Roger Arve Vigulf - Chairman and clarinettist - Ensemble KammerKlang Member of: Norwegian Society of Tone Artists(www.ntks.no) Norwegian Composers Association, TONO and Gramo Born and raised in Spjelkavik. Started with clarinet in September 1973 at Aalesund Music School with Arne Saether. Finalist aged 10 in the "Play self competition", in the University's Aula in Oslo (700 listeners), audition and admission the following year (aged 11) in The Norwegian National Youth Band, youngest member. Moved to Noetteroey in 1980. Music major at Toensberg High School, studies (Bachelor) at Eastern Conservatory of music in Oslo, further studies in Copenhagen with Lee Morgan (Principal clarinet at Det Kongelige Kapel). Professional freelance musician from June 1988. Active internationally with engagements in the USA, Lithuania, Ireland, England, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Soloist with Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Calstate Jazz Orchestra Los Angeles, Lithuania Chamber Orchestra, Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra, Sandvika Big Band, Vestfold Sinfonietta, Vilnius State String Quartet, Chordos Quartet, Disobedient Festival Orchestra, Cicada Quartet, Ametri String Quartet and the Hansa Quartet. Vigulf has also cooperated with musicians like Einar Henning Smebye, Geir Henning Braaten, Haakon Austboe, Arvid Engegaard, Harald Aadland, Ole Boehn and Mia Cooper. Orchestra musician in the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Opera Mobile A/S, The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, The Opera in Kristiansund, Defense Staff Music Corps(Halden), Defense Music Corps Northern Norway(Harstad) and Defense Music Corps Eastern Norway(Oslo). Part-time position as clarinet teacher in the period 1990-2001 at various music schools. Established as composer since 1995, large production (176 works), many commissioned works. His compositions is published by the National Library and Norsk Musikkforlag in Oslo. Several CD releases, also with own works. Wide musical interest; contemporary music, classical, klezmer and Balkan folk music and free jazz etc. A number of scholarships and awards; Vestfold County's Artist Scholarship (2006), Recognition Scholarship from the Norwegian Composers' Association (2014) and several awards from the Norwegian Composers' Fund, Composers' Remuneration Fund, Norwaco, Fond For Sound and Image, Fond for Performing Artists, Music of Norway (stikk.no). Member of the jury in the Norwegian Grammy Awards Jury (2008-2009). Contributed over many years to Norwegian-Lithuanian cultural cooperation, guest at a Gala dinner at the Royal Palace (april 2011) on the occasion of a state visit from the President of Lithuania. Engaged in culture, active in Norwegian musical life and cultural policy. Created new opportunities for other artists. Established several ensembles; Ensemble KammerKlang(2019), Pentacornicus Wind Quintet(2024) TRIO R3(2020), Giuffre Memorial TRIO(2022), Lithuania Winds(2013), Terra Di Siena(2003), Vestfold Sinfonietta(2006), Ensemble Trittico(1995) ), Oslo Wind Quintet (1988). Between september 16-22 - 2024, Vigulf was living in the Antonio Bibalo house outside Larvik(Norway)supported by Vestfold Fylkeskommune.
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