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Official Opening of the Academic Year 2025

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A drawing of students playing on their instruments.

Welcome to the opening of the Academic Year 2025–2026 at the Norwegian Academy of Music.

Program

  • Music: Bånsull from Telemark. Trad, arr. Frank Havrøy. Start-up-choir with vise-Principal Vivianne Sydnes.
  • Rektors speech with Principal Astrid Kvalbein.
  • Music: «Med en bukett». Torbjørn Dyrud / Henrik Wergeland. Start-up-choir with vise-Principal Vivianne Sydnes.
  • Welkome with Deputy-Principal Morten Qvenild.
  • The students speech with leader in the Study Comitee Victor Middleton.
  • Music: «My Dear Forest». With Helge Lien (piano) and Live Maria Roggen (vokal).
  • Creation of meritorious teachers with the Principals.
  • Music: Franz Schubert: Piano quintet in A Major, «Forellen» – 1. movement Allegro vivace. With Elise Båtnes (violin), Are Sandbakken (viola), Lukas Hovland (cello), Danijel Petrovic (dobble bas) and Christopher Park (piano).
  • Finale: sing-a-long: Gaudeamus Igitur (note in the programme paper). William Ormseth (organ)

Welcome

Published: May 10, 2025 — Last updated: Aug 18, 2025