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SUMMARY:Norwegian Jazz Artist Håkon Kornstad
DESCRIPTION:The Norwegian jazz artist Håkon Kornstad presents a concert at Mindekirken featuring his jazz stylings as singer and saxophonist. \nBorn 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 by Bugge Wesseltoft’s label Jazzland. On a visit to New York in 2009\, he discovered opera and decided to take singing lessons. He applied to The Norwegian Academy of Opera\, where he completed his master studies as operatic tenor in May 2014. \nKornstad performs his music in several formats\, including solo performances\, the Håkon Kornstad Trio\, and orchestral formats of chamber and symphonic music. Blending opera and jazz\, the Kornstad Ensemble has featured harmonium and harpsichord in addition to a rhythm section. \nHis orchestral works have been performed with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK)\, WDR Funkhausorchester in Cologne (2018)\, and the Stockholm Wind Symphony. He also collaborates with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and director Terje Tønnesen. \nThe solo concerts\, as at Mindekirken\, are performed with solo saxophone\, flute\, flutonette\, voice\, and live looping. \nSuggested ticket price: $20 \n\nMr. Kornstad will also give a preview presentation for Mindekirken’s 11:00–1:00 Tuesday Open House.\n \n\n\n\n\nPreview performance by Håkon Kornstad
URL:https://egsmn.org/concert/norwegian-jazz-artist-hakon-kornstad/
LOCATION:Mindekirken: The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church\, 924 E 21st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:Peer Gynt 150th Anniversary Readers' Theater Presentation
DESCRIPTION:SOLD 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. \n\nMetroNOME Brewery\, 7:00 pm. $15 admission. Ticket reservations required. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT \nMore Information: https://metronomebrewery.com/live-music/sonja-thompson-presents-peer-gynt/
URL:https://egsmn.org/concert/peer-gynt-150th-anniversary-readers-theater-presentation/
LOCATION:MetroNOME Brewery\, 385 Broadway Street\, St. Paul\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:The Temptations of Veslemøy by Kjell Habbestad WORLD PREMIERE
DESCRIPTION:with translations by Bill Halverson – \nThe piece features texts based on poems from Norwegian poet Arne Garborg’s verse novel Haugtussa\, in new English translations by Dr. William Halverson. \nDr. 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 Maid. \nAsked recently why he undertook this monumental task\, he replied: “Most people familiar withHaugtussa know it from the Edvard Grieg song cycle\, in which a young shepherdess named Veslemøy herds cattle and goats in the mountains\, falls in love\, is jilted by her lover\, and is last seen weeping beside a mountain stream. \n“But there is so much more to her story. The most important fact about Veslemøy is that she is clairvoyant. She is cursed with the ability to see things that other people cannot see\, to know things that other people do not know\, to converse with ghosts and goblins and trolls. She is tempted to use her unusual powers to wreak revenge on the woman who stole her lover\, to lure him back to her—or\, if all else fails\, to escape the unrelenting pain of life in this world by becoming a troll herself.” \n\nMelissa Holm-Johansen\, soprano\nJustin Anthony Spenner\, baritone\nJudith McClain Melander\, mezzo-soprano\nBryon Wilson\, piano\nMerilee Klemp\, oboe\nRolf Erdahl\, double bass
URL:https://egsmn.org/concert/the-temptations-of-veslemoy-by-kjell-habbestad-world-premiere/
LOCATION:Mindekirken: The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church\, 924 E 21st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:The Temptations of Veslemøy: Lunch
DESCRIPTION:“The Temptations of Veslemøy” is the fruit of compositional efforts of Norwegian composer Kjell Habbestad\, the “gjendiktning” translation work of William Halverson\, and a long-standing friendship between the two men . \n\nA gala 2:00 ELMO Catering buffet luncheon at Norway House on November 2 precedes the 4:00 world premiere of Kjell Habbestad’s “The Temptations of Veslemøy” at neighboring Mindekirken. Brian Newhouse\, former Managing Director of MPR/APM’s classical programming\, will interview composer Kjell Habbestad and translator/librettist Bill Halverson in anticipation of the 4:00 world premiere.
URL:https://egsmn.org/concert/the-temptations-of-veslemoy-lunch/
LOCATION:Norway House\, 913 E Franklin Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55404
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:Book Launch - Garborg's "Haugtussa - The Clairvoyant Mountain Maid" - Dr. Wm. Halverson
DESCRIPTION:Dr. William Halverson\, a world authority on the music of Edvard Grieg and foremost English language translator of Norwegian music literature and song texts of the works of Grieg presents a book launch of his translation of Arne Garborg’s “Haugtussa\,” one of the most significant pieces of literature written in the Nynorsk Norwegian language\, translated in full in English for the first time since its 1895 publication.\n\nThis event has a suggested ticket price of $15 and open to the public in Norway House.\n\nGarborg was one of the foremost proponents of Nynorsk\, a language developed by Ivar Aasen as a fusion of various Norwegian dialects. This was a nationalistic reaction against years of Danish rule over Norway\, including the heavily Danish-influenced Bokmål language that had been imposed on Norway at the expense of distinctive Norwegian regional dialects.\n“Haugtussa” was Garborg’s most influential Nynorsk masterpiece. It gained international acclaim after Grieg set 8 of Garborg’s 70 poems to music in his Op 67 Haugtussa Song Cycle\, widely considered to be among Grieg’s finest songs.\nHalverson’s translation delves into the depths of the story\, beyond the love story that Grieg set in his song cycle. It reveals the rich inner life of the otherworldly heroine\, Velsemøy\, the mountain maid (Haugtussa).\n\nDramatic readings of Halverson’s English translation will be presented by Norwegian actress Wench Strømdal.\nReception and book-signing will follow.\n\nThis event also leads up to another upcoming\, related EGSMN event – the Nov. 2 premiere of “The Temptations of Veslemøy\,” with Kjell Habbestad’s musical settings for voices\, piano\, oboe\, and bass of Halverson’s translations of Garborg’s masterpiece.\n\n\n\n\n\nA suggested donation of $15 is requested. Thank you!
URL:https://egsmn.org/concert/book-launch-garborgs-haugtussa-the-clairvoyant-mountain-maid-dr-wm-halverson/
LOCATION:Norway House\, 913 E Franklin Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55404
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Musical Migration: Laura Loge & Steven Luksan
DESCRIPTION:On July 4\, 1825\, the sailing ship Restauration left Stavanger\, Norway\, carrying 52 Norwegians looking for a better life in the United States. Arriving on October 9\, 1825\, these immigrants were soon followed by hundreds of thousands of other Norwegians in the following decades. \nTo mark the 200th anniversary of this voyage\, pianist/composer/researcher Steven Luksan and soprano/Nordic art song expert Laura Loge are presenting concerts\, lecture-recitals\, and workshops throughout the United States and Norway featuring music by Norwegian immigrant composers.  Much of the music they will present has been found through archival research and has not been heard in decades. \nMore information on Steven’s website
URL:https://egsmn.org/concert/musical-migration-laura-loge-steven-luksan/
LOCATION:Mindekirken: The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church\, 924 E 21st St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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