Haakon Esplo

'De naere ting' ('The nearest thing)') is one of the most famous songs for 'sing-along' with lyrics by Arne Paasche Aasen and music by Kurt Foss and Reidar Boe. They also recorded the song in the 1950...

Many prominent persons have got marches dedicated to them. Generals and colonels, kings and crownprinsesses, professors and captains. Now, finally the common man (you and me) can proudly say we have o...

This piece is about the anxiety of going to the doctor, the effect of taking too many pills, and the frustration of not getting the proper medication! This piece present challenges regarding accidenta...

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) moved from Italy to Paris and started as a kitchen boy. Alongside he also composed music and was a dancer and actor. He soon became leader of the court orchestra, and w...

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrated 30 years in 2019 and the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family affairs commissioned Children's March for the celebration on Novem...

The Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jan Eggum is regarded as one of our most important musicians in the Norwegian folk art and popular music. He recorded his debut album 'Jan Eggum' in 19...

My heart is yours - Norways contribution to Eurovision Song Contest 2010. A beautiful and mighty song about love - in an arrangement made by Haakon Esplo.

'Hello' is a song by English singer Adele. It was released October 2015 as the first single from her third studio album, '25'. Adele co-wrote the song with her producer, Greg Kurstin. 'Hello' has achi...

The iconic soundtrack composed by John Williams continues with 'The Force Awakens', the seventh Star Wars movie. This arrangement for Young Band tries to capture the rich timbre of the original orches...

'Winter and Snow' was written by Sigurd Jansen and Alfred Naess and were recorded and released on single by Norwegian singer Wenche Myhre in 1966. The single was released in connection with the Nordi...

Most Scandinavian people know Benny Borg. As a guitarist, composer, lyric writer and a show actor, he has been producing great music for many decades. His most famous songs are probably 'Balladen om M...

Norwegian artist Jorn Hoel made his breakthrough with his album 'Varme ut av is' released in 1987. The songs 'Have a Dream' and 'Hold My Hand' became big hits and still stand out as some of the most p...

Sunday People is the title track from the debut album with the same name from the group The Monroes. The LP was released in 1983 and the Sunday People immediately became a huge hit. The Monroes was th...

The popular children's musical 'Putti Plutti Pott og Julenissens skjegg' (' Plutti Plutti Pott and Santa Claus' beard') was composed by Per Asplin in 1969. It tells the story of the little boy Plutti...

'BlimE' is Norwegian Broadcasting's friendship campaign for children. The goal is to promote friendship and care for each other. The slogan is 'Say hi! Be a friend! BlimE!'. Every year a song with acc...

Thorbjoern Egner's immortal story about Cardamom City has delighted children and adults since the book was published in 1955. The book became very popular and a play, own songs and record releases fol...

BlimE! is a campaign by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation which goal is to promote friendship and care for each other. The slogan is "Say hello, be a Friend!" Each year, a new song is released togeth...

The Dancing Monkey is a fun piece to play for the youngest players. The music offers the opportunity to practise the use of rhythm, articulation and dynamics while the musicians have fun with this hum...

Finding the perfect opening piece for the concert is important. Get Ready! has a fanfare as a start, a driving rhythmic main part and a grandiose ending that sets the tone for great concerts. With its...

In 2016, eMMa released the song 'Angels in the Snow' and in 2018 'Got you on the brain', both of which have millions of plays on YouTube and Spotify. In 2019, eMMa also released the song 'Happy'. The...

The film is based on the books by Anne-Cath Vestly about the wooden stick 'Knerten' and his owner 'Little brother' have become very popular since the first film came in 2009. With actors such as Jan G...

The Water is Wide, also called O Waly, Waly is one of the most famous and played folksongs. The melody is of English origin based on lyrics which partly date to the 1600s. The theme is used by both cl...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote music in many genres. The most famous of his works are written in opera, piano concertos and sonatas, symphonies and string quartets and string quintets. Mozart wrote in...

The beautiful song 'Song at Winter Solstice' has within short time been highly loved by listeners all around Norway. It's performed by folk-rock band 'Hekla Stalstrenga' who released their first album...

'Vi lever' (En Chantant) was recorded and released on a single by the French artist Michel Sardou in 1978. Four years later, in 1982 Wenche Myhre recorded a Norwegian version with text by Jan Eggum de...