The Bergen Woodwind Quintet is a well-known woodwind quintet

Quintet

A quintet is a group containing five members.It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit....

 based in Bergen, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The ensemble's members are the principal wind musicians of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the world's oldest orchestral institutions. It performs some 110 concerts a year, and is based at the 1,500-seat Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway.-History:...

, also known as Harmonien, which was founded in 1765

1765 in music

- Events :*The Bach-Abel concerts are founded.*The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is founded- Opera :*Samuel Arnold**Daphne and Amintor**The Summer's Tale*Georg Benda – Xindo riconnosciuto...

 and is one of the world's oldest orchestral institutions. The quintet often conducts worldwide tours, performing for live audiences, conducting radio broadcasts, and holding master classes for music students.

The ensemble's members are flutist Gro Sandvik

Gro Schibsted Sandvik

Gro Schibsted Sandvik is a Norwegian flutist.She is a member of the Bergen Woodwind Quintet and served as solo flutist in the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1967 until 2005...

, oboist

Oboist

An oboist is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including the cor anglais, oboe d'amore, shawm and oboe musette....

 Steinar Hannevold, clarinetist Fredrik Fors

Fredrik Fors

Fredrik Fors is a Swedish, classical music clarinetist. His album in the Juventus Les Nouveaux Musiciens series has been described as "one of the finest recitals of its kind."- Early studies and career :...

, American french hornist Ilene Chanon, and bassoonist Per Hannevold

Per Hannevold

Per Hannevold, born 1953, is a member of the Bergen Woodwind Quintet and has been principal bassoon of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since 1979. He is a Professor at the Grieg Academy, University of Bergen. In 1995 with the Bergen Philharmonic he presented the world premiere of Illuminations, a...

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