Sigbjørn Apeland (born 10 May 1966 was raised in

Sveio Sveio is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Sveio is a border district that is sometimes considered to be located in the traditional district of Haugalandet since it is located on the Haugalandet peninsula, but it is also considered to ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

) is a musician (

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and

Harmonium The pump organ is a type of free-reed organ that generates sound as air flows past a vibrating piece of thin metal in a frame. The piece of metal is called a reed. Specific types of pump organ include the reed organ, harmonium, and melodeon. T ...

) and scientist, known from several recordings and for his work in the borderland between folk music, church music and improvisational music.

Career

Apeland is a graduate in performing

Church music Church music is Christian music written for performance in church, or any musical setting of ecclesiastical liturgy, or music set to words expressing propositions of a sacred nature, such as a hymn. History Early Christian music The onl ...

at the Rogaland Musikkonservatorium (1988) and ethnomusicology from

University of Bergen The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 ...

(1998), before he as

fellow A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

Griegakademiet The Grieg Academy ( no, Griegakademiet) is a disputed historical term used to refer to the higher education music programs in Bergen, Norway (birthplace of composer Edvard Grieg), as well as various collaborations across music institutions in Bergen ...

completed his Dr. art. with the thesis ''Kyrkjemusikkdiskursen: Musikklivet i Den norske kyrkja som diskursiv praksis'' (Church music discourse: The music scene in the Norwegian church as discursive practice, 2005). Apeland contributes on numerous album releases by

Nils Økland Nils Andreas Økland (10 June 1882 – 1969) was a Norwegian Esperantist and teacher in Stord (Hordaland), Norway. He spent some years in his youth on the island Utsira, where his father was a school teacher. Nils Økland was married to Hanna ...

(1995–), Reidun Horvei (1998), Ingeleiv Kvammen and

Olav Kvammen Olaf or Olav (, , or British ; Old Norse: ''Áleifr'', ''Ólafr'', ''Óleifr'', ''Anleifr'') is a Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ancestor, grand-father" a ...

(2000), Åsne Valland Nordli (2001),

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(2001), and

Agnes Buen Garnås Agnes Buen Garnås (born 23 October 1946) is a Norwegian folk singer from the county of Telemark. She comes from a famous musical family from the town of Jondal, and is known particularly for her singing of ancient unaccompanied Norwegian ballads, ...

(2002). For the

Vossajazz Vossajazz or Vossa Jazz (established 19 December 1973) is an international jazz festival in Voss, Norway, which takes place annually during the week before Easter, and which also includes concerts throughout the year. The festival has been led by ...

he released the album ''Fryd'' (1998), in collaboration with

Berit Opheim Berit Opheim Versto (born 18 June 1967 in Voss, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, known for her interpretations of folk music. Career Opheim studied at Bergen Musikkonservatorium (1987–90) and Norges Musikkhøgskole (1990–92), and has worked ...

(vocals),

Bjørn Kjellemyr Bjørn Kjellemyr (born 4 December 1950 in Bamble, Norway) is a jazz double bassist, known from a variety of musical contexts like Terje Rypdal & The Chasers, Joe Henderson, Bob Berg, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Dag Arnesen, K ...

(bass),

Einar Mjølsnes Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mythology ...

(Hardingfele) and

Per Jørgensen Per Jørgensen (born 9 September 1952) is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist with trumpet as his main instrument, also known for his vocal contributions, in collaboration with Dag Arnesen, Knut Kristiansen, Alex Riel, Jon Christensen (musician), ...

(trumpet). With

he released the album ''Den Blide Sol'' (2007). Apeland often plays together with county musicians in

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, he also collaborates with the fiddle player Synnøve S. Bjørset, and with

Knut Hamre Knut Hamre (born 3 March 1952) is a Norwegian Hardanger fiddle A Hardanger fiddle ( no, hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar ...

Hildegun Riise Hildegun Riise (born December 19, 1958) is a Norwegian actress. Riise was born in Strandebarm, Norway. In 2001 she received the Amanda Award for best actress for her performance in ''Detektor''. Filmography * 1986/1989: '' Eventyrstund med J ...

and

Benedicte Maurseth Benedicte Maurseth (born 7 February 1983) is a Norwegian traditional folk singer and musician. Career Maurseth picked up the fiddle at the age seven, and studied with Knut Hamre. In addition to studies at the University of Bergen (minor in a ...

Honors

*2014:

prisen

Discography

Solo albums

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: ''Glossolalia'' ( Hubro Music)

Collaborations

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

: ''Sette Meg I Huskestong'' (

NorCD NorCD (established 1991 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label for folk, jazz, world music and improvisational music, led by the founder saxophonist and composer Karl Seglem. NorCD is distributed through Musikkoperatørene, and is a member ...

), with Småkvedarane frå Voss *

: ''Fryd'' ( Vossa Jazz Records), with

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: ''Den Blide Sol'' (NorCD), with

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: ''1982'' (NorCD), with Øyvind Skarbø & Nils Økland *

: ''Lysøen - Hommage À Ole Bull'' (

ECM Records ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's a ...

), with

recorded at

Lysøen Lysøen is an island in Bjørnafjorden in Vestland county, Norway. Lysøen is also the site of Villa Lysøen (''Ole Bulls villa på Lysøen''), the home of Norwegian violin-virtuoso and composer Ole Bull until his death in 1880. Villa Lysøen ...

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: ''Bumblin' Creed'' (Northern Spy), with Padang Food Tigers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Apeland, Sigbjorn Norwegian traditional musicians 20th-century Norwegian organists 21st-century Norwegian organists Male organists Academic staff of the University of Stavanger Hubro Music artists ECM Records artists University of Bergen alumni Musicians from Sveio 1966 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Agbaland members NorCD artists Northern Spy Records artists Academic staff of the University of Bergen