Henning Sommerro is a composer, organist / pianist, singer and professor at NTNU.
Sommerro is one of the country’s most versatile composers and has written i.a. shows / songs about Vårsøg,
E slattatæja, Blå salme, Håpet er ei sterne in addition to chamber music, choir and orchestra music, solo concerts, three operas and film and theater music.
Sommerro is also an important contributor and bridge builder in improvisational music, as well as a communicator and organizer/collector of folk music.
Henning Sommerro has toured in Europe and the USA, participated on countless CDs and received many awards. In 2013, Sommerro was appointed commander of the Order of St. Olav by His Majesty the King.
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