Kristin Sevaldsen (born 10 January 1966 in

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) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone), composer, and music producer.

Career

Sevaldsen has been a band member and session musician for several years. In 2007, she released the debut solo album, ''Impressions''. The album gained very favorable reviews, and the Kristin Sevaldsen Band played at several concert venues both in Norway and internationally. In 2009 she released the psalm album ''Treasure'', together with Lewi Bergrud and

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. The record company Naxos was awarded hymn album in 2009, and it received good reviews from both the album and live concerts. The next solo album ''Transit'' was completed in 2011. The musicians of the set is Tom Erik Antonsen,

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and Einar Thorbjørnsen. The album ''Aftenstemning'' (2011) was released in collaboration with Norwegian folk musician Camilla Granlien. They have put new melodies and arrangements for poems by Bjørnson. Musicians are Morten Reppesgård, Jo F. Skaansar and Harald Skullerud. Besides her own music she contributes in multiple projects with the likes of Gaute Ormåsen and

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. Otherwise she is doing studio sessions for other artists and creates music for film and theater. In 2012, she began postgraduate studies in film music composition at

Lillehammer University College Lillehammer University College () was a state university college located at Storhove in Lillehammer, Norway. It was merged with Hedmark University College to become the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in 2017. History In 1970, Oppl ...

, and has already made her mark in the field.

Honors

*2013: Oppland county's Work grant for established artists

Discography

Solo albums

*2007: ''Impressions'' (D'Label) *2009: ''Treasure'' (D'Label), with Lewi Bergrud and Dag Stokke, including old Scandinavian psalms and hymns *2011: ''Transit'' (d'Label Records), within The Millionairs

Collaborations

*2011: ''Aftenstemning'' (Ta:lik), with Norwegian traditional folk musician

Camilla Granlien Camilla Granlien (born 1974) is a Norwegian folk singer, stev performer and educator. She was born in Elverum Municipality, and has studied music at the Voss Folk High School, the Ole Bull Academy, and the Telemark University College. She has ...

, including original written tunes and arrangements to poems by

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson ( , ; 8 December 1832 – 26 April 1910) was a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished ...

References

External links

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Mountain Dance by Kristin Sevaldsen
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sevaldsen, Kristin 1966 births Musicians from Lillehammer Living people Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian women jazz composers Norwegian jazz saxophonists 21st-century Norwegian saxophonists Lillehammer University College alumni Norwegian women jazz saxophonists