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Roger Arve Vigulf is a brilliant musician and composer, known for his captivating solo performances and innovative compositions. With a professional career spanning over 36 years, Roger has established himself as one of the most talented and versatile artists in the industry. His music transcends genres, blending modern jazz, and contemporary music elements to create a unique and mesmerizing sound. Whether he is playing his own compositions or interpreting classical masterpieces, Roger's passion and artistry shine through in every note he plays. With his virtuoso skills and artistic vision, Roger Arve Vigulf continues to push the boundaries of music and captivate audiences around the world. 

Testimonials

     

 I have known clarinetist and composer Roger Arve Vigulf since March, 2001. That year I was working at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic and Mr. Vigulf was invited to perform as a soloist with the National Vilnius Quartet. There were three concerts scheduled in Lithuanian cities, and all of them were a great success. The fact that Mr. Vigulf became a regular guest soloist with the National Vilnius Quartet is the best proof of it. In addition, during the following years we have started performing together and established professional performing partnership with Mr. Vigulf. In 2004 together we started international festival of music and ecology “The Land of Disobedient”. An annual event was taking place in Neringa during the first two weeks of July. The Festival’s ensemble would perform seven or eight thematic programs, ranging from Baroque to free improvisation.The Festival was also especially keen on presenting contemporary music. Mr. Vigulf was not only a founding member of the group, but also for many years remained essential part both as very adaptable, flexible highest quality clarinetist and excellent composer with his independent ideas and very personal voice. In total I have known Mr. Vigulf for good two decades and want to attest to his highest professional qualities both as clarinetist and composer, his full devotion to music and his personal qualities that were allways attuned to the necessities of the group. Rokas Zubovas, pianist and Artistic Director of the festival “The Land of Disobedient” 

Rokas Zubovas
Artistic Director of Disobedient Festival in Nida - LT(2005-2020)
     

 The work - Birds never stop Singing, by Roger Arve Vigulf Roger Arve Vigulf has written a rich and sonorous work, where the clarinet is a natural and playful centerpiece. It is primarily characterized by an organic contrast between a romantic tonal language and a much more contemporary soundscape, both parts handled with great confidence and proper craftsmanship by the composer. A continuum in loudspeakers with bird chirping is laid down in a wonderful way as a sound environment for several parts of the piece, where the clarinet forms a natural mediator between the birdsong and the music. The string quartet's playing is impeccable. It is constantly actively participating and weaves itself in a spatial play between background and foreground, in dialogue with the clarinet. This is an impressive work, where Vigulf gets to show what a phenomenal clarinetist he is, through music that also documents that he is a skilled composer. Bjorn Kruse Professor Emeritus at the Norwegian Academy of Music 06.07.2021 

Bjorn Kruse
Professor Emeritus - The Norwegian Academy of Music
     

 "The best soloist I have ever heard" (T.Fredriksen - Fremtiden) "The heart bursts into song" (S.E.Tandberg - Toensberg Blad) "Roger Arve Vigulf, the distinctive clarinet virtuoso and wonderful chamber musician, became the celebrity of the evening".(Karina Firkaviciute - 7 days of Art - Lithuania) "Roger Arve Vigulf, a technical virtuoso, with a sense of color and extroverted commitment". (Martin Haug - Drammens Tidene) "Entre deux trains for clarinet and strings had whimsical subtleties that Roger Arve Vigulf and the Hansa Quartet solved in an appealing way". (Espen Selvik - Bergens Tidene) "Remarkable clarinet CD, one should note the name straight away". (Trond Erikson - Smaalenene) "What raised Mozart to the musical Heaven was soloist Roger Arve Vigulf's clarinet playing. Just as rhythmically dancing musically as his figure, with a tone you rarely experience. Effortless virtuoso, his nuances in dynamics and colouring, his lovely phrases, Mozart with depth perspective, with delicate warmth and bubbling excess".(Martin Haug - Drammens Tidene) "Clarinet Ultimatum"contains 18 miniatures (Cadenzas) for clarinet composed and performed by Roger Arve Vigulf. The recording shows a performer with extreme control over his instrument, dynamically, technically and expressively, and Vigulf demonstrates a virtuosity and playfulness that is quite rare " (Bjorn Bolstad Skjelbred - Composer / Musician) "Clarinet Ultimatum formal glows of magical poetry. The work is masterfully composed and shines with light and virtuosic communication skills. A gem of a CD!" (Aase Hedstroem- Composer, former Chairman of the Norwegian Composers Association) "Roger Arve Vigulf is a clarinetist of international caliber. I first got to know him when he sat next to me as a substitute in The Norwegian Radio Orchestra and later as a soloist in various contexts, especially chamber music where he has had ample opportunity to develop himself. As a performing soloist, he is to be found among the foremost, especially when it comes to newer music of a high level of difficulty". (Retired - Olav Lundgren - Former solo clarinetist in the Wiener Volksoper, The Norwegian Opera, The Norwegian Radio Orchestra) 

Newspaper critics and musicians, composers
Newspaper critics and musicians, composers
  

Curriculum vitae(English)

     

 Roger Arve Vigulf - Clarinettist in: Ensemble KammerKlang, Trio R3, Ensemble KammerKlang Trio, Pentacornicus Woodwind Quintet. Member of: Norwegian Society of Tone Artists(www.ntks.no) The Norwegian Composers Society, TONO and Gramo. Roger Arve Vigulf was born in Aalesund and raised in Spjelkavik, Norway. He began playing the clarinet in September 1973 at the Aalesund Music School under the guidance of Arne Sæther. At the age of 10, he was a finalist in the national "Play Yourself" competition, performing in Oslo University's Hall. The following year, he was accepted into the Norwegian National Youth Band as its youngest member, 11 years old. In 1980, he moved to Noetteroey and later pursued music studies at Toensberg High School. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Eastern Conservatory of Music in Oslo and continued advanced studies in Copenhagen with Lee Morgan, Principal Clarinetist of the Royal Danish Orchestra. Since June 1988, Vigulf has worked as a professional freelance musician, performing widely across Europe and the U.S. He has appeared as a soloist with the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Lithuania Chamber Orchestra, CalState Jazz Orchestra (Los Angeles), Sandvika Big Band, Vestfold Sinfonietta, Vilnius State String Quartet, Chordos Quartet, Cicada Quartet, and others. He has collaborated with leading artists such as Einar Henning Smebye, Geir Henning Braaten, Haakon Austboe, Arvid Engegaard, Harald Aadland, Ole Boehn, and Mia Cooper. As an orchestral musician, Vigulf has performed with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Trondheim and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Opera Mobile A/S, the Kristiansund Opera, and the Norwegian Armed Forces’ music corps in Oslo, Halden, and Harstad. From 1990 to 2001, he also taught clarinet(part time)at various music schools. Vigulf has been an active composer since 1995, with a substantial catalogue of over 170 works, many commissioned by professional musicians and ensembles. His compositions are published by the National Library of Norway and Norsk Musikkforlag. He has released several recordings featuring his own works and is known for his wide-ranging musical interests, spanning contemporary music, classical repertoire, klezmer, Balkan folk music, and free jazz. He has received numerous scholarships and awards, including the Vestfold County Artist’s Grant (2006), the Recognition Grant from the Norwegian Society of Composers (2014), and multiple awards from the Norwegian Composers’ Fund, Composers’ Remuneration Fund, Norwaco, Music Norway (stikk.no), the Fund for Sound and Image, and the Fund for Performing Artists. He served as a jury member for the Norwegian Grammy Awards (Spellemannprisen) in 2008–2009. In recognition of his long-standing contribution to Norwegian–Lithuanian cultural cooperation, he was invited to a royal gala dinner at the Royal Palace in April 2011 during the state visit of the President of Lithuania. Deeply engaged in cultural advocacy and artistic development, Vigulf has created performance opportunities for others and founded several ensembles, including Ensemble KammerKlang (2019), Pentacornicus Wind Quintet (2024), TRIO R3 (2020), Giuffre Memorial TRIO (2022), Lithuania Winds (2013), Terra di Siena (2003), Vestfold Sinfonietta (2006), Ensemble Trittico (1995), and the Oslo Wind Quintet (1988). In September 2024, he was an artist-in-residence at the Antonio Bibalo House outside Larvik, supported by Vestfold County Council. 

Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae  |  Ensemble KammerKlang

Events

Drammen Clarinet Choir Conductor: Roger Arve VigulfRead More

  • Date:18.01.2026 06:00 PM - 18.01.2026 12:07 PM
  • Location Solsvingen 90, Drammen, Norway (Map)

Upcoming Events

TitleDateLocation
Ensemble KammerKlang01 Mar 2026To Be Announced
Ensemble KammerKlang02 Mar 2026To Be Announced
Vestfold Sinfonietta-Kammer13 Mar 2026To Be Announced
Vestfold Sinfonietta-Kammer14 Mar 2026To Be Announced
Vestfold Sinfonietta - kammer15 Mar 2026To Be Announced
Junker-Vigulf Duo08 Apr 2026To Be Announced
Junker-Vigulf DUO12 Apr 2026To Be Announced
Junker/Vigulf DUO15 Apr 2026To Be Announced
TRIO R3 In Concert18 Apr 2026To Be Announced
TRIO R3 In Concert19 Apr 2026To Be Announced
EKK Trio In Concert10 May 2026To Be Announced
Drammen Clarinet Choir at Drammens Dagene29 May 2026To Be Announced
Ensemble KammerKlang In Concert15 Jun 2026To Be Announced
Ensemble KammerKlang in Concert16 Jun 2026To Be Announced
Ensemble KammerKlang In Concert13 Sep 2026To Be Announced
Ensemble KammerKlang In Concert14 Sep 2026To Be Announced
Ensemble KammerKlang In Concert15 Nov 2026To Be Announced
Ensemble KammerKlang In Concert16 Nov 2026To Be Announced

Past Events

TitleDateLocation
Drammen Clarinet Choir in Stroemsoe Church07 Dec 2025Tordenskiolds gate 58A, 3017 Drammen, Norway
EKK Clinic - Grevskogen05 Dec 2025Eikveien 2, Tønsberg, Norway
Drammen Clarinet Choir12 Oct 2025Askerveien 19, 1384 Asker, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang CD release concert14 Sep 2025Storgata 37, Horten, Norway
Absolutt GITAR with Thomas Kjekstad and Ensemble KammerKlang01 Jun 2025Askerveien 19, Asker, Norway
Absolutt GITAR med Thomas Kjekstad og EKK31 May 2025Storgata 18, Horten, Norway
Bibalo house 21.4-5.521 Apr 2025Gon, Larvik, Norway
Vigulf-Hsu Video recording16 Feb 2025To Be Announced
Trio R3 Hoevik Church09 Feb 2025Sandviksveien 11, 1363 Høvik, Norway
Trio R3 Jar Church08 Feb 2025Wedel Jarlsbergs vei 20, 1358 Jar, Norway
Vigulf-Hsu Bugården church30 Jan 2025Nygårdsveien 68, Sandefjord, Norway
Vigulf-Hsu-Teie Hovedgård26 Jan 2025Banebakken 37, Tønsberg, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang - Metodistkirken i Sarpsborg01 Dec 2024St. Marie gate 56, Sarpsborg, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang - Teie Hovedgård30 Nov 2024Banebakken 43, Tønsberg, Norway
Bibalo House I week11 Nov 2024
Concert evening with music by Kjell Magne Andersen05 Oct 2024Claude Monets alle 27, 1338 Sandvika, Norway
Bibalo house16 Sep 2024Gon 28, Larvik, Norway
Pentacornicus Wind quintet in Asker Music school06 Sep 2024Askerveien 19, Asker, Norway
Pentacornicus Wind quintet in Rådhussalen-SKI05 Sep 2024Idrettsveien 8, Ski, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang - Teie Hovedgård01 Sep 2024Banebakken 43, Tønsberg, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang - Horten Kulturskole31 Aug 2024Storgata 37, Horten, Norway
N`Zeme Festival July 12 202412 Jul 2024L. Rėzos g. 8b, Juodkrantė, Neringa Municipality, Lithuania
N`Zeme Festival July 9 202409 Jul 2024Preilos g. 27, Preila, 93104 Neringa Municipality, Lithuania
N`Zemé Festival LT July 7 202407 Jul 2024L. Rėzos g. 8b, Juodkrantė, Neringa Municipality, Lithuania
Tour to Nida - 3-13.7.24 - Lithuania03 Jul 2024Pamario gatvė 37, Nida, Neringa Municipality, Lithuania
Ensemble KammerKlang - Heggedal church22 Jun 2024Heggedalsbakken 8, 1389 Heggedal, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang - Bugaarden church21 Jun 2024Nygårdsveien 68, 3214, Sandefjord, Norway
Concert for Composer Students03 Jun 2024Slemdalsveien 11, 0369 Oslo, Norway
Roger Arve Vigulf & String quintett26 May 2024Nygårdsveien 68, 3214, Sandefjord, Norway
Vigulf/Sørum with NyMusikk Vestfold in Stavern24 May 2024Verftsgaten 2, Stavern, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang in Horten13 May 2024Storgata 37, Horten, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang i Moss Kunstgalleri12 May 2024Chrysties gate 1, 1530 Moss, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang tutti i Nøtterøy kirke14 Apr 2024Kirkeveien, Nøtterøy, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang tutti Horten Kulturskole13 Apr 2024Storgata 37, Horten, Norway
Resurrexit Festival, Siauliai-LT01 Apr 2024Gegužių g. 57, Šiauliai, Šiauliai City Municipality, Lithuania
Ensemble KammerKlang TRIO03 Mar 2024Wedel Jarlsbergs vei 20, Jar, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang TRIO02 Mar 2024Grønland 58, Drammen, Norway
KRYSNINGER17 Dec 2023Promenaden 9, Sandefjord, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang in Concert - Sande church26 Nov 2023Prestegårdsalleen 2, Sande i Vestfold, Norway
Ensemble KammerKlang In Concert - Horten24 Nov 2023Storgata 37, Horten, Norway
Strach Clyde Series - Horten church05 Nov 2023Nedre vei 9, 3183 Horten, Norway
Strach Clyde Series - Teie Hovedgård04 Nov 2023Banebakken, Tønsberg, Norway

CD Gallery

Gallery

  • Concerts in January 2025

    Virtuoso concert with Roger Arve Vigulf - clarinet and Katherine Chih Chi Hsu - piano.

  • Giuffre Memorial TRIO Nov. 2022

  • Roger Arve Vigulf-Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra may 2013

  • Giuffre Memorial TRIO

    https://giuffrememorialtrio.com

  • Disobedient Ensemble july 2006

    From left; Mia Cooper, Robertas Bliskevicius, Roger Arve Vigulf, Sonata Zuboviene. Behind; Mindaugas Backus, Rokas Zubovas, Andrius Radziukynas Photo by Mariann Selberg Siem.

    https://impetus.lt/en/performers/disobedient-ensemble

  • Vilnius Quartet, pianists Sonata Zuboviene and Rokas Zubovas, oboist Jan Bertelsen and I at Tjoeme may 2002

  • Ukas Øyboer 2012

    I moved to Tjøme in Aug. 1996 and became acquainted with the photographer Herdis Marie Siegert. I lived on Tjøme until June 2014. The picture is from the newspaper Øyene in 2012.

  • L.A. Tour 2005

    The picture is from the newspaper Øyene 2005. In June 2004 I had my first tour to the USA, Los Angeles. I was engaged by California State University to be a soloist with the Calstate University Jazz Orchestra in works by Morton Gould - Derivations. The jazz ensemble was led by saxophonist Jeff Benedict. In addition, I had an all-evening solo concert at the same university with, among others, work by Snorri Sigurdbjørnson. In October of the same year (2004), I traveled together with Gisle Krogseth, and the following year (2005 - where this picture is taken from) I traveled together with Krogseth and Per Christian Arnesen, mainly for a sound recordings of work written by Arnesen. In addition, we had a concert in a relatively large church in L.A. the area.

  • Brosjyre bilde aug. 96

    The picture of me in the lake at Hvasser late in August 1996. The picture was taken by Herdis Marie Siegert. I used an old clarinet. The sea was around 17 degrees, so it was a cold pleasure:) This then became a brochure for the subsequent tour in March 1997 with Vigulf/Cicada String Quartet.

  • Tbg.Blad høsten 1986

    This clip is an interview with me in Tønsberg Blad in early October 1986. In that connection, I had been selected as a soloist with the Eastern Conservatory of Music Chamber Orchestra, with a concert in the old Munch Museum in Oslo. I performed Bjørn Kruse - LAKRIS. The concert went brilliantly, and in retrospect this was perhaps a small "breakthrough". Afterwards, I appeared on TV in Den Nye Søndagsposten with Erik Bye (March 1987), I got a 1-month temporary position in the Northern Wind Quintet, stationed in Mosjøen.

  • Bergens Kammermusikk Forening 2004

    In autumn 2000, I sent a VHS video cassette to the National Philharmonic in Vilnius. I began a fantastic journey in the landscape of chamber music. Soloist engagements with the Vilnius State String Quartet in the period March 2001 to April 2005. I think I have been a soloist with them in close to 30 concerts. We held concerts all over Lithuania, e.g. in Mirjampole, Klaipeda, Silaule, Vilnius, Kaunas. In addition, they accompanied me to Norway on a couple of occasions. At my Debut concert in Gamle Logen in Oslo 13.5.02 and as the picture shows, Den Nasjonale Scene in Bergen, April 2004. In the period 2000 to 2013 I had many engagements, etc. Bergens Kammermusikk Forening, much due to that friend of mine, Finn Totland, whom was the Director of Bergens Kammermusikk Forening for many years.

  • Ireland Tour 2008

    I did not expect that I would get to Ireland. My friend, the singer Elisabeth Goell, made this possible in October 2008. Omagh was the base for the Tour and I also played with the English cellist Tom Collingwood and the American pianist Craig Combs. In addition, the Irish violinist Rosie Nicholson was there. I have never seen such big pubs in my life...:)

  • Fotografene - Helene Boasson jan.2000

    Seeing these pictures here from January 2000 gives me goosebumps in a negative sense. Here I weighed 53 kg...and struggled a lot with food refusal. I had already started to "change myself" from late autumn 1996, and lost a good 21 kg in 1 1/2 years. Fortunately, I recovered from around 2003. These photos were taken at Fotografene i Drammen by Helene Boasson. 3 months later I went on a one-week tour to Bosnia Herzegovina, with concerts in Banja Luka and Sarajevo. It was an unforgettable experience..

  • Bonus Serien-Trittico 1995

    In the autumn of 1994, pianist Bjarne Sakshaug and I began to discuss whether we should start a quartet. We got Rolf Lennart Stensøe on percussion and bass player Magnus Söderberg. We arranged our first concert in the University's Aula in Oslo on 10 April 1996 and NRK P2 was present and recorded the entire concert. Then we were engaged by NRK P2 radio for a recording of Nordensten. The next day we were engaged by NyMusikk Oslo (see picture), which at the time had a series they called the Sonus Series. Me, Bjarne Sakshaug and Thomas Nilsson(percussion) played on this one. We premiered Frank Tveor Nordensten - Stiletto for E flat clarinet, piano, percussion and electronics. In addition, we performed a work by Igor Panov, Roger Wendelwick and Bjarne did a fantastic version of a piano solo work by Oddvar Lönner. Unfortunately, Bjarne Sakshaug passed away earlier this year (2023) so much, much too young...

  • med Ålesund strykekvartett 1996

    This picture is from 8 January 1996 from Voldsdalen church. None of the quartet members play in this ensemble today. I was born in Ålesund and grew up in Spjelkavik. Then moved to Eastern Norway in June 1980. There are not many times I have been a soloist with this quartet, but at least in 1996, 98, 2004, and in October 2010.

  • Nærbildet 2010

    In 2010 I collaborated with photographer Audun Wigen at Tjøme. We made a project called "Clarinet and Photo". We did 3 concerts together. At Blaafarveværket, Vestfold Art Museum and during Tjøme Culture Week. The picture was taken by Audun Wigen in 2010.

  • Vigulf - Ametri 2000

    This is the program from my first engagement with Bergens Kammermusikk Forening, October 2000. And WHAT a program! Ametri string quartet disbanded several years ago, but I still have the recording on cassette :)...

  • Kritikk fra M.Haug om Mozart

    On 24 March 1996 I was a soloist in the Mozart clarinet concerto with the Drammen Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Geir Tore Larsen. This was in Bragernes church and the hall was almost full. I came in a home-made Mozart costume, my mother had made it, and I had borrowed some from a Theater in Skien. The concert went very well, the orchestra struggled somewhat with my fast Mozart tempo. But the critic in Drammens Tidene at the time, Martin Haug, was very pleased!

  • Ensemble KammerKlang in Sande Church Nov. 26 - 2023

    From left; Ricardo Odriozola, Natalia Orlowska, Inger Lise Sørum, Rune Boutroue Bekkhus, Roger Arve Vigulf. Photo by Unni Berthling.

  • Ensemble KammerKlang with the composers

    From Concert in Sande church Nov. 26 - 2023. Composers(f.l.)Kjell Marcussen, Kjell Magne Andersen, Per Chr. Arnesen, Morten Gaathaug. Photo by Unni Berthling.

  • Domaines by P. Boulez

    From LIVE Concert 17.12.23 in Sandefjord Kunstforening arranged by nyMusikk Vestfold. Roger Arve Vigulf-clarinet performing Cahier D(original), Cahier D(Mirror), Cahier F(original) from Domaines.

  • KRYSNINGER project

    "KRYSNINGER" was world premiered Dec. 17th 2023 in Sandefjord Kunstforening(Norway). This piece was composed by Roger Arve Vigulf(1.Mvt.), Anders Tveit(2.Mvt.) and Sabine Kezbere(3.Mvt.). Foto by Unni Berthling.

  • Calstate University oct. 2005

    I was invited to Calstate University in Los Angeles on June 2004, october 2004 and october 2005(this picture).

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    After the concert april 1 2024.

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Approx. 400 people

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Roger Arve Vigulf before performing his own compositions Cadenza No V and XVII

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Performing The Merry Musicians by Edvard Fliflæt Bræin(NO)

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Performing Edvard Fliflæt Bræin 1.4.24

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Approx. 400 people

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Audience 1.4.24 Siauliai

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Performing Mozart Clarinet Quintet 1.4.24

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    After Mozart Clarinet Quintet 1.4.24

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    The official Program folder

  • From Resurrexit Festival in Lithuania April 1 2024 in Siauliai Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Diploma received by Organiser; Concert Institution Siauliai Polifonija State Chamber Choir

  • Roger Arve Vigulf autumn 2023

    Photo: Bartosz Sosnowski

  • Poster for May 26 2024

    Poster by Roger Arve Vigulf. Photo by Bartosz Sosnowski(2023)

  • From Maria Kapellet in Toensberg May 2024

    Ensemble KammerKlang

  • Ensemble KammerKlang may 2024

    Ensemble KammerKlang and composers Kjell Marcussen and Morten Gaathaug.

  • Bugården Church - Concert 26.5.2024

    From left to right/front: Ania Piniuta, Paulin Skoglund-Voss, Roger Arve Vigulf, Ole Hermann Huth. Back left to right: Halvor Kjerkreit, Sigurd Braathen. Photo: Aarstein Vigulf

  • Vigulf - Signal Hymn for small wind band

    Dedicated Turheisa in Spjelkavik/Norway In Memoriam.

  • Chaplin - Circus

    From Nida-N`Zeme Festival

  • Chaplin-Cirkus

    N`Zeme Festival Ensemble

  • N`Zeme festival poster

  • Last festival day, party

  • Where we stayed for 9 days

  • Me in Preila Library before performance of Messiaen End of Time

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Videos

 
 
 
 
 
 
Bamse for Symphony Orchestra
 
Bamse for Symphony Orchestra
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vigulf - Cartoon Music
 
Vigulf - Cartoon Music
 
 
 
2xVigulf perform Crusell Duet
 
2xVigulf perform Crusell Duet
 
Vigulf interview - Vestfold Television 2010
 
Vigulf interview - Vestfold Television 2010
 
Vigulf - Birds never stop Singing
 
Vigulf - Birds never stop Singing
 
Debussy - Premiere Rhapsody
 
Debussy - Premiere Rhapsody
 
Saint-Saéns - Sonate 2.Mvt.
 
Saint-Saéns - Sonate 2.Mvt.
 
Weber - Grand Duo Concertante 3.Mvt.
 
Weber - Grand Duo Concertante 3.Mvt.
 
Hoemsnes - Rejoice
 
Hoemsnes - Rejoice
 
Mendelssohn - Sonate in E-flat 1.Mvt.
 
Mendelssohn - Sonate in E-flat 1.Mvt.
 
Mendelssohn - Sonate in E-flat 2.Mvt.
 
Mendelssohn - Sonate in E-flat 2.Mvt.
 
R.Sjtsjedrin - Basso Ostinato 4.11.23
 
R.Sjtsjedrin - Basso Ostinato 4.11.23
 
Poul Ruders - Tattoo for one
 
Poul Ruders - Tattoo for one
 
Gunnar Berg(DK)pour violin et clarinette
 
Gunnar Berg(DK)pour violin et clarinette
 
Vigulf - Krysninger "srovenantis vanduo" world premiere
 
Vigulf - Krysninger "srovenantis vanduo" world premiere
 
Vigulf - 4 Black Snakes
 
Vigulf - 4 Black Snakes
 
G.Feidman Lets Be Happy
 
G.Feidman Lets Be Happy
 
Bjarne Brustad Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra Part I
 
Bjarne Brustad Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra Part I
 
Bjarne Brustad Concerto for Clarinet and Strings Part II
 
Bjarne Brustad Concerto for Clarinet and Strings Part II
 
Herdis Maria Siegert In Memoriam
 
Herdis Maria Siegert In Memoriam
 
Bjørn Kruse - Animal performed by Ensemble KammerKlang
 
Bjørn Kruse - Animal performed by Ensemble KammerKlang
 
BB2001-The Hymn by Roger Arve Vigulf
 
BB2001-The Hymn by Roger Arve Vigulf
 
Roger Arve Vigulf - 2 pieces for string quartet
 
Roger Arve Vigulf - 2 pieces for string quartet
 

My compositions

About My Compositions:
I began composing seriously in the winter of 1995, and to date, I have written 175 works for a variety of settings, ranging from solo pieces to chamber music and works for larger ensembles. In May 2025, I finished also my first symphony orchestra piece "Bamse". Several of these compositions have been commissioned with financial support from institutions such as the Norwegian Arts Council, the Norwegian Society of Composers, the Composers’ Remuneration Fund, and the Fund for Sound and Image.My music has received international attention and has been performed in Norway, Lithuania, Ireland, the United Kingdom (Leeds), the United States, and the Netherlands. Most of my works are archived and printed by the National Library of Norway. One of my compositions, Mefisto & Buzzo, is published by Norsk Musikkforlag, with whom I hold a composer’s contract.I have released two CDs featuring my own works: Mythologie (2010) and Clarinet Ultimatum (2013). In October 2011, I was admitted as a member of the Norwegian Society of Composers.You can view performances of some of my compositions at:
https://www.youtube.com/vigulfmusicproduct
or visit the “Music Player” section on this website.

Bibalo house: https://vestfoldfylke.no/no/aktuelt/musikalsk-magi-i-bibalos-hus/
From my Solo repertoire
Clarinet solo(or with Electronics):
Roger Arve Vigulf - Mefisto & Buzzo
Roger Arve Vigulf - 18 Cadenzas
P. Boulez - Domaines
F. Donatoni - Clair
P. JeanJean - Arlequin
L. Radford - borders distances III
L. Radford - que la terre sòuvre
Bertil P.Johansen - Clariphone Melody
K. Bjørnstad - Sommernatt ved Fjorden(for Wedding/Funeral)
Chaplin - Limelights(for Wedding/Funeral)
Stefan Nilsson - Gabriella`s Sång(for Wedding/Funeral)

Clarinet/Piano:
Brahms Sonate in E-flat major
Brahms Sonate in f-minor
Cahuzac - Cantiléne
Cahuzac - Variations Plays de Do`c
Pierne - Canzonetta
Szalowski - Sonatina
Shcehedrin - Basso Ostinato

Clarinet & String Quartet/Trio:
Mozart - Clarinet Quintet
Brahms - Clarinet Quintet
Weber - Quintet
Roger Arve Vigulf - Birds never stop Singing
Roger Arve Vigulf - Bronze Licorice
Bjørn H. Kruse - Ornament
E.F. Bræin - The Merry musicians(cl,vln,vla,vcl.)
E.F.Bræin - Divertimento(cl,vln,vla,vcl.)
Penderecki - Quartet(cl,vln,vla,vcl.)
Per Chr. Arnesen - Clarimorphose
Jukka Linkola - Clarinet Quintet(1995)

Clarinet/Voice/Piano:
Spohr - Sechs Deutche Lieder
S. Olsen - Trøytt Hjarte(cl/soprano)
Schubert - Hirt auf dem Felsten

Clarinet/Violin/Cello:
Gunnar Berg - pour Clarinette et Violin
Kortenkangas - Iscrizione(cl/vcl)

Clarinet/Orchestra/Wind Band:
Mozart - Concerto
Rossini - Theme & Variations
Weber: Concerto No 1 & 2
Bjørn H. Kruse - Licorice Concerto (1984)
Roger Arve Vigulf - Concerto for Clarinet & Symphonic Band
Drammen Clarinet Choir is a newly established ensemble consisting of 20–30 skilled amateur clarinetists together with a select group of music educators. The choir is led by clarinetist, composer, and conductor Roger Arve Vigulf, who serves as both instructor and artistic director. The ensemble aims to showcase the wide expressive range of the clarinet, offering its members opportunities for artistic growth while enriching the cultural life of Drammen with high-quality performances.In addition to his extensive career as a professional clarinetist and composer, Roger Arve Vigulf brings valuable experience as a conductor. Between 1987 and 2011, he regularly taught and conducted at various music summer schools, working with young musicians and ensembles across Norway. This background provides him with strong pedagogical insight and a well-rounded foundation for leading the Drammen Clarinet Choir.With its blend of musical enthusiasm, educational experience, and professional leadership, the Drammen Clarinet Choir seeks to establish itself as an important new contributor to Norway’s clarinet and wind music scene.

Contact Us

  • Vardenlia 32F, Sandefjord, Norway

www.rogerarvevigulf.com post@rogerarvevigulf.com vigulfmusicproduction@gmail.com Org.nr; 932 375 478