Nils Jørgen Nygaard

Nils Jørgen Nygaard is a Norwegian songwriter.

Nygaard composes and arranges music for bands. He has long experience as a band musician within different genres, from rock to traditional music, and as a conductor of choirs, and a music teacher.

Nils Jørgen Nygaard is the producer and manager of Mani Luny Music, a musician in Martine Lund Hoel Band, the duo Mani Luny, Jolly Beggarmen and Howdy Crowdy Drop-in Orchestra.

He has taken part in several productions for The Cultural Rucksack, and in productions by Kulturproduksjoner.

He plays the guitar and the mandolin, the bouzouki and the piano, and he sings.

Information

(Objekt ID 1177)
Object type Person
Functions Composer, Conductor, Sound design, Musician
Nationality Norwegian
Gender Male
Adresse Lillehammerv. 743, 2825 Gjøvik, Norway
Education

Four year study from Hedmark College University, including a minor degree (a year and a half) in music.

Three year music specialisation at the upper secondary schools of Vinstra and Traneberg.

Involved in productions (2)
Title Premiere Role
Into the Kingdom of Peer Gynt (Kulturproduksjoner) 2011 Musician, Actor, Technician
Svanene over Irland* (The Swans over Ireland) (Kulturproduksjoner) 2011 Musical arrangement, Musician
Svanene over Irland* (The Swans over Ireland) (Kulturproduksjoner) 2007 Musical arrangement, Musician