Tor Halvard Nilsen

Дирижер

Tor Halvard Nilsen is educated in music at Høgskolen I Nesna (Norway), Hamburger Konservatorium (Germany) and University of Michigan (U.S.A.). In recent years, he has had further education in choir conducting with professor Ragnar Rasmussen at Høgskolen i Tromsø. After completing his studies, he worked as head of the public music school in Grong, Trøndelag – before he moved to Rana, Nordland in 1983, to become the conductor of various music ensembles, orchestral as well as choral, including Helgeland Symfoniorkester, and Nordland Kretskorps. In 2011 he moved to Namsos, where his skills and wide experience in music have been in high demand. In addition to Namdal Vokalensemble, he has conducted Spillum Damekor, Namsos Musikkorps and Kor i Namsskogan. He is presently conducting Strindheim Blandakor in Trondheim. As a freelance conductor, he is engaged as a guest conductor for choirs, orchestras and bands in Norway and abroad. He was awarded the Rana Community Culture Award in 1990, and the Trygve Hoff Honorary Award in 1998.