The Royal Norwegian Air Force Band

About The Royal Norwegian Air Force Band

The Royal Norwegian Air Force Band was established in 2006, yet it celebrates its bicentenary in 2018. Founded in 1818 as the Band of the Trondhjem Brigade, and later called the Band of the Fifth Division and the Band of the Armed Forces Trøndelag, it was for over one hundred years Trondheim's only professional ensemble. After the transition to the Air Force, the band has expanded its arena of activity from Central Norway to the entire country.

At its main venue, Byscenen in Trondheim's city centre, the band has performed with Elise Båtnes, Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen, Randi Stene, Tora Augestad, Australian jazz trumpeter James Morrison and the jazz-rock band PELbO. Other projects have included the children's theatre performance Musika Mobile, together with the free theatre group Cirka Teater, and the stand-up concert Lufta er for alle (The Air Is For Everyone), in collaboration with Åsleik Engmark.

The band performs under the motto "No genre unfamiliar to us." The Royal Norwegian Air Force Band collaborates closely with the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy and Ørland Main Air Station, and gives regular guest performances at air force bases and centres around the country.