In 2025, the Oslo Brass Quintet celebrates its 10th anniversary with the CD release "Melodies of Stray - Norwegian Brass Music", premieres by Geir Lysne, Bjørn Morten Christophersen and the new children's performance MESSING. The ensemble consists of active freelance musicians with a broad artistic background based in Oslo. The quintet stands out with its unusual instrumentation - bass trombone instead of tuba - which gives it a distinctive sound. The repertoire ranges from classical brass quintet literature to contemporary music, with a particular focus on original music and commissioned works from Norwegian composers. Over the years, the ensemble has worked purposefully to show the breadth and flexibility of the brass quintet, and regularly collaborates across art forms.
Anne Marit Harbek
Anne Marit is from Hobøl in Østfold and is a classical trumpeter educated at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne. In addition to being a band conductor, she works as a freelance trumpeter, and has worked with most professional bands and orchestras in Norway.
Tomas Carstensen
Tomas is from Trøndelag and is educated at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music in the subjects of trumpet and band conducting. He has been a permanent conductor for a number of bands and played with several of the country's professional bands and orchestras.
Tora Moe Fause
Tora is from Tromsø and is educated at the Barratt Due Music Institute in Oslo and the University of Göteborg-Högskolan för scen och musik with orchestra playing as the main focus. Tora works as a freelance horn player and has played with several military bands, Swedish and Norwegian orchestras.
Susanne B. Torgersen
Susanne is from Oslo and has studied trombone at the University of Stavanger, the Barratt Due Music Institute in Oslo and the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. Today she is an active conductor, teacher and freelance trombonist. She also plays early music on the lute and bok horn with the ensemble Klang av Oldtid.
Pål Kragstad
Susanne is from Oslo and has studied trombone at the University of Stavanger, the Barratt Due Music Institute in Oslo and the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. Today she is an active conductor, teacher and freelance trombonist. She also plays early music on the lute and bok horn with the ensemble Klang av Oldtid.