Specialized Programs

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Musical Migration

  • Songs and piano music by Norwegian-American immigrants, or about them
  • A collaboration with pianist Steven Luksan offered in conjunction with Crossings 200 in the US and Norway, the bicentennial of the arrival of the first Norwegian-American immigrant to America
  • Concerts of varying lengths, educational lecture-recitals, and workshops available
  • Works by
    • Edvard Grieg
    • Ole Bull
    • John Paulsen
    • Edmund & Hilde Neupert
    • Harry Ruby
    • Theodora Cormonton
    • Nehemiah Tjernagel
    • Signe Lund
    • Alf Hurum
    • Magda Bugge
    • Inga Lærum Liebich
    • Gerard Tonning
    • Bjarne Rolseth
    • Rudolph Møller
    • F. Melius Christiansen
    • … and more
  • For more details, information about the composers and the songs presented, visit Steven’s Musical Migration page.
  • Currently scheduled performances include (dates subject to change)
    • December, 2024
      • Scandinavian Cultural Center, Pacific Lutheran University, WA
    • March, 2025
      • Nordic Lodge, Whidbey Island, WA
      • Tordenskjold Lodge & Harald Hårfager Lodge Sons of Norway, Spokane, WA/Coeur D’Alene, ID
      • Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA
      • Oslo Lodge Sons of Norway & Nina Grieg Lodge Daughters of Norway, Poulsbo/Bremerton, WA
    • April
    • May
      • KING FM Northwest Focus Live, Seattle, WA – live on-air on 98.1
      • Nordic Chamber Music: Norway #2, Lakewold Gardens, Tacoma, WA
      • Ester Moe Daughers of Norway Lodge, Clinton, WA
      • Skyline Living Retirement Community, Seattle, WA
      • Vesterdalen Sons of Norway, Auburn, WA
      • Horizon House, Seattle, WA
    • June
    • July
      • Listen Live at Lunch, First Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA
    • August
      • Kirsten Flagstad Museum/Utvandrer Museum, Hamar, Norway
    • September
      • Concerts & Workshops, Norskedalen, Valley, WI
      • Concert & Student Workshop, Winona State University, Winona, MN
      • Concert & Student Workshop, Vesterheim Museum/Luther College, Decorah, IA
      • Edvard Grieg Society of Minnesota, Mindekirken, Minneapolis, MN
    • October
      • Nordia House, Nordic Northwest, Portland, OR
      • Saltwater Music Series, Des Moines, WA
    • November
      • International Edvard Grieg Society Convention, Bergen, Norway
      • Workshop with students at the Grieg Academy, Bergen, Norway

Der Skreg en Fugl

Unsung Songs by Norwegian Women

  • Music from our upcoming album, Der Skreg en Fugl (A Bird Cried Out), comprised of world-premiere recordings of songs by Norwegian women
  • A collaboration with pianist Angela Draghicescu
  • Concerts of varying lengths, educational lecture-recitals, and workshops available
  • Songs by
    • Hanna Marie Hansen
    • Mon Schjederup
    • Anne-Marie Ørbeck
    • Inga Lærum-Liebich
    • Inger Bang Lund
    • Magda Bugge
    • Pauline Hall
    • Anna Lindeman
    • Hilda Neupert
    • Theodora Cormontan
  • Performances and Presentations