John Philip Hannevik

The All Night Vigil is an a-cappella composition that Sergei Rachmaninov composed in January/ February 1915. It was one of Rachmaninoff's favorite among his own compositions, and it has also been call...

Thomas Caplin is a Swedish professor of choral conducting. He works at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in Hamar. He composed this beautiful opus for choir based on the ancient text 'U...

Der finnische Komponist Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) wird weithin als der größte Komponist seines Landes anerkannt, und durch seine Musik half er Finnland bei der Entwicklung einer nationalen Identität w...

Siddis Brass ist Norwegens führender Unterhaltungswettbewerb für Blaskapellen. Für den Wettbewerb 2025 hatte sich die renommierte Championship Section Band Krohnengen Brass Band vorgenommen, ein Progr...

The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer, and through his music he helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for i...

Edward Elgar composed his 'Variations on an Original Theme', Op. 36, popularly known as the Enigma Variations, between October 1898 and February 1899. It is an orchestral work comprising fourteen vari...

This arrangement is written to commemorate Robert Kvam, a trumpeter, conductor and instrument repair technician. He died of cancer in 2019, only 54 years old. The quiet, beautiful hymn 'There is power...

Erik Bye (1926-2004) was a major Norwegian TV-personality in his time, a colourful man with a varied background. He was a great lyricist, and many of his poems and songs have become modern Norwegian c...

This arrangement is written to commemorate Robert Kvam, a trumpeter, conductor and instrument repair technician. He died of cancer in 2019, only 54 years old. The quiet, beautiful hymn 'There is power...

César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (1822-1890) composed his famous Mass in 1872. The penultimate movement from this mass is the beautiful 'Panis Angelicus' - 'Bread of Angels'. Solo Options: V...

Valdres is a mountain region that lies between Oslo and Bergen. Johannes Hanssen (1874-1967) composed the march for the Valdres Battalion between 1901 and 1904, using the Battalions horn-signal combin...

Norway became an independent nation in 1905, and the danish Prince Carl was offered the Norwegian crown after a plebiscite in November of that year. He accepted, took the old norse name Haakon, and as...

This wedding march originates from the Valdres region in Norway. The municipality of 'Southern Aurdal' is known for its two beautiful 'Stave' churches, probably built around 1160-1190. The wedding ma...

Die norwegische Folkgruppe "Madam Jam" besteht aus 7 Musikern aus der zentralen, gebirgigen Region Norwegens. Sie veröffentlichten ihr erstes Album "van danse" im Jahr 2023. Diese Polka steht auf der...

'Home for Christmas' ist ein wundeschöner Weihnachtssong der norwegischen Singer/Songwriterin Maria Mena. John Philip Hanneviks Arrangement kann sowohl mit Instrumental-, als auch mit Gesangssolisten...

The singer/ songwriter Sondre Justad was born in Lofoten in the north of Norway in 1990. His first album 'Riv i hjertet' was released in 2015, and it became a huge success. He got very fine reviews in...

'Väsen' ('commotion', 'fuss', 'ado') is a Swedish acoustic band consisting of three outstanding instrumentalists playing viola, 12-string guitar and nyckelharpa ('key-harp'). They have been touring to...

This christmas fanfare is based on the tune by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy / William H. Cummings. The lyrics Hark, the Herald Angels Sing are credited to Charles Wesley, and are written a century befo...

This song is written by the incredibly successful duo Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. It became a huge hit in Sweden when recorded by Benny Anderssons Orkester and vocalist Helen Sjöholm in 2012....

Halvdan Sivertsen (born 1950) is one of the most popular singer/ songwriters in Norway. He is well know as a first-class storyteller, and he has a strong melodic line in all his music. This Christma...

The text for this carol was written by the Episcopal priest Phillips Brooks in 1865, and it was inspired by his visit to Bethlehem three years earlier. He asked his organist in the Church of the Holy...

This well know Christmas Carol has a French tune from the 16th century dance book Orchésographie, written by Jehan Tabourot. The original title is 'Le branle de l'Official'. The lyrics were written b...

This song was composed by the Norwegian singer-songwriter Lars Martin Myhre. The lyrics describe a person seeing the Holiday season approaching, with the feeling of being a bit on the side of society...