Tou Camp 2012 was the second issue of a festival spanning a whole month, at Tou Scene, Stavanger. Nils Henrik Asheim who initiated the festival was once again the artistic director. The programme, that boasted a 100 events and gathered 7.500 people, included dance, theatre, visual arts, interactive installations, workshops, kids' programme, seminars and of course a great number of excellent concerts by local, national and international artists. 

During May 15-19, members of the Kitchen Orchestra performed 5 nights at Superdeluxe - as a sequel to our long-time collaboration with this Tokyo venue and its director Mike Kubeck. Twice, artists from Tokyo have visited Stavanger / Tou Scene and performed with Kitchen musicians (2008 and 2011). In 2011 the composition Pulse by Dag Egil Njaa and John Lilja featured Hiraku Suzuki and Tetsuya Nagato on live visuals.

Nils Henrik Asheim's new work "Travelling songs" was premiered in Kirkenes on February 15th, and subsequently in Arkhangelsk on Febr.24 and in Naryan Mar on Febr. 26.

…looking back at 2011, the month of March stands out. Two premieres, both of them in Bergen. Yet The Sea Is Never Full was beautifully rendered by Bergen Domkantori and the fantastic Raschér Saxophone Quartet on March 11. 

Fra nettsiden til Lindemans Legat:  Lindemanprisen for 2011 går til komponisten, organisten og pianisten Nils Henrik Asheim (51). Prisen er på 150.000 kroner, og den er den største i sitt slag i Norge. Ifølge juryen har prisvinneren helt siden han var svært ung ytt viktige bidrag til norsk musikkliv. Først og fremst som komponist, men også som en betydelig utøver og organisator.

A new piece for trio (violin, cello and piano) GAME OF THREE is commissioned by Trondheim Chamber Music festival for their international Chamber Music Competition. Nine trios are rehearsing the piece and the performances take place on Sept.23.

"Skremmende aktuell", Bergens Tidende comments before the premiere of Venezia which is a piece about a city over and under water. FMKV wind orchestra is playing under Peter Szilvay. In the stage setup the orchestra is divided in two facing halves, which should create a monumental stereo effect in the medieval Håkonshallen.

The prize (Norwegian equivalent to "Grammy") was given to Nils Henrik Asheim as a composer, for the CD Mazurka - remaking Chopin.