
Welcome to The Fartein Valen Festival!
Thursday 19th of September –
Monday 23rd of September
Opening concert in the composers home
Lecture: Fartein Valen-Sendstad: Fartein and Agnes (the lecture is held in norwegian)
Silje Marie Aker Johnsen, soprano;
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
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
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.

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»
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
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
The Art gallery of Haugesund 2.00 pm (in english)
Concert and lecture, pianist Ketil Bjørnstad – Edvard Munch 150 years
Café
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
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.
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
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»

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.
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
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