Jon Mostad

          – composer

“Thank you for introducing me to the music of Jon Mostad."

     Matthew Berry, director of Commotio, Oxford, UK, til forleggeren av Two Psalms, 2006.



“The music is full of sound, light, dramatic digressions, and a rock solid handling of the complex machinery of a huge symphnony orchestra”

     Hugo Lauritz Jensen,review of ACD 4978,orchestral works by Jon Mostad i  Dagens Næringsliv 21.09.1996

Portrait of Jon Mostad

Past events:

2025

14th December: Excerpts of Musical Icons from the CD Lawo Classics LWC 1403 played during a presentation of the album in "Spillerom", NRK (Norwegian State Broadcasting) P2.

7th December: Excerpts of Musical Icons played by Ole Martin Huser- Olsen, guitar. Release concert for "Musical Icons", LAWO Classics, Nes kyrkje, Gvarv.

8th November: Excerpts of Musical Icons played by Ole Martin Huser- Olsen, guitar. Release concert for "Musical Icons", LAWO Classics, Sarpsborg Church.

7th November: Release of "Musical Icons", LAWO Classics, with the guitarist Ole Martin Huser-Olsen playing Musical Icons and works by Henrik Ødegaard,  and Ewa Serafin on streaming platforms,. The album was released on CD (LWC 1403) somewhat later

22nd March: The Lord is my Shepherd  sung by Commotio, cond.: Matthew Berry, St. John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, UK.

2023

16th April: Musical Icons, final, 6 movement version, played by Ole Martin Huser- Olsen, guitar. Moss church.

9th December: Look, the Lamb of God from Musical Icons played by Ole Martin Huser- Olsen, guitar, Håndverkeren restaurant, Oslo.

10th December: Look, the Lamb of God from Musical Icons played by Ole Martin Huser- Olsen, guitar, Håndverkeren restaurant, Oslo.

2022

20th November: Lead, Gently Light played by The Progression Ensemble Oslo, Mikaelkirken, Oslo.

30th October: String Quartet No. 3, W. P. by the CIKADA quartet, Lead, Gently Light, W. P. by The Progression Ensemble Oslo (Ole Martin Huser-Olsen,  guitar, Tove M. Erikstad, cello, and Maren Sofie Nyland Johansen, accordion), and the new movement 5, The Wind of the Holy Spirit from Musical Icons, W. P. by Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar, Gamle Fredrikstad Chuch, Fredrikstad

19th June: Shout for Joy to the Lord. (Psalm 100) sung by Kamerkoor Next, cond.: Fokko Oldenhuis, Pieterskerk, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

18th June: Shout for Joy to the Lord. (Psalm 100), W. P. by Kamerkoor Next, cond.: Fokko Oldenhuis, Lutherse Kerk, Woerden, the Netherlands.

23rd April: Look, the Lamb of God  from Musical Icons played by Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar, Old Glemmen Church, Fredrikstad as a part of the festival "Med hjerte for Lisleby" ("With a Heart for Lisleby").

2021 and earlier:      

2021
14th November: "Musical Icons" (original version in 5 movements) played by Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar, Nes Church, Sauherad.
13th November: ""Musical Icons" (original version) played by Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar, Seljord Church.
24th October: "Musical Icons" (original version) played by Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar, Sarpsborg Culture School.
19th October: "Musical Icons" (original version) W. P. by Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar, Fredrikstad Cathedral, during the Egil Hovland Festival

2020
22nd november: "Look, the Lamb of God" from "Musical Icons" premiered by Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar, Sarpsborg Culture School.

2019
1st March: "The Lord Is My Shepherd", no. 2 of "Two Psalms" sung by Borg vokalensemble, cond.: Tore E Mohn in Fredrikstad Cathedral.
9th February: "The Lord Is My Shepherd", no. 2 of "Two Psalms" sung by Coro da Camera di Varese, cond.: Gabriele Conti in Basilica di San Marco, Venice.

2018
16th September: "You Have Searched Me, LORD", W.P. by Borg vokalensemble, cond.: Tore E Mohn and Liv Frengstad, cello; "Two Psalms", Borg vokalensemble / Tore E Mohn; "Värmland – a Sound Poem" and "Nærmere" ("Nearer"), electro-acoustic; "Five for One", Liv Frengstad, cello. Greåker Free Church, Sarpsborg.
8th November: "Two Church Pictures", Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar. Sehestedt Kirche, Germany.
9th November: "Two Church Pictures", Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar. Glücksburg Schlossresidenz, Germany.
10th November: "Two Church Pictures", Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar. Luale, Flensburg, Germany..
11th November: "Two Church Pictures", Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar. Handewitt, Germany.
15th November: "Two Church Pictures", Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar. Alværn, Nesodden.
16th November: "Two Church Pictures", Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar. Spira kultursenter, Flekkefjord.
18th November: "Two Church Pictures", Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar. Rådhuset, Grimstad.
26th November: "Two Church Pictures", Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar. Gleng-huset, Sarpsborg.

2017:
9th June: "I butikkenes skoger" ("In the Forests of the Shops") was sung by Christiania mannskor, cond.: Marius Skjølaas,
at Scenehuset, Oslo.
4th November: "Five for One" for cello solo W.P by Liv Frengstad, Moss by- og industrimuseum. Moss.

2016
23rd August: "The Lord Is My Shepherd", no. 2 of "Two Psalms" was sung by the chamber choir Caro canto (Dresden), Østsiden Church, Fredrikstad.
22nd August: "The Lord Is My Shepherd", no. 2 of "Two Psalms" was sung by the chamber choir Caro canto (Dresden), Hafslundsøy Church, Sarpsborg.
21st August: "The Lord Is My Shepherd", no. 2 of "Two Psalms" was sung by the chamber choir Caro canto (Dresden), Meland Church.
19th August: "The Lord Is My Shepherd", no. 2 of "Two Psalms" was sung by the chamber choir Caro canto (Dresden), Fana Church, Bergen.
17th August: "The Lord Is My Shepherd", no. 2 of "Two Psalms" was sung by the chamber choir Caro canto (Dresden), Sokndal Church.
14th August: "The Lord Is My Shepherd", no. 2 of "Two Psalms" was sung by the chamber choir Caro canto (Dresden), Vanse Curch.

2015
7th November: "The Last Supper" from "Two Church Pictures" played by Ole Martin Huser-Olsen, guitar, in Sarpsborg.
8th March: World premiere of String Quartet No. 2 by Cikada String Quartet, Blå Grotte, Fredrikstad.
18th October: "I butikkenes skoger" ("In the Forests of the Shops") was sung by Christiania mannskor, cond.: Marius Skjølaas, in Nordlyskatedralen, Alta.
17th October: "I butikkenes skoger" ("In the Forests of the Shops") was sung by Christiania mannskor, cond.: Marius Skjølaas, in Tromsø Cathedral.
16th October: "I butikkenes skoger" ("In the Forests of the Shops") was sung by Christiania mannskor, cond.: Marius Skjølaas, in Bodø Cathedral.
3rd October: "Mer enn seier" ("More than Victory") was sung in Sykkylven Church.
4th March: World premiere of "Naar Sol gaar ned" ("At Sunset"), a contribution to a 7 composers’ relay in memory of Halfdan Kierulf (1815-1868) by Åshild Skiri Refsdal, soprano, and the Norwegian Wind Ensemble, cond.: Thomas Rimul, at Brygga kultursal, Halden.
27th January: "The Lord Is My Shepherd", no. 2 of "Two Psalms" (from the CD Nocturnus) in Classical Minnesota Public Radio’s "Choral Stream". (Also a few more times in 2015.)
Unknown date: According to the revenue report from TONO (Norway’s performing rights society) "Mer enn seier" ("More than Victory") was performed in Finland once during 2015.

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