Borealis Ung Komponist is a mentor programme that each year takes on four budding composers at the beginning of their career, who want to develop their skills. Together with an ensemble based in the Western part of Norway, the participants get to work with four internationally renowned composers over a period of 8 months. The end result is four new pieces of music that are premiered at the festival. The call for participants goes out in May each year.

2024/25

Composers: Daiyen Jone Castro, Eira Sjaastad Huse, Evelin Lindberg, Jakob Thonander Glans
Ensemble: Ensemble Obsidian
Mathias Monsen (cello), Zsuzsa Zseni (vocal) & Berit Hella Lindberg (flute)
Mentors: Camille Norment, Okkyung Lee & Sigurd Fischer Olsen

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2022/23

Komponister: Eline Rafteseth, Guoste Tamulynaite, Luke Drozd & Susanne Xin
Ensemble: YrrY
Mari Garcés (vokal), Håkon Skjæret (perkusjon), Owen Weaver (perkusjon) & Carmen Bovéda (cello)
Mentorer: Lo Kristenson, Camille Norment & Øyvind Torvund

Les Guostes intervju

Les Susannes intervju

Les Lukes intervju

Les Elines intervju

Mer info: 2022/23

2021/22

Komponister: Mirsaeed Hosseiny Panah, Astrid Solberg, Peder Niilas Tårnesvik & Karoline Wallace
Ensemble: TABULA RASA (vokalensemble)
Sigrun Jørdre (Sopran I), Elise Varne (Sopran II), Zsuzsa Zseni (Alt), Tord Kalvenes (Tenor I), Arild Rohde (Tenor II), Jakub Adam Niedziela (bass)
Mentorer: Harpreet Bansal, Camille Norment, Johan Sara Jr & Øyvind Torvund

Mer info: 2021/22

Intervju med Mirsaeed

Intervju med Astrid

Intervju med Niilas

Intervju med Karoline

2020/21

Komponister: Agnes Hvizdalek, Mirte Bogaert, Tord Kalvenes & Vegar Guleng.
Ensemble: Currentes (tidligmusikk)
Bodil Rørtveit, Hans Knut Sveen, Jostein Gundersen, Siri Hilmen
Mentorer: Alwynne Pritchard, Raven Chacon & Øyvind Torvund

Mer info: 2020/21

Intervju med Tord

Intervju med Agnes

Intervju med Vegar

Intervju med Mirte

2019/20

Komponister: Aslak Bjørge Hermstad, Eva Pfitzenmaier, Hilde Annine Hasselberg & Steinar Yggeseth.
Ensemble: YrrY (perkusjon- og vokal-trio)
Mari Galambos Grue, Håkon Skjæret & Owen Weaver.
Mentorer: Carmina Escobar, Elaine Mitchener, Therese B. Ulvo & Øvyind Torvund.

Mer info: 2019/20

Intervju med Aslak

Intervju med Eva

Intervju med Steinar

Intervju med Hilde

2018/19

Komponister: Alexander Fiske Fosse, Harald Jordal Johannessen, Rakel Nystabakk & Stephan Meidell.
Ensemble: Saxifraga (saksofon-kvartett)
Lene Myhre Strand, Bjørn Strand, Roger Andreas Holme & Sjasmin Reitehaug.
Mentorer: Juliana Hodkinson, Jessie Marino, Maja S.K. Ratkje & Øyvind Torvund.

Intervju med komponistene

2017/18

Komponister: Alan Ó Ragallaigh, Kristin Bolstad, Tine Grieg Viig & Øyvind Skarbø.
Ensemble: Rosella (strykekvartett)
Johanne Skaansar, Carmen Boveda, Vladimíra Ščigulinská, Claudia Cox.
Mentorer: Christian Wallumrød, Øyvind Torvund, Natacha Diels & Joanna Bailie.

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2022/23

Composers: Eline Rafteseth, Guste Tamulynaite, Luke Drozd & Susanne Xin
Ensemble: YrrY
Mari Garcés, Håkon Skjæret, Owen Weaver & Carmen Bovéda
Mentors: Lo Kristenson, Camille Norment & Øyvind Torvund

2021/22

Composers: Mirsaeed Hosseiny Panah, Astrid Solberg, Peder Niilas Tårnesvik & Karoline Wallace
Ensemble: TABULA RASA (vokalensemble)
Sigrun Jørdre (Soprano I), Elise Varne (Soprano II), Zsuzsa Zseni (Alto), Tord Kalvenes (Tenor I), Arild Rohde (Tenor II), Jakub Adam Niedziela (bass)
Mentors: Harpreet Bansal, Camille Norment, Johan Sara Jr & Øyvind Torvund

2021/22

Composers: Agnes Hvizdalek, Mirte Bogaert, Tord Kalvenes & Vegar Guleng.
Ensemble: Currentes (early music)
Bodil Rørtveit, Hans Knut Sveen, Jostein Gundersen & Siri Hilmen
Mentors: Alwynne Pritchard, Raven Chacon & Øyvind Torvund

2019/20

Composers: Aslak Bjørge Hermstad, Eva Pfitzenmaier, Hilde Annine Hasselberg & Steinar Yggeseth.
Ensemble: YrrY (percussion- & vocal trio): Mari Galambos Grue, Håkon Skjæret & Owen Weaver.
Mentors: Carmina Escobar, Elaine Mitchener, Therese B. Ulvo & Øvyind Torvund.

2018/19

Composers: Alexander Fiske Fosse, Harald Jordal Johannessen, Rakel Nystabakk & Stephan Meidell.
Ensemble: Saxifraga (saxophone quartet): Lene Myhre Strand, Bjørn Strand, Roger Andreas Holme & Sjasmin Reitehaug.
Mentors: Juliana Hodkinson, Jessie Marino, Maja S.K. Ratkje & Øyvind Torvund.

2017/18

Composers: Alan Ó Ragallaigh, Kristin Bolstad, Tine Grieg Viig & Øyvind Skarbø.
Ensemble: Rosella (string quartet): Johanne Skaansar, Carmen Boveda, Vladimíra Ščigulinská, Claudia Cox.
Mentors: Christian Wallumrød, Øyvind Torvund, Natacha Diels & Joanna Bailie.