Biography
Magnus, the Founder of Composers for Beauty, aims to empower facilitators of beauty in music, art, and architecture for a holistic revival of truth, goodness, and beauty in Western culture.
He believes greater collaboration across genres and art forms is one key to bringing classical beauty to a wider audience.
Therefore, he is constantly looking for gifted facilitators of beauty to join him or other Composers for Beauty in uniting to create groundbreaking creative work.
In that process, he hopes the initiatives of CFB will unleash the full potential of these collaborative composers.
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MAGNUS GAUTESTAD
Born in Norway and growing up in various metal and rock bands, Magnus has been a lover of a wide range of music for all his life. In his twenties he developed a deep love for beautiful classical music which changed his character and brought him to faith, and since then he has been preparing to facilitate a classical revival in the West.
Since he for many years experienced the classical world from the outside, he can add understanding of how to build bridges and captivate a wider audience on a deeper level.
He is currently living half the year in the US and half the year in various countries in Europe, touring with the Together for Beauty events and facilitating concerts with his music and other living melodic composers.
FIELDS & EXPERTISE
Leadership, theology and entrepreneurship.
A composer of classical music and classical crossover music, and an electric guitar improviser.
Public speaking
WORK & ONLINE PRESENCE
Beauty and the Faith Podcast - click here to learn more
SDG Music Radio - click here to learn more
Beauty and the Faith Holdings - click here to learn more
Together for Beauty - click here to learn more
Music - click here to learn more