Tormod Flaten

Tormod Flaten is regarded as one of the finest euphonium players in the world today having earned several prizes at international solo competitions and being a regular guest artist at all the major tuba and euphonium conferences. Tormod released his solo CD Flight in 2002 to great critical acclaim and has been a performing artist and clinician for Besson Musical Instruments since 2002. He is the principal euphonium player with the premier European brass band Eikanger-Bj?rsvik.

Tormod is a versatile player with a wide spanning repertoire. He is characterized by his virtuoso style and brilliant technique. Tormod has performed as a soloist with ensembles like the Ventoscala Youth Orchestra (Hungary), Scottish Co-op Band (UK), RNCM Brass Band (UK), Brass Band 13 Etoiles (Switzerland), National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland, RSAMD Brass Ensemble (UK), Silkeborg Bl?serne (Denmark), Bergen Military Band, Bergen Symphonic Band, Manger Musikklag, Valdres Festival Strings, Nordic Brass Ensemble in addition to his own band Eikanger-Bj?rsvik where he appears regularly. He premiered Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen's Two Insects and gave the Norwegian premiere of Elgar Howarth's Stories for Saroyan. A new solo disc with wind band, brass band and percussion accompaniment is scheduled for release on the Doyen label in november 2005.