PROJECTS
Project Shakespeare
Texts by Shakespeare like you never heard before. Enstad uses his unique tonal language combining world music, jazz, classical style to present the beautiful sonnets by Shakespeare in a new way. Arranged for quintet, piano, bass, drums, accordeon and voice. Sonnets like the ever romantic "Shall I compare the to a summer's day" and some of the darker ones like "Love is my sin" comes to life in this project.
Requiem for Oslo
A piece commisioned by the Oslo based choir Vox Humana for the 400 year anniversary of a freat city fire in Oslo 1624. Enstad composed a 8 movement requiem for choir and piano with the traditional requiem movements combined with historical texts from the event. Premiered in Vienna in May 2024 the piece has been performed on several occasions and was recorded in winter 2025.
Project Soundscapes
Enstad's musical passions merge in this main composer/performer project. Combining his experience from folk/world music, classical/baroque music, improvisation creating magical soundscapes and captivating melodies. Both as a solo pianist, with piano trio and the biggest formation a septet with 5 strings, piano and percussion.
Lofoten Cello Duo
A duet that started in an intimate setting in a friends living room. Focusing on folk music from around the world aswell as composing their own material the duet published their first CD "Lynx" in 2016. Second album "Cervus" and third album "Octopoda" all available on Spotify.
Cave Competence
This is a commisioned piece by the Austrian record label Gramola. It's a piece composed for string orchestra, piano, percussion a narrator. With text by Jürgen Grimm "Höhlenkompetenz in 52 Übungen"- How do we deal with a natural disaster that forces us all to isolate? You need Cave Competence.
My Grandfather's Cabin
A theatrical piece co-created with Shane Callaghan for one actor and four musicians. Premiered in Barcelona(catalan and english version) and also performed in Drogheda(Ireland) and Bergen(Norway)and in Vienna.
Els Joves Combustibles
A musical based on Robbie Best's play "The Young Combustibles". Music composed by Håvard Enstad and lyrics by Roger Batalla. A black comedy about a town suffering from a wave of suicidal youngsters. Premiering fall 2017.
Ningú es un zombi
Musical based on Jordi Folch's book "Ningú es un zombi". Håvard worked with Guillem Galofré on creating the music for this show. Premiered in Teatre Betrina in Reus december 2017, and re-premiering in Barcelona Jove Teatre Regina september 2018.
Vigen Hovsepyan
Håvard and Vigen have collaborated for many years in different projects, HAV folk trio, Barcelona Ethnic Band among other minor projects. They collaborated on Vigen's first solo album of traditional Armenian music "Echoes" 2015