NEWS ARCHIVE 2006 (Back to current news)
OCT/NOV/DEC 2006 - CONCERTS/++
Nice review (Norwegian) of "Skjulte songar" in Stavanger Aftenblad
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra performs "Hidden Songs" ("Skjulte songar") (World premiere) 7/12-06 at 19.30 at Stavanger konserthus. Conductor Stepfan Solyom. Lecture about the work in the foyer at 18.30
"Veslefrikk" workshop Operatoriet, DNO 27/11-1/12. Rehearsal with singers, piano, percussion and technology
"Tjat" is performed by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra:
Friday 24/11 at 19.30 Copenhagen, Radiohuset's subscriber-series
Tuesday 28/11 at 20.00 Cologne, Philharmonie
Choir Gneis performs "Fire songar", "til eit Astrup bilete" and "Det er den draumen", Galleri 3,14, Sunday November 26 at 18.00
Fat Battery performs 11/11-06, 19.00 at "Avgarde", Kulturhuset USF
Choir "Gneis" performs selected works for choir 14/10. Concert starts 19.00 at "Avgarde", Kulturhuset USF
Electra II is performed at Nordic Music Days, Mini concert 12.30, Reykjavik 11/10-06
Electra is performed at Nordic Music Days, Club concert 22.00, Reykjavik 6/10-06
AUG/SEP 2006 - CD REVIEW/CONCERTS/++
Friday 30/9, 19.30 at Teatergarasjen. Dragefjellet musikkorps, dir. Bengt Florvåg
"Dragen", excerpt (work in progress)
Two miniatyres "Prefix" and "Bladeda" is performed 16/9. Concert starts 18.00 at "Avgarde", Kulturhuset USF
Fat Battery have a new website
"Avgarde". New concertseries for contemporary music in Bergen. Opening concert 16/9-06 at 18.00; Kulturhuset USF
Interview about Avgarde in BT 6/9-06
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra performs "Tjat" 22/8-06 og 25/8-06
Nice CD review of "Someone is Going to Come" ("Nokon kjem til å komme") at Musicweb, the premier classical CD review site on the internet
MAY/JUN 2006 - FAT BATTERY IN CHICAGO/SILJUSTØL/++
Article from workshop with Den Norske Opera 9/6-06 with soloists, choir, full orchestra and electronics (Norwegian)
5/5 Fat Battery performs in Chicago
Bergen International Festival:
27/5 at 15.00, Siljustøl. Trond Sæverud and Einar Røttingen performs "In between"
Program:
H. Sæverud: Romanza op 23.
W.A. Mozart: Sonata in F-major KV 376
Knut Vaage: In between
Magnus Lindberg: Expressione II
D. Sjostakovitsj: Sonata for violin and piano op.134
MAR/APR 2006 - CD-RELEASE/BOREALIS/++
Interview (Norwegian) with Knut Vaage about "Someone is Going to Come" ("Nokon kjem til å komme")
Review of new CD (Norwegian): "Someone is Going to Come" ("Nokon kjem til å komme")
New piece for Stavanger Symphony Orchestra: "Skjulte songar" (Hidden songs). The piece is also to be performed later by Sjælland, Uleåborg and Helsingborg S.O.
Chamber choir Gneis with conductor Tore Kloster performs "Fire songar" and "Det er den draumen" on minitour:
Galleri 3,14, Saturday March 18th at 1800
Voss gymnas, festsalen, Sunday March 19th at 1400
Agatunet, Sunday March 19th at 1800.
Review of performance of "Jug Band Rag" at Borealis (Norwegian)
Borealis
Sunday March 12th
Tårnsalen, Bergen Kunstmuseum at 13.00 - Free entrance
BIT20 Jug Band plays Jug Band Rag. Music by Stalheim, Aagaard-Nielsen, Vaage and Høgberg
Landmark March 12th at 15.00 - Free entrance
CD-release "Someone is Going to Come" ("Nokon kjem til å komme")
Opera by Knut Vaage.
Libretto: Jon Fosse
Buy/listen to this CD
JAN/FEB 2006 - KABUSO/THEATRE/++
Opening of Kulturhuset in Øystese, Kabuso
Saturday 21/1 at 14.00 and 19.00
"Blond" Text/recital: Frode Grytten. Music/piano: Knut Vaage
Music for new play "Ras"
Premiere 16/2-06 at 19.00 DNS, Bergen
Picture from rehearsal
A new festival called BrassWind 2004, run by Manger Musikklag is starting up at the 1st and 2nd of October. The festival will take place in Teatergarasjen