Norsk Concert Band Originals

Fragments and Sketches- Variations for Band No 2 consist of a chorale and 4 variations. The variations are of brilliant, dramatic and humorous character, and the piece also contains several solo parts...

Castle Suite in three movements by Jerker Johansson was completed in 1999 and originates back to a wedding which the composer attended at Kalmar Castle. This renaissance stronghold is one of Sweden’s...

Interlude for Band is an arrangement based on the theme from "Affinity and Fellowship". "Affinity and Fellowship" was commissioned by Nord-Odal Concert Band, and published by Warner/Chappell Music Nor...

The first theme played by the solo clarinet was written by Jerker Johansson the summer 1997, when he was composing in Swedish folk music style for an intended radio programme in which his father shoul...

Reach for the Sky was composed by Jerker Johansson at the time he was serving as principal conductor for The Royal Swedish Air Force Band. The march, written in a classical British style, was premiere...

Festival March was written for a matinè at The National Stage, Bergen on Norway's National Day 17th of May 1898, on which Johan Halvorsen was leading the orchestra. For this first performance, the pie...

Fortis et Liber (Strong and Free) was composed in 2012 on commission from the Swedish Armed Forces and dedicated to The Special Operations Task Group. Jerker has written three marches in the past; Wes...

'The March of Finnmark Regiment' for band was composed in 1996 by order from Finnmark Regiment. Some years before I composed a trumpet signal to the same regiment. This trumpet signal you can also hea...

This concert march describes a town in the middle ages which is attacked by enemies. The citizens, helped by the fortress` soldiers suffer losses, but manage to win the battle. The march starts off wi...

This march is written for the 70-year anniversary of the conclusion of the World War II in 1945.

Onwards with Grieg is a festive march commissioned by the Norwegian concert band, Skjold Nesttun Janitsjar, for their 115th anniversary in 2019. The famous Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907...

ALBERT LÖFGREN (1872-1930) is one of the great names in the annals of Swedish military music. He came from a poor peasant family and went the same way as his two older brothers. Only ten years old he...

Draug is a sea-monster! The piece is not too difficult...Commissioned by the Torghatt-festival.

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942) has become one of Swedens most beloved composers through his piano collections 'Flowers of Frösö 1-3'. He looked at his five symphonies and five operas as his main...

Blowing is a very interesting original work for windband by Norwegian composer Olav Berg. A very good choice for any concert- or contest occation! The Norwegian composer Olav Berg (b. 1949) has been a...

This composition is dedicated to Anita Fogge, trumpet player in The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The soloist alternate between trumpet and flugelhorn. The work is divided in two parts to...

This piece originates as a piano piece written by the composer as he was convalescing after an illness and operation. In the music there is an outlet for emotions of uncertainty and doubt, but also o...

Startship Battle is a catchy composition inspired by music written for film an series who describes war in space. The form of the composition is a typical ABA structure. It starts with a fast A-part...

Ukraine was invaded on February 24, 2022, and the world again became spectators to a conflict between unequal opponents. Once again we saw lies, injustice and brutality up close. I must admit that a f...

Johan August Halvorsen (1864-1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. He received his musical education in Kristiania (today named Oslo), Stockholm and Leipzig. He conducted 'Harmonien...

Gravitation' was commissioned by the Norwegian organization 'New Music'. The work has a main motive (bar 19) which is used as a starting point for the different musical themes. After a short opening f...

This work was premiered by the Royal Norwegian Navy Band conducted by Ingar Bergby in 2011. The occation was a big outdoor-concert (named 'Firework Concert'), and the work was written especially for t...

Brass Wings was written in 1998 as a commission for the Women Home Guard Band, and was first performed at the Swedish Army Tatto in Stockholm under the baton of Harriet Jönsson. The piece revised in 2...

Rukan Krukan has its origins from the collaboration between The Norwegian Armed Forces Band -Western Norway, legendary Hardanger fiddle player Knut Buen and myself which in 1999 resulted in the album...