1958 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1958 in Norwegian music .

Events

May

• The 6th Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway. ^[1]

Deaths

May

• 28 – Ragnar Steen, guitarist and band leader (born 1904). ^[2]

January

• 18 – Maja Flagstad, pianist, choral conductor, and répétiteur (born 1871). ^[3]

November

• 4 – Johan Backer Lunde, songwriter, folk poet and revue writer (born 1874). ^[4]
• 20 – Arne Svendsen, songwriter, folk poet and revue writer (born 1884). ^[5]

Births

January

• 27 – Tellef Øgrim, fretless guitarist, composer, and journalist.
• 30 – Bjørn Klakegg, jazz guitarist and composer, Needlepoint.

February

• 5 – Lage Fosheim, singer, The Monroes, (died 2013). ^[6]
• 13 – Øivind Elgenes, vocalist, guitarist, and composer, Dance with a Stranger.

March

• 19 – Anne-Marie Giørtz, vocalist, orchestra conductor, singing teacher.

April

• 19 – Ragnar Bjerkreim, composer with film scores as his specialty.

May

• 12 – Ánde Somby, traditional Sami joik artist.
• 13 – Henning Kvitnes, singer and songwriter.

July

• 18 – Gabriel Fliflet, vocalist, accordionist, and composer.

August

• 20 – Marius Müller, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and record producer (died 1999). ^[7]
• 25 – Bjarte Engeset, classical conductor.

September

• 3 – Lakki Patey, guitarist and inventor.

October

• 22 – Jan Gunnar Hoff, jazz pianist and composer.
• 30 – Olav Dale, jazz saxophonist, composer, and orchestra leader (died 2014). ^[8]

December

• 26 – Lynni Treekrem, singer and composer.

See also

• 1958 in Norway
• Music of Norway

• Norway portal
• Music portal

References

1. "Festspillhistorier". Bergen International Festival. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
2. "Ragnar Steen" (in Norwegian). Barge.ca. 2009. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
3. Svendsen, Trond Olav (2009-02-26). "Kirsten Flagstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
4. Godal, Anne Marit, ed. (2013-11-29). "Johan Backer Lunde". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
5. Godal, Anne Marit, ed. (2015-04-09). "Arne Svendsen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
6. "Lage Fosheim er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
7. Bergan, Jon Vidar (2016-04-27). "Marius Müller". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
8. "Til minne om Olav Dale" (in Norwegian). Vestnorsk.JazzINorge.no. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2017-04-29.