Espen Selvik

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Espen Selvik
Selvik in 2014
Born	Norway
Occupations	Musician conductor composer writer director
Employer	Bergens Tidende
Musical career
Instrument	Lur
Musical artist

Espen Selvik is a Norwegian musician, conductor, composer, music reviewer for Bergens Tidende, advisor of the Reksten Foundation and director of Guatinget. He is also honorary consul of the republic of Lithuania. Selvik has composed five symphonies and two oratorios.

He composed and performed a special piece for the lur (a wooden shepherd's horn), choir and orchestra, marking the visit of Norway's then–Crown Prince Haakon to Orkney in April 2014. He performed on a lur originally given to Norway's King Olav V and donated by his son Harold V to raise funds for a community centre on Orkney.

Compositions

• 1974: Symphony No. 1
• 1978: Symphony No. 2
• 1985: Symphony No. 3
• 1986: Synergy for large orchestra
• 2001: The Spirit and the Song (oratorio)
• 2002: Symphony No. 4, "Viking"
• 2003: Abraham (oratorio)
• 2005: Symphony No. 5

References

External links

• "Kalevala's Gentle Giants" – feature article on Selvik in Al-Ahram, 2003 (Archived 21 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine)

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