Countdown for the Ungdommens Musikkmesterskap 2011!

23.11.2011

The Norwegian national competition Ungdommens Musikkmesterskap (UMM) will be held this weekend, from 25th – 27th November 2011 at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo (Norway). The UMM hosts the competition together with the Norwegian Band Federation.

The finals will take place on Friday and Saturday. This year the participants can compete in the categories woodwind, brass, percussion, piano, duo and ensembles.

On Saturday at 19:00 Miriam Helms Ålien (violin, UMM’s 'Musician of the year' 2010) Isabel Sanchez (guitar, 1st Prize Winner from Spain) and Jørgen Karlsen (saxophone, winner of the Norwegian Band Federation) will give a European Concert.

The prize-giving ceremony and a prize winner concert will be held on Sunday at 15:00. The concert will be recorded and broadcasted by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).

EMCY wishes its partners in Norway all the best for a successful competition!