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Marius Hesby (1976) is a trombonist of the Royal Norwegian Navy Band. In the period 2009-2012 he also holds a position as soloist in the Norwegian Military Music. He has a diploma from the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he studied with professor Ingemar Roos.

Hesby has been a soloist with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, The Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the wind ensembles of the Norwegian Military Music, Ensemble de la SMCQ in Montréal and Athelas Sinfonietta in Copenhagen. He has performed in Scandinavia, the Baltic countries, Russia and Canada, at festivals like the Bergen International Festival, Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Ultima, Vestfold International Festival, MusiMarch in Montréal, Happy days sound festival and Oslo International Church Music Festival.

Hesby is interested in the trombone's potential as a solo instrument, and has premiered works by several Norwegian composers, among others Mark Adderley, Jon Øivind Ness, Stig Nordhagen and Arne Nordheim.

August 2011