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Complete list of concerts (pdf in Norwegian)

2008

February 1: Ilios festival in Harstad with the MIN ensemble playing Dählin, Karlström, Moe and Torvund.

February 26: Final concert of the Quartertonemarimba project in Lindemansalen at the Norwegian Academy of Music on Oslo

February 27: Final presentation of the Quartertonemarimba project at the Norwegian academy of music.

April 01. Start of the Post Doc project at the Norwegian academy of Music working with the hyper instrument.

April 06: Lugano percussion festival presenting the project and performing. Soloist with Tromso Symphony orchestra. New piece by Peter Tornquist and Ivar Frounberg.

Presentation and concert at Pasic convention for percussion music in Austin Texas

2007Autumn

August 11: NMH National research conference presentation with Tornquist.

August 17: Oslo Chamber music festival with the Oslo Sinfonietta playing Webern, Thorsen and Vogt.

August 21: Opening of the Norwegian Academy of Music playing Daehlin

August 24 and 25: Workshop with The MIN ensemble playing Daehiln and Karlström

September 03. Performance at the University of Oslo in "Aulaen". Performing Xenakis.

September 16: Playing Playing Marimba spirituals and scratch with TWINE DUO

September 21 and 22: Forskningstorget in Oslo.

October 03 : Ultimafestival. Solo recital NMH playing, Daehlin,Frounberg, Fongaard, Berstad and Hellstenius

October 04: The Queen Sonja visit at the Academy of music, playing Frounberg

October 07 : Ultimafestival, Oslo Sinfonietta playing Maia Ratkje

October 10: NMH Laptop Orchestra

October 17:Playing Playing Marimba spirituals and scratch with TWINE DUO

October: The Norwegian Academy of Music, Grieg tour Oslo 21 and 25, Bergen 23 and Berlin 28, music by Daehlin.

November 11: Concert in Trondheim with the Nidarosdomes Girls Choir

November 12 - 18: workshop on a new opera by Eivind Buene

November 14: Playing Tornquist at NMH

November 21: Oslo Sinfonietta playing

November 26 : Concert at the NMH, Halle, Frounberg, Alperin

November 28: Playing Tornquist at Slammestad kirke

November 30: Workshop with The MIN ensemble playing Daehiln and Karlström

December 13: Playing Marimba spirituals with TWINE DUO

Spring

January 3. The Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. Presentation of pilot work on video animation with Ivar Frounberg.

January 23. The Norwegian Academy of Music. Øyvind Torvund: Marimba fragments with Arve Henriksen and Morten Halle, and NIME improvisation with Arve Henriksen and Alexander Jensenius.

March: Oslo. Concert at Open Form Festival, Else Olsen and Christian Wolff.

April 3. London, the Rational Rec, Øyvind Torvund the Stacks of Music.

May / June. Study trip to New York visiting the Harry Partch institute and the NIME convention.

June 16. opening of the Trienale07. Berstad and Wallin.

July 06.. Kongsberg Jazz Festival with Oslo Sinfonietta playing Maia Ratkje.

2006 Autumn

August 18. Official opening of the Academy of music, Oslo. Peter Tornquist, Q-carving

August 20. Oslo Chamber Music Festival. Oslo Sinfonietta. Premiere of Casper Cordes: "Akser". Erik Dählin: Mozart, Sinding, you and me.

September 20. Presentation of the instrument for the committee of education from the parliament. James Wood, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft. Bjørn Fongaard, Inventions with electronic.

September 29. Oslo Philharmonic orchestra. Ultima festival. Ragnhild Berstad, world premiere of New piece, Q-vibraphone.

October 28. Academy of music, Final concert of Peter Tornquist's artistic research fellowship at the academy. Peter Tornquist, Q-carving.

November: Presentation for the new fellows in the artistic research program. Voksenaasen Edited video of all the pieces developed in the first two years of the fellowship.

November 30. The Norwegian concert institute series "klassisk klubb", Betong , Oslo. Peter Tornquist, Q-carving.

2006 Spring

January 05. State Academy of music in Oslo. Presentation of the quartertone-marimba project. Premiere of the Adams 4 1/3 quartertone extension. World premiere of Bjørn Fongaard: Stykke for Kvarttone instrument og slagverk (Piece for quartertone instrument and percussion ( 1964) with Kjell Samkopf percussion.

January 25. Vinterlydfestivalen at the state academy. Ivar Frounberg, Waves and velocities of dusk and dawn, Premiere on the new instrument. Peter Tornquist, Q-carving, version x premiere on the new instrument.

February 01.Opening of an new exhibition at Norsk Form. James Wood, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft. Bjørn Fongaard, Improvisation and reflection

February. Academy of music, Oslo. Premiere of Ivar Frounberg, Waves and velocities of dusk and dawn, with text.

March 09 to 12 . Vinterfestspillene i Bergstaden,Røros. James Wood, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft. Bjørn Fongaard, Improvisation and reflection Ivar Frounberg, Waves and velocities of dusk and dawn, Peter Tornquist, Q-carving

March: NRK P2. Opening concert from Røros. James Wood, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft

March 14, Artistic scholar gathering at Voksenaasen. Ivar Frounberg, Waves and velocities of dusk and dawn, Peter Tornquist, Q-carving, Bjørn Fongaard, Improvisation and reflection.

March 20 - 24. Concerts for children in Oslo, Ivar Frounberg, Waves and velocities of dusk and dawn, Peter Tornquist, Q-carving, Bjørn Fongaard, Improvisation and reflection. James Wood, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, David Bratlie, Microwaves. Produced by the Norwegian Concert institute.

March 26. Norstrand musikkselskaps choir. National museum. Peter Tornquist, Q-carving, Bjørn Fongaard, Improvisation

April 03 -07. Concerts for children (6 - 12 years) in Oslo, Ivar Frounberg, Waves and velocities of dusk and dawn, Peter Tornquist, Q-carving, Bjørn Fongaard, Improvisation and reflection James Wood, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft,David Bratlie, Microwaves. Produced by the Norwegian Concert institute.

April 07. Presentation at Musikhögskolan i Stockholm. Peter Tornquist, Q-carving, Bjørn Fongaard, Improvisation and reflection James Wood, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft

April 08. IAMA conference, Stockholm. James Wood, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft. Produced by the Norwegian Concert institute.

April 23 - 27. Fredrikstad. Concerts for children ( 13 - 15 years) James Wood, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft. Produced by the Norwegian Concert institute.

April 25. NRK TV Østfold. James Wood, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft(extract).

May 03. Presentation for the percussion department at the Academy of music in Oslo.

May 30, 31 and June 01. Alvedans by Bjørn Kruse. A Dance performance for children 06 - 12 years. Produced by Andreas Sønning for the National academy of dance and the academy of music.

June 08. Presentation for national concert producers at The Norwegian concert institute.

June 27,28, 29. Recording of Peter Tornquist, Q-carving.

2005 Autumn

August 14 - 18. Nordiske sommernetter. Grimstad, Kristiansand and Vennesla. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft

August 23. Official opening Academy of music, James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft

September 03. UNM, Helsinki. Presentation and concert for the young nordic composers. Bente Leiknes: Triothal.

September 22. Lillestrøm vgs, Ultima concert. David Bratlie: Microwaves, James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft,

September 23. Presentation on the Academy of music

September 24. Toneheim folkehøgskole, Ultima concert. Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, David Bratlie, Microwaves,

September 26. Ski videregående skole, Ultima concert. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, David Bratlie, Microwaves,

September 27. St. Hallvard videregående skole, Ultima concert. Peter Tornquist, Q-carving, Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, David Bratlie, Microwaves,

September 28. Manglerud videregående skole, Ultima concert. Peter Tornquist: Q-carving, Jemas Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft,

September 29. Foss videregående skole, Ultima concert. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, David Bratlie: Microwaves.

September 30. Oslo Steinerskole , Ultima concert. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, David Bratlie: Microwaves,

October 06. Ultima festival. Peter Tornquist: Q-carving, James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft,

October. Presentation for the academic staff at the Academy of music in Oslo.

October 31. Academy of music. Concert, Peter Tornquist: Q-carving.

November 03. Skien. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

November 04. Grimstad. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

November 05. Sandnes. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

November 06. Haugesund. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

November 08. Molde. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

November 13. Parkteatret, Oslo. Ramunas Montiekaitis: Four Calligraphies of Rain.

November 14. Sarpsborg. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

November 16. Drammen. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

November 17. Nøtterøy. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

November 22. Vilnius, Lithuania. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, Ramunas Montiekaitis: Four Calligraphies of Rain.

November 23. Kaunas, Lithuania. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, Ramunas Montiekaitis: Four Calligraphies of Rain.

November 23. Alytus, Lithuania. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, Ramunas Montiekaitis: Four Calligraphies of Rain.

2005 Spring

January 27. Vinterlydfestivalen, Academy of music. Bjørn Fongaard: Inventions

February 09. Nordlysfestivalen, Tromsø. Ramunas Montiekaitis: Four Calligraphies of Rain.

February 16: Asker Kulturhus. Intro klassisk. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

February 28. Teachers concert at the Academy of music, Oslo. Bjørn Fongaard: Improvisations, Reflections.

March 12. Vinterfestuka festival Narvik. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, Ramunas Montiekaitis: Four Calligraphies of Rain.

March. Presentation of the revised project for the artistic research program. Voksenaasen. Oslo

April 14. Presentation, Lillehammer. Concert producers in Norway. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft,April. Presentation of the project for the Ph.D. scholars at the academy of music in Oslo.

May 10. Ny musikk, Oslo. Bjørn Fongaard portrait concert. Inventions, Reflections, Improvisations, Concertinas.

May 13. Presentation of the project for the percussion department at the Academy of music in Oslo.

June 1. Festspillene i Bergen. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft,David Bratlie: Microwaves.

June 23. Festspillene i Nordnorge. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

2004

February. Oslo Sinfonietta, Oslo. Ragnhild Berstad. Recludo.

May 23. NRK TV 1. Festnachspiel med Arild Erikstad. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

May 22. Festspillene in Bergen. Final round in the contest "Intro klassisk" by The Norwegian concert institute. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

June 18. Presentation of the Quartertone-marimba project to the steering committee of the artistic fellowship program.

October. Presentation of the Quartertone-marimba project on NRK radio. Nordnytt, NRK Samiradio and Kulturbeitet. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft.

October. Presentation of the Quartertone marimba project for the artistic research program. Voksenaasen. Oslo

October. Presentation of the Quartertone marimba project for the new-music composers society. Academy of music in Oslo.

November. Presentation of the Quartertone-marimba project in Aftenposten, Fremover and Ballade.

December. Presentation of the project for the steering committee and the Department of Education.

2003

February. Bjørn Fongaard portrait. Academy of music. Inventions, Reflections, Improvisations.

April. Finale Conoco/Phillips contest, Academy of music. Bjørn Fongaard, Inventions.

April. NRK P2 radio, Midt i musikken. Bjørn Fongaard, Inventions.

December 15. Soloist diploma concert, Academy of music, Oslo. James Wood: Elanga N'Kake singing to his craft, Ragnhild Berstad: Recipio, Bjørn Fongaard , Improvisations.