Helge Sunde

Helge Sunde (born 9 June 1965 in Stryn, Norway) is a Norwegian composer and musician (trombone and multi-instrumentalist),[1] known for his compositions in contemporary music and jazz for large ensembles and for his works as music arranger for symphony orchestras in collaboration with artists.

Sunde has a diploma in composition from the Norwegian Academy of Music (1995) in Oslo, where he studied under guidance of Olav Anton Thommessen, Bjørn Kruse, Lasse Thoresen and Alfred Janson.

His diploma work Festina lente is available on the album Absolute Pling-Plong: Eight ways of making music, performed by the BIT20 Ensemble.

His compositions has been written for and performed by ensembles like Kringkastingsorkesteret, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Oslo Sinfonietta He has also contributed to the show "Barnas Supershow" on Norwegian television NRK.

Sunde collaborates in the Ophelia Orchestra and has contributed to releases by Ole Paus (Biggle's testamente, 1992), Motorpsycho (Let'em eat cake, 2000) and Trygve Seim (Sangam, 2004).