2005 in Norwegian music

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Trygve Thue with Saft in Bergen.
(Photo by Nina Aldin Thune)

Christianssand String Swing Ensemble at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2005 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

27 – The 8th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 27 – 29).^[1]

February

3 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 3 – 19).^[2]

March

18
- The 32nd Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (March 18 – 20).^[3]
- Berit Opheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2005.^[4]
19 – Jan Gunnar Hoff performs the commissioned work Free flow songs for Vossajazz 2005.^[5]

April

29 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 29 – May 7).^[6]

May

25
- The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 25 – June 5).^[7]
- The 33rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 4).^[8]

June

16 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 16 – 19).^[9]
23 – The 1st Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (June 23–25).^[10]

July

6 – The 41st Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 6 – 8).^[11]
18 – The 45th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Arild Andersen as artist in residence (July 18 – 23).^[12]

August

10 – The 19th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 10 – 14).^[13]
15 – The 20th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 15 – 21).^[14]

September

15 – DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (September 15 – 18).^[15]
30 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (September 30 – Oktober 16).^[16]

Oktober

20 – The 3rd Ekkofestival started in Bergen (Oktober 20 – 23).^[17]
24 – The 4th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 24 – 27).^[18]

November

1 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 1 – 6).^[19]

December

17 – The Hammerslagfestivalen Vinterblot started in Spiret, Tønsberg.^[20]

Unknown date

The Rock band Accidents Never Happen was formed.^[21]

Albums released

April

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
18	Electra	Arild Andersen Group	ECM Records	Produced by Arild Andersen	^[22]

Unknown date

J

Tore Johansen

Like That (Gemini Records), featuring Karin Krog^[23]

Per Jørgensen

Unspoken Songs (Gemini Records), with Tobias Sjögren^[24]

S

Karl Seglem

Dikt (NorCD), with poems by Jon Fosse^[25]
Reik (Ozella Records)^[26]

Deaths

January

7 – Ivar Medaas, folk singer (born 1938).^[27]

June

29 – Mikkel Flagstad, jazz saxophonist (born 1930).^[28]

August

17 – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (born 1954).^[29]

October

9 – Jan Rohde, rock singer (born 1942).^[30]

November

10 – Vidar Sandbeck, folk singer and author (born 1918).^[31]

References

^ "Polarjazz 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
^ "Kristiansund Opera Festival 2005" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Vossa Jazz 2005" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Vossajazzpris til Berit Opheim". Bergens Tidende. 2005-03-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Jan Gunnar Hoff med tingingsverk til Vossajazz" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. 2005-01-28. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Bergenfest 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Bergen International Festival 200". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Nattjazz 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Norwegian Wood 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ Steen, Knut (2005-06-22). "Sommerfestivalene satser på "det lille ekstra"" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ Skancke-Knutsen, Arvid (2005-04-11). "Moldejazz 2005: Arild Andersen er Artist in Residence" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Sildajazz 2005" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Oslo Jazzfestival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "DölaJazz – Lillehammer Jazz Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "ULTIMA 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Echo 2005 – Bergen Festival of Electronic Music and Contemporary Art". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Insomnia Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
^ "Oslo World Music Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Hammerslagfestivalen Vinterblot". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
^ "Accidents Never Happen – Accidents Never Happen". Musikknyheter.no. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
^ "Arild Andersen Group – Electra". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
^ "Tore Johansen (3) Featuring Karin Krog – Like That". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
^ "Tobias Sjögren & Per Jørgensen – Unspoken Songs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
^ "Karl Seglem, Jon Fosse – Dikt". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
^ "Karl Seglem – New North". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
^ "Ivar Medaas er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2005-01-07. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
^ "Mikkel Flagstad". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
^ "Ivar Medaas er død". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
^ "Jan Rohde är död" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2005-10-12. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
^ "Visekunstneren Vidar Sandbeck er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2017-03-08.

[1] "Polarjazz 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

[2] "Kristiansund Opera Festival 2005" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[3] "Vossa Jazz 2005" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[4] "Vossajazzpris til Berit Opheim". Bergens Tidende. 2005-03-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[5] "Jan Gunnar Hoff med tingingsverk til Vossajazz" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. 2005-01-28. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[6] "Bergenfest 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[7] "Bergen International Festival 200". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[8] "Nattjazz 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[9] "Norwegian Wood 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[10] Steen, Knut (2005-06-22). "Sommerfestivalene satser på "det lille ekstra"" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[11] "Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[12] Skancke-Knutsen, Arvid (2005-04-11). "Moldejazz 2005: Arild Andersen er Artist in Residence" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[13] "Sildajazz 2005" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[14] "Oslo Jazzfestival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[15] "DölaJazz – Lillehammer Jazz Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[16] "ULTIMA 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[17] "Echo 2005 – Bergen Festival of Electronic Music and Contemporary Art". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[18] "Insomnia Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.

[19] "Oslo World Music Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[20] "Hammerslagfestivalen Vinterblot". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[21] "Accidents Never Happen – Accidents Never Happen". Musikknyheter.no. Retrieved 2017-05-05.

[22] "Arild Andersen Group – Electra". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[23] "Tore Johansen (3) Featuring Karin Krog – Like That". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[24] "Tobias Sjögren & Per Jørgensen – Unspoken Songs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[25] "Karl Seglem, Jon Fosse – Dikt". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[26] "Karl Seglem – New North". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

[27] "Ivar Medaas er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2005-01-07. Retrieved 2017-03-08.

[28] "Mikkel Flagstad". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

[29] "Ivar Medaas er død". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

[30] "Jan Rohde är död" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2005-10-12. Retrieved 2017-03-08.

[31] "Visekunstneren Vidar Sandbeck er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2017-03-08.

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2005 in Norwegian music

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

Oktober

November

December

Unknown date

Albums released

April

Unknown date

Deaths

See also

References