Bjørn Morten Christophersen

The Norwegian composer B. Morten Christophersen (1976-) has written works on commission from Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Royal Norwegian Navy Band and The National Norwegian Opera Chorus, Oslo International Church Music Festival, Ålesund Chamber Music Festival, Schola Cantorum (Oslo), Ensemble 96 as well as Norwegian Broadcasting Coorperation (NRK) and others. He has also written more than 170 arrangements, mostly for orchestra. In 2022 he was nominated to the Norwegian Grammy, Spellemannprisen, for his oratorio <a href="spotify:album:6nYwA9f4ZonjUr1rujpUPO" data-name="The Lapse of Time, an Oratorio on Charles Darwin: On the Origin of Species">The Lapse of Time, an Oratorio on Charles Darwin: On the Origin of Species</a> . He holds the Norwegian Government&#39;s Grant for Artists for 2024-2028.

Christophersen is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Musicology, University of Oslo and has been teaching composition, arranging, harmony, orchestration and counterpoint there since 2003. In 2016 he completed his PhD on the Norwegian composer Johan Svendsen&#39;s sketches and music theory exercises.
The album <a href="spotify:album:6Z1q5L4Vn0q58sPrmRRfzV" data-name="Krigsseilerrekviem">Krigsseilerrekviem</a> (War Sailors&#39; Requiem) is out now!