Hildegunn

HILDEGUNN ØISETH trumpet, flugelhorn and goathornNews: releasing a solo album featuring her goat hornAfter graduating from the Swedish Academy of Music, Ingesund, in 1990, she was employed for 10 years in Bohuslän Big Band. In 1999, she relocated to South Africa, where she worked as a freelance musician for two years. She explored African rhythms and soundscapes and started the group Uhambo, and with them released two CD’s. www.uhambo.org In 2003 she did workshops and school concerts in Palestine after being requested to do so by the Foreign Ministry (UD) and the Norwegian concert institute. This led to more projects in Palestine. She also performs with the Norwegian trio FRYD in various cultural exchanges in Pakistan. www.frydmusic.comElectronic effects for trumpet and voice have long held a fascination for Hildegunn, and she has developed her own musical techniques featuring these effects. I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)