1996 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1996 in Norwegian music.

Events

March

• 29 – The 23rd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 29 – 31).^[1]

May

• 18 – The annual Eurovision song contest was held in Oslo, Norway at the Oslo Spektrum.
• 22 – The 24th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 2).^[2]

July

• 15 – The 36th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 15 – 20).^[3]

Albums released

March

• 25 – Visible World (ECM Records), by Jan Garbarek^[4]

Unknown date

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Karin Krog

• Huskonsert I Aurskog – Musikk Av Og Etter Anders Heyerdahl (Meantime Records)^[5]

Deaths

March

• 14 – Maj Sønstevold, composer, pianist, and music teacher (born 1917).^[6]

June

• 5 – Anne-Marie Ørbeck, classical pianist and composer (born 1911).^[7]

October

• 9 – Per Asplin, pianist, singer, composer and actor (born 1928).^[8]
• 29 – Robert Levin, classical pianist and composer (born 1912).^[9]

November

• 5 – Arne Hendriksen, operatic tenor (born 1911).^[10]

Births

January

• 29 – Nora Foss al-Jabri, singer.

June

• 15 – Aurora (Aksnes), singer and songwriter.
• 29 – Alexandra Rotan, singer.

September

• 5 – Sigrid (Solbakk Raabe), singer and songwriter.

October

• 12 – Astrid S(meplass), singer and songwriter.

November

• 4 – Adelén (Rusillo Steen), singer.

See also

• 1996 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vossajazz – Historie . Norwegian . . 2017-03-16.
2. Web site: Nattjazz . Norwegian . . 2017-03-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322193111/http://www.nattjazz.no/historie/index.php?ID=Alle . 2016-03-22 .
3. Web site: Moldejazz 1996 . Norwegian . Dimu.no . 2017-03-16.
4. Web site: Jan Garbarek – Visible World . . 2017-03-20.
5. Web site: Karin Krog, Den Norske Strykekvartett, Einar Henning Smebye, Mats Berglund, John Surman – Huskonsert I Aurskog – Musikk Av Og Etter Anders Heyerdahl . . 2017-03-20.
6. Encyclopedia: Maj Sønstevold . no . Dahm . Cecilie . . Kunnskapsforlaget . 2009-02-13 . 2017-04-01.
7. Encyclopedia: Anne Marie Ørbeck . no . Dahm . Cecilie . . Kunnskapsforlaget . 2009-02-13 . 2017-03-20.
8. Encyclopedia: Per Asplin . no . Larsen . Svend Erik Løken . . Kunnskapsforlaget . 2009-02-13 . 2017-03-20.
9. Encyclopedia: Robert Levin . no . Solbu . Einar . . Kunnskapsforlaget . 2012-05-08 . 2017-03-20.
10. Encyclopedia: Arne Hendriksen . no . . Kunnskapsforlaget . 2014-08-04 . 2017-03-20.