Steinar Ofsdal

Steinar Ofsdal
Steinar Ofsdal in concert, 2016
Steinar Ofsdal in concert, 2016
Background information
Born (1948-10-04) 4 October 1948 (age 76)
Oslo, Norway
GenresJazz, folk
OccupationMusician
InstrumentFlute
Websiteofsdal.no

Steinar Ofsdal (born 4 October 1948) is a Norwegian composer and flutist.[1][2]

Career

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Ofsdal has since 1967 performed on numerous stages in Norway, and worldwide in different settings.[2] He has performed alone or within one of his many bands, and is also known as one of the members of the folk group Bukkene Bruse, including Annbjørg Lien, Arve Moen Bergset and Bjørn Ole Rasch.[1] He has written several compositions for his own concert use, and music for theater, film, television and radio.[1]

Ofsdal won the Spellemannprisen 1983 in the Open class for the album Hat Trick and Spellemannprisen 1989 with Per Midtstigen in the class Folk / Old Norwegian Folk Dance for the album Sjøfløyta. Bukkene Bruse was awarded Spellemannprisen 1993 in the class Children's music. He was also awarded Gammleng-prisen 1999 in open class and was nominated for Edvard Prize 2005, in the class Traditional folk music. In 2009 he was twice winner of the championship in folk music (Landskappleiken Geilo) in sjøfløyte (sea flute) and seljefløyte (willow flute), and he received Egil Storbekkens Music Prize for 2009, and is Professor of music at the Norges Musikkhøgskole and the Ole Bull Academy in Norway.[1]

Awards and honors

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  • Spellemannprisen, traditional folk, Hat Trick, 1983
  • Spellemannprisen with Per Midtstigen, traditional folk/Norwegian folk dance, 1989
  • Gammleng-prisen, Open, 1999
  • Egil Storbekkens Music Prize, 2009[3]
  • Landskappleiken winner at Geilo, 2009

Discography

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As leader

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  • Floytesprell (Plateselskapet Mai, 1978)
  • Hat Trick (Hot Line, 1984)
  • Reisefeber (Slager, 1985)
  • Kalender (Slager, 1987)
  • Vestenfor Mane (Slager, 1989)
  • Sjofloyta (Slager, 1995)
  • Aw/Ofsdal/Sereba/Kake (Etnisk Musikklubb, 2004)

As sideman

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With Sigmund Groven

  • Motlys (Polydor, 1979)
  • Colour Slides (NOPA, 1985)
  • Nattonsker (Sonet, 1991)

With Lars Klevstrand

  • Twostep & Bla Ballader (Polydor, 1974)
  • To I Spann (Plateselskapet Mai, 1979)
  • Frie Hender (Plateselskapet Mai, 1981)

With Geirr Lystrup

  • Grendevisur & Danselat (Plateselskapet Mai, 1977)
  • Kom Sol Pa Alle Mine Berg (Sonet, 1981)
  • Brakar & Joanna (Juni, 1993)
  • Sangen Om Yebo (Juni, 2005)

With Lillebjorn Nilsen

  • Portrett (Polydor, 1973)
  • ...Og Fia Hadde Sko! (Polydor, 1974)
  • Byen Med Det Store Hjertet (Polydor, 1975)
  • Oslo 3 (NorDisc, 1979)
  • Sanger (Grappa, 1988)
  • Haba Haba (Grappa, 1995)

With others

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Steinar Ofsdal Biography". Store Norske Leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Steinar Ofsdal, alias Chinese name 阿福 A Fu – Professor, Musiker, Komponist". Bransjeregister MIC.no. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Ofsdal prises" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
Preceded by Recipient of the Gammleng-prisen Open class
1999 		Succeeded by
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