Past Events

Welcome Spring!

Sunday, April 2, 2023 at the Leif Erikson Lodge

Julekonsert

With the Seattle Mannskor

Saturday, December 17, 2022

PEER GYNT

Saturday, June 18, 2022, National Nordic Museum
With the Thalia Symphony Orchestra, dancers, a chamber chorus, and a soprano soloist


Grieg LIVE! at Fremont Music Union

Performed live on March 20, 2020 – WATCH HERE
#MusicintheTimeofCoronaVirus

 


 

The Complete Songs of Edvard Grieg

Performed in Seven Concerts over Three (Five) Years

Featuring Laura Loge, soprano, Alan Dunbar, baritone, & Knut Erik Jensen, piano

Concert 1: The Norwegian Soul (past)
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 7:30 pm at Nordia House, Portland
Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:30 pm at Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue

 

Concert 2: Norge! (past)
Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 4:00 pm Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 7:30 pm Nordia House, Portland

 

 

Concert 3: Early Explorations (past)
Thursday, November 1, 2018 Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue
Saturday, November 3, 2018 Nordia House, Portland

 

 

Concert 4: A Norwegian Holiday
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 The Old Church, Portland
Thursday, April 4, 2019 Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue

 

Concert 5: The Mountain Maid
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Nordia House, Portland
Thursday, July 11, 2019 Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue

 

Concert 6: Fjell & Fjord
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Linfield College, McMinville, OR
Thursday, November 7, 2019 Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue

 

 

Concert 7: The Human Condition: Vinje & Benzon
Wednesday, September 13, 2022 Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue
Thursday, November 7, 2019 Nordia House, Portland

 

 

Norwegian Odyssé

A collaboration with the Seattle Modern Orchestra and Music Exchange International
Sunday, November 3, 2019 at National Nordic Museum

 

 

Norwegian Pianist Oda Voltersvik

Performing at the Nordic Museum
Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the National Nordic Museum

 

 

Skål! A Toast to Edvard Grieg

Saturday, September 15, 2019 
A private residence in Ballard

 

 

The Languages of Edvard Grieg

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 
Music at Midweek at the University of Portland

 

 

My Norwegian Valentine

Saturday, February 16, 2019 
A private residence in Lake Oswego, OR
Featuring Laura Loge, soprano, Hannah Penn, mezzo-soprano, Douglas Webster, baritone, Joan Paddock, trumpet and lur, Steven Luksan, piano and the Trillium Quartet with Jody Morrisette, violin, Charlyn Wilson, viola, MaryAnn Campbell, cello and Pat Zagelow, piano.

 

Vintersong

Sunday, November 18, 2018 
Ballard First Lutheran Church
Featuring: Reidun Horvei, soprano and story teller, Inger-Kristine Riber, piano,
Seattle-Bergen String Quartet, and Seattle Lilla Spelmanslag

 

Member (Iced) Tea Party

Sunday, Septeber 16, 2018 

 

5th Annual Grieg Gala with the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association

Saturday, June 16, 2018 
Ballard First Lutheran Church

 

 

 

Grieg at the Daughters of Norway, Everett

Saturday, May 19, 2018 
Normanna Lodge, Everett
A program exploring the many languages of Edvard Grieg!

 

 

Trumpet Meditations

Music an Musicians from the Norwegian Arctic

Friday, March 23, 2018 
Ballard First Lutheran Church

Featuring Musicians from Tromsø, Norway:
Ingrid Eliassen, trumpet
Ekaterina Isayevskaya, piano

 

 

Norwegian Love

A Valentines Concert & Tea

Sunday, February 11, 2018 
Leif Erikson Lodge, Ballard

Featuring songs and piano pieces by Grieg and Luksan with
Laura Loge, soprano & Steven Luksan, piano

 

 

Musical Pairings

October 22, 2017
A House Concert Featuring Laura Loge & Steven Luksan
Here are a few songs from the warm, intimate afternoon:

“Solveig’s sang” from Peer Gynt by Grieg

Melodie, op. 47, no. 3 by Grieg

“Prinsessen” by Delius

Vals Impromptu, op. 47, no. 1