The Norwegian Navy Band, Bergen is one of Norways full-time professional military bands comprising 28 musicians of the highest professional standard, who form a dynamic and hugely versatile ensemble. The band performs in a variety of settings, military and civilian, and covers most genres including traditional band music, classical, jazz, pop, rock and contemporary classical. The band has made a name for itself particularly in the field of contemporary music, with numerous first performances, festival appearances, CD-recordings, and not least,…
The Norwegian Navy Band, Bergen is one of Norways full-time professional military bands comprising 28 musicians of the highest professional standard, who form a dynamic and hugely versatile ensemble. The band performs in a variety of settings, military and civilian, and covers most genres including traditional band music, classical, jazz, pop, rock and contemporary classical. The band has made a name for itself particularly in the field of contemporary music, with numerous first performances, festival appearances, CD-recordings, and not least, receiving the Norwegian Society of Composers Performer Award 2008. The bands artistic leader and chief conductor, Peter Szilvay received the same award in 2010. Feb 2011