1954 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1954 in Norwegian music.

Events

June

• 1 – The 2nd Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (June 1 – 15).

Deaths

January

• 21 – Per Reidarson, composer, violinist, and music critic (born 1879).

March

• 21 – Hanna Marie Hansen, composer, violinist, and music critic (born 1875).

Births

January

• 14 – Gunnar Andreas Berg, guitarist, music teacher, and record label manager.

February

• 16 – Torbjørn Sunde, jazz trombonist.
• 18 – Bertil Palmar Johansen, contemporary composer and violinist.

March

• 17 – Bjørn EidsvÃ¥g, singer and songwriter.
• 21 – Haakon Graf, jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer, music arranger and record producer.
• 27
• Helge Iberg, contemporary composer.
• Paolo Vinaccia, composer, jazz drummer, and percussionist (died 2019).

April

• 1 – Knut Værnes, jazz guitarist, composer, and band leader.
• 6 – Knut Stensholm, drummer in the band Sambandet (died 2010).
• 22 – HÃ¥kon Berge, contemporary composer, conductor, and music arranger.
• 28 – Frank Jakobsen, jazz drummer.

June

• 26 – Øystein Norvoll, jazz guitarist.

July

• 14 – Kristin Solli Schøien, author and composer.
• 19 – Cecilie Ore, composer.
• 25 – Svein Olav Blindheim, jazz double bassist, composer, and writer.

August

• 21 – Bodil Niska, jazz saxophonist.

September

• 8 – Hans Fredrik Jacobsen, multi-instrumentalist and composer.

October

• 8 – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (died 2005).

November

• 8 – KÃ¥re Garnes, jazz upright bassist.

December

• 10 – Edvard Askeland, jazz bassist.
• 18 – KÃ¥re Nordstoga, organist.

See also

• 1954 in Norway
• Music of Norway

References