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Norwegian Jazz Artist Håkon Kornstad
Mindekirken: The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church 924 E 21st St, MinneapolisThe Norwegian jazz artist Håkon Kornstad presents a concert at Mindekirken featuring his jazz stylings as singer and saxophonist. Born in Oslo, Norway in 1977, Kornstad took up the clarinet in grammar school and eventually turned to the saxophone and studies at the Trondheim Jazz Conservatory. He co-founded the group Wibutee, soon to be signed
Peer Gynt 150th Anniversary Readers’ Theater Presentation
MetroNOME Brewery 385 Broadway Street, St. PaulSOLD OUT!! In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Norway's most performed play, we present Henrik Ibsen's remarkable work with music by Edvard Grieg, adapted by Jon Cranney and Sonja Thompson. Featuring an ensemble of singer-actors with piano accompaniment. MetroNOME Brewery, 7:00 pm. $15 admission. Ticket reservations required. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT More Information:
The Temptations of Veslemøy by Kjell Habbestad WORLD PREMIERE
Mindekirken: The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church 924 E 21st St, Minneapoliswith translations by Bill Halverson - The piece features texts based on poems from Norwegian poet Arne Garborg’s verse novel Haugtussa, in new English translations by Dr. William Halverson. Dr. Halverson has also recently published his translation of the entire Garborg work, originally written in Nynorsk (“New Norwegian”), under the title Haugtussa: The Clairvoyant Mountain