Tormod Flaten
With his three solo recordings, numerous appearances at major international festivals and his passion for developing new repertoire, Tormod Flaten has established himself as one of today's most exciting voices of the euphonium. Tormod performed live on radio and television and has appeared as a soloist in the US, Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Hungary, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Finland. Tormod finds great importance in commissioning new repertoire and has premiered original works for euphonium by composers such as Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, Craig Farr and Ørjan Matre. His dedication to new music is also demonstrated through the establishment of his own publishing company Fundamental Music, with an extensive catalogue of sheet music for euphonium. Tormod studied euphonium with Helga Vetås at Manger Folkehøgskule and with Kim Lofthouse and Grethe Tonheim at the Grieg Academy, University of Bergen. His two exam recitals were historic, being the first Norwegian brass player to gain the highest possible mark 1.0 on both occasions. Tormod Flaten recently won the positions as euphonium tutor at the prestigious Grieg Academy of Bergen and as director of the brass band at the acclaimed Manger Folkehøgskule. The Norwegian Government generously welcomes international students to the University of Bergen and it is now possible to take a masters degree in euphonium and several other programs at the Grieg Academy with no tuition fees.