CCB Events 2006
(even events indirectly linked to CCB)
All year – lunch concert on Fridays in Storuman
January
– New Youth Choir for Lochaber. Bringing 10 -16 yr olds together to sing. Being organised in collaboration with Highland Council
-Establishing of the Community Business – Generator Mosjøen A/S – the first in Norway
February
Mountain Film Festival and tour:
12th – concert in Fort William
13th – concert at Arainn Shuineart, Strontian
14th – concert at Sabhal Mor Ostaig (the Gaelic College), Isle of Skye
18th Music Day – Storuman Elton John tribute, Little Mike & Hits from the 70
Combined local orchestra and choir, cabaret show and dinner
March
21st Business seminar – Mosjoen – with more than 100 participants
April
24th CCP participating in the formal establishing of the second CB in Mosjøen Norway – Helgeland Kulturinkubator A/S
May
14th Youth Concert at Umeå Norrlands Opera –
Joint Norwegian/Swedish orchestra/choir
15th – 21st The Loch Shiel Festival
15 – 21 May – week-long arts festival from the ‘top to the toe’ of Loch Shiel
(Duncan Strachan visit to Sweden’s Folk Festival May 2006)
19th –21st Internationell Folk Music Festival – Storuman
Song, dance, instrument, youth with participants from Norway, Scotland and Sweden
June
9th End of Term Outdoor Concert – Storuman
Youth Rock Bands from Norway and Sweden
12th Street Musicians – begin rehearsals for performances all summer – Storuman
18th Children Dance School – Storuman
22nd to 25th – Hanedagene – culture festival in Mosjøen (see http://www.hanedagene.no/)
Conserts, exibitions, football tournament and traditional trade.
23rd to July 1th – “Galleria Art festival” with Norways “longest art gallery” in Sjøgata in Mosjøen
23rd “Moments of Magic” in Mosjøen Culturehouse – The Youth Choir “For You”
23rd “Mid Summer Dance” at Mosjøen Torg
24th “Moments of Magic” in Mosjøen Culturehous
30th Gospel Gala – Storuman
July
8th SwampRock – Storuman
13th Opera week – masterclass with some of Europe’s most talented young singers and some well known artists such as Katarina Karneus – storuman
17 th Choir week lead by Eric Ericson – Storuman
17th Youth Guitar Camp – Storuman
22nd Opera & Choir Concerts – Storuman
23rd Opera Concert – Storuman
August
3rd to 6th Mosjoen Cultural festival combined with Sea Trout Festival Vefsna – 6 concerts and 5 exhibitions
18th to 19th Helgeland Food festival (ecological food festival)
September
21st to 22nd Folk Music at Tiendebytte Festival – Mosjoen
Joint International Event
Cooperation with Nesna College and Lochaber Music Partnership
International tour – September
22nd – Conference Culture and Business in Mosjøen
22nd to 25th “Tiendebyttet” – Cultural festival- Mosjoen
15 concerts, 10 art exhibitions, Classic music festival
November
Music Matters seminar – Fort William
December
Christmas Festival – 2nd week December – Fort William
31st ‘Hogmanay Live’ – Fort William
1st to 23rd X-mas town – Mosjoen – culture and trade festival
This is a list of what has happened and what will happen
Year 2005 >>
Year 2004 >>
For more information please contact the person responsible.
Sweden – Duncan Kemp, tel: + 46 70 693 9999
kemp.duncan@telia.com
Norway – Jim Nerdal, tel: +47 992 852 15
jim.nerdal@mon.no
Scotland – Alison Stewart, tel: +44 1397 700766
info@lochabermusic.co.uk