Lage Lund: All that jazz
Norwegian guitarist Lage Lund plays, composes, & leads in New York City Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. Jazz is one of America’s greatest art forms. So many of its songs are integral to the Great...
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Per Brevig: Teaching new tricks
Trombonist and conductor Per Brevig looks back on 50 summers at the Aspen Music Festival and School Andrew Travers Aspen Times Reprinted with special permission from the Aug. 15, 2019, edition of the Aspen Times....
“No art without blood from the heart!”
An interview with Norwegian concert pianist Oda Voltersvik Christy Olsen Fleld Taste of Norway Editor Oda Hjertine Voltersvik is an internationally recognized Norwegian concert pianist, regularly performing solo and chamber music recitals in Norway...
Leif Ove Andsnes conquers Chicago
Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto celebrates a birthday Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American He has performed on the top of a mountain and in most of the great concert halls of the world. At...
Out Stealing Horses is Norway’s Oscar nominee
REEL NEWS from the Norwegian Film Institute (nfi.no) Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland’s feature, Out Stealing Horses (Ut og stjæle hester) will be Norway’s bid for the Oscar nomination as Best Foreign Language film....
An artistic calling and a life’s work
Mary Jo Thorsheim connects Norwegian Americans with their roots through art Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American Dr. Mary Jo Thorsheim has been interested in art all of her life. She started drawing at...
Sissel sings from the heart in Salt Lake City
Scandinavian superstar reunites with Tabernacle Choir for Pioneer Day Concert—and makes time to talk with Lori Ann Reinhall Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American It’s not every day that you get the chance to...
No innocent romp
For a wholesome paean to Nordic rituals, do not watch Ari Aster’s Midsommar Emily C. Skaftun The Norwegian American As we entered the theater, my friend asked me what I knew about Midsommar. “It’s...
Brian D. Bumby, a modern-day flâneur
Seeing through photographer Brian D. Bumby’s eye Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. Brian D. Bumby is an American-born, New York-based, self-taught photographer. What first struck me about his work is its diversity of subject: weddings,...
Victor V. Gurbo builds and plays guitars
A melodious life Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. The exquisite craftsmanship and meticulous skill required to create a fine hand-hewn instrument is a dying art. But there are those who hold on to tradition and...
