Sigurd Hole - EPK

Sigurd Hole is a Norwegian composer, double bassist and bandleader whose work explores different ways of experiencing and listening to music. His background spans jazz and improvised music, including collaborations with ensembles and musicians such as the Tord Gustavsen Trio, Karl Seglem and Eple Trio. He now works primarily within contemporary music, with projects involving musicians and ensembles such as Cikada and Trondheimsolistene, as well as his own ensembles. His music moves between composition and improvisation, embracing a curious attitude towards sound as such. Hole´s solo and ensemble works have received international critical acclaim across a wide range of media. He has also presented exhibitions of graphic scores and sound installations, and frequently performs in art galleries and museum spaces, investigating the visual and spatial dimensions of music.

“Composer of sonically expansive, thoughtfully paced music”
NY Times

Selected projects available for booking

  • Roraima

    Roraima was commissioned by Oslo World in 2020. The work is inspired by the Yanomami creation myth, and utilize field recordings of the incredibly rich natural soundscapes of the Amazon rainforest as a vital part of the music. Originally written for 7 musician, the work was adapted for chamber orcehstra in 2025 in collaboration with the Trondheim Soloists.

    Duration: 30 - 80 min (flexible)
    May be performed with live visuals

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  • Cikada String Quartet & Sigurd Hole

    Requiem for a Star - Cosmic Soundscapes of Destruction and Creation is a new work for string quartet and double bass, in collaboration with the Cikada String quartet. The work is inspired by different visual aspects and processes seen in observations and images of dying stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

    Duration: 40 min

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  • Extinction Sounds

    Extinction sounds was comissioned by the festival Tron Talks in 2023. The work draws inspiration from cildhood memories of the natural soundscapes surrounding the family cabin “Gammelsætra” in Rendalen. Written for an ensemble consisting of four string players, piano, one wind player and percussion.

    Duration: 50 min

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  • Solo

    Sigurd Holes solo double bass project has served as an important artistic foundation in his work ever since the release of the solo bass album Elvesang in 2018. The music is based on a combination of composed textures and improvisation, and is imbued with a calm, meditative quality.

    Duration: flexible

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Other active projects

Trio with Trygve Seim and Frode Haltli
Performs music by all three musicians, and traditional music from Østerdalen. Duration flexible, available in 2026 / 27 / 28.

Trio with Frode Haltli and Helga Myhr
Several works: Lydreise, Pusteøvelse for tre musikere, and more. Duration flexible, available in 2027 / 28. More info here.

Collaboration with Arve Henriksen
Duo, trio with Ståle Storløkken, large ensemble with Vilde & Inga and Ane Marthe Sørlien Holen. Availability on request.

All booking requests

Sigurd Hole
+47 99525574
booking at sigurdhole.no

Solo exhibition of graphic scores, Harpefoss hotell 2025.