Øyvind Grong

Personal Information
Marital status: Married
Nationality: Norwgian
Age: 39

Education
1988-1994: Norwegian State Acadamy, Oslo
Master of tuba
Higher Diploma

Awards received
Militaryband solist competition 1988 1.price,VG and Norwegian national Youth Orchestra`s soloist competition 1.st price 1992

Work experience
1990-1991: Ørebro Symphony Orchestra, Ørebro
1991-1994: Norwegian operaorchestra, Oslo
1994-1995: Norwegian Navyband, Horten
1995- : Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Stavanger
1998- : University of Stavanger, tuba teacher.
1988- : Freelance in Scandinavian symph. Orchestras
Soloist with Norwegian militarybands, Elverum Symf orch, SSO and brassbands several times.
Member of Stavanger Brassband

Extracurricular activities
Freelance jazzmusician and recording artist. Very active as chambermusician have been doing lots of solorecitals. Also worked as producer on Cds in all kinds of styles.

Was international artist of the year on the Leonard Faconefestival in Michigan US in 1997