Exciting news for 2023

The Music Factory was recorded by the Oslo Philharmonic (OF), which is Norway’s “national orchestra” and one of Europe’s leading symphony orchestras. OF’s chief conductor since 2020 is Klaus Mäkelä and the orchestra has 108 musicians. In recent years, OF has spent significant resources on children, young people and families, as a long-term investment to ensure interest in the cultural heritage of classical music. The recording for Hunderfossen’s new attraction will take place in the winter of 2023, in the Oslo concert hall.

Hunderfossen focuses on a “play & learning concept” in its attractions, for the whole family together. In addition to taking care of the cultural heritage of classical music, there is a small surprise we can reveal about the theme of The Music Factory; synesthesia. Synaesthesia is a rare but highly valued neurological phenomenon where sensory experiences are mixed. Where, for example, you see different colors when you hear music. Many great composers have had this “superpower”. And perhaps one or more of our guests will suddenly discover that there is a term for this sensory mixture they themselves experience? It is said that about 1 in 200 have synesthesia.

Did you know that there are over 1,500 music bands in Norway? With close to 60,000 happy musicians? And that Crown Prince Håkon himself is the high patron of the Norwegian Music Corps Association? That 170,000 people in Norway sing in choirs, but that according to Norstat’s survey in the autumn of 2022 there are as many as 558,600 who would like to sing in a choir! Think how boring it would have been on 17 May, Norway’s national day, and other big occasions without the live music. If you want to start playing in a band or singing in a choir, then get involved!