Welcome to The Fartein Valen Festival!

Thursday 19th of September –
Monday 23rd of September


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Opening concert in the composers home

Lecture: Fartein Valen-Sendstad: Fartein and Agnes (the lecture is held in norwegian)

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Silje Marie Aker Johnsen, soprano;

 

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Steffen Horn, piano

 


PROGRAM

Agathe Backer Grøndahl
Mor, min lille mor, op 46, no 2

Emma Dahl
Margrethes Vuggevise (tekst fra Kongsemnerne)

Agathe B. Grøndahl
Valborgsnatt, op 31 no 8
Die Fichtenbaum, op 14, no 1

Fartein Valen:
Anakreons Grab, op 31, no 2

Therese Birkeland Ulvo
Silent song

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Lecture: Fartein and Agnes – Fartein Valen-Sendstad

 

Café – interval

Edvard Grieg, from op 48
Die Verschwiegene Nachtigall
Zur Rosenzeit

Fartein Valen
Denk’ es, o Seele, op 39 no 1
Tretet leise zu meinem Grabe, op 39

Richard Strauss
Die Nacht, op 10, no 3


Evening buffet at the festivalhotel for musicians and audience

 


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Concert in the Town Hall of Haugesund 9.00 pm

IMPROVISED MUSIC
Jan Martin Gismervik, Drums
Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson, Acoustic Bass
Christian Wallumrød, Grandpiano

 www.christianwallumrod.com


Friday 20th of September


School concerts in Haugesund and Sveio


Office concert in the cantina of Haugesunds Avis 12.00 pm

Tora Augestad, song; Stian Carstensen, accordeon

Office concert. The Town Hall in Sveio – Musicians from the educational program  »Young talents» 11.45 pm


Sagvåg brassband – Haugesund centre 4.00 pm. Outdoor concert.

A spectacular outdoor concert in the centre of the town.

 


 

Introduction to the program played by Bergen philharmonic orchestra in the reception of First Hotel Hendersons City 5.00 pm. Soft drinks.

 


 

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Concert in The Church of our Savior, Haugesund
Bergen philharmonic orchestra,

conductor Andrew Manze; Soloist: Tine Thing Helseth, Trumpet


PROGRAM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Serenade KV 525 «Eine kleine Nachtmusik»

Bent Sørensen:
Trumpet-concerto

Interval

Fartein Valen:
Sonetto di Michelangelo

Joseph Haydn:
Symphony no.92 «Oxford»


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Concert 8.15 Festiviteten, The Concert Hall of Haugesund

«Music for a while»

TORA AUGESTAD vocal; STIAN CARSTENSEN accordeon; MATHIAS EICK trumpet; MARTIN TAXT tuba; PÅL HAUSKEN drums

Detailed program to be announced later
www.musicforawhile.no


 

Evening buffet at First Hotel Hendersons City for musicians and audience

STIAN CARSTENSEN gives a special performance for the guests at the hotel at 10.30 pm.

For reservation: please send an email to manager Maria Hantho:  maria.hantho@hendersons.no because of  the limited number of seats.

 


 

Saturday 21st of September

 


 

 »Out in the City»-concerts

Concerts in shops, cafees and the town Library between 12 am and 2.00 pm.

Young instrumentalists playing short concerts unexpectedly as you do your shopping

 


 

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Our Saviours Church at 12.00 am

Hallgeir Øgaard, organ
The Church of our Saviors Choir, conducted by Goos ten Napel
Alie Hamberg, organ

PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
Piece d’Orgue, BWV 572

Charles-Marie Widor
Adagio, Symphony op 42, no 5

Johannes Brahms
Motett: «Warum ist das Licht gegeben»

Fartein Valen
Prelude and Fugue

Gaston Litaize 
”Adoro te devote”

Maurice Duruflé
Meditation

Alexandre Guilmant
From «Sonata no. 5″: Choral et Fugue


 

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The Art gallery of Haugesund 2.00 pm (in english)

Concert and lecture, pianist Ketil Bjørnstad – Edvard Munch 150 years

Café

Ketil


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Valestrand church, Sveio; 2.00 pm

The Film about Fartein Valen (Spoken language: norwegian with english subtitles)

Reading from the letters of Fartein Valen: Birgit Amalie Nilssen

Oslo stringquartet and Solveig Styve Holte (dance) –

First time performance of a string quartet and dance written by Magnar Åm, the coreography is made by Solveig Styve Holte.

Café

 


 

 

SKRUK a cappella

SKRUK a cappella

The Church of our Savior, Haugesund; 7.00 pm

The Choir SKRUK, conducted by Per Oddvar Hildre
Orchestra from the seminar for strings plays the very beautiful Legende, op 6 by Fartein Valen in an arrangement by Tore Martinsen.

 


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Evening buffet 8.30 pm at First Hotel Hendersons City – only for the guests at the hotel

 


Sunday 22nd of September

 


 

Mass in Valestrand church at 11.00 am

The choir SKRUK. Preacher: Fartein Valen-Sendstad. Liturgy: Gunnar Salomonsen and Arild Steinsland. Organ: Arnfinn Tobiassen

 


 

Valenheimen-miljø

The composers home «Valenheimen» at 1.00 pm
Miniconcert, coffee and cakes

Musicians from «Young Talents». Lecture by Fartein Valen-Sendstad «Fartein Valen – the Christian»

 


 

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The Light House «Ryvarden»
«A Light House Concert» – Oslo string Quartet – 3.30 pm

For the first time during the festival, there will be a festival within the festival at the Light House. There will be exciting activities for families from 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm. Café.

 


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The Church of our Savior, Haugesund, at 7.00 pm

Kåre Nordstoga, organ; Oslo String Quartet and Solveig Styve Holte, dance. Orchestra from the seminar for strings.

PROGRAM

Fartein Valen
Prelude and fugue op 33

Anton Webern
Langsamer Satz

Magnar Åm
«are also we carried» – Oslo string quartet and Solveig Styve Holte (dance) (First performance)

Johannes Brahms
Fugue in a flat minor
4 organchorals from op 122:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Herzliebster Jesu
Herzlich tut mich verlangen
O Welt ich muss dich lassen

Fartein Valen
Legende, op 6 (arranged for chamberorchestra by Tore Martinsen)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata & fugue F-Major BWV 540


 

 Monday 23rd of September

 


Community-centre, The Church of our Savior, Haugesund; 12.00 am
Vigdartun, Sveio; 2.00 pm

The senior universities in Haugesund and Sveio invites to concert and lecture.

Lecture: Fartein Valen-Sendstad «Fartein and Agnes»

Music: Oslo string quartet

 

PROGRAM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stringquartet no 17 Bflat Major K.458, 1st Movement

Wilhelm Stenhammar
Stringquartet no 5

Øystein Sonstad
Arrangements over music made by ABBA and Jan Johansson

 


 

 

Sunday 3rd of November

 


Valestrand church 7.30 pm
Concert: The Engegård Quartet and violinist Nils Økland

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http://www.engegardquartet.com


 

Tickets 250 Nkr adults Seniors Nkr 150  Children and students Nkr 50 

PROGRAM

Nils Økland

Solopiece,

Maja S. K. Ratkje

A Tale of Lead and Light,

Igor Stravinsky

Trois Piéces for strykekvartett

Nils Økland

Improvisation

Butterfly,

Arne Nordheim

Duplex, 

(i) Energico

(ii) Fluente

(iii) Lento cantando, Energico

Johan Kvandal

Quintet for hardingfiddle and stringquartet op 50

(i) Andante

(ii) Allegro

 

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