttingen. BT has an article about the CD (Norwegian), and you can buy or listen to this CD here
New piece for Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra finished. Info/score (pdf)
"Fortuna" for flute and piano is to be released on CD with Gro Sandvik and Einar Røttingen. (CD-release about 1. febr)