User:Terjebj/Terje Bjørklund

Terje Bjørklund was born in Narvik/Norway (1945).After obtaining his Masters Degree in Musicology at the University of Oslo (1971) he studied composition with Finn Mortensen at the Norwegian Academy of Music (1971-1973).Since then he has been employed at the Conservatory of Music in Trondheim (NTNU) where he today is Assistant Professor with the responsibility for courses in composition and theory. In 1979 he started the Jazz Program at the Conservatory. Bjørklund was an active jazz pianist until approximately 1980. He has collected his experiences in the text book "Modern Jazz Improvisation" (1983,Norsk Musikkforlag). In 1983 he was awarded the Norwegian Jazz Association`s highest award: the Buddy statue. Since 1980 Terje Bjørklund has concentrated on composing and has primarily been orientated toward serious art music. In many of his works harmonies are a main element.The way he handles harmony and sound is reminiscent of modern Jazz. Bjørklund has written a series of works on commission for chorus,orchestra and diverse solo and chamber music groups.