Bio
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A Brief Biographical Resume:
When Hilde Hefte released her first solo album in 1999 Down Beat wrote: "She's making waves on the Norwegian scene".
Hilde studied music at the highly respected Barratt-Dues Music Institute with piano as her main instrument. She has also been playing guitar, alto saxophone and Bb clarinet, and she has studied acting at Nordic Institute for Scene and Studio. For one periode she was teacher at Vest-Agder Music Conservatorium. She's been giving parts in different plays; for example the leading part as Edith Piaf to mention one. She has written lyrics, composed music for her own productions as well as for other musicians and singers and she's composed and arranged music for theatre productions. She's also been invited as a guest singer on various CD productions.
She's released 5 solo albums to fantastic reviews. For her work Hilde Hefte has received various grants and prizes.
2003 she established the sheet music company Norsk Jazzforlag and the year after the record company Ponca Jazz Records.
Photo (right) by Egil Kapstad - All Rights Reserved. Slideshow photos by Alf Solbakken (apart from No. 1 (Piaf) and No. 2) - All Rights Reserved
Tour dates 2012:
2011:
April 10th: Kristiansand Domkirke
May 6th: Kristiansand - Klubben:
Edgar Allen Poe Concert. Egil Kapstad, Hilde Hefte, String Quartet, bass.
June:
15th - Privat event
16th - Privat event
July:
31st - Kristiansand Cathedral. Memorial - after the twin attacks on Norway and in memory of the persons who lost their lives
August:
14th - Concert
October: Egil Kapstad, Jan Erik Vold, Hilde Hefte, John Pål Inderberg, Bjørn Alterhaug, Håkon Mjåseth Johansen:
23rd - Kristiansand
24th - Mandal
25th - Risør
26th - Skien
27th - Arendal
28th - Bø
29th - Flekkefjord
December:
15th & 23rd.
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Lyrics
I have written lyrics for my own productions, other musicians productions and for the theatre. Click for lyrics...
