Helge Sunde
{{short description|Norwegian composer and musician (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
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| name = Helge Sunde
| image = Helge Sunde, 2015 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Helge Sunde at Reykjavik Jazz Festival, 2015
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|06|09}}
| birth_place = Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane
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| origin = Norway
| instrument = Trombone, multi instrumentalist
| genre = Jazz
| occupation = Musician, composer
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| associated_acts = Ensemble Denada
| website = {{URL|www.helgesunde.com}}
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Helge Sunde (born 9 June 1965 in Stryn, Norway) is a Norwegian composer and musician (trombone and multi-instrumentalist),{{cite web|url=http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2002070912355662788738 |title=Helge Havsgård Sunde Biography |publisher=Norsk Musikkinformasjon |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812202738/https://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2002070912355662788738 |archivedate=12 August 2014 |df=dmy }} known for his compositions in contemporary music and jazz for large ensembles and for his works as music arranger for symphony orchestras in collaboration with artists.
Career
Sunde has a diploma in composition from the Norwegian Academy of Music (1995) in Oslo, where he studied under guidance of Olav Anton Thommessen, Bjørn Kruse, Lasse Thoresen and Alfred Janson. His diploma work Festina lente is available on the album Absolute Pling-Plong: Eight ways of making music, performed by the BIT20 Ensemble.{{cite web |url=http://www.mic.musikkonline.no/shop/displayAlbumExtended.asp?id=24942 |title=Absolute Pling-plong |publisher=Musikkonline.no |accessdate=2013-09-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120527001246/http://www.mic.musikkonline.no/shop/displayAlbumExtended.asp?id=24942 |archivedate=27 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }} During his studies he was awarded "Work of the Year" by NOPA (now Edvardprisen), together with Anneli Drecker and Nils Johansen from the band Bel Canto, for the work "Tierre Obletz" (1993).{{cite web|url=http://www.nopa.no/medlemmer/medlemmer_pris.asp |title=NOPA.no om prisutdelinger |publisher=Edvardprisen |date=30 April 2004 |accessdate=2013-09-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928154511/http://www.nopa.no/medlemmer/medlemmer_pris.asp |archivedate=28 September 2007 |df=dmy }} Sunde was awarded the Spellemannprisen 1990 within the band Oslo Groove Company, and was also nominated within Sharp9 (2004), as well as within Norske Store Orkester (2006) as Sunde also is musical director for (2005–).
His compositions has been written for and performed by ensembles like Kringkastingsorkesteret, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Oslo Sinfonietta He has also contributed to the show "Barnas Supershow" on Norwegian television NRK. Sunde collaborates in the Ophelia Orchestra and has contributed to releases by Ole Paus (Biggle's testamente, 1992), Motorpsycho (Let'em eat cake, 2000) and Trygve Seim (Sangam, 2004).{{cite web |url=http://www.groove.no/html/person/57569597.html |title=Helge Sunde Discography |publisher=Groove.no |date=30 April 2004 |accessdate=2013-09-22}}
Honors
- 1990: Spellemannprisen in the class "Jazz" for the album Anno 1990, within the band Oslo Groove Company
- 1993: NOPA's award (now Edvardprisen) in the class "Work of the Year" for the work "Tierre Obletz", together with the Bel Canto musicians Anneli Drecker and Nils Johansen
- 2010 Echo Jazz Award (German Grammy) for The album Finding Nymo
- 2011 Spellemansprisen i folkemusikk for "Never on a Sunday" with Ragnhild Furebotn as producer, arranger and musician.
- 2013: Edvardprisen in the "Open class" for the album Windfall
Discography
;With Kringkastingsorkesteret
;With Ensemble Denada
- 2007: Denada (ACT).{{cite web |url=http://www.actmusic.com/artist_detail.php?manufacturers_id=48&osCsid=ec21e636984473d69c43daa2236dc320 |title=Helge Sunde Denada |publisher=ACT Music |date=30 April 2004 |accessdate=2013-09-22 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223546/http://www.actmusic.com/artist_detail.php?manufacturers_id=48&osCsid=ec21e636984473d69c43daa2236dc320 |url-status=dead }}
- 2009: Finding Nymo (ACT).{{cite web |url=http://www.actmusic.com/product_info.php?products_id=293 |title=Helge Sunde Finding Nymo |publisher=ACT Musiv |date=30 April 2004 |accessdate=2013-09-22 |archive-date=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616213054/http://www.actmusic.com/product_info.php?products_id=293 |url-status=dead }}
- 2013: Windfall (Ocella)
With Eberhard Weber
- Hommage à Eberhard Weber (ECM, 2015) - conductor
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.helgesunde.com}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110305160433/http://www.norcd.no/DisplayArtist.php?id=3198 Blixband] at NorCD
- [http://reflect.no The Record Company Reflect]
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{{s-ttl | title = Recipient of the open class Edvardprisen | years = 2013}}
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Category:20th-century Norwegian trombonists
Category:21st-century Norwegian trombonists
Category:20th-century Norwegian multi-instrumentalists
Category:21st-century Norwegian multi-instrumentalists
Category:Norwegian jazz trombonists
Category:Norwegian male trombonists
Category:Norwegian multi-instrumentalists
Category:Norwegian male composers
Category:Spellemannprisen winners
Category:20th-century Norwegian male musicians
Category:21st-century Norwegian male musicians
Category:Norwegian male jazz musicians
Category:Ensemble Denada members
Category:Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble members