1951 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1951 in Norwegian music.

Events

Unknown date

• Frank Meidell Falch was assigned as the first director of the Bergen International Festival (1951–1956).^[1]
• The Big Chief Jazz Band was established in Oslo.^[2]
• Egil Monn-Iversen and Sølvi Wang was married.^[3]

Deaths

April

• 6 – Halfdan Cleve, composer (born 1879).^[4]

August

• 10 – Gunnar Gjerstrøm, composer and organist (born 1891).^[5]

Births

January

• 14 – Tove Karoline Knutsen, jazz singer, composer, and politician.^[6]

March

• 31 – Bodvar Moe, composer, bassist and music teacher.

May

• 7 – Ragnar Sør Olsen, singer and songwriter.

June

• 9 – Geir Bøhren, drummer and film score composer.
• 24 – Willy Bakken, guitarist and popular culture writer (died 2010).^[7]

November

• 15 – Gerd Gudding, fiddler, bass guitarist, and singer (died 2015).^[8]
• 19 – Per Tveit, pianist and composer (died 2012)^[9]
• 26 – Terje Nilsen, singer and songwriter (died 2019).

December

• 8 – Jan Eggum, folk singer and songwriter.
• 10 – Ellen Nikolaysen, singer and actress.
• 20 – Brynjulf Blix, jazz pianist.

December

• 12 – Erik Hillestad, record producer.

See also

• 1951 in Norway
• Music of Norway

References