Category: Past Events

Music at Midweek  Wednesday, September 11 at 12:30 pm Mago Hunt Recital Hall University of Portland, OR (map) Free and open to the public More info here. Laura Loge, soprano and Steven Luksan, piano will present their Languages of Edvard Grieg lecture recital for students as well as the general public at the University of Portland. Come learn about Grieg's approach to setting songs in different langues, from Norwegian dialects and Old Norse to Danish, German and even English!   [caption id="attachment_21" align="alignleft" width="150"] Laura Loge, soprano[/caption] [caption id="attachment_554" align="alignleft" width="150"] Steven Luksan, piano & composer[/caption]

A Toast to Edvard Grieg   Sunday, September 15 at 3:00 pm A private residence in Ballard Tickets available here or on our Facebook event page. Free for NWEGS members $25 General Admission (Includes an annual membership)     Come join us for an afternoon of Grieg's music in an intimate setting, just like Grieg did in his own home. It will be a fun, interactive concert with food, drinks and door prizes! Come for the music, stay for the fun and the food! Featuring Kerry Bollinger Blanton, violin & viola, Justin Henderlight, oboe, Steven Luksan, piano and Laura Loge, soprano. We welcome attendees to share their own performances of Grieg's music as well! As this is in a private home, the specific address and directions will be revealed to attendees…

The Human Condition: Vinje & Benzon Resonance at Soma Towers, Bellevue (map)Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 7:30 pmTickets available here.Virtual and Live tickets: $25 general Nordia House, Nordic Northwest, Portland (map)Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 7:00 pmTickets available here. $35 General, $25 NN Members, $5 Arts for All For our final concert of the Complete Songs of Edvard Grieg will bring all three artists together to perform some of Grieg's most poignant songs to texts by A. O. Vinje and Otto Benzon. Soprano Laura Loge will sing Grieg's beloved Vinje Songs opus 33 plus a few posthumously published songs and baritone Alan Dunbar will sing Grieg's two final sets of songs with texts by Otto Benzon, opuses 69 and 70. Grieg's songs to Vinje texts bring into perspective his fascination with the complexity…

Fjell & Fjord   Vivian A. Bull Music Center, Linfield College, McMinville, OR (map) Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 7:30 pm Tickets available here. Resonance at Soma Towers, Bellevue (map) Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 7:30 pm Tickets available here.   Baritone Alan Dunbar and pianist Knut Erik Jensen return to the Northwest, performing Grieg's songs to texts by Andreas Munch, Holger Drachmann, John Paulsen, and Bjørnsterne Bjørnson which will explore Norway's natural beauty, from the mountains to the fjords, from landscapes to people and beyond. Come join us for a journey through Norway one beautiful song after another.   This is the sixth of seven concerts over three years presenting the complete songs of Edvard Grieg, sponsored by the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society.   [caption id="attachment_258" align="alignleft" width="102"] Alan Dunbar, baritone[/caption]…

Performing at the Nordic Museum Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 7:00 pm Nordic Museum, Seattle (map) Tickets available here. $20 For NWEGS & Nordic Museum Members $25 General Admission   Norwegian pianist, Oda Voltersvik, will perform works by Grieg, Sibelius, Rachmaninov, Beethoven & Ginastera as a guest artist of the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society. This special concert is not to be missed by Grieg and piano lovers alike!   [caption id="attachment_482" align="alignleft" width="300"] Oda Voltersvik, pianist[/caption] Described as a “pianist with great sensitivity and lovely tone (… ) She has the touch to render the orchestral textures vividly and the technique to tackle the ferociously difficult piano writing with ease” by Marios Papadopoulos, director of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, she has performed extensively worldwide in venues including the Palermo Classica International Festival, the First…

The Mountain Maid   Nordia House, Nordic Northwest, Portland (map) Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 7:30 pm Tickets available here.   Resonance at Soma Towers, Bellevue (map) Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 7:30 pm Tickets available here.   Moving past mid-summer, join Laura Loge, soprano and Knut Erik Jensen, piano, as they continue their collaboration with Northwest Edvard Grieg Society, Resonance at SOMA Towers and Nordic Northwest, and venture in the mountains to the sæter (summer farm). There they will lead you on a journey with the young sæterjente (farm girl) as she enjoys her cattle, falls in love only to be abandoned, and then lets herself be taken in by the mystical world of Norwegian sprites and spirits. We'll also introduce several Norwegian girls who are enjoying the summer and the warmth and light…

When: Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 7:00 pm, refreshments at 6:00 pm POSTPONED! Stay tuned for a new date! Where: A Private Residence in Ballard Tickets here. When: Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 4:00 pm Where: A Private Residence in Lake Oswego Tickets here. Tickets: $25.00 general public, $20 NWEGS members   The Northwest Edvard Grieg Society invites you to an evening of romantic music and refreshments. Come celebrate Valentine's day with songs and chamber music highlighting Norwegian music by Edvard Grieg, Steven Luksan and more. Featuring NWEGS favorites Laura Loge, soprano, Steven Luksan, piano, Justin Henderlight, oboe, Kerry Bollinger Blanton, viola, Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano, Douglas Webster, baritone, Joan Paddock, trumpet and lyr and the Trillium Quartet, with Jody Morrissette, violin, Charlyn Wilson, viola, MaryAnn Campbell, cello, & Pat Zagelow, piano! ***Not all performers will be…

Ballard First Lutheran Church (map) Sunday, November 18 at 3:30 pm Free - Donations accepted at the door RSVP Here Featuring: Guest Artists from Bergen, Norway Reidun Horvei, soprano and story teller Inter-Kristine Riber, piano Seattle-Bergen String Quartet Allion Salvador and Rachel Nesvig, violins Aleida Gehrels, viola Zoë Kohen Ley, cello Seattle Lilla Spelmanslag, Martha Levenson, director   The Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association and the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society invite you to a Nordic holiday concert to top off the Ballard Yulefest weekend and ring in the joyous season of Advent! This unique musical offering features beloved Norwegian guest artists soprano Reidun Horvei and pianist Inger-Kristine Riber. They will be joined by the Seattle-Bergen String Quartet with Allion Salvador, Rachel Nesvig, Aleida Gehrels, and Zoë Kohen Ley in their original arrangements…

A Norwegian Holiday The Old Church, Portland (map) Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 7:30 Tickets available here. Resonance at Soma Towers, Bellevue (map) Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 7:30 pm Tickets available here. Resonance at SOMA Towers, Nordic Northwest and the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society present the fourth concert of performances of the complete songs of Edvard Grieg. Laura Loge, soprano, Alan Dunbar, baritone, and Knut Erik Jensen, piano will perform The Complete Songs of Edvard Grieg: A Norwegian Holiday. This program will include songs about and surrounding holidays, from Christmas to Easter, to grand holiday adventures and Norwegian religious experiences. Highlighted in this concert are songs from the incidental music to Peer Gynt. Enjoy a festive evening, led by three experts in Grieg's song repertoire. Please note there are special discounted tickets…

Early Explorations Resonance at Soma Towers, Bellevue (map) Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 7:30 pm Tickets available here. Nordia House, Nordic Northwest, Portland (map) Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 7:30 pm Tickets available here.   With this, the third installment of the complete songs of Edvard Grieg, Resonance at SOMA Towers and the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society present Laura Loge, soprano, Alan Dunbar, baritone, and Knut Erik Jensen, piano in The Complete Songs of Edvard Grieg: Early Explorations. Beginning with the very first song composed by Edvard Grieg, Laura, Alan, and Knut Erik will present songs by Grieg set to German poetry as well as several opuses composed early in his career, during and after his studies and prior to his return to Norway. Continue this exploration of Grieg's complete songs as three specialists in his repertoire guide…