Commissioned by Kitchen Orchestra, for 18 musicians and electronics. In this piece I use a sound palette of 5 “primary colors” that I call Air, Heart, Distort, Echo and Gliss, in connection to the Alignment line of compositions. In Framhald 5.1. I use these colors...
Bigband piece. The meaning of the name is “Dreams in the Woods”. Commissioned by Stavanger Jazzforum/Bjergsted Jazz Ensemble for a Christmas concert, this piece is inspired by my mother, who grew up in the woods, and a gift she got in her early youth, from...
Inspired by “Silent Night” by Franz Gruber, this is quite a step away from the original song. Norwegian text by Erik Hillestad. Commisioned by Kitchen Orchestra. This piece was performed at numerous Kitchen Orchestra’s (annual and alternative)...
For emcee (master of ceremonies) and band (flexible lineup). Improvisation/spoken word-improvisation. Written for Kitchen Orchestra with Nils Henrik Asheim as the emcee, as an introduction piece for a concert. Premiered at Kitchen Orchestra’s 5 year anniversary...
