Guttorm Guttormsen

Guttorm Guttormsen (born 28 June 1950 in Mo i Rana, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone), arranger and composer.

Career
After moving to Oslo (1969), he debuted with «Ivar Antonsen|Ivar Antonsen Band» at «Festspillene i Nord-Norge» (1971). Located at Skien, where he led a big band, and led his own quintet with among others Bjørn Kjellemyr with a series of recordings. He attended Kongsberg Jazzfestival several times, also with his own quartet (1975, 1979) and «Guttorm Guttormsen/Per Kristian Ekholt Big Band» (1976).

Musical Director of «Teater Ibsen» and within Jon Eberson Quartet, Per Husby dedication orchestra (1984–1988) and contributed on albums by «Trio de Janeiro», and the release Distant Reports (2001) by «Nordnorsk Jazzforum».

He is best known for his compositions for theater, including a variety of performances at Nationaltheatret, «Det Norske Teater» and «Teater Ibsen» where he is music director.

He was also the director of "Ibsens Gåte" in 1997 which was a musical interpretation of Ibsen.

Guttormsen has composed music for a number of Norwegian artists like Anne Grimstad Fjeld, Agnes Buen Garnås, Knut Buen, Lars Vik (Fritjof Fomlesen), Kine Hellebust to mention some. He has been a studio musician for a number of Norwegian music productions and artists like Lars Klevstrand.

He lives in Langesund since 1993.

Honors

 * Buddyprisen 1979
 * «Rana kommunes kulturpris» 1987
 * «Telemark fylkes kulturpris» 1989
 * «Hydroprisen» 1990
 * «Skien bys medal» 1991
 * «Bamble kommunes kulturpris» 2001
 * «GS Bankens tiltakspris» 2001


 * Other
 * «Bamble kommunes restaureringspris » 2004 together with his wife Elisabeth Guttormsen.

Solo albums

 * Soturnudi (MAI, 1975), with Brynjulf Blix, Carl Morten Iversen & Espen Rud

As band leader
Albufeira, Guttorm Guttormsen Kvartett, 1979

10år, Guttormsen/Ekholt Storband, 1980

Both albums were re-released in 2008, in remastered editions.

Collaborative works
Høysang, Guttorm Guttormsen and Lars Klevstrand, 1977 Riv ned gjerdene),Guttorm Guttormsen and Lars Klevstrand,1976

Produsent
Samme jord Kine Hellebust, 1993

Theater
According to a intervju på Riksteaterets sider Guttormsen has composed music for more than 200 plays.

Jeg hater måker, Teater Ibsen, 2006

Draumens hjarte, Grenland Friteater, 2004

No Doctor for the Dead, Grenland Friteater, 2004

Arven, Tyssedalskoret, 2004

Peer Gynt i Grenland, Grenland Friteater, Teater Ibsen og Kinesiske dansere, 2004

Peer Gynt (培尔·金特), Grenland Friteater, Teater Ibsen og Fan Theatre, 2004, som 顾特姆·顾特姆森

Salome, New Theater, Yale U., New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 2003

Peer Gynt, Grenland Friteater og Teater Ibsen, 2003 (På oppdrag for Mo Hornmusikk arrangert for janitsjarkorps i 2007)

[http://www.vargveum.no/Default.aspx?tabid=512&subtabid=578 1900. Maskespill og Maskefall], Den Nationale Scene, 2002

Gullhjelmen, Teater Ibsen, 2002

Harde tak, Grenland Friteater, 2002?

Pinocchio, Det Norske Teatret, 2001

Ole Brumm, Centralteateret, 2001

Å være død er for lettvint, Grenland Friteater, 2001

Fomlesens ferie, Grenland Friteater, 2000

Dopa Lax, Grenland Friteater, ????

Gode tider - for de onde, Grenland Friteater, ????

Den innbildt syke, Grenland Friteater, 1999

Høyt sill, Grenland Friteater og Riksteatret, 1999

Riksgjøglerne, Grenland Friteater og Riksteatret, 1999

Goldbergvariasjoner, Nationaltheatret, 1997

En rosenkål for mye, Grenland Friteater (1996)

Slangehud, Nationaltheatret, 1995

Smuglere, Grenland Friteater, 1995

Kirsebærtreet blomstrer i mai, Nationaltheatret, 1995

Blue is the Smoke of War, Grenland Friteater, 1994

Naar vi døde vaagner, Nationaltheatret, 1994

Sarah Bernhardt, Nationaltheatret, 1987

Jomfruer - Eller lengselsens geografi, Nationaltheatret, 1986

Trojanerrinner, Nationaltheatret, 1984

Det er ikke mitt bord, Den Nationale Scene, 1978

Musicals
Musikken berget i det blå, Teater Ibsen, 2005

Predikanten, Teater Ibsen, 2004

Billenes Bryllup, Telemark Kammerorkester, 2001

Den Store Barnedåpen, Teater Ibsen, 1999

Operas
Fævlane Veit - en bakgårds opera Grenland friteater, 2005-2007

Olaf Liljekrans, Teater Ibsen, 1983

Film
Frihetens Pris, Terje Bomann-Larsen, 1989

Plays
Marispelet, Styret for Marispelet, 2005-

Conserts
Jazz ved Havet, 2006