Marit Tøndel Bodsberg

About Marit Tøndel Bodsberg

Marit Tøndel Bodsberg (b. 1981) comes from Byneset in Trøndelag and is one of Norway's leading conductors. She has been the conductor of The Women's Choral Society of the University of Oslo (Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening — KSS) since 2008. She is also conductor and artistic director of Den Norske Studentersangforening (DNS), the professional ensemble Kilden Vokalensemble, and from 2025 the women's choir Embla.As a conductor, flautist and church musician she has worked with many of Scandinavians leading choirs, orchestras and ensembles. 

She teaches conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music and serves regularly as jury member, advisor and seminar leader at competitions in Norway and abroad.Bodsberg has contributed to a long list of recordings and has won numerous national and international competitions. She received Conductor Prizes for KSS's performance at Norway's national choral competition (2012), at the Canta al Mar Barcelona competition (2015), and led KSS to victory in two classifications during the European Choir Games and Grand Prix of Nations in 2015, 2019 and 2025. In autumn 2023 and autumn 2026 she won Best Conductor at the International Baltic Sea Choir Competition.