Stig Nordhagen

The title is 'Continental Divide' and it has nothing to do with tectonic plates, but is another word for 'Watershed'. It is the place where the the water flows in opposite directions. For example, whe...

Johan Svendsen (1840-1911) composed "Carnival in Paris" in 1872, inspired by the energy and vibrancy of the Parisian carnival celebrations. The piece showcases a variety of moods and orchestral colour...

In the forest, not far from my house is Hestefallstjønn. Hestefallstjønn is a pond, and this music describes the atmosphere and feeling you get when standing close to it. Measure 1 Sunburst: The sun r...

I have always had a love for both classical and folk music. It is in between these expressions I thrive while composing. This piece contains both fast and lingering alternations between these expressi...

This work describes the shortest day og the year, but also the longest night. The solo cornet summarizes the struggle of the winter and darkness. The solo rises out of the coral in the beginning of th...

The march is based on the motto 'Commitment to Victory'. The main theme is loosely built around a Norwegian dance; halling from Senja. It has a 'kvænsk' origin (Finnish-Hungarian spark), but the sourc...

In the forest, not far from my house is Hestefallstjonn. Hestefallstjonn is a pond, and this music describes the atmosphere and feeling you get when standing close to it. Commissioned by the Norwegian...

All thematical material in this piece are presented in the first movement; 'What Dreams are made of' The different themes finds it's natural place in this dreaming, sequencing process throughout the m...

Johan August Halvorsen (1864-1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. He received his musical education in Kristiania (today named Oslo), Stockholm and Leipzig. He conducted 'Harmonien...

This character piece was composed for a competition held in 1962 by the Norwegian Band Federation. Three prices were awarded and Geirr Tveitt won all of them. The Old Mill on the Brook is the most per...

Fanfares and Fantasies' was commissioned by Strindheim Janitsjar for their 40th Anniversary in 2019. The commission was supported by The Composers' Remuneration Fund. With the title 'Fanfares and Fant...

Variations on a folktune from Valdres was commisioned by The Norwegian Military Music for the 100th anniversary of the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 2005. The work includes a prologue, eight...

The new theatre- and concert hall Kilden was inaugurated in 2012 in the Norwegian city of Kristiansand. A part of the inauguration was one week of Music Festival who also included amateurs in bands, c...