Yngve Slettholm

Yngve Slettholm (born 28 December 1955) is a composer, politician, member of the Salvation Army and administrative director of Kopinor. Slettholm took his diploma exams at Norwegian Academy of Music in 1980, and began his composing career in contemporary music. In the period 1982-1986 he has leader of the interest group Ny Musikk. After this, he travelled to the USA and studied under Morton Feldman (1986–88) while he worked towards his doctorate. Slettholm has won many prizes for his work, as well as many study and work grants. Despite his wide recognition, not everyone likes or understands his brand of contemporary music. To those people, Slettholm said: "It would be terrible if the only thing that would survive from our time would be something that everyone agreed on!" [ To "Ballade" – The Music Information Centre's Net Newspaper 1 September 2006.]

Slettholm has comprehensive teaching practice, running from instructor and conductor workshops in musical ensembles via school work as an associate professor in composing and music theory at Norges musikkhøgskole.

Slettholm's political career reached its high point when from 2001–2005 he was Secretary of State in the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs under Prime Minister Valgerd Svarstad Haugland.

As well as his compositions in contemporary music, Slettholm has composed for choirs and brass bands in the Salvation Army.

Since 2006, Slettholm has been the administrative director of the freedom organisation Kopinor.

Works

Slettholm has had a number of important positions:
* president of Ny Musikk
* board member / vice-chairman of Norsk Komponistforening,
* pro-rector of Norges musikkhøgskole,
* Board member of Norsk Musikkfond,
* Board member / deputy chairman of the Ultima festival,
* Deputy chairman of Komponistenes Vederlagsfond
* Deputy chairman / Deputy leader of TONO
* Deputy chairman / Organisational deputy leader of Oslo KrF
* Chairman of Dronning Sonja Internasjonale Musikkonkurranse.

Recorded and major works

* "Fire profiler", 1978 for saxophone
* "Magma", 1979 for piano
* "Introduksjon og toccata", 1981 for saxophone and percussion
* "Sed spes est", 1982 for brass ensemble
* "Koralvariasajoner", 1982 for brass band
* "Lux", 1983 for flute
* "Agnus dei", 1983 for choir
* "Six Pieces for Marimba", 1983
* "Is", 1984 for child/women's choir
* "Aggregations", 1984 for orchestra
* "Fem studier", 1985 for ensemble
* "Hos Gud er evig glede", 1986 for ensemble
* "Katharsis", 1987 for two pianos and two vibraphones
* "Prismer", 1987 for clarinet and percussion quartet
* "Possible Selections", 1989 for flute and orchestra
* "Landscapes in Transformation", 1989 for piano
* "...wie ein Hauch...", 1989 for saxophone quartet
* "Beyond", 1990 for brass ensemble
* "Gull" 1991 for female choir
* "Nature morte", 1991 for chamber ensemble
* "Air II", 1992 for percussion
* "Aura", 1994 for chamber ensemble
* "Circular Fragment", 1995 for orchestra
* "Déja vu", 1998 for ensemble
* "Two Movements for Marimba", 1998
* "Ti bagateller for harpe", 2000
* "Ild", 2001 for brass band
* "Blå skygge", 2001 for soprano and harp
* "Shiranama", 2001 for tape recorder, choir and chamber ensemble
* "Den store julefortellingen", 2002 to text by Emil Skartveit
* "Film", 2006 for piano and percussion

Diskografi

* "Dèjá Vu" Hemera Music 2000
* "Nocturnus" with subtitle "en vokal reise i tro og tvil", 2003, Det norske solistkor, conductor Grete Pedersen.
* "Possible Selections" Aurora, with Oslo Philharmonic, 2006, conductor Christian Eggen and soloists Tom Ottar Andreassen (flute) and Vegard Landaas (saxophone).

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.ballade.no/symfoni/kontakt.nsf/pub/per2000062811062715539940 Composer Yngve Slettholm]
* [http://www.kulturnett.no/personer/person.jsp?id=T1385863 "Dèjá Vu"]