A bird’s song Gregory Martin Edvard Grieg Society of America Edvard Grieg Society of the Great Lakes Perhaps the most common extramusical topic surrounding the work of Edvard Grieg is its relationship to nature....
Book review Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. Winter (2018), the second volume of Knausgaard’s seasonal quartet, is identical in organization to Autumn (2017). It is divided into the three winter months, December, January, and February,...
Danish violinist Skow and Norwegian pianist Coucheron impress with viruosic performance Rolf Kristian Stang New York Featuring two exceptional young Scandinavian artists of note, Danish violinist Philippe Benjamin Skow and Norwegian pianist Julie Coucheron,...
An awesome painting depicts a unique historic event Mary Jo Thorsheim Norway Art This vibrant Norwegian painting records an important event in the history of Norway. It shows Birkebeiner skiers carrying infant Prince Haakon...
A composer’s account books offer insights into a time gone by Bjørn Øgaard Vice-chairman, Oslo Grieg Society Grieg did not live in Norway all year round. The villa “Troldhaugen”, built as a summer home,...
Mary Jo Thorsheim Norway Art It is said that Norwegian birds do not sing in winter, either at home or when they travel abroad. If they do make a noise, it has an altered...
Pianist Carine Gutlerner’s comet passes through again Rolf Kristian Stang New York Whether as concert pianist, conductor, composer, or performing demonstrated skills in other aspects top-level music making, Franco-Belgian Carine Gutlerner lights up the...
Jeanne Nelsen Kalama, Wash. Browsing online charity auction sites can yield some pretty unusual items. And as a stolt descendant of Norwegians, I often type in the words “Norway” and “Norwegian” to see what...
Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen makes her debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera Rolf Kristian Stang New York Covering the Met debut of Norwegian lyric dramatic soprano Lise Davidsen, singing the role of Lisa in...
A Norwegian Minnesotan goes to the theater John Erik Stacy The Norwegian American The streets of Minneapolis were slippery, and I slid a little at every turn between Ingebretsen’s on Lake Street and the...
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In loving memory: Rev. Kjell (P.J.) Jordheim
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