2006 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2006 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

• 13 – The very first Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 13–15).^[1]
• 26 – The 9th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 26–28).^{[2] [3]}

February

• 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 2–18).^[4]

April

• 7
  • The 33rd Vossajazz started at Voss (April 7 – 9).^[5]
  • Yngve Moe was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2006.^[6]
• 8 – Trygve Seim performs the commissioned work Reiser for Vossajazz 2006.^[7]
• 28 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 28 – May 6).^[8]

May

• 24
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 24 – June 5).^[9]
  • The 34th Nattjazz started in Bergen (May 24 – June 3).^[10]

June

• 14 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo (June 14 – 18).^[11]

July

• 17 – The 46th Moldejazz started in Molde (July 17 – 22).^[12]

August

• 9 – The 20th Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 9 – 13).^[13]
• 13 – The 21st Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13 – 19).^[14]
• 24 – The 2nd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (August 24–26).^[15]

September

• 13 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 13 – 16).^[16]
• 28 – The 28th Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opened in Oslo (September 28 – Oktober 14).^[17]

October

• 11 – The 5th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 11 – 14).^[18]
• 31 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 31 – November 5).^[19]

November

• 8 – The 1st Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 8 – 12).^[20]

December

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.^[21]

Albums released

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Karin Krog

• Together Again (Grappa Music), with Steve Kuhn^[23]

Deaths

January

• 23 – Olga Marie Mikalsen, singer (born 1915).^[24]

March

• 13 – Arne Dørumsgaard (84), composer and poet (born 1921).^[25]

September

• 3
  • Eva Knardahl, classical pianist (born 1927).^[26]
  • Lasse Myrvold (53), musician (born 1953).^[27]
• 4 – Ingrid Bjoner, opera singer (born 1927).^[28]
• 28 – Jan Werner Danielsen, singer (born 1976).^[29]

December

• 24 — Kenneth Sivertsen, composer and guitarist (born 1961).^[30]

Births

January

• 10 – Angelina Jordan, jazz singer.^[31]

See also

• 2006 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
• 2006 in Swiss music

Notes and References

1. Web site: Polarjazz 2006 . . 2017-02-21.
2. Web site: Polarjazz 2006 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2016-02-27.
3. Web site: BBC World fronts Norwegian jazz . MIC.no . 2006-03-01 . 2017-02-21.
4. Web site: Kristiansund Opera Festival . Norwegian . Interlude.hk . 2017-02-21.
5. Web site: Vossa Jazz 2006 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2016-02-27.
6. News: Bergensmusiker i koma etter ulykke . Harald . Espeland . . 2013-04-05 . 2016-02-27 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305222448/http://www.bt.no/kultur/Bergensmusiker-i-koma-etter-ulykke-2873463.html . dead .
7. Web site: Trygve Seim skriv tingingsverk til Vossa Jazz 2006 . Norwegian . Ballade.no . 2006-01-16 . 2016-02-27.
8. Web site: Bergenfest 2006 . FestivalInfo.se . 2017-02-21.
9. Web site: Festspillene i Bergen 2006 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-20.
10. Web site: Nattjazz 2006 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-21.
11. News: Norwegian Wood 2006 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2017-02-21.
12. Web site: Årets Moldejazz-program er klart . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-21.
13. Web site: Sildajazz 2006 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-21.
14. Web site: Oslo Jazzfestival 2006 . MIC.no . 2017-02-21.
15. Web site: Punkt 06: Vitalitet og nyskapning . Norwegian . Jan-Olav . Glette . Ballade.no . 2006-08-28 . 2017-02-21.
16. Web site: DølaJazz – Festivaltema: FEMI . Carl Kristian . Johansen . Ballade.no . 2007-09-13 . 2018-03-05.
17. Web site: Ultima 2006 . hristian . Lysvåg . ListenTo.no . 2006-09-22 . 2018-03-05.
18. Web site: Insomnia Festival 2006 . MIC.no. 2018-03-06.
19. Web site: Oslo World Music Festival 2006 . MIC.no . 2018-03-06.
20. Web site: Barents Jazz 2006 . MIC.no. 2018-03-06.
21. Web site: Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2006 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2018-03-05.
22. News: Terje Rypdal – Vossabrygg . . 2017-03-20.
23. News: Karin Krog / Steve Kuhn – Together Again . . 2017-03-20.
24. Web site: Olga Marie Mikalsen er død . Norwegian . . 2006-01-23 . 2017-03-08.
25. Web site: Arne Dørumsgaard er død – nekrolog . Norwegian . Per . Dahl . RecordedSound.no . 2017-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312031354/http://www.recordedsound.no/artikler/nekrolog.php . 2017-03-12 . dead .
26. Web site: Eva Knardahl er død . Norwegian . Ida . Habbestad . Ballade.no . 2006-09-05 . 2017-03-08.
27. Web site: Lasse Myrvold er død . Norwegian . Knut . Steen . Ballade.no . 2006-09-05 . 2017-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312031354/http://www.recordedsound.no/artikler/nekrolog.php . 2017-03-12 . dead .
28. Web site: Operasangerinnen Ingrid Bjoner er død . Norwegian . . 2006-09-05 . 2017-03-08.
29. Web site: Jan Werner Danielsen døde av hjertesvikt . Norwegian . . 2006-10-18 . 2017-03-08.
30. News: Kenneth Sivertsen er død . Norwegian . Ingunn . Andersen . Jarle Grivi . Brenna . . 2014-03-10 . 2017-02-21.
31. Web site: Norske Angelinas stemme vekker oppsikt i hele verden . Norwegian . Camilla . Norli . . 2014-03-12 . 2017-03-16.