Virtual Concerts
Selections from Flute Fantasy
- Presented by Northwest Edvard Grieg Society on KING FM’s Northwest Focus Live
- Live performance on February 10, 2022
- Watch the Hildring i speil by Øistein Sommerfeldt performed by Cassie Lear, flute, Laura Loge, soprano, & Steven Luksan, piano.
- Watch Nocturn by Steven Luksan performed by Laura Loge, soprano.
Årstider – Norwegian Seasons
- Presented by Tacoma Opera as part of its Intermezzo Recital Series
- Live presentation on Sunday, January 16, 2022
- Laura and Steven Luksan collaborate on a program of Norwegian songs seamlessly following the changes of the seasons through the year, with the unique perspective of life in the far northern country. The concert features songs by Edvard Grieg, Anna Lindemann, Anne-Marie Ørbeck, Alf Hurum, Frank Havrøy, Halfdan Kjerulf, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Signe Lund, Gisle Kverndokk, and Steven Luksan.
- Available here and on the Tacoma Opera’s website and YouTube channel.
Norwegian Sounds (Livestream)
- Presented by Philharmonia Northwest, Julia Tai, Music Director & Conductor
- Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 2:00 pm (PST)
- Town Hall, Seattle (map)
- Livestream tickets & more information here
- Laura performed (live!) David Monrad Johansen’s Syv sange (Seven Songs, Op. 6) arranged for Laura and Philharmonia Northwest by Northwest composer & conductor Adam Stern.
- Also on the program are Agathe Backer-Grøndahl’s Scherzo for Orchestra & Edvard Grieg’s Holberg Suite.
SONGFEST of Nordic Female Composers
- Presented by The Edvard Grieg Society of Minnesota
- Available virtually starting Friday, October 22 & Saturday, October 23
- Virtual Performance by Norway House, Minneapolis, MN
- More information here.
- Laura and Steven Luksan presented part of this festival of song by Nordic women, performing works by Anna Lindeman and Anne-Marie Ørbeck. Performers from across the US will performed songs by Anniken Paulsen, Signe Lund, Sofie Dedekam, Emma Dahl, Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, Jórunn Viðar, Mist Þorkelsdóttir, and Theodora Cormontan.
A Little Lunch Music: Anna & Anne-Marie — Songs and Piano Works by two Norwegians
- Presented by Music Center of the Northwest
- More information here
- With Steven Luksan, pianist
- Laura and Steven will present a short concert of songs by Anna Lindemann and Anne-Marie Ørbeck, two often-overlooked Norwegian composers.
- Available virtually here and on YouTube beginning June 4 @ noon PST.
Jul: A Christmas Journey
- Presented by Northwest Edvard Grieg Society
- More information here
- With Steven Luksan, pianist and composer and Aleida Gehrels, viola
- Laura, Steven & Aleida present a program of Norwegian songs, piano, and chamber works about Christmas, snow, and all things winter.
- Available virtually here and YouTube beginning December 13 @ 2 pm
From Grieg to Gershwin Part I: Songs of Solitude and Isolation
- Presented by Northwest Edvard Grieg Society
- Program, Program Notes
- Texts & Translations
- With Steven Luksan, pianist and composer
- Laura and Steven perform songs and piano works by Grieg, Grøndahl, Alnæs, Hurum, Olsen, and Luksan in this first part of a three part concert mini-series.