Barratt Due Institute of Music

Barratt Due Institute of Music is located in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1927 by pianist Mary Barratt Due and violinist Henrik Adam Due. It is a private foundation which receives government funding for parts of its activities. Located at Fagerborg in Oslo the institute offers music education from infant age through college levels.

The institute's motto is "From music kindergarten to concert podium" and the students are educated through college level degrees and onto the professional arena. Due to this model Barratt Due has through three generations been an important institution in Norwegian music life. Stephan Barratt-Due is the school's artistic director and also leads the school orchestra, Oslo Camerata.

Former students include Eva Knardahl, Henning Kraggerud, Frode Barth, Marte Krogh, Terje Venaas, Gro Bente Kjellevold, Christian Ihle Hadland and Alexander Rybak.

Departments

• College Department – offering Bachelor and Master's degrees in musicianship.
• Music school Department – offering individual instrument training.
• "Young talents" Department; also known as the "Talent School" – a service to children and adolescents between 10 and 19 that have particular interests. Here training is provided in instrument education, musical theory and ensemble activities.
• Music kindergarten – ages 0 through 5.

External links

• Academic studies at the Barratt Due Institute of Music

This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia.