Karsten Brustad
Karsten Brustad (born 16 August 1959) is a Norwegian contemporary composer and guitarist. Brustad studied classical guitar in the first half of the 80s at the Buskerud og Østlandets Musikkonservatorium (today a part of the Norwegian Academy of Music). He has been tutored in composition on an individual level, and has been active as a composer for the last two decades.
Brustad has written works for orchestra, choir, chamber ensembles as well as solo instruments. He has composed a number of electro-acoustic works for other art forms, TV, video and theatre. Through his career, Brustad has also focused on integrating electronics with acoustic instruments. A number of Brustads pieces have been released on CD and he has received a series of commissions and grants for his work.
In partnership with his wife Kari Beate Tandberg, Brustad has composed works for the sculptures that constitute the Artscape Nordland project.
Production
Selected works
- Dåd : For mandolin and organ (2017)
- hof : Concerto for timpani and orchestra (2015)
- Ylg : Concerto for piccolo, two flutes and orchestra... (2012)
- antuhsa : For flute, shakuhashi, koto and guitar (2009)
- Gemüt : For Sinfonietta (2006)
- hljodaskipt : For guitar and symphonic wind-ensemble (2005)
- sol: For sopran og symfonisk blåseensemble (2004)
- Distant Presence : For String Quartet (1997)
- Fragments and Shades for Orchestra (1994)
- Kekosmesthai for Orchestra (1988)
- Men erkjenn stillheten er (1987)
Discography
- Intarsia (1991)
- Cape West (1994)
- Karsten Brustad, Marianne Aarum, Gjermund Titlestad - Liánhuà - Music For Flute And Guitar (2007)