Espen Eriksen & Gunnar Halle - Meditations On Christmas

The Brief

Welcome to an atmospheric and unique Christmas concert with the duo Espen Eriksen (piano) and Gunnar Halle (trumpet)! With “Meditations On Christmas”, they offer a distinctive musical experience of beloved Christmas hymns, interpreted in a fresh, beautiful, and innovative way. With a background in jazz and improvisation, Eriksen and Halle approach the musical heritage of Christmas with both deep respect and exciting creativity. As Dagbladet aptly writes, this is “an excellent alternative to all Christmas music that glitters with audience-pleasing gimmicks.” Here, you will find neither glitter nor noise, but musical meditations that create space for calm, reflection, and a warm pre-Christmas atmosphere. Critics and audiences have praised the duo for their ability to create beautiful and intense moments. Bergens Tidende notes that they produce “lyrical and fragile, almost transparent moods in an interplay that, without any gimmicks, highlights the power of the familiar melodies.”