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May 7, 2026

Oslo Sound-Puppetry Lab

I november 2025 samlet tolv kunstnere med interesse for krysningen mellom ny musikk og figurteater seg på Gamle Munch i Oslo for en intensiv samarbeidsuke. Blant dem var musikere, komponister, en scenograf, en tekstildesigner, og en skuespiller. Utforskingen resulterte i…

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Oct 30, 2025

What is sound-puppetry? Oslo Sound-Puppetry Lab 22 November 2025

 

22 November at 15:00 in Foredragssalen, Gamle Munch, Tøyen

  Oslo Sound-Puppetry Lab 2025 brings together nine musicians, one puppeteer and two visual artists with a shared interest in puppet theatre and musical sound. Together they will create a performance showcasing… Read more

Apr 29, 2025

Chamber quintet and large marionette: "Efungelium Tristi" premiere in Copenhagen

«EFUNGELIUM TRISTI» by Damkapellet & Sono Figures Society
WP Koncertkirken, Copenhagen 15 February 2025 (VinterJazz)

Josefine Weber Hansen: soprano
Nadia Okrasko: piano
Irene Bianco: percussion
Mika Persdotter: viola
Nicole Hogstrand: cello

Marte Røyeng & Sarah Buchner: puppeteer, composition
Nat Johns:…

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Dec 2, 2024

A look at «Tettsøm»

Composed by Marte Røyeng
Performed by Aurora Pambianchi Øvrelid, Sarah Buchner, Marte Røyeng
Puppet built by Nat Johns
Filmed by Manuel Madsen

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Oct 23, 2024

New album release: Malm & Eng 'det flyvende inni meg'

Malm & Eng is a collaborative project with Siril Malmedal Hauge and Marte Røyeng. On November 1st they release their first album as a duo on Dugnad rec, called ‘det flyvende inni meg’. The album features Jonas Røyeng as…

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Aug 2, 2024

TETTSØM – vandrekonsertforestilling i Grorudparken 8. september

Artwork: Nat Johns   Vil du stramme tråden hardere, eller løsne den?   / / / \ \ \ / / / \ \ \   «Tettsøm» er et utendørs musikalsk figurteaterverk for tre stemmer og store figurer, og mange overraskelser.   Søndag 8.… Read more

Jul 4, 2024

EP-Release: Otherend

On her first pop release since Reach in 2019, Marte has teamed up with producer and brother Jonas Røyeng to make a three-track EP which swings towards the extremes of everything from American Folk to Dubstep. Find Otherend on Bandcamp…

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Mar 13, 2024

Upcoming "sound puppetry" performance in Copenhagen

As part of the group Sono Figures Society I will be performing a newly composed collaborative work alongside Sarah Buchner and Nat Johns at Klub PRiMi on March 26 in Copenhagen. Show starts at 20:30. Sono Figures Society performs a…

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Oct 6, 2023

World premiere of "Wecarryus" in Konserthuset Stockholm

 

 

 Incredibly inspiring to have my first effort at a chamber ensemble piece featuring puppetry – "Wecarryus" (2023) – premiered in the stunning Grünewaldsalen in Konserthuset Stockholm by Damkapellet (long time dream collaboration come true) thanks to a commission from Konstmusiksystrar…

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Aug 7, 2023

"INNI" for solo percussion at INN:PUST 2023

My piece “INNI” (2019) for solo percussion will be performed by Anders Kregnes Hansen on September 8th at Friscena, Gjøvik, Norway – as part of the festival Inn:pust 2023. Programme

Aug 7, 2023

Sono Figures Society at Copenhagen Jazz Festival

Photo by Nat Johns

SONO FIGURES SOCIETY is the newly founded group of the two artists, composer/performer Marte Røyeng and vocalist/composer Sarah Buchner. They met over their shared fascination for contemporary puppet theater and experimental sound, aiming to contribute through…

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Jun 10, 2022

Blomsterbed collective's radio interview on "Rite of Passage"

The Blomsterbed collective was interviewed on Spillerom Søndag about who they are and their staircase performance "Rite of Passage" in the Munch museum on Only Connect Festival of Sound.

Spillerom is a radio show devoted to contemporary music from the…

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Jun 2, 2022

An exploration of paper and music

«STUP» is a visual concert project with music by Malm & Eng (Marte Røyeng and Siril Malmedal Hauge) and visual theatre by Ellen Jerstad & Vega Drake Carlsson. Featuring the percussion duo Rattlebelles (Nora Sjøgren and Ylva Bråten Rian) and…

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Dec 14, 2021

new piece world premiere in Copenhagen

LOWAL, a duo piece composed by Marte for violinist Larissa Terescenko and guitarist Tormund Blikra Vea, premiered in November at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. "LOWAL is about efforts to be self-sufficient and escaping external influence. It is also…

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Jun 8, 2021

«Spillerom Søndag» interview

Marte was featured as one of three composers in a portrait interview on Spillerom Søndag, a radio show devoted to contemporary music from the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.

«Møt tre komposisjonsstudenter på Norges musikkhøgskole, og tre nye stemmer i norsk…

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Mar 31, 2021

"GISP" solo piano piece selected for UNM Festival in Aarhus 2021

Click here to listen to excerpts of Marte Røyeng's works as a contemporary composer

Marte's composition for solo piano has been selected to be performed at the Ung Nordisk Musik festival in Aarhus, Denmark in August 2021.

Sounds from tourists…

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Feb 19, 2020

«A Great new voice» – album review

Review of "Reach" in Nettavisen / Tor de Jazz (in Norwegian)

«Hun synger fint, arrangementene er sofistikerte og særdeles smakfulle, produksjonen til Even Ormestad (Jaga Jazzist, aha) er nydelig og det musikalske tonefølget fra en rekke sjangerfrie, unge jazzmusikanter som…

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Nov 11, 2019

An urge for going

In a new live session video of her song "Shake Yourself Awake», Norwegian singer/songwriter Marte Røyeng displays timeless musical storytelling on loss and human resilience.  

«On this haunted beach / I leave my dreams behind»  
These are the…

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Aug 12, 2019

"Find a Hill" music video

Shot and directed by Alvilde H. Naterstad

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Jul 3, 2019

"Reach" radio interviews

(in Norwegian)

Kveldsåpent, NRK P1

Klassisk Vorspiel, NRK P2

Vestfoldsendinga, NRK P1 Vestfold

May 24, 2019

New album «REACH» out now!

Marte Røyeng – Reach

available now on all digital music services including:

Spotify
Apple Music
Tidal
Amazon

Norwegian singer, songwriter and composer Marte Røyeng's debut as an album artist comes with «Reach» (Oslo Session Recordings). Produced by Even Ormestad, the…

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May 3, 2019

New Single "Pull of the Moon" Out Now!

Listen now on all digital platforms!

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Lk6x9K 
iTunes: https://apple.co/2YaQHzZ

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Apr 6, 2019

New album "Reach" out 24 May 2019

Marte's album debut comes out 24 May on Oslo Session Recordings. It will be available for purchase on vinyl, CD as well as digital streaming.

The first single off the album will be out on 3 May!

Feb 19, 2018

Live photos

From Herr Nilsen, Oslo, January 2018.

Photo: John Nordahl


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