Robin Rolfhamre

Robin Rolfhamre was born in april 1986 and is now studying a master degree of classical guitar with Master thesis on French Baroque Lute Music from 1650-1700 at The Conservatory of University of Agder, Norway, for Per Kjetil Farstad and Jan Erik Pettersen. He has made performances in Sweden, Norway and Spain both as a soloist with orchestra and chamber constellations, but most frequently as a soloist. Robin has specialized in baroque and contemporary music and he has made several concerts together with electronics. Robin is also in the board Ny Musikk Kristiansand (norwegian section of ISCM) He has played with musicians such as Mathew Hargreeves, Stephan Loges and Nicholas Kraemer, Tove Dahlberg and Thomas Goetchel.
Robin has also studied conducting under the teachers David Björkman and Jan Risberg and was in the autumn 2005 employed as conductor for Birkenes hornmusikk (wind orchestra) in Norway which he still conducts. He has also been employed as conductor of the mixed choir Poste Restante.
As a composer he has attended lessons for composers such as Per MÃ¥rtensson, Tatjana Ristic and Henrik Strindberg. His compositions has been performed at Stockholm New Music Festival in 2005, Ultima Contemporary Music Festival 2005 and Geiger Festival 2008. Robin has participated as sound designer in the weather installation Sila in Norway and his music has been performed by musicians such as Duo Gelland, Patrik Karlsson, Swedish Wind Ensemble and Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (the wind band).