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I studied church music at the Norwegian State Academy of Music from 1996-2000. In 2003 I graduated with a post-graduate diploma in choral conducting from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, after two years of studies with professor Anders Eby. My main focus as a musician is in improvisation. Over the years I´ve worked with musicians such as multi-instrumentalists Stian Carstensen, trumpeter Mathias Eick, bassplayer Mats Eilertsen and singer Tora Augestad. As a conductor I have worked with the Swedish Radio Choir, the Norwegian Soloist Choir, Oslo Chamber Choir, The Chamber Choir of The Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm and the norwegian vocal-ensemble Ginnungagap. My compositions are largely written for a cappella choir. I received the Edvard-award 2004 by TONO (Norwegian Performing Rights Society) for best vocal composition for my piece Lovesong I. The piece is the first out of three Lovesongs, published by Norsk Musikforlag (N.M.O. 11490). Lovesongs is recorded by Ginnungagap, with conductor Kjetil Almenning ("We know not where the dragons fly" Simax). Their recording of Lovesong I can be heard at myspace/ginnungagapchoir. In september 2005 I received the first scholarship ever from the Knut Nystedt fund for church music. |
