About Harry W. Kvebæk
Lived 1925 – 2012 (aged 87). Harry W. Kvebæk was a Norwegian musician and professor.
Harry William Kvebæk (4 May 1925 – 26 June 2012) was a Norwegian trumpeter.
He was born in Fetsund. He was a solo cornettist in Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps from 1947 to 1963 and solo trumpetist in the Oslo Philharmonic from 1963 to 1973. He was then appointed as an associate professor in trumpet and chamber music at the Norwegian Academy of Music, and was later promoted to professor. He was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold, and won the veteran's Gammleng Award in 1998.
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Who was Harry W. Kvebæk?
Norwegian trumpet player (1925–2012)
When was Harry W. Kvebæk born?
Harry W. Kvebæk was born on 4 May 1925 in Fetsund.
When did Harry W. Kvebæk die?
Harry W. Kvebæk died on 26 June 2012.
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Harry W. Kvebæk was a musician and professor.
What nationality was Harry W. Kvebæk?
Harry W. Kvebæk was Norwegian.
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