Sept 12th (Molde Cathedral) and Sept 13th (Kirkelandet Church, Kristiansund) One of the most popular (and beautiful!) works for choir, boy soprano and orchestra was performed two days in a row for the opening of this year's Kristiansund Church, Art and Culture Festival (KKKK Festival). The music in question was Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, conducted by festival director Peder A. Rensvik, and Aksel did an excellent job as the contracted boy soprano. The concerts (of

Sept 3rd - Aula of Oslo University - Photo: Henning Høholt At the award ceremony of the Anders Jahre's culture prize, Aksel sang first with the Children's Chorus of the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (conducted by Edle Stray-Pedersen), and later as a soloist with Tore Dingstad accompanying on the grand piano. A lot of prominent guests were present, including the Minister of Culture, Thorhild Widwey, the Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen, and former Prime Minister, Kjell Magn