During Romjula, we arrange "musical respites" in Vår Frue church every day at 2:00 p.m. The concerts have free entry.<br /><br />On 29 December, Cecilie Grundt & Vigleik Storaas will arrive:<br /><br />Saxophonist Cecilie Grundt and pianist Vigleik Storaas met in Trondheim in 2015, and have since collaborated in several bands, above all in Grundt's quartet. Last autumn, these two released their first critically acclaimed duo album 'Cecilie Grundt & Vigleik Storaas' (2022). In Vår Frue, you will experience a breathing space together with these two jazz musicians, where they will invite us into their beautiful universe with an intimate and dense duo performance. With deep understanding and mutual respect, the duo goes straight to the heart of the great American songbook. Sentimental, harmonious and beautiful, at other times exuberant and virtuosic. This morning you will be served timeless, lyrical chamber jazz of the highest qual
For a stiff contraption of metal and wood, the guitar can convey an extraordinary range of human emotions. Combine it with an 11-piece ensemble and the options expand like a flower. Norway’s Hedvig Mollestad, her blonde Gibson ES-335 in hand, revels in these myriad possibilities on her latest album Maternity Beat, a commissioned project with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. (Previous TJO guest collaborators include Chick Corea and Joshua Redman not too shabby.)