Harry William Kvebæk (4 May 1925 – 26 June 2012) was a Norwegian trumpeter. He was born in Fetsund. He was a solo cornettist in

Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces ( no, Forsvarets stabsmusikkorps, FSMK) is the foremost of the military bands of the Norwegian Armed Forces and Norway's largest professional wind band, employing 39 full-time musicians. The band is bas ...

from 1947 to 1963 and solo trumpetist in the

Oslo Philharmonic The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in ...

from 1963 to 1973. He was then appointed as an associate professor in trumpet and

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

at the Norwegian Academy of Music, and was later promoted to professor. He was decorated with the

King's Medal of Merit in gold The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

, and won the veteran's Gammleng Award in 1998.

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1925 births 2012 deaths People from Fet, Norway Norwegian trumpeters Norwegian male trumpeters Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold {{Norway-musician-stub