John Philip Hannevik

This arrangement is written to commemorate Robert Kvam, a trumpeter, conductor and instrument repair technician. He died of cancer in 2019, only 54 years old. The quiet, beautiful hymn 'There is power...

César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (1822-1890) composed his famous Mass in 1872. The penultimate movement from this mass is the beautiful 'Panis Angelicus' - 'Bread of Angels'. Solo Options: V...

Valdres is a mountain region that lies between Oslo and Bergen. Johannes Hanssen (1874-1967) composed the march for the Valdres Battalion between 1901 and 1904, using the Battalions horn-signal combin...

Norway became an independent nation in 1905, and the danish Prince Carl was offered the Norwegian crown after a plebiscite in November of that year. He accepted, took the old norse name Haakon, and as...

This wedding march originates from the Valdres region in Norway. The municipality of 'Southern Aurdal' is known for its two beautiful 'Stave' churches, probably built around 1160-1190. The wedding ma...

The Norwegian folk-music group «Madam Jam» consists of 7 musicians from the central, mountainous region of Norway. They released their first album, «van danse» in 2023. This polka is on the track-list...

The singer/ songwriter Sondre Justad was born in Lofoten in the north of Norway in 1990. His first album 'Riv i hjertet' was released in 2015, and it became a huge success. He got very fine reviews in...

'Väsen' ('commotion', 'fuss', 'ado') is a Swedish acoustic band consisting of three outstanding instrumentalists playing viola, 12-string guitar and nyckelharpa ('key-harp'). They have been touring to...

'In the Evening': This beautiful 'folk-tune' from Hornindal in Norway has been attached to a beautiful poem by the well-know author Arnulf Overland (1889-1968). The poem describes the atmosphere of a...

Here we present "Griffenfeldt", a folk-dance in the style of a Norwegian "reinlender". This arrangement can be used as the first item in a concert, or after an interval. The musicians can come on stag...

This is a traditional tune from Sorfold, a small village close to Bodo in the northern part of Norway. The song is lyrical, with a possibility for the soloist to add his or her own flavour regarding...

The singer/ songwriter Jan Eggum has become one of Norways most popular artists, and this song is one of his most famous compositions. The song lyrics say 'Rumour has it that you love me', and the son...

This is a 1932 Musical song by Cole Porter, one of his many contributions to the standard repertoire. This song has been used by a variety of artists from Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra to Stan Gets a...

This song was composed by the american singer/ songwriter Pete Seeger in 1973. It has become one of Seegers most famous tunes, and has later been recorded by several other artists with great success....

Alf Proysen (1914-1970) is a household name in the modern norwegian tradition of lyrics and songwriting. This text is about the girl Tora, and her experience of standing alone at the party waiting for...

Hellbillies' are one of Norways most popular groups, and their love-song 'Most beautiful to me' has become a very well know song in their home country. The composer Aslag Haugen and the author of the...

Ukraine was invaded on February 24, 2022, and the world again became spectators to a conflict between unequal opponents. Once again we saw lies, injustice and brutality up close. I must admit that a f...

Hellbillies' are one of Norways most popular groups, and their love-song 'Most beautiful to me' has become a very well know song in their home country. The composer Aslag Haugen and the author of the...

Ukraine was invaded on February 24, 2022, and the world again became spectators to a conflict between unequal opponents. Once again we saw lies, injustice and brutality up close. I must admit that a f...

Here we present "Griffenfeldt», a folk-dance in the style of a Norwegian «reinlender». This arrangement can be used as the first item in a concert, or after an interval. The musicians can come on stag...

Snowfall is a 24-episodes advent TV-production for children, made by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). It premiered on the 1st of December 2016. The main character in the series is the orp...

'Home for Christmas' ist ein wundeschöner Weihnachtssong der norwegischen Singer/Songwriterin Maria Mena. John Philip Hanneviks Arrangement kann sowohl mit Instrumental-, als auch mit Gesangssolisten...

Mark Lowry wrote the lyrics for 'Mary, did you know' in 1984, but the melody was created in 1991, when Mark's colleague and friend Buddy Greene composed what turned out to be a modern Christmas Classi...

This christmas fanfare is based on the tune by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy / William H. Cummings. The lyrics Hark, the Herald Angels Sing are credited to Charles Wesley, and are written a century befo...