2005 in Norwegian music explained

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

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]

See also

• 2005 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
• 2005 in Swiss music

Notes and References

1. Web site: Polarjazz 2005 . MIC.no . 2017-02-20.
2. Web site: Kristiansund Opera Festival 2005 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
3. Web site: Vossa Jazz 2005 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
4. News: Vossajazzpris til Berit Opheim . . 2005-03-20 . 2017-02-22 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305230009/http://www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/Vossajazzpris-til-Berit-Opheim-2292093.html . dead .
5. Web site: Jan Gunnar Hoff med tingingsverk til Vossajazz . Norwegian . Ballade.no . 2005-01-28 . 2017-02-22.
6. Web site: Bergenfest 2005 . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
7. Web site: Bergen International Festival 200 . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
8. Web site: Nattjazz 2005 . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
9. News: Norwegian Wood 2005 . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
10. Web site: Sommerfestivalene satser på "det lille ekstra" . Norwegian . Knut . Steen . MIC.no . 2005-06-22 . 2017-02-22.
11. Web site: Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2005 . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
12. Web site: Moldejazz 2005: Arild Andersen er Artist in Residence . Norwegian . Arvid . Skancke-Knutsen . MIC.no . 2005-04-11 . 2017-02-22.
13. Web site: Sildajazz 2005 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
14. Web site: Oslo Jazzfestival 2005 . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
15. Web site: DölaJazz – Lillehammer Jazz Festival 2005 . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
16. Web site: ULTIMA 2005 . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
17. Web site: Echo 2005 – Bergen Festival of Electronic Music and Contemporary Art . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
18. Web site: Insomnia Festival 2005 . MIC.no. 2018-03-06.
19. Web site: Oslo World Music Festival 2005 . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
20. Web site: Hammerslagfestivalen Vinterblot . MIC.no . 2017-02-22.
21. Web site: Accidents Never Happen – Accidents Never Happen . Musikknyheter.no . 2017-05-05.
22. News: Arild Andersen Group – Electra . . 2017-03-20.
23. News: Tore Johansen (3) Featuring Karin Krog – Like That . . 2017-03-20.
24. News: Tobias Sjögren & Per Jørgensen – Unspoken Songs . . 2017-03-20.
25. News: Karl Seglem, Jon Fosse – Dikt . . 2017-03-20.
26. News: Karl Seglem – New North . . 2017-03-20.
27. Web site: Ivar Medaas er død . Norwegian . . 2005-01-07 . 2017-03-08.
28. Web site: Mikkel Flagstad . . 2017-03-18.
29. Web site: Ivar Medaas er død . MIC.no . 2017-03-18.
30. Web site: Jan Rohde är död . Swedish . . 2005-10-12 . 2017-03-08.
31. Web site: Visekunstneren Vidar Sandbeck er død . Norwegian . . 2005-11-10 . 2017-03-08.