Helge Iberg

Helge Iberg, 2017

Helge Iberg (born March 27, 1954 ) is a Norwegian composer and jazz pianist.

Iberg studied religion and music at the University of Oslo , a. a. Composition with Olav Anton Thommessen (* 1946) and instrumentation with Ragnar Søderlind (* 1945). He led the jazz group Fusion , which u. a. Knut Værnes was a member. For health reasons he later had to end his career as a jazz pianist.

For the opera Det Ondes Problem , Iberg received the Prix ​​Italia in 1990 and was nominated for the Spellemann Prize in 1991 . In addition to vocal and symphonic works, Iberg composed drama music for various theaters in Oslo as well as music for radio and television productions. He worked as a conductor at the Chat Noir revue theater and as a conductor and arranger at the NordNorsk Kammerorkest .

Works

• Alice Lengter Tilbake , Musical (text by Tor Aage Bringsværd ), 1988–89
• Det Ondes Problem etc. , Opera, 1990
• Opptog , Ballet, WP 1992
• Motor , premier 1993
• 8 Sanger etter Dikt by Rolf Jacobsen for baritone, string quartet, saxophone, piano and percussion, 1993
• Ballet music , 1993
• Two Scenes from the World of Don Quijote for cello and piano, 1993
• Perpetuus - a Street Parade for Symphony Orchestra , 1994
• Haakon , Oratorio, 1995
• DROMO DANCE for trumpet - strings and marimba , WP 1998
• Konsert for jazz group and chamber ensemble , WP 1998
• e (X) nihilo for symphony or wind orchestra, WP 2000
• "He vi ikke alle krigere i vårt eget liv?" - a soldiers tale for symphony orchestra , WP 2005
• Dromo Dance , Violin Concerto, WP 2005
• Bare tynne nåler for baritone, piano and cello, premier 2006
• Concerto for violin, obbligato alto part and chamber orchestra

Discography

• Det Ondes problem etc.
• Alice lengter tilbake
• Blå lengsel (duo with Anne Lise Gjøstøl )
• Attack (with TerjeTønnesen )
• Never ending west side story
• LUDO (with Anne Lise Berntsen and Bendik Hofseth )
• HALVVEIS (with Per Vollestad and Odd Børretzen )

Web links

• Homepage of Helge Iberg