Sølvguttene
Biography Sølvguttene
Sølvguttene (Silverboys – Norwegian Broadcasting’s Boys Choir) was founded in 1940 by Torstein Grythe, and is one of Norway’s most popular choirs. The choir has received various national and international merits, and has a varied touring agenda.
Sølvguttene has had the privilege to sing at numerous fabulous arenas, among them St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome, Westminster Abbey in London, The Dome in Berlin and the Norwegian Royal Palace.
For many Norwegians, Sølvguttene is synonymous with Christmas, but for us, Christmas is synonymous with Sølvguttene. It is not without reason that we chose to spend hours upon hours of our spare time on this choir. The desire to sustain the legacy created through over 65 years of Sølvguttene is what keeps us going. Since the beginning, over 1700 boys have been part of the choir, and every one of them has contributed to the history of Sølvguttene. For every new boy that joins, this choir changes. But at the core, the unique sound and the thrill of singing at the highest level remains constant. However constant, the choir develops with its new conductor Fredrik Otterstad.
Fredrik Otterstad has been conductor of Sølvguttene since 2004. He graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1999. Fredrik began as a young boy in the choir back in 1985, and stayed with the choir for years, even as an adult.
Ellen Sejersted Bødtker has played with Sølvguttene since 1990, and is one of Scandinavia’s leading harpists. Thanks to her versatility, Ellen has shown how the colourful harp sound can be developed through playfulness and free improvisation.
In addition to accompanying Sølvguttene on a regular basis, Kåre Nordstoga is the organ player at the Oslo Cathedral. Nordstoga studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he became professor in 1994.
