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Sunniva Rødland, Harpist

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Sunniva Rødland, Harpist
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  • Projects available in 2026
  • Reviews
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    • Let the Harp Sound! Foreword
    • Let the Harp Sound! Introduction
    • How to write for harp
    • A Conversation with Willy Postma
    • A Conversation with Godelieve Schrama
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Booking

For booking Sunniva Rødland’s productions, please check out the current projects by clicking here.

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Need a harpist for other projects?

Kor og Sangere

Orkester

Ensemble

Pop/rock/jazz

 

Press links below to hear examples of S.Rødland in orchestra:

Watch Aevje (NRK 2021) w Marja Mortensson and Kork

Watch Dehti Baeleste (NRK 2021) w Marja Mortensson and Kork

About

Sunniva Rødland, PhD,  is a Norwegian harpist with more than 30 years of experience, living at Nesodden, outside of Oslo. She has a wide-ranging repertoire and is internationally recognized for her distinctive work in contemporary music. She has premiered 16 solo works for harp and maintained long-term collaborations with numerous composers, often acting as a co-creator in the compositional process. Rødland’s projects span acoustic and electronic music, video, performance, improvisation, and installation art. In 2015 she concluded her artistic research (PhD) at the Norwegian Artistic Research Programme/Norwegian Academy of Music. Today, Rødland divides her time between her own productions and projects, freelance performances and teaching.

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