ITEC 2001 Artists

Sverre Stakston Olsrud was born in Oslo, Norway 1967. He is the solo euphonium player in the Norwegian Army Staff Band in Oslo. He studied for four years at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo, where he graduated 1991 with top grades. In 1992 he gave the first debut concert on the euphonium in Norway, and the concert received excellent reviews both in Norway and abroad. Olsrud performs widely as a soloist and has a very extensive repertoire. He has performed with most of the professional bands and orchestras in Norway, and has done several solos on television and radio. He is also very often hired for solo work with the best amateur brass and wind bands in Norway.

Several works for the euphonium has been written for him, and he is very active, and have a great interest in finding new music for his instrument. Over the last years he has been a featured soloist on several festivals and conferences in the USA and Europe. He was given the title Euphonium Player of the Year for 1999. He was a finalist in the world competition in Guebwillier, France 1997. Besides playing, he is also a conductor and he does a lot of teaching. In Norway he gives a lot of masterclasses, and teach frequently on several Conservatories. Last summer he was a guest artist at Blekinge International Brass Festival in Sweden, and has been invited back this Year.