Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (born 23 April 1975) is a Norwegian

saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...

and

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

in the field of contemporary music.

Career

Nystrøm has a diploma of music from the

Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the ...

and is now a lecturer in the art of improvisation based contemporary music. He has been soloist with the Norwegian Symphony Orchestra and the Basel Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. He has been with the bands like Poing, Dozo, Hero og Zanussi five and participated in about 50 recordings in various musical genres. In 1994 he went to the finals of the Norwegian TV show Talentiaden and in 1998 he was soloist with

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra ( Norwegian: Bergen filharmoniske orkester) is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The M ...

in the Saxophne conserto by Bjørn Kruse. In 2006 he released his first solo album, ''Concepts of Sorrow & Dangers'' on the record company Aurora. The album was nominated for the 2006

Spellemannprisen The Spellemannprisen (also referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards) is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Local associations, IFPI Norge and :no:FONO, FONO. It was first awarded i ...

class contemporary music. As a composer, he has written music for stage, television documentaries and chamber. In 2013 he wrote and performed music along with the Munor ensemble to the 1911 Italian film

L'Inferno ''L'Inferno'' () is a 1911 Italian silent film, loosely adapted from '' Inferno'', the first canticle of Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy''. ''L'Inferno'' took over three years to make, and was the first full-length Italian feature film. It is al ...

at Tysværtunet social center at "Tysvær skrekkfest" (Tysvær horrorfilmfestival).

Honors

*2001:

Rikskonsertene Concerts Norway () was established in 1967 on the initiative of the Arts Council Norway (), with its main purpose described as follows: "Concerts Norway is to make living music of high artistic quality accessible to all people in the country." The ...

's launch support *2005: Youth Lindemanpris *2006: Statens arbeidsstipend

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

*2006: ''Concepts Of Sorrows & Dangers'' (Aurora Records)

Collaborations

;With Zanussi 5 *2004: ''Zanussi Five'' (Moserobie Prod) *2007: ''Alborado'' (Moserobie Prod) *2010: ''Ghost Dance'' (Moserobie Prod) *2014: ''Live In Coimbra'' (Clean Feed) ;Duo HERO with Helge Lien *2005: ''Prøysen – musikken fra dokumentaren'' (Jazzavdelingen) nominated for the

Edvard Prize The Edvard Prize is a Norwegian music award in given by TONO, copyright organization for musicians and composers. The honor, which was given for the first time in 1998, is given each year and is only given to organization members. The goal is to e ...

in 2005 *2006: ''The Discovery & Exploration of Planet HERO'' ( Jazzaway) ;

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith ( ; ; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advo ...

compositions performed by Henninge Landaas, Vegard Landaas, Elzbieta Nawrocka and Bjørg Lewis *2009: ''The Golden Hindemith: Chamber Music For VIola & Saxophone'' (Lawo Classics) ;With Unni Løvlid and Becaye Aw *2009: ''Seven Winds'' ( Heilo Music)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nystrom, Rolf-Erik Norwegian jazz saxophonists Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Heilo Music artists Norwegian Academy of Music alumni 20th-century Norwegian saxophonists 21st-century Norwegian saxophonists Musicians from Oslo 1975 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Norwegian male jazz musicians