Premieres
Since the first BrassWind festival was held in 2004, over 160 new works, mainly by Norwegian composers, have had their world premieres here:
2004
- 1: Gary Peterson (USA) - Psalms for Good Friday
- 2: Eilert Tøsse - Restless Times
- 3: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Blåsebølgen
- 4: Martin Winter (England) - Merit for Trumpet and Wind Band
- 5: Ørjan Matre - Logitech Noise for Trumpet og Brass Band
2005
- 6: Jostein Stalheim/Camilla Skrede Johannessen - De Vilde Svaner (ballet)
- 7: Craig Farr - Sonata de Camera
- 8: Øyvind Lyslo - Imbrassible
- 9: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Stim
- 10: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - The Playground Project
2006
- 11: Ørjan Matre - Hunting Low and High
- 12: Ørjan Matre - Paradoxical Leftovers
- 13: Craig Farr - Horntonar
- 14: Craig Farr - Call of the Cthulhu
- 15: Terje Isungset/Bent Erik Bråthen Røed - Fire stemninger
- 16: Dagfinn Koch - Versuch uber Schatten, Farben und Licht
- 17: Dagfinn Koch - Transluscence
- 18: Ketil Hvoslef - Ferry Music (revised version)
- 19: Bjørn Kruse - Voodoo (New Orleans remembered)
- 20: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Triade – The Angels of Destruction (revised version)
- 21: Knut Vaage - Dragen
2007
- 22: Olav Anton Thommessen - Bengalske lys
- 23: Webjørn Sæther - Gnur for trombone og korps
- 24: Antonio Bibalo/Lysebo - Concerto Allegorico, new version for violin and band
- 25: Morgan Juel Stavik - Images from a Dream, for trumpet and brass band
- 26: Jan Erik Mikalsen - Night Songs, for clarinet and brass band
- 27: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Blue Phrases, for trumpet, electronics, tape and brass band
- 28: Knut Vaage - multiMORF, for electric violin, electronics, computer, video art, and brass band
2008
- 29: Knut Olaf Sunde - Molladalen – Bergen edit
- 30: Knut Olaf Sunde - Molladalen, documentary film
- 31: Gary Peterson - Sørgesang for Lars Kristian
- 32: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Spin
- 33: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Of Night and Darkness
2009
- 34: Dagfinn Koch - Turmmusik
- 35: Glenn Erik Haugland/Heidi Tronsmo - Hypermusical (documentary opera)
- 36: Jon Øivind Ness - Zvezdochka in Orbit, Cello Concerto
- 37: Helge Sunde - Absolute Ping Pong
- 38: Gisle Kverndokk - Initiations, new version for violin and band
2010
- 39: Paul McGhee - Clap!!!!
- 40: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Concerto for Euphonium and Brass Band (Norwegian premiere)
- 41: Sebastian L. Torjusen - A Glass of Water
- 42: Bård Henrik Hereide - Saaker
- 43: Fredrick Schjelderup - Ferden
- 44: Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred - Polyfonia
- 45: Ketil Hvoslef - Perpetuum Trompetuum
- 46: Eilert Tøsse - Signals
2011
- 47: Ruben Sverre Gjertsen - Postheroic Fanfares
- 48: Geir Johnson - Bygdin
- 49: Christian Lindberg - Creeping out of the Mudded
- 50: Paul McGhee - Waiting for a Pain Hit!??!!? (Norwegian premiere)
- 51: Jostein Stalheim - Zaoeaa
- 52: Johan Modhal Leiva - Tales of the Universe
- 53: Anders Røshol: work for Bottom End Quartet
- 54: Craig Farr: Back from Hell (for Bottom End Quartet)
- 55: Emil Børø: work for Bottom End Quartet
- 56: Fredrick Schjelderup: BWV #245 (for Bottom End Quartet)
- 57: Michael Barnes: work for Bottom End Quartet
- 58: Rebecka Ahvenniemi: work for Bottom End Quartet
- 59: Jon Øivind Ness - Yacky Gut Fur, Sour Beehieves
2012
- 60: Craig Farr - Horn Concerto
- 61: James Clapperton - Saxophone Concerto
- 62: Kari Beate Tandberg - Collodictyon
- 63: Paul McGhee - Euphonium Concerto
- 64: Stig Nordhagen - Saxophone Concerto
- 65: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Concerto for Large Wind Ensemble - Pentagram (Norwegian premiere)
2013
- 66: Lene Grenager - Aasta Hansteens March
- 67: Alwynne Pritchard - March, March, March
- 68: Hollie Harding - Fracture
- 69: Svein Henrik Giske - Jubilee March
- 70: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Litania
- 71: Wolfgang Plagge - Dragon
- 72: Knut Vaage - multiMORF IV
- 73: Sigurd Fischer-Olsen - Three Lamento Movements
- 74: Magnus Brandset - TubAtlantic
- 75: Lucy Pankhurst - 3 Minute Warning
- 76: Dagfinn Koch - "...führe mich in Friede..." (Acedia II)
- 77: William Kay - Chorale Prelude on “Guds kyrkjefolk, syng”
- 78: Tom Brevik - Songs and Interludes
2014
- 79: Jostein Stalheim - Contradictions
- 80: Rebecka Ahvenniemi - Muse's Puzzle
- 81: Knut Vaage - Skimmer
- 82: Geir Sundbø - Ritual
- 83: Helmut Oehring - KontraMeere, version for contrabass clarinet
2015
- 84: Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred - On Shaking Ground
- 85: Jan Erik Mikalsen - Lignes
2016
- 86: Gavin Higgins - Dark Arteries (Norwegian premiere)
- 87: Ricardo Odriozola - Breathe not a Word
- 88: Knut Vaage - Lille-Fønix 2
- 89: Knut Vaage - Bea's Song
- 90: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Octos Adventure (Norwegian premiere)
2017
- 91: Knut Vaage - Respons
- 92: Jone Finne Kuven - Quietly Going Insane Together
- 93: Anne Goro Tronsmo Haugland - Brass-GODDAMMIT
- 94: Aasmund Brekke - Narbgvof
- 95: Amund Bramness Vaage - 678
- 96: Norvald Johan Kobbeltvedt - Playground
- 97: Inga Mei Steinbru - Kråken
- 98: Tonje Hernes - Saurus
- 99: Ragnhild Tronsmo Haugland - Particles
- 100: Ørjan Matre - 10 Fanfares for Folk Flest
- 101: Jostein Stalheim: Zosimos (sound painting)
2018
- 102: Ketil Hvoslef - Cantus Lutro Lutro – Oterens sang
- 103: Svein Henrik Giske - Vox Clara
- 104: Ørjan Matre - Instant Music
- 105: Dan Baczkowski - Send Fire
- 106: Therese B. Ulvo - Solo Shadows (2014/2018) - version for solo clarinet
- 107: Eilert Tøsse - Essentials (2018) for B clarinet and pre-recorded sound
- 108: Jone Kuven - Three Rusticles from a Sunken Ship
- 109: Stig Nordhagen - Forgotten Songs
- 110: Stig Nordhagen - Quintet for Brass
- 111: Emil Kristoffersen Børø - Uten Bremser
2019
- 112: Nils Henrik Asheim - Hornflowers for brass quintet
- 113: Vonnegut Collective - Babelfisk
- 114: Lisa Bråthen - Meanwhile
- 115: Jostein Stalheim - Tretrilogi
- 116: Bojidar Spassov - ...volatile
2020
- 117: Knut Vaage - multiMORF V for trombone, 4 brass players, electronics, and light/video design
- 118: Knut Vaage - multiMORF VI for trumpet, 4 brass players, electronics, and light/video design
2021
- 119: Ketil Hvoslef - Tuba Concerto in the Time of Corona
- 120: Ketil Hvoslef - Secondavera
- 121: Marcus Paus - Nocturno (Lockdown Lullaby)
- 122: Terje Viken - Re-echoes for euphonium, percussion, and sound files
- 123: Ketil Hvoslef - TALOS - a saga on lur (revised)
- 124: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Trollfjell movement 3 “Pila og Hatten” and movement 4 “Møya”
- 125: Jonas Puntervoll - The Ocean’s Lament
- 126: Craig Farr - The Abusement Park
- 127: Morgan Juel Stavik - Little Suite for Brass Band
- 128: Frederick Schjelderup - New Beginnings (Norwegian premiere)
- 129: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Fusion
- 130: Eilert Tøsse - Passiarer for 3 trombones and cimbasso
- 131: Kjetil Djønne - Divertimento for Trombone Quartet
- 132: Knut Vaage - multiMORF VII for brass quintet, electronics, and light/video design
2022
- 133: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Three Fancies (2012/2022)
- 134: Espen Haukås - The Green Island
- 135: Fredrik Ertvaag - Mèlodrame
- 136: Adgeir T. Odsæter - 1916
- 137: Kolbein Eide Bukve - Ravnpikens dans
- 138: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Stråler fra en Rød Sol (version B for clarinet and saxophone)
- 139: Svein Henrik Giske - No Woes for Western Winds
- 140: Magnar Åm - Fødest stadig
- 141: Arian Pedersen - Konsertovertyre
- 142: Maren Elise Ingeberg - Mist
- 143: Craig Farr - Vanntigeren og jakten på lyden
2023
- 144: Svein Henrik Giske - The Bugle Calls (concert for 2 trumpets)
- 145: Henrik Hellstenius - Mnemosyne
- 146: Tor-Erik Hellesen - Metastasis
- 147: Kari Beate Tandberg - DUGGPUNKT
- 148: Craig Farr - Head-related Transfer Functions
- 149: Kjell Flem - Jubilus (premiere of brass band version)
- 150: Kjell Flem - Communion (premiere of brass band version)
- 151: Kolbein Eide Bukve - Snøskrømt
- 152: Ellen Lindquist - Surface Tension
- 153: Martin Arnold - Straw
- 154: Tywi John Hywel Roberts - InTuition and InTention
- 155: Bofan Ma - ±13.8
- 156: Athanasia Kontou - IV Miniatures
- 157: Lisa Braathen - Short Stories
- 158: Morten Bergendahl - Champion
- 159: Tor Erik-Hellesen & Manger Skulemusikklag - Sekvens 1-8
- 160: Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen - Avtrykk
- 161: Emil Kristoffersen Børø - Sinfonietta
- 162: Craig Farr - Lhamo La-tso