Øyonn Groven Myhren works as a free-lance musician, and is a key figure in the Norwegian folk music community. She has developed her own technique on the Norwegian mediaeval lyre in order to accompany her songs, and she was a member of the first class to graduate from the School for Vocal Studies at the Ole Bull Academy in 2000. She has worked on several successfull projects, among them the Garborg anniversary in 1995 where she created, along with actor…
Øyonn Groven Myhren works as a free-lance musician, and is a key figure in the Norwegian folk music community. She has developed her own technique on the Norwegian mediaeval lyre in order to accompany her songs, and she was a member of the first class to graduate from the School for Vocal Studies at the Ole Bull Academy in 2000. She has worked on several successfull projects, among them the Garborg anniversary in 1995 where she created, along with actor Marit Koldbræk and fiddler Odd Lund, the presentation Haugtussa. Here she acted, sang and danced the role of Veslemøy. The production was staged several times at Det norske Teatret. In the autumn of 2000, Myhren was responsible for the folk music portion of the nationwide tour Lydlandskap, one of the most ambitious initiatives ever undertaken by Concerts Norway, and in 2001 she and Odd Nordstoga collaborated on a commissioned work, Nivelkinn, based on the eponymous cycle of poems by Aslaug Vaa. The recording of this was released the following year, and won a Spellemannpris (Norwegian Grammy). In autumn 2005 The Magic Flute – a Folk Opera premiered at the Norwegian National Opera. In addition to playing the role of Ung Silja (Pamina), Myhren was active in casting, writing and arranging some of the music. She is or has been a member of the groups Åtte Potte (1998-2001), Aurora Borealis (1995-2000), Norsk folklore ensemble (1993) and Dvergmål (1995-2005). Øyonn Groven Myhren has qualified for the elite Category A in the National Contest for Traditional Music, and has won first prize twice.
June 2011
