A heavenly record projects marks the 20-year collaboration between the contemporary classical trio Alpaca Ensemble and jazz saxophonist and composer Eirik Hegdal. «The Sky Opens Twice» is a pop, experimental, contemporary.. Ah forget it. Just listen! And heads up (and ears tuned in) for singer and lyricist Thea Ellingsen Grant! Eirik Hegdal and Alpaca Ensemble...

On the 15th of December 2017 the album “Mekatonia” with Alpaca Ensemble & Eirik Hegdal will be released. Here follows some information to the album: The concert: conceptual idea and performance  Originally, «Mekatonia» was an innovative and breathtaking collaborative outdoor musical theater with Alpaca Ensemble, Cirka Teater and Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, and music by...

This fantastic ensemble turns 20 years this year! The grounders (the birthday kids) are Sigrid Elisabeth Stang, Marianne Baudouin Lie and Else Bø! They make Trondheim a better place to live in! They have made so much great music, and they have done so much for melting genres (and musicians) together! For my sake, composing for Alpaca Ensemble...

The 12th of February there will be a release of a new album with Alpaca Ensemble & Eirik Hegdal. The recording is titled “Moving Slow”. Cover design by Birgit Rostad, mastered by Morten Stendahl, recorded at Øra Studio, mixed by me, played by Sigrid Stang, Marianne Baudouin Lie, Bergmund Skaslien, Tor Haugerud and me, released...

We had three great days at Øra Studio, recording an new album with Alpaca Ensemble. Music by me, played by these fantastic musicians (from left): Else Bø (piano/celesta), Tor Haugerud (percussion/glockenspiel), Marianne Baudouin Lie (cello), Bergmund Skaslien (viola), Sigrid Stang (violin), and me playing the clarinet/bass clarinet and soprano saxophone. Looking forward to a release, already this...

Welcome to the outdoor premiere of MEKATONIA! Located behind Dokkhuset in Trondheim! Tuesday 18th of September at 2130. Free entrance!Mekatonia is a cooperation by Alpaca Ensemble, KamFest.no and Cirka Teater. Composer Eirik Hegdal and stage designer Gilles Berger are inspired by the history around the stage area. From being a place for shipbuilding and mechanical engineering, to be...

I’ve been nominated for my composition «The Sky Opens Twice» at the Norwegian Grammy Award “Spellemannsprisen” in the category «TONO’s Komponistpris»! This is an album with Alpaca Ensemble & Eirik Hegdal with Thea Ellingsen Grant. Thea has written the lyrics. It is a great honor to be be nominated toghether with these three fantastic composers:...

I´ve been given the great honour of writing Tingingsverket (the annual Commissioned Work) for Vossa Jazz in 2018. It is titled “Musical Balloon”, and I will bring some of my favourite musicians on stage: Eivind Lønning, Mattias Ståhl, Nils Olav Johansen, Ole Morten Vågan and Jon Fält, and with Tor Breivik as sound engineer! What...

We will fly again! September 22nd and 23rd at KamFest.no in Trondheim! Cirka Teater and Alpaca Ensemble at Trondheim Chamber Music Festival. A great outdoor happening! Be there! From www.kamfest.no Composer: Eirik Hegdal Directors: Anne Marit Sæther, Espen Dekko og Gilles Berger Alpaca Ensemble:Sigrid Stang, violin Marianne Baudoin Lie, cello Else Bø, piano Sissel Vera Pettersen,...

This concert involved poet Matt Burt, Alpaca Ensemble, Trondheim Sinfonietta and Dog & Sky. Music by me. Light design by Pekka Stokke, and sound design by Torsken Breivik. At the picture, from the left: (hidden: Else Bø at the piano), Eirik Hegdal, Ole Jørgen Melhus, Michael Duch, Vigdis Sjelmo, Matt Burt, Truls Lorentzen, Stig Førde...

Warning: Undefined variable $dots in /customers/4/c/9/eirikhegdal.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/sight/functions.php on line 731 Alpaca Ensemble flew over Dokkhusparken in Trondheim last night. Monica Rånes took some nice photos. Thanks to Cirka Teater for the magic!

Warning: Undefined variable $dots in /customers/4/c/9/eirikhegdal.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/sight/functions.php on line 731 Have spent two days at Sjøbygda Kunstnerhus (www.sjobygda.no), writing music for Alpaca Ensemble/Cirka Teater. Will be performed at Trondheim Chamber Music Festival (www.kamfest.no) September 18th, outdoor! Do not miss it! Even if you don’t like the music, you will most certain observe a fantastic performance! 🙂