Rolf Inge Godøy

• Born July 26, 1952, in Kobe, Japan, of Norwegian parents, and spent most of my childhood and early teens in Japan.

• BA (cand.mag.) with musicology, philosophy, and history of ideas from the University of Oslo, 1973.

• MA (Diploma) in music theory from the Norwegian Academy of Music, 1975.

• MA (Diploma) in composition from the Norwegian Academy of Music, 1977,

• Mostly freelance composer 1978 - 1989 with several commissioned works and a state artist grant 1981 -1987.

• Research fellow, the Research Council of Norway, 1990 – 1994.

• Doctorate in musicology 1994.

• Associate professor, Section for Musicology, University of Oslo, 1994-1999.

• Professor, Section for Musicology, University of Oslo, from 1999 onwards.