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Details about the opening night - concert at the Concert- & Operahouse: Click here.....
News: NEW RELEASE IN USA & CANADA JANUARY 11th.: "Bossa Nova around the world"
Record Company: Putumayo Records
Click and take a look, read more about it and listen to sound samples......
Details about the October 2011-tour: Click here.....
More news: I'M SO PROUD: I'VE BEEN AWARDED WITH VEST-AGDER COUNTY COUNCIL'S WORKING GRANT!
2 more lyrics available - Click for lyrics-page..
New store: Hildes gaver launched (but only in Norwegian) - Click and take a look........
One track from Hilde Hefte's CD "Hildes bossaHefte" licensed to a record company in New York. :-)
Hilde Hefte represented with two compositions in the collection of sheet music "Northern lines 2 - twenty Nowegian Jazz Compositions" released through Norsk Jazzforlag. Click for words from the press.. Click here for webshop...
«She's making waves on the Norwegian scene.»
This is what Down Beat wrote when Hilde Hefte released her first solo album 1999.
When she established the jazz sheet music company Norsk Jazzforlag, the newspapers wrote: "Hilde Hefte wrote jazz history when she released the first collection of Norwegian jazz music this week".
When she established the record company Ponca Jazz Records the newspapers wrote: "Hilde has definitely put the south part of Norway on the jazz map".
A Brief Biographical Resume:
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. Click main menu for complete bio/resume.
Photo (right): Alf Solbakken / All Rights Reserved
Tour dates 2012
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Lyrics - New lyrics available.....
I have written lyrics for my own productions, other musicians productions and for the theatre. Click for lyrics...