The enthusiasm of conductor Torodd Wigum, maestro and creator of ‘Lord Chamber Orchestra’, was contagious and inspiring for everybody – and for Jon especially, who is always on the lookout for musical chemistry to happen on stage.

Even through rehearsals just with the band, an inspired Jon Lord drifts into jazzy blues improvisations on the piano during the Gigue masterpiece, clearly enjoying it. Moving over to another tour de force, Child In Time, our drummer Martin asks Jon for advice regarding the pace during the solo part. - It’s supposed to be 180 beats per minute - like this, Jon replies, visualizing with rapid handclapping. (From the footage we have curiously checked the pace of the handclaps with a metronome. It’s exactly 180 bpm. Of course.)           

Saturday dinner with family and friends was an event for the memory-books with touching performances from many of the guests. A wonderful Soldier of Fortune by Steve and Nathalie, Smoke on the Water with hilarious lyrics in ‘nynorsk’ by co-promoter Terje Craig, and a kamikaze scatting and viola performance by Bergmund, to brutally mention just a few.

The night was rounded off with a Glenn Hughes extravaganza in the neighboring hall of our Prinsen Hotel.