2007 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2007 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

• 17 – The 2nd Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo (January 17–19).
• 22 – The 20th Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 22 – 28).

February

• 1 – The 10th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen (February 1 – 4).
• 8 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 8 – 24).

March

• 30
• The 34th Vossajazz started at Vossavangen (March 30 – April 1).
• Snorre Bjerck was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2007.
• 31 – Berit Opheim performs the commissioned work Ein engel gÃ¥r stilt for Vossajazz 2007.

April

• 26 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 26 – May 1).

May

• 23
• The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 23 – June 6).
• The 35th Nattjazz started in Bergen (May 23 – June 2).

June

• 14 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo (June 14 – 17).

July

• 4 – The 43nd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg (July 4 – 7).
• 16
• The 47th Moldejazz started in Molde (July 16 – 21).
• Arve Henriksen received the Radka Toneff Memorial Award at Moldejazz opening concert.

August

• 2 – The 20th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 2 – 5).
• 8 – The 21st Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 8 – 12).
• 13 – The 22nd Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13 – 19).
• 29 – The 3rd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (August 29 – September 1).
• 31 – The 4th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (August 31 – September 1).

September

• 13 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 13 – 16).
• 28 – The 29th Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opened in Oslo (September 28 – Oktober 14).

October

• 11 – The 6th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 11 – 13).
• 31 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 31 – November 4).

November

• 1 – The 2nd Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 1 – 3).

December

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.

Albums released

January

August

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Eivind Aarset

• Sonic Codex (Jazzland Recordings)

Deaths

July

• 12 — Robert BurÃ¥s, guitarist for Madrugada and My Midnight Creeps (born 1975).

September

• 5 — Thomas Hansen, Norwegian musician known as "Saint Thomas", combination of prescribed drugs (born 1976).

November

• 16 — Grethe Kausland, actress and singer, lung cancer (born 1947).

See also

• 2007 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

References