Jon Øivind Ness Explained

Jon Øivind Ness, (born 30 March 1968) is a Norwegian contemporary composer.

Career

During his career, Ness won a 1994 prize from the Norwegian Society of Composers. During the 2000s, he was a two-time winner of the Edvard Prize and a one time Spellemannprisen winner. For the 2012-2013 concert season, Ness was selected as the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra’s profile composer.^[1]

Production

Selected works

• Mumpsimus (2017)
• p.p.w.e.i. (2016)
• Ætscæke (2015)
• The Shoots (2014)
• Marmæle (2014)
• Mørkgånga (2014)
• Mjær (2013)
• My Bloody Mudfish (2013)
• 5 arrangements for Diamanda Galas and orchestra (2012)
• Jønjiljo (2012)
• An den langen Lüssen (2010)
• Low Jive (2007)
• Fierce Kentucky Mothers of Doom (2005)
• Dangerous Kitten (1998)
• Dandy Garbage (1993)
• Schatten (1992)

Discography

• Sverre Riise, Snarks in the kitchen, featured works: The Dangerous Kitten – for trombone, 3 clarinets and sinfonietta, Moray (The Piece Formerly Known as Phekph Piphtolph) (2015)
• Sverre Riise, Marius Hesby, Magnus Loddgard, Thomas Kjekstad, KORK, Fierce Kentucky Mothers of Doom (2013)
• Ernst Simon Glaser, Zvezdochka in Orbit (2012)
• Peter Herresthal, Catch Light, featured work, Mad Cap Tootlin (2011)
• Twitter Machine, Crossing Patterns (2011)
• Trondheim Sinfonietta, Snowblind (2011)
• Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Low Jive (2009)
• Dan Styffe, Bass Trip (2008)
• Arditti Quartet, Ultima Arditti, vol.1, featured work Beware of Darkness (2004)
• MiN Ensemblet, Party Music - Works by Adderley / Harvey / Hellstenius / Ness (2004)
• Stavanger Samtidsensemble, 1-2-3 Happy Happy Happy (2001)
• Saxofon Concentus, Saxofon Concentus (2000)
• Kyberia, Navigations (1999)
• Oslo Sinfonietta, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Christian Eggen, Dandy Garbage (1999)
• BIT20 Ensemble, Absolute Pling-Plong – Eight Ways of Making Music (1995)

External links

• List of Works supplied by the National Library of Norway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bio from record label Grappa . grappa.no . 2017-02-07.