Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen

about

Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (Oslo, 11 January 1964) is a contemporary Norwegian composer. Aagaard-Nilsen grew up in Kabelvåg on Lofoten (North-Norway). From 1986 to 1990 he studied at the university as well as at the conservatory of Bergen. From 1990 to 1994 he worked at this conservatory as a teacher of contemporary classical music. Furthermore, he was leader of the Autunnale-festivalen - (Music Factory and Autunnale), also in Bergen. In 1992 and 1993 he arranged and composed for the Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps Vestlandet - Norwegian Army Band, Bergen (NABB), writing, among other works, Arctic Landscape. In this period Aagaard-Nilsen wrote many works for wind band and brass band. Aagaard-Nilsen works as conductor of various school- and amateur orchestras, and also as a teacher as the Manger Folkehøgskule. He founded the forum Av garde together with Ketil Hvoslef, Jostein Stalheim and Knut Vaage. As a composer he has written for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir, wind band and brass band. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

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Knut Vaage: Høgsongen / Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen: Ars Vivendi

Singing Landscape

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2003 WASBE Jönköping, Sweden: Danish Concert Band

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Red Skies

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Concertos & Fairytales

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Dynamis

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NM Janitsjar 2019 - 1 divisjon

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Music

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The Binding Of The Wolf

Oiseaux Exotiques

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Trombone Concertos (Svensen, König, Hansen, Malmö SO, 2L)

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The Essence of Time

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