Nils Henrik Asheim
- January 8, 2024
- Musician
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Nils Henrik Asheim Biography
| Name | Nils Henrik Asheim |
| Birthday | Jan 20 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | Oslo |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Parents | Ivar Asheim |
Nils Henrik Asheim is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on January 20, 1960 in Oslo, Norway. Nils Henrik Asheim (born 20 January 1960 in Oslo, Norway) is an Norwegian musician and organist resident of Stavanger.
Asheim has also displayed an intense fascination with musical theatre such as in the monodrama Degrees of White for speaking orchestra and voice, based on novels by novelist Johan Harstad. Another component that he has composed is the classical music, which is evident in his recording project Mazurka Remaking Chopin (2010) as a collaboration between Gjertrud’s Gypsy Orchestra.
Asheim’s compositional style is characterized by a modernist attitude. His musical output features a clear, audible structure and often a physical directness. This approach comes to the fore in early works such as the string quartet Genesis, in which short and simplistic motifs are employed as cornerstones in the musical passage. From 1984 onwards, Asheim would subsequently develop an interest in further abstracting of his compositions which would feature complex juxtapositions of varying tempi and directions. Works that represent this compositional direction include the trilogy made up of Water Rings, Water Mirror and Mirrors.
Asheim is active as organ improviser both in solo and group settings, as well as with other musicians. A long-running collaboration with singer Anne-Lise Berntsen has led to two recordings Engleskyts as well as Kom Regn. 16 Pieces For Organ, a solo-improvised album that includes the organ from Oslo Cathedral. Oslo Cathedral, an instrument that Asheim composed a complete 1998 work for the inauguration, Salmenes Bok for choir and two organs.
Nils Henrik Asheim Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Musician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Nils Henrik Asheim is one of the richest Musician from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nils Henrik Asheim 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Asheim has also worked with many electronica and jazz artists, such as Paal Nilssen Love, Frode Gjerstad, and Lasse Marhaug. He is also the co-founder and member of the improv-based group Stavanger Kitchen Orchestra. Nils Henrik Asheim was President of the Norwegian Society of Composers from 1989 until 1991. Since 1991, he has been located in Stavanger in Norway, where Asheim has been active in the music scene in Stavanger. He been the Director of Stavanger’s local section of Ny Musikk (the Norwegian section of the ISCM). Asheim was involved in the 2001 establishment of the modern arts center Tou Scene. As of September 12, Asheim has been appointed as organist for Stavanger Concert Hall. Stavanger Concert Hall.
Asheim was graduated from Norges Musikkhogskole and the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. The music he composes is of orchestral, chamber, pieces religious music, theater , and digital music. His Lillehammer fanfare -94 is recorded with “Gardemusikken”. Asheim is recognized with the Spellemannprisen twice in 2005, in the course Contemporary music in the class Contemporary music, for 19 March 2004 at the Oslo Cathedral and 2010 in the class Contemporary composer of the year for Mazurka Remaking Chopin. Asheim was also nominated in 2003 in the class Open for Kom regn, along alongside Anne-Lise Berentsen. He was awarded the Edvard-prisen award for “Chase” in 2002 in the class Contemporary music. In 2011, the class was given the Lindemanprisen.
Asheim’s newer works, written post 2000, mark a shift in compositional method, distancing him from a linear thought of development. Asheim now focuses on compositions built up of several “rooms” which he enters and exits throughout the work. The compositional basis is presented at the piece’s start and the subsequent musical passage is devoted to perusing the basis from varying angles. Listening to his works takes the form of exploration of possibilities rather than a continuous process through new stages. The album Broken Line, recorded by the Vertavo String Quartet, serves as a good example of this compositional approach with the featured works Broken Line, Chase, Navigo and Nicht.
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