“Best of all was Knut Vaage’s ‘Ke-de-gaar-i’ an assault course of a piece that pits speech, song, jeers, cat calls against an intermittently honking trumpet. Witty and dramatically pungent, it was a great showpiece for Vaage, whose music has yet to gain a strong foothold internationally. And it demonstrated why we need the kind of laissez-faire ethos that defines this brave festival.”