Terje Isungset
Terje Isungset is one of Europe's most accomplished and innovative percussionists. With over two decades of experience in jazz and ethnic scandinavian music, he is taking these types of music far beyond their traditional boundaries. He has crafted his own instruments from Norwegian natural elements, arctic birch, granite, slate, sheep bells, and even ice. Terje is, in fact, a world innovator in ice instruments, as seen in the internationally televised Millenium/New Year 2000 event from Sweden, and the 2002 Iceman Is CD.

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NEWS 2005:

2005 tours and events: 17 - 28 Januar, Tromsø - . Isglem 25    Januar, Tromsø - Ice concert. Nordlysfestivalen 07 - 13 Februar, Sapporo -Japan. Ice concerts. Sapporo Snow Festival. 03 - 06 Mars. Helsinki - Finland. Iskonsert m/ Eric Mutel. "GENERATOR" 09 -12 Mars. Narvik - . Vinterfestuka.   01 - 04 April, Scotland - Groupa 04 - 10 April. Frankrike. Solo concerts and duo with Unni Løvlid. 14    April. Warszawa - Poland. Utla 15 - 25 April. Tyskland: www.vision-schleswig-holstein.de       www.folkbaltica.de   www.sonderborghus.dk   08 - 13 May, Tromsø -  Isglem. 31 May, Bergen - Norway. "Nattjazz" Solo concerts for children. 01 June, Bergen - Norway. "Nattjazz" Solo concerts for children 1 - 15 June, Kina. 23 - 27 June, China. TV appearance 18 June, Haukelisteter - Norway."Nordiske folkemusikkfestival". Groupa. 23 July, Vardø Norway. Composer/performer. Vardø 100 Years celebration. 15 August, Composed music for the opening of the new National Library of Norway. 28 August, Bergen - Norway. Landmark. Stian Westerhus & Hungry John. 31 August, Mo i Rana - Norway. Workshop for music teachers. Isglem. 31 August, Mo i Rana - Norway. Mo Jazzclub. Isglem. 01 September, Mo i Rana - Norway.Workshop for music teachers.Isglem. 02 September, Trondheim Jazzfestival - Norway.Duo concert Stian Westerhus 05 - 10 September. Bodø - Norway. Special projects with children.Isglem. 15 September. Dølajazz/Lillehammer - Norway. Concert with Palle Mikkelborg, Lena Wilemark and Helen Davis. 16 September,  - Germany. Solo concert. 17 September, Dresden - Germany. Duo concert with Jan Heinke. 18 September, Dresden - Germany. Solo concert. 19 September,         - Germany. Solo concert. 21 - 25 September, Karlstad - Sweden. "Hallingskarvet" Soloist with band. 28 September, Hamar - Norway.     Geir Øystein Lysnes Listening ensemble 4  October, Stockholm, Fasching.  Geir Øystein Lysnes Listening ensemble 5  October,  Copenhagen Jazzhouse.Geir Øystein Lysnes Listening ensemble 6  October,  Århus, Voxhall.      Geir Øystein Lysnes Listening ensemble 7  October,  Horten.               Geir Øystein Lysnes Listening ensemble 8  October,  Oslo. Cosmopolite.   Geir Øystein Lysnes Listening ensemble 12 - 16 October. Sweden/Denemark. Groupa tour.(Gotenburg,Copenhagen,Malmø) 22 October. Belgium. Duo concert with Peter Paelinck. 25 -31 October. England and Norway with Unni Løvlid, Frode Haltlid & Chinese Musicians. Week 44 & 45 - concerts and recordings with Chinese musicians. 1 November, Oslo World Festival. 3 November. Bodø - Norway.  "Mørket NU" Contemporary music festival.   Isglem 14 - 25 November. Bergen - Norway. Isglem. 19 & 20 November. Riga. Groupa. 5 - 9 December. Bergen - Norway. Isglem. December - Germany.   Photos from NATTJAZZ 2004, Bergen Foto: Ola-E. Hofshagen

" New ice music CD:  IGLOO foto: magnus renflot Upcoming release on all-ice.no MØTE PÅ EI BRU" Oslo World Music Festival 2006: Week 16 & 17-  Stockholm - Sweden. Duo concerts with Lena Willemark. Tour in Sweden with Lena Willemark. Tour in Germany with big band. Concerts in Norway with Didier Petit and improvising Dancers. Duo concert with Per Jørgensen in Bergen. Release of a live recorded CD with Didier Petit & Terje Isungset. Release of a new duo recording with Jorma Tapio & Terje Isungset. Terjes new commission work:"Fossekall" will be performed IN a waterfall in Norway. Tour in the North of Norway with Isglem. Terje Isungset Ice concerts live!   Follow this link to Heiko Purnhagens pictures from GENERATOR in Helsinki 2005. Sapporo Snow Festival Feb 2005  April 2004:   Bristol Old Vic   "Beasts and Beauties" Watch rehearsal footage and interviews. Bristol Old Vic Theatre (UK) collaborated with the Nationalteateret in Bergen, Norway, on a major new commission for family theatre. Beasts and Beauties - Eight Tales from Europe is created by the team who revolutionised family theatre at London’s Young Vic theatre with Grimm Tales. Poet Carol Ann Duffy re-tells eight classic fables and folk tales of childhood. Music composed/ improvised and performed onstage by the Norwegian Terje Isungset, one of Europe’s most exciting percussionists and composers. Video clips of Terje from the "Beasts and Beauties" theatre production, Bristol Old Vic, UK, April 2004 1    2 REVIEWS of Beasts and Beauties in the British press

Deutsch, bitte?... "Der Eismann" - ein interview Nordische-Musik.de CD Recenzionen http://www.nordpool-musik.de   Nordpool - Terje Isungset seite

NEWS 2004

2004:
03-12.Jan       The World Youth Choir project. Tour in France & Belgium.  Voices and Terje. www.worldyouthchoir.org
15-23.Jan       Playing for children in the Oslo area .Isglem.
31.Jan1,           Nordheimsund, solo.
09-13.Feb       Playing for children in the Oslo area .Isglem.
19-26.Feb      Recording of the new album "ICEMAN 2" with Sidsel    Endresen, vocal. (release late autumn 2004 Jazzland/Universal Music)
26.Feb       Iceconcert live! Icehotel, Jukkasjarvi – Sweden. Terje solo.   
28.Feb       Ice concert live ! - Kemi – Finland
05.Mar       Ice concert live! Seljord – Norway.
22.03-02.May   Bristol  Old  Vic - England. (composer & musician) www.bristol-old-vic.co.uk
25.May. Festspillene i Bergen.Concert at Troldhaugen with Unni Løvlid and Helge Sten.
28.Mar,      Soloconcert at  Bristol Old Vic. England.
20 .May     Nattjazz Bergen. Isungsets new band, based on melodies, 5 singers and a band. (will be recorded in studio  for CD release 2005) Line up:Per Jørgensen: trumpet & vox, Jorma Tapio: Sax,Flute & vox, Paolo Vinaccia: drums & vox, Terje Isungset: mouth harp,percussion,rams horn & vox, Hilmar Jensson: Guitar, Unni Løvlid:Vox, John Magnar Bernes:Vox, Grutle:Vox, Stig: Vox.
July 2  Førde International Festival - Norway. (Collaborating with   musicians from China)
July 4  Sunrise concert - Vestfold Festspillene, Norway.
29-31.Aug    Groupa, Sweden
05-08.Aug     Concerts in Belgium. Dranouter Folk Festival
28.Aug,     Belgium. K.L.O.P. Festival Duo with Peter Paelinck
11-15.Oct, Oslo Isglem  with Tuomo Haapala playing for children.
20-24.Oct. Groupa - Sweden.
27/10,     Niss Kjerstin Hallgren - "TRED" Gøteborg, Stadsteatern - Sweden.
28/10-07/11    Solo concerts in Germany.For more information please do
              contact Nordpool Musik. http://www.nordpool-musik.de
22-26.Nov, Oslo - Isglem   with Tuomo Haapala playing for children.

2003 CD releases   

2003 Ice concerts live

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This is the 50th year for this prestigious festival, the most important annual classical and contemporary music event in Norway, also dubbed "the Grieg festival" for the 19th century Norwegian composer. Terje Isungset was commisioned to compose the music for the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as direct 1000 children in the creation of a monumental sound generation unlike anything ever seen or heard. Visit the official website.

February 9 - 17. Concerts in Quebec City, Canada
- and in Lillehammer, Norway the following week:
Feb 21: Ice concert: IceMan Is - Terje Isungset and Sidsel Endresen
Feb 22: Ice concert Lillehammer (vinterspillene) Iceman Is Terje Isungset and Arve Henriksen


Unfortunately one of these two ice concerts were cancelled due to a temperature drop causing melting instruments! Curse to global warming!!

Above: Pictures from Quebec
- and a couple of mpeg movie clips:1 2
Look for other upcoming concerts in: norway, sweden, denmark, france, germany, ireland and finland in 2002.

Check out the great presentation and cover photo of Terje "... the brilliant Norwegian percussionist who has recently made a CD from music created totally from ice!" in the Fall 2001 issue of Avant Magazine

Terje gets solid presentation in a new book titled "Percussion Profiles" "interviews-articles and discographies of 25 of the worlds most creative percussionists" He's in distinguished company among Paul Motian, Paul Wertico, Shannon Jackson +++
Publisher: Soundworld.
Authors: Michael Bettine og Trevor Taylor

Youth concert commissioned for mouthharp, programmed drums/loops, vocal, synth, bass, percussion, skateboard, basketball, ballett, modern dance, breakdance and rap!! May 31 at Nattjazz 2002 festival, Bergen, Norway.

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New cd's:  
- New solo cd january 2002.
- CD w/ Frode Gjerstad released in England. (on fmr records)
- Groupa CD week 18 2002 - release concerts in Sweden (Gotenburg and Stockholm).
- sogn a song -new cd, 
- Isglem new cd 
DAA  - HENRIKSEN/ISUNGSET/SEGLEM -  NOR CD 0039  (SEPTEMBER 2001)

IN CANADA, A NEW CD WAS RELEASED WITH FRODE GJERSTAD + TERJE ISUNGSET 
NEW TERJE ISUNGSET (Iceman Is) SOLO  CD SOME TIME THIS WINTER/SPRING.  

It will be the first entire CD worldwide ever recorded using instruments made from ICE!!

Terje had a major impact on the jazz scene in Norway with his specially commissioned work
"Floating Rhythms" at the official opening concert for the 1999Molde International Jazz Festival.
Read reviews of the successful project.

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