Bjørn Boysen (3 December 1943 – 30 January 2018) was a Norwegian

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

and educator. He was born in

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, and studied at the

Oslo Conservatory of Music 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 i ...

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Arild Sandvold Arild Edvin Sandvold (June 2, 1895 – August 12, 1984) was a Norwegian organist, composer, and choir conductor. Sandvold spent most of his career as the cathedral organist and cantor at Oslo Cathedral and as an organ teacher at the Oslo Conser ...

, and in

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Finn Viderø Finn Viderø (born Poulsen) (15 August 1906 – 13 March 1987) was a Danish organist, who was one of the first organists to become known outside the country, primarily due to his recordings of classic organ works. Viderø was born in Fuglebjerg, ...

. He made his concert debut in Oslo in 1966, held concerts in several European countries, and recorded a number of albums. He was assigned teacher at the Oslo Conservatory from 1967 to 1973. He was appointed professor at 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 co ...

, and served as rector from 1991 to 1998. Boysen was also involved in conservation and restoration of church organs from the 18th century.

References

1943 births 2018 deaths Norwegian organists Male organists Norwegian Academy of Music alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian Academy of Music Musicians from Oslo {{Norway-musician-stub