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2005 in Norwegian music
Overview of the events of 2005 in Norwegian music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2005 in Norwegian music.
(Photo by Nina Aldin Thune)
Events
January
- 27 – The 8th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 27 – 29).[1]
February
- 3 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 3 – 19).[2]
March
- 18
- The 32nd Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (March 18 – 20).[3]
- Berit Opheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2005.[4]
- 19 – Jan Gunnar Hoff performs the commissioned work Free flow songs for Vossajazz 2005.[5]
April
- 29 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 29 – May 7).[6]
May
- 25
- The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 25 – June 5).[7]
- The 33rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 4).[8]
June
- 16 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 16 – 19).[9]
- 23 – The 1st Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (June 23–25).[10]
July
- 6 – The 41st Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 6 – 8).[11]
- 18 – The 45th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Arild Andersen as artist in residence (July 18 – 23).[12]
August
- 4 – The 18th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 4 – 7).[13]
- 10 – The 19th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 10 – 14).[14]
- 15 – The 20th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 15 – 21).[15]
September
- 15 – DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (September 15 – 18).[16]
- 30 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (September 30 – Oktober 16).[17]
Oktober
- 20 – The 3rd Ekkofestival started in Bergen (Oktober 20 – 23).[18]
- 24 – The 4th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 24 – 27).[19]
November
- 1 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 1 – 6).[20]
December
Unknown date
- The Rock band Accidents Never Happen was formed.[22]
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Albums released
April
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- Like That (Gemini Records), featuring Karin Krog[24]
- Unspoken Songs (Gemini Records), with Tobias Sjögren[25]
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Deaths
- January
- 7 – Ivar Medaas, folk singer (born 1938).[28]
- June
- 29 – Mikkel Flagstad, jazz saxophonist (born 1930).[29]
- August
- 17 – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (born 1954).[30]
- October
- November
- 10 – Vidar Sandbeck, folk singer and author (born 1918).[32]
See also
References
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