Brønnøysund Musikkorps

Brønnøysund Musikkorps (BMK) (founded in autumn of 1894) is a wind band in Brønnøysund, Norway, with approx. 50 members. The BMK slogan is Korps for folk (Band for people).

Conductor is Hans Kristian Edvardsen.

Projects

The band is particularly known for its Torghattfestivalen named after the famous mountain Torghatten with a visible hole all through. This festival is arranged in June every second year (most recently in 2009).

The band participates regularly in the celebrations on 1 and 17 May, and in the ceremony of the Christmas tree lighting on Advent Sunday.

In addition to these regular traditions, the band has launched a number of projects cooperating with soloist singers and musicians, choirs and other bands. Below is the list of recent projects:

• Verden i Brønnøy ("The world in Brønnøy") - world music concert together with artist from Senegal, Mexico, Sweeden and Norway. Performance of African songs and music, Spanish guitar with flamenco dancing, sami yoik, Mexican singing and percussion. The concert was an integral part of the Torghattfestivalen 2009.
• ¡Escucha! - en latinamerikansk reise ("Latin-american travel") with artist from Latin-America and Canada, concert at the Torghattfestivalen 2007
• Minnenas Hotell ("Hotel of memories") - Gunnar Pedersen with friends, concert November 2006: Åge Aleksandersen, Elisabeth Moberg, Thomas Brøndbo
• Musical concert April 2006
• JOnAS Knutsson kvartett - August 2005
• Lipstick - fra rockens barndom ("from rock childhood") - Autumn 2004 and Torghattfestivalen 2005
• Änglar ("Angles") - Spring 2004
• Total Balalaika - Spring 2003
• På loffen i Astrid Lindgrens verden ("A tramp in the world of Astrid Lindgren") - Autumn 2001
• James Bond - Autumn 2000
• Lipstick on Your Collar - Autumn 1999

Church concerts

In 2008 and 2009 BMK has performed church concerts in November in Brønnøy church (with the intent of making it a tradition). The repertoire has been selected from classical "literature", mixed with Christmas music as a warm-up to the imminent advent. Some of the concert pieces have been accompanied by the new church organ.

Repertoire of 2009:

1. Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral (David Sampson) - Organ: Elena Ebbesen
2. Hos Gud er Idel Glede ("With God there is mere joy") (Folk music from Selbu, Norway)
3. Pelle på Molnet ("Pelle on the cloud") (Jonas Knutsson) - Clarinet soloist: Rolf Arve Wold
4. Canon (Johann Pachelbel)
5. Dies Irae from Requiem (Giuseppe Verdi)
6. Rennessance suite (Various composers)
7. Carmen (excepts) (Georges Bizet)
8. Funeral March (Frederic Chopin)
9. Second Concerto for Clarinet (Carl Maria von Weber) - Clarinet soloist: Bera Skorpen
10. Toccata & Fugue in D minor (Johann Sebastian Bach) - Organ soloist: Elena Ebbesen
11. Theme from Schindler's List (John Williams) - Clarinet soloist: Rolf Arve Wold
12. Peludium from Te Deum (Marc-Antoine Charpentier) - Organ: Elena Ebbesen
13. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Johann Sebastian Bach) - Organ: Elena Ebbesen
14. Pavane, op. 50 (Gabriel Fauré)
15. Deilig er Jorden ("Schönster Herr Jesu") (Schlesian folk music / arr. Bernhard Severin Ingemann)

Band house

The band has a building of its own, called the BMK barack, used for exercises and social events.

Links

• BMK home page (Norwegian)

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