Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

By on March 22, 2016 in Composers

The Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in Vienna in 1791 and left unfinished at the composer’s death on December 5. A completion dated 1792 by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who had anonymously commissioned the piece for a Requiem Mass to commemorate

Johannes Brahms

By on March 22, 2016 in Composers

Johannes Brahms, (1833— 1897) German composer and pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote symphonies, concerti, chamber music, piano works, choral compositions, and more than 200 songs. Brahms was the great master of symphonic and sonata style in the second half of the 19th century. He can be viewed as the protagonist of the Classical

G. Rossini

By on March 22, 2016 in Composers

Rossini was born in Pesaro, Italy, on 29 February, 1792 into a musical family (his father played the french horn and his mother was a singer). As a boy he learnt the horn and singing and sang in at least one opera in Bologna, where the family lived. He studied there and began his operatic

Giuseppe Verdi

By on March 22, 2016 in Composers

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (1813 – 1901) was an Italian Romantic composer primarily known for his operas. He is considered, with Richard Wagner, the preëminent opera composer of the 19th century. Verdi dominated the Italian opera scene after the eras of Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini. Playlist Va pensiero His works are frequently performed in opera

G.F. Handel

By on March 22, 2016 in Composers

George Frideric Handel (German: Georg Friedrich Händel); (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-born, British baroque composer famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Born in a family indifferent to music, Handel received critical training in Halle, Hamburg and Italy before settling in London (1712), and became a naturalized British

Franz Schubert

By on March 22, 2016 in Composers

Franz Schubert Franz Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer. Schubert died before his 32nd birthday, but was extremely prolific during his lifetime. His output consists of over six hundred secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of chamber and

Andreas Eriksson

By on November 24, 2014 in Uncategorized

Andreas Eriksson is a swedish tenor, born in Lycksele in 1987. He has studied at the Piteå School of Music as well as the Framnäs Folk High School. Since 2006 Andreas has toured the world with different choirs situated in Piteå, as a choir member, soloist and as a accompanist. He also sang in the

Hazel Eilertsen

By on November 24, 2014 in Uncategorized

Freelance singer/vocal teacher/conductor/composer. Born in Sandnessjøen, Nordland, Norway. Currently living in Trondheim. Hazel studied classical singing and vocal pedagogy at The Grieg Academy in Bergen (1994-97), then post-graduate studies at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim (1997-98 and 2001-02). In 2010-11 she did part-time studies in composition at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim. Hazel is active in many roles, and

Øystein Jæger

By on November 24, 2014 in Uncategorized

Øystein Jæger (b. 1978) is Cathedral Organist and Choir Master of Bodø Cathedral. He is the artistic director of Bodø Cathedral Choir since 2009. He founded Bodø Cathedral Boys` Choir in 2012. Jæger graduated from Norwegian Academy of Music and Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He holds Master of Music degrees in organ performance

Trygve Brøske

By on November 24, 2014 in Uncategorized

Trygve Brøske (b. 1973) is a pianist, composer and arranger living in Trondheim. He was educated at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music and the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, where he graduated with the Premier Prix de virtuosity in the spring of 2001. Trygve has a broad background as both a pianist and composer/arranger in