Svein Henrik Giske

Three Gentle Giants was commissioned by Grenland International Brass Festival as a test piece for the 2nd division in 2008. "Three Gentle Giants. The three giants each have their own monologue which l...

Our song was commissioned by Knarvik Skolekorps for their junior band in 2020. They wanted an original piece that could challenge their young players. This became a suite in three movements with theme...

Dag Wirén (1905-1986) wurde 1937 als Komponist mit der Serenade für Streichorchester op. 11 bekannt, die bis heute sein meistgespieltes Werk ist. Seine Werkliste besteht hauptsächlich aus Instrumental...

Champagne Tango was recorded for the first time in 1914 by the pianist Roberto Firpo. After the first release, is's recorded a numerous times both in Argentina and abroad. It was written by Manuel Aró...

Erling Kjoek (1913-1999) was a Norwegian fiddler and a strong representative of the folk music from Nord-Gudbrandsdal. My arrangement was originally written for Concert band as a commission from The...

This march composed in 1916 is arguably one of the finest and most famous marches from the Scandinavian countries. It's composer, and "Swedish March King" Viktor Widqvist's (1881-1952) most famous co...

This march was written in 1919 by Norways own "March King" Oscar Borg (1851-1930). He was born in the town of Halden in the southeast of Norway and received his education at the Royal Academy in Stoc...

Odd Nordstoga is an award winning Norwegian artist who has been active since the 1990's, working in the popular-/folk music genre. I have listened to a lot of Odd Nordstogas music, in particular the...

This challenging arrangement for Concert Band was originally recorded for piano/flugelhorn duet. The jazz pianist Mikhail Misha Alperin of Ukraina is today Professor at The Norwegian Academy of Music...

Rukan Krukan has its origins from the collaboration between The Norwegian Armed Forces Band -Western Norway, legendary Hardanger fiddle player Knut Buen and myself which in 1999 resulted in the album...

Koppangen' is written by Pererik Moreaus, known as violinist in the Swedish folk music group Orsa Spelmän. The song is inspired of- and has got it's name after the nature Reserve Koppangen located nea...

Most of her life, Gjendine spent in Jotunheimen area, basically at Gjendebu, Skogadalsboen and Spiterstulen. She met the famous Edvard Grieg , first time in the mountains in 1891, and influated his ar...

Der vielseitige norwegische Gitarrist und Komponist Knut Reiersrud hat im Laufe der Jahre mit vielen verschiedenen Musikern und Künstlern zusammengearbeitet. Besonders aufgefallen ist mir seine Zusamm...

Seaside Rendezvous is a song with a lot a humour to put the musicians, and audience as well, in the right mood! The song is featured on the 1975-album success A Night At The Opera by British band Quee...

The composition consists mainly of little bits put together in different ways, creating melodies, scales and harmonies. The bits are, if you like, small fragments in musical motion or context, -hence...