2005 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2005 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

• 27 – The 8th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 27 – 29).

February

• 3 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 3 – 19).

March

• 18
• The 32nd Vossajazz started at Vossavangen, Norway (March 18 – 20).
• Berit Opheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2005.
• 19 – Jan Gunnar Hoff performs the commissioned work Free flow songs for Vossajazz 2005.

April

• 29 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 29 – May 7).

May

• 25
• The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 25 – June 5).
• The 33rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 4).

June

• 16 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 16 – 19).
• 23 – The 1st Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (June 23–25).

July

• 6 – The 41st Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 6 – 8).
• 18 – The 45th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Arild Andersen as artist in residence (July 18 – 23).

August

• 4 – The 18th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 4 – 7).
• 10 – The 19th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 10 – 14).
• 15 – The 20th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 15 – 21).

September

• 15 – DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (September 15 – 18).
• 30 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (September 30 – Oktober 16).

Oktober

• 20 – The 3rd Ekkofestival started in Bergen (Oktober 20 – 23).
• 24 – The 4th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 24 – 27).

November

• 1 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 1 – 6).

December

• 17 – The Hammerslagfestivalen Vinterblot started in Spiret, Tønsberg.

Unknown date

• The Rock band Accidents Never Happen was formed.

Albums released

April

Unknown date

J

Tore Johansen

• Like That (Gemini Records), featuring Karin Krog

Per Jørgensen

• Unspoken Songs (Gemini Records), with Tobias Sjögren

S

Karl Seglem

• Dikt (NorCD), with poems by Jon Fosse
• Reik (Ozella Records)

Deaths

January

• 7 – Ivar Medaas, folk singer (born 1938).

June

• 29 – Mikkel Flagstad, jazz saxophonist (born 1930).

August

• 17 – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (born 1954).

October

• 9 – Jan Rohde, rock singer (born 1942).

November

• 10 – Vidar Sandbeck, folk singer and author (born 1918).

See also

• 2005 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
• 2005 in Swiss music

References