2007 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2007 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

• 17 – The 2nd Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo (January 17–19).^[1]
• 22 – The 20th Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 22 – 28).^[2]

February

• 1 – The 10th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen (February 1 – 4).^[3]
• 8 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 8 – 24).^[4]

March

• 30
  • The 34th Vossajazz started at Voss (March 30 – April 1).^[5]
  • Snorre Bjerck was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2007.^[6]
• 31 – Berit Opheim performs the commissioned work Ein engel går stilt for Vossajazz 2007.^[7]

April

• 26 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 26 – May 1).^[8]

May

• 23
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 23 – June 6).^[9]
  • The 35th Nattjazz started in Bergen (May 23 – June 2).^[10]

June

• 14 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo (June 14 – 17).^[11]

July

• 4 – The 43nd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg (July 4 – 7).^[12]
• 16
  • The 47th Moldejazz started in Molde (July 16 – 21).^[13]
  • Arve Henriksen received the Radka Toneff Memorial Award at Moldejazz opening concert.^[14]

August

• 8 – The 21st Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 8 – 12).^[15]
• 13 – The 22nd Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13 – 19).^[16]
• 29 – The 3rd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (August 29 – September 1).^[17]
• 31 – The 4th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (August 31 – September 1).^[18]

September

• 13 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 13 – 16).^[19]
• 28 – The 29th Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opened in Oslo (September 28 – Oktober 14).^[20]

October

• 11 – The 6th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 11 – 13).^[21]
• 31 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 31 – November 4).^[22]

November

• 1 – The 2nd Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 1 – 3).^[23]

December

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.^[24]

Albums released

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Eivind Aarset

• Sonic Codex (Jazzland Recordings)^[27]

Deaths

July

• 12 — Robert Burås, guitarist for Madrugada and My Midnight Creeps (born 1975).^[28]

September

• 5 — Thomas Hansen, Norwegian musician known as "Saint Thomas", combination of prescribed drugs (born 1976).^[29]

November

• 16 — Grethe Kausland, actress and singer, lung cancer (born 1947).^[30]

See also

• 2007 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Notes and References

1. Web site: Polarjazz 2007 . . 2017-02-20.
2. Web site: Nordlysfestivalen 2007 . Norwegian . Ballade.no . 2017-02-20.
3. Web site: Norges mest eksotiske festival? . Norwegian . Carl Kristian . Johansen . MIC.no . 2007-02-01 . 2017-02-20.
4. Web site: Kristiansund Opera Festival 2007 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-20.
5. Web site: Vossa Jazz 2007 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-20.
6. News: Vossajazz-prisen til Snorre Bjerck . . 2007-04-02 . 2017-02-20.
7. Web site: Berit Opheim med bestillingsverk til Vossa Jazz . Norwegian . Ballade.no . 2017-02-20.
8. Web site: Los Lobos klar for Bergenfest . Norwegian . Frank . Johnsen. . 2006-12-21 . 2017-02-20.
9. Web site: Åpningen av Festspillene i Bergen 2007 (tale) . Norwegian . Kongehuset.no . 2007-05-23 . 2017-02-20.
10. Web site: Nattjazz 2007 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-20.
11. News: Norwegian Wood 2007 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2017-02-20.
12. Web site: Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2007 . MIC.no . 2017-02-20.
13. Web site: Molde International Jazz Festival 2007 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-20.
14. Web site: Prisdryss på Moldejazz . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-20.
15. Web site: Sildajazz 2007 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2017-02-20.
16. Web site: Oslo Jazzfestival 2007 . MIC.no . 2017-02-20.
17. Web site: Punkt 06: Vitalitet og nyskapning . John . Kelman . . 2006-09-03 . 2017-02-20.
18. Web site: Galleri - Ekkofestivalen 2007 . Oestre.no . 2018-03-06.
19. Web site: DølaJazz – Festivaltema: FEMI . Carl Kristian . Johansen . Ballade.no . 2007-09-13 . 2018-03-05.
20. Web site: Ultima Festival 2006 . DetSkjerIOslo.no . 2018-03-05.
21. Web site: Insomnia Festival 2007 . MIC.no. 2018-03-06.
22. Web site: Oslo World Music Festival 2007 . MIC.no . 2018-03-06.
23. Web site: Barents Jazz 2007 . MIC.no. 2018-03-06.
24. Web site: Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2007 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2018-03-05.
25. News: Dag Arnesen: Norwegian Song . John . Kelman . . 2008-06-25 . 2017-02-20.
26. Web site: Susanna – Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos . . 2018-02-08.
27. News: Eivind Aarset: Sonic Codex . John . Kelman . . 2007-09-28 . 2017-02-20.
28. Web site: Musician found dead in Oslo – Aftenposten.no . web.archive.org . 2007-07-16 . 2017-02-20 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20070716003342/http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1886346.ece . 2007-07-16 .
29. Web site: A tribute to Thomas Hansen . A-Tribute-to-Thomas-Hansen.com . 2017-02-20.
30. Web site: Grethe Kausland er død . Norwegian . Catherine Gonsholt . Ighanian . Camilla . Ryste . . 2007-11-16 . 2017-02-20.