Hild Sofie Tafjord

[1] There, Tafjord and Ratkje joined cellist Lene Grenager and trumpeter Kristin Andersen to form Spunk,[2] an ensemble that would leave a substantial mark on the Norwegian music scene.

[3] Together with Ratkje, Tafjord also made out the duo Fe-mail[4] (from 2000), and the trio Agrare[5] (with the dancer Lotta Melin).

Since 2006, she joined Grenager, flutist Bjørnar Habbestad and bassist Michael Duch to form Lemur,[6] a quartet and composition collective.

[8] Key works in her catalogue include her two solo albums KAMA and Breathing, as well as Mural I and Mural II, both large works for brass ensemble premiered at Tectonics festival in Glasgow in 2015[9] and Only Connect in Oslo in 2016.

[11] Tafjord has collaborated with artists such as composer and multiinstrumentalist Zeena Parkins, guitarist Fred Frith, electronic musician Ikue Mori, the electronica-duo Matmos, saxophonist Mats Gustavsson, Wolf Eyes, saxophonist Evan Parker, vocalist Jaap Blonk, drummer Kjetil Manheim from Mayhem and poet/playwright Øyvind Berg.