RECENT PROJECTS
ULD and Det Nye Norske Storband
Watch one of the songs from the concert.
In November, I had the pleasure of arrangering the music of Norwegian trio ULD for a concert featuring the trio alongside Det Nye Norske Storband. As well as writing all the charts, I also conducted both concerts in a sold-out Oslo Concert House, one of the most prestigious venues in Oslo.
As well as being recorded for a future live album, several tunes from the concerts have been released with video on YouTube.
TV-aksjonen with KORK
During the fall I have been conducting The Norwegian Radio Orchestra for several recording sessions, as well as a recorded TV performance for TV-aksjonen, an annual fundraiser organized by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. As well as a small concert, several tunes were recorded for the broadcast, which can be seen in full here.
Torgkonserten with The Norwegian Wind Ensemble
In August, I had the pleasure of conducting The Norwegian Wind Ensemble for the annual "Torgkonserten" in Halden, featuring Silya Nymoen and Knut Marius Djupvik as soloists, as well as arranging most of the program. We performed outdoors in front of a wonderful audience of 3000 people in the town square.
You can read more about the project here.
BIOGRAPHY
David Sætre Hveem is an Oslo-based composer, arranger, and conductor. With a solid background in jazz and extensive experience across various genres, he primarily works with rhythmic/non-classical music and large ensembles. He regularly arranges for professional ensembles such as the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the various Norwegian military bands, and conducting ensembles like the Norwegian Wind Ensemble and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band. He also frequently collaborates with leading big bands, wind bands, and brass bands in Norway. As a composer, he has released two albums with music for large jazz ensembles, written commissions for various concert bands, as well as several full programs for big band.
In addition to an active freelance career, he is employed as a Ph.D. research fellow at the Norwegian Academy of Music starting in the fall of 2024, researching competence in conducting rhythmic music with large ensembles.
David Sætre Hveem er en Oslo-basert komponist, arrangør og dirigent. Med solid bakgrunn fra jazzfeltet og med bred erfaring fra ulike sjangre, jobber han primært med rytmisk musikk og store ensembler. Med jevnlige arrangeringsoppdrag for profesjonelle ensembler som Kringkastingsorkesteret og de ulike forsvarskorpsene, dirigeringsoppdrag for blant annet Det Norske Blåseensemble og Frankfurt Radio Big Band, jobber han også mye med de ledende amatørstorbandene, korpsene og brassbandene på østlandet. Som komponist har han utgitt to album med egen musikk for store jazzensembler, komponert bestillingsverk for flere korps til NM, og skrevet flere fulle konserter med egen musikk for storband.
Utover en aktiv frilanskarriere, er han fra høsten 2024 ansatt som ph.d.-stipendiat ved Norges musikkhøgskole for å forske på dirigering av rytmisk musikk med store ensembler.
