Helge Hurum

Helge Hurum (born 1 August 1936) is a Norwegian jazz musician, composer, arranger and musical director.

His works Vind fer Vide and Blåsere i høyfjellet received EBU first prizes, while his Peer Gynt Suite was performed at the opening ceremony for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer.

Hurum's list of works also includes a number of chamber music pieces for woodwinds and brass.

[1] Hurum has contributed to a number of outings and released two solo albums, Opus (1982) and Fata Morgana (1987).

Hurum's jazz mass Hear Thou Our Prayr was commissioned by O.R Antonsen at the Toneheim Folk High School and premiered by UK vocal outfit Swingle Singers in 1978.