Øystein Fevang (born December 25, 1963) is a Norwegian singer and choir conductor. He conducts the Oslo Philharmonic Choir. He studied singing and conducting at the music conservatory in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
and at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Fevang conducted the chamber choir
Ensemble 96 Ensemble 96 is a Norwegian chamber choir located in Oslo. The choir works mainly with contemporary music and is partly funded by government grants. It has released several CDs, and given concerts and participated in national and international choral ...
from 1996–2006.
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For several years he has taught conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music and at Rud sixth form college near Oslo.
Ensemble 96 Ensemble 96 is a Norwegian chamber choir located in Oslo. The choir works mainly with contemporary music and is partly funded by government grants. It has released several CDs, and given concerts and participated in national and international choral ...
and Øystein Fevang's CD "Immortal Nystedt", published on the label
2L, is nominated for the 49th
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
in the categories Best Choral Performance and Best Surround Album. Fevang and
Ensemble 96 Ensemble 96 is a Norwegian chamber choir located in Oslo. The choir works mainly with contemporary music and is partly funded by government grants. It has released several CDs, and given concerts and participated in national and international choral ...
was awarded The Norwegian Choir Association's Choral Award for 2007.
Recordings
* ''Immortal Nystedt'' -
2L 2005 - Works by
Knut Nystedt
Knut Nystedt (3 September 1915 – 8 December 2014) was a Norwegian orchestral and choral composer.
Early life
Nystedt was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, and grew up in a Christian home where hymns and classical music were an important ...
-
Ensemble 96 Ensemble 96 is a Norwegian chamber choir located in Oslo. The choir works mainly with contemporary music and is partly funded by government grants. It has released several CDs, and given concerts and participated in national and international choral ...
, Bærum Vokalensemble and Øystein Fevang
* ''Liknarbraut'' -
2L 2002 - Work by Wolfgang Plagge -
Ensemble 96 Ensemble 96 is a Norwegian chamber choir located in Oslo. The choir works mainly with contemporary music and is partly funded by government grants. It has released several CDs, and given concerts and participated in national and international choral ...
and Øystein Fevang
* ''Old'' – Universal 2001 -
Ketil Bjørnstad -
Ensemble 96 Ensemble 96 is a Norwegian chamber choir located in Oslo. The choir works mainly with contemporary music and is partly funded by government grants. It has released several CDs, and given concerts and participated in national and international choral ...
, Jai Shankar,
Palle Mikkelborg
Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941) is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer.
He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He became a professio ...
, Helen Davies,
Ketil Bjørnstad and Øystein Fevang
* Christmas album ''Det lyser i stille grender'' - Naxos 1998 -
Ensemble 96 Ensemble 96 is a Norwegian chamber choir located in Oslo. The choir works mainly with contemporary music and is partly funded by government grants. It has released several CDs, and given concerts and participated in national and international choral ...
and Øystein Fevang
References
External links
Øystein Fevang
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1963 births
Norwegian conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
Living people
21st-century conductors (music)
21st-century Norwegian male musicians