Orgelnatt (Organ Night) gathered almost 200 persons in Oslo Cathedral on May 13th. Cirka 150 attended in Stavanger at Maijazz festival. The event at Trondheim jazzfestival was very well received, although by a slightly smaller audience.

The new project Orgelnatt (Organ Night) was successfully performed in St.Johannes church, Stavanger. Two hours of sonic zone, at Maijazz festival. Here from rehearsals. Paal Nilssen-Love, Lasse Marhaug, Elisabet Vatn and Frode Gjerstad.

Happy New Year!  Projects this Spring include ORGELNATT (Organ Night), a late-night concert with myself on the organ together with several good collaborators. Scheduled for May - stay tuned for information when this will be confirmed.  I’m also doing an organ project on March 9, at Oslo Church Music Festival.  And a collaboration with Paulus Baroque Ensemble, in 31March/02April.

7-15 dec - performances of Trout, Tel Aviv, with Inbal Pinto Dance Company
24-31 okt - Mazurka turné & innspillingsperiode
19 sep -  barnekonsert Oslo Konserthus kl 12 og 14 med Gjertrud Økland / Georg Reiss
7-12 sep - networking trip to Naryan Mar, Russia, for “Vannveien” - Barents project 2010
30 aug - Ratzeburg  Cathedral, Germany, with Günter Heinz, trombone

Håkon Samuelsen and Trondheimsolistene are giving the first performance of this new work in the Norwegian Opera, Scene 2, during Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Saturday aug 15 at 13:00.

The Sonic Vista project has moved one of their soundbenches from Stavanger to Linz, European Capital of Culture 2009. There are mp3 players in both armrests, and one of them is my composition “Permission for landing”.

Stavanger bystyre har satt av 18 millioner kroner til et fond som skal sikre langtidseffektene av kulturbyåret. Et veldig positivt og etterlengtet tiltak i en by som viser gjentatt vilje til satsing på kultur.

Catch Light is a double concerto for violin and percussion. The Percussion part is built around a Bass drum, which is used for various purposes. The violin part origins in the light, airy register. The two soloists are working on their respective threads, independently but with related ideas. Like a continuous conversation between two persons that keep a certain distance. Traces remain in the orchestra, as veins of sound.