(b. 1968, Bærum).
Norwegian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and piano works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere.
Mr. Ness attempted various instruments as a child, including clarinet, guitar, recorder, and violin. He later studied guitar with Jan Birger Danielsen at the Norges musikkhøgskole – Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo in 1987–88, where he then studied composition with Bjørn Kruse, Ragnar Søderlind, Olav Anton Thommessen, and Lasse Thoresen from 1989–95.
His music has been performed in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Malaysia, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL:
Schatten, small orchestra (23 players), 1992
Dandy Garbage, small orchestra (27 players), 1993
Yaws, large orchestra, 1996
Cascading Ordure, 1997
The Dangerous Kitten, trombone, small orchestra (17 players), 1998
TORN (Zorn Zorn Zorn), large orchestra, 1999
Infected, small orchestra (17 players), 1999
Loud and Annoying, clarinet, percussion, large orchestra, 2000
One Tooth Clapping, small orchestra (16 players), 2001
Tics and Tiffs, symphonic band, 2001
Wet Blubber Soup, cello, large orchestra, 2002
George gets a make-over (Misreadings of Gershwin), large orchestra, 2002
Mad Cap Tootling, violin, small orchestra (16 players), 2003
Tulip Smacking, small orchestra (16 players), 2003
Gist, 3 percussion, symphonic band, 2004
Bad News from the Desert (Deep Pain of the Dung Beetle), clarinet, military band, 2004 (also version as Good News from Odessa, clarinet [collaboration with Rolf Borch])
Tchaikovsky Tag, large orchestra, 2004
Bury My Heart at Katnosa, electric guitar, large orchestra, 2005
Stains of Time, oboe, small orchestra, 2005
Fierce Kentucky Mothers of Doom, 2 small orchestras, 2005 (also version for 2 trombones, 2 small orchestras, 2006)
Dog Days, amplified bassoon, symphonic band, 2006
Owl Parrot's Yowl, euphonium, small orchestra, 2007
Low Jive, large orchestra, 2007
Sunburst, piano, large orchestra, 2007
Snowblind, viola, small orchestra, 2008
Zvezdochka in Orbit, cello, symphonic band, 2009
Civet Skin Smack, small orchestra, fixed media, 2009
Stim, symphonic band in 4 groups, 2009
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1994
Interrupted Cycles, flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1996
Wedding Music, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, trumpet, 2 trombones, 1997
Phylloxera [fy–]: se vinlus, 4 saxophones, 1998
sul K: eclectic/euphoric paraphrases in memoriam Billy Mackenzie, string quartet, 1998
1-2-3 Happy Happy Happy!, piano, ensemble (flute [+ piccolo], oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, percussion), 1998
Charm, string quartet, 1998
Strain, clarinet, 1998
Darey Tilih!, string quartet, 1998
Straying, trombone, 1998
Dead Kitten in the Trash, violin, piano, 1999
od nu po, violin, cello, 1999
Aztec Snap, string quartet, 2000
Homer's Groove, piano, string quartet, 2000
Donkey Shot, piano, ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass), 2000
Spoof spiral 1, clarinet, 2001
Spoof spiral 2, accordion, string quartet, 2001
Beware of Darkness, string quartet, 2002
Tortuous, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, 2002
Gawky Jabber, French horn, violin, piano, 2003
Iffy Daffadowndilly, violin, cello, piano, 2004
You Got the Sliver, 4 saxophones, 2005
Gust, viola, double bass, 2006
Slow Dive, guitar, violin, 2007
Good News from Odessa, clarinet, 2007 (collaboration with Rolf Borch; version of Bad News from the Desert [Deep Pain of the Dung Beetle])
Lød, 2 guitars, 2007
Luscious Gall, oboe, violin, viola, cello, 2009
Snotolf en Bonte Lipvis, clarinet, piano, 2009
VOCAL:
Turquoise (text from nonsense syllables), soprano, clarinet, trombone, viola, double bass, 2002
T-t-trouble in Uruk: A Pilot Opera (text from nonsense syllables), 2 sopranos, bass-baritone, clarinet, trombone, violin, viola, double bass, piano, percussion, 2003
Ibsens Smårips, female voice, small orchestra, 2006
The Hole Story, voice, clarinet, cello, 2009
PIANO:
Residue, 1997
#8# (funny funny me), 1998
Dandy Garbage (Version 2.1), 1999
uGsUeMd, 2000
OOZE, 2000
Dregs, 2005
FILM SCORE (DIRECTOR):
Half-Pint Pygmy, 2001 (animation; Tex Avery)
DISCOGRAPHY
Schatten. Christian Eggen/Trondheim Symfoniorkester (Aurora: ACD4975)
The Dangerous Kitten; Schatten; Charm; Interrupted Cycles; Dandy Garbage. Sverre Riise, trombone; Christian Eggen/Cikada Ensemble, Oslo Sinfonietta, Trondheim Symfoniorkester (Aurora: ACD5012)
1-2-3 Happy Happy Happy! Stavanger Samtidsensemble (Aurora: ACD5023)
Aztec Snap; Darey Tilih! Ametri Strykekvartett (Aurora: ACD5025)
Wedding Music. Thomas Rimul/Ensemble Ernst (Euridice: EUCD 20)
Phylloxera [fy–]: se vinlus. Saxofon Concentus (Simax Classics: PSC1200)
od nu po. Kyberia (Simax Classics: PSC1212)