2003 in Norwegian music

Mari Boine receiving an award given by Nordic Council at the session in Oslo, 2003.

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2003 in Norwegian music .

Events

January

• 17 – The 22nd annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 17 – 19). ^[1]
• 30 – The 6th Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 30 – February 2). ^[2]

February

• 6 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 6 – 22). ^[3]

March

• 13 – The annual By:Larm started in Trondheim (March 13 – 16). ^[4]

April

• 11
  • The 30th Vossajazz started at Voss (April 11 – 13). ^[5]
  • Kåre Opheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2003. ^[6]
• 3 – Terje Rypdal performs the commissioned work Vossabrygg for Vossajazz 2003. ^[7]
• 25 – Ole Blues started in Bergen (April 25 – May 3). ^[8]

May

• 6 – The 14th MaiJazz started in Stavanger (May 6 – 10). ^[9]
• 21
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 21 – June 1). ^[10]
  • The 31st Nattjazz 2004 started in Bergen (May 21 – 31). ^[11]

June

• 13 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo (June 13 – 15). ^[12]

July

• 2 – The 39th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg (July 2 – 5). ^[13]
• 12 – The 43rd Moldejazz started in Molde (July 12 – 17). ^[14]
• 31 – The 16th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (July 31 – August 3). ^[15]

August

• 6 – The 17th Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 6 – 10). ^[16]
• 7 – The annual Øyafestivalen started in Oslo (August 7 – 9). ^[17]
• 11 – The 18th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 11 – 17). ^[18]

September

• 3 – The 2nd Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (September 3 – 6). ^[19]
• 30 – The 1st Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 30 – Oktober 3. ^[20]

October

• 1 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer. ^[21]
• 2 – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo (October 2 – 12). ^[22]
• 31 – The Trondheim Jazz Festival started in Trondheim (October 31 – November 8). ^[23]

November

• 4 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 4 – 9). ^[24]

December

• 11– The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held in Oslo Spektrum. ^[25]

Albums released

November

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
03	Dina	Dina	Universal Music Group	Contains hit song "Bli Hos Meg"	[26]
10	Julegløggen	Frode Alnæs, Arild Andersen, Stian Carstensen	Kirkelig Kulturverksted	Produced by Erik Hillestad	[27]

Unknown date

A

Arild Andersen

• Moon Water (NorCD), with Carsten Dahl and Patrice Heral ^[28]

B

Jon Balke

• Trialogue (Jazzland Recordings), with Lars Møller and Morten Lund ^[29]

I

Terje Isungset

• Middle Of Mist (Jazzland Recordings) ^[30]

N

Paal Nilssen-Love

• Schlinger (Smalltown Supersound), with Håkon Kornstad ^[31]

Births

April

• 11 – Aksel Rykkvin, boy soprano.

Deaths

January

June

• 5 – Ola Calmeyer, jazz pianist (born 1930). ^[32]

November

• 6 – Hallvard Johnsen, composer and flautist (born 1916). ^[33]

December

• 12 – Peder Alhaug, tenor (born 1921). ^[34]

See also

• 2003 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
• 2003 in jazz

References

1. "Django Festival in Norway 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
2. "Polarjazz 78'N, 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
3. "Kristiansund Opera Festival 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
4. "By:Larm 2003" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
5. "Vossa Jazz 2003" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
6. "Vossa Jazz-prisen" . Retrieved 2017-03-01.
7. Fordham, John (2006-02-10). "Terje Rypdal: Vossabrygg". The Guardian . Retrieved 2017-03-01.
8. "Ole Blues 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
9. "MaiJazz 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
10. "Bergen International Festival 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
11. "Nattjazz 2003" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
12. "Norwegian Wood 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
13. "Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
14. "Molde International Jazz Festival 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
15. "Tidligere plakater" [Previous posters] (in Norwegian). Stiftelsen Notodden Blues Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
16. "Sildajazz 2003" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
17. "Øyafestivalen 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
18. "Oslo Jazzfestival 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
19. "Insomnia Festival 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
20. "Echo 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
21. "DölaJazz – Lillehammer Jazz Festival 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
22. "ULTIMA 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
23. "Trondheim Jazzfestival 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
24. "Oslo World Music Festival 2003". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
25. Higraff, Mona Sæverud (2003-11-12). "Klare for Nobel-konserten" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 2017-11-23.
26. ""Dina - Dina"". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-12-13.
27. "Frode Alnæs, Arild Andersen, Stian Carstensen – Julegløggen". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
28. "Carsten Dahl / Arild Andersen / Patrice Heral – Moon Water". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
29. "Lars Møller / Jon Balke / Morten Lund (2) – Trialogue". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
30. "Terje Isungset – Middle Of Mist". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
31. "Paal Nilssen-Love, Håkon Kornstad – Schlinger". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
32. "Ola Calmeyer Prosjekt" (in Norwegian). Swing-n-Sweet.no. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
33. Grinde, Nils (2009-02-13). "Hallvard Johnsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
34. "Peder Alhaug – Tenor" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-08.