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Lillebjerka, Sigmund (b. 1931, Bodø). Norwegian composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed throughout Europe.
Mr. Lillebjerka is primarily self-taught as a composer, but has studied composition privately with numerous composers, including Per Hjort Albertsen, Sigurd Berge, Bjørn Kruse, and Olav Anton Thommessen.
He has received numerous awards, including First and Second prizes from Norwegian Broadcasting, Third Prize from the Sør-Troms og Vesterålen Skolemusikkrets, the Culture Prize from the city of Bodø, and the ILIOS Prize from the ILIOS Festival of Contemporary Music in Harstad. He has written works for the Bodø Cathedral Choir, the Hemnes Blues and Jazz Festival, the ILIOS Festival of Contemporary Music, the Nordland Music Festival Week, the Osa Festival in Voss, and the Petter Dass Festival. He has also written for the quintet Arctic Brass, the Church of Rønvik, Radio V3 in Brussels, the Trio Valeria, and the Vefsn Ensemble, as well as for numerous soloists.
He is the father of the violinist Sveinung Lillebjerka and the cellist Ørnulf Lillebjerka.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: sigmlill@online.no
Street address: Mr. Sigmund Lillebjerka, Sløyfa 2D, 8072 Bodø, Norway
Telephone: + 477 556 1872
SELECT LIST OF WORKS (dates not available)
STAGE: The Sea Monster (ballet music), dancers, ensemble (also concert version)
ORCHESTRAL: Adagio, string orchestra; Andromeda; Capriccio, symphonic band; The Children's Post March, symphonic band; Concertino, bassoon, string orchestra; Concerto, flute, small orchestra; Concerto, piano, orchestra; Concerto, violin, small orchestra (also version for violin, military band); Epigram, string orchestra; Fata Morgana, small orchestra; Geithammar-slåtten; Joikesuite, Hardanger fiddle, string orchestra; The Mad Cock; Mearragattis duoddarii, military band (collaboration with Johan Anders Bær); Nostalgia, big band; Penumbra, string orchestra; Rhapsodia Borealis, military band; Seven Steps Waltz, military band (also version for orchestra); Sinfonietta, small orchestra; Small Serenade, string orchestra; Symphonic Fantasy; Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2; Tunes from Helgeland, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, string orchestra; Variations, small orchestra; Where the Sea Monster Dances, timpani, percussion, string orchestra
CHAMBER MUSIC: Arco Iris, flute, violin, cello, piano; Beyond the Arctic Circle, wind ensemble; Dazzle Dance, accordion; Duo Nuovo, violin, cello; Echoes from Mr. Petter, ensemble; Eredità, violin, cello; Favola, French horn, piano; Flimmer, marimba; Four Psalms, flute, violin, cello; Hommage à la Schubert, lute, 2 violins, double bass, percussion; Impromptu, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba; Impulse, flute, organ; Kunna, flute, organ; Natt og dag i Rana, ensemble; Out on the Islands, ensemble; Prelude and Dance, violin, piano; Quartet, flute, violin, cello, piano; Quartet, flute, violin, viola, cello; Quartet, 4 flutes; Quintet, flute, string quartet; Quintet, piano, string quartet; Scherzo, double bass; The Sea Monster, ensemble (concert version of ballet); Signaler, 2 percussion; Sketch, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon; Sonata, Hardanger fiddle; String Quartet; Suite, flute, trumpet, piano; Trio Brevis, violin, viola, cello; Valeria Suite, flute, violin, cello; Wind Quintet, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon; Wind Quintet No. 2, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon
CHORAL: Soli deo Gloria, bass, mixed chorus, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon
VOCAL: Cantos I-III (text by Dan Albertson), soprano, euphonium, guitar; Five Songs, soprano, flute, cello, piano; Terskel, soprano, flute, cello, piano
PIANO: Aymara Suite
ORGAN: Deo Gratias; Passacaglia
(Last updated on May 14, 2007)
