STEINAR GRANMO NILSEN is an associate professor of horn and natural horn at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Steinar is a member of Det Norske Blåseensemble (The Norwegian Wind Ensemble) based in Halden, Norway and a member of the Oslo kammerakademi based in Oslo, Norway. He grew up in Trondheim and first studied at the Trøndelag Music Conservatory with Stein Villanger. He then traveled to Germany where he completed his orchestral diploma studies at the Freiburg University of Music with Ifor James (valve horn) and Renée Allen (natural horn). He concluded his studies, majoring in chamber music, with Frøydis Ree Wekre at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Artist photos: Anna-Julia Granberg / BLUNDERBUSS