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Instructors. These are the instructors that we intend to engage at Toppen Summer Music School in 2008. Most of them have been at the Summer Music School for several years. Trond Wika. Musically responsible and instructor on violin. District musician and pedagogue at Vefsn Culture School and Mosjøen’s musical college/high school. Has wide experience as a musician, and is a particularly skilful pedagogue for children and youth. He is the leader for Helgeland Sinfonietta, and concert master in Mosjøen Orchestra. Questions of musical matters can be sent to trond@wika.no
Terje Moe Hansen. FIOLIN.
Odd Hannisdal. FIOLIN:
Line Henriksen. CELLO.
Raymond Enoksen. THEORY, IMPROVISATION,COMPOSITION
Sergej Osadchuk. PIANO.
Thorbjørn Ottesen. PERCUSSION Nicholas Carthy. CONDUCTOR. Nicholas Carthy belongs to Europe’s elite among conductors, and conducts frequently at leading opera houses and orchestras. Because of his unique teaching ability he is very sought after by youth orchestras. With Carthy as the conductor for Nordland’s Youth Symphony Orchestra during the Toppen course, this new establishment will have a real boost at the start. Johanna-Franziska Wika. PIANO. Particularly gifted pianist and sought after pedagogue. Teacher at Mosjøen’s musical college/highschool. Former province musician and teacher at the Music Conservatory of Tromsø. Leader for Talenforum Nordland, which collaborates with Toppen Summer Music School.
Maria Frolova. VIOLA and other types of folk music instruments. Energetic leader for the folk music group “Jouhiko” from Petrozavodsk, Russia. She will lead the folk music group at Toppen.
Rupert Ring. DOUBLE BASS. Rupert was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.He studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama & since then has worked with a variety of orchestra's including Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra & The Royal Opera House. In 1996-98 he worked as Co-Principal Double Bass with Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & in 2000 he got a full time job with English National Opera. Rupert has also done a great deal of Youth Orchestra coaching. Rupert's other interests include supporting Newcastle United, skiing & fishing. Gunnhild Leenheer Nordahl. VIOLA. One of our own prides who is currently studying at the Norwegian State Academy of Music.
Ann-Louise Wäga. BASOON.
Berit Sørensen. HORN.
Saska Cvijanovic. FLUTE. |