Åse Hedstrøm (born 17 April 1950 in Moss) is a Norwegian contemporary composer.
After completing her studies, Hedstrøm received a three-year working grant from the state in 1987, and began composing full-time.
[1][2][3] Parallel to her compositional career, Hedstrøm has also been active as an organizer and coordinator on the Norwegian music scene, beginning in 1978 when she was appointed as director for NyMusikk (the Norwegian section of ISDM).
I the time-frame 1983 to 1987, Hedstrøm was the music co-ordinator for Henie Onstad Kunstsenter which resulted in a number of contemporary music concerts and festivals at the art centre.
From 1994 to 1998, Hedstrøm served as director and artistic leader for the Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival.