Tour
Nordic Nights
In October, the Norwegian Soloists' Choir will perform in concerts in Belgium and the Netherlands. Music by Nordic composers and Frank Martin will be performed at two different venues. The first concert will take place in CulturCentrum Hasselt in Belgium, followed up with concert in Muziekgebouw Amsterdam which is a venue the choir is very much looking forward to visiting again.
Program
Frank Martin: Messe for dobbeltkor
Ørjan Matre: Orphic Songs
Lars Johan Werle: Canzone 126 di Francesco Petrarca
Sven-David Sandström: Lobet den Herrn
Skandinavisk folkemusikk
Featuring
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir is an innovative young ensemble, steeped in a rich history. As one of Europe's leading chamber choirs, they perform spectacular concerts in Norway and abroad, in concert halls and churches, in caravans and in abandoned factory venues. The Norwegian Soloists' Choir consists of 26 hand-picked, professional singers who have a tremendous ability to blend their voices, resulting in a highly distinctive choral expression. Along with its celebrated artistic leader Grete Pedersen, the choir achieves ambitious artistic goals through constant development.
Conductor Grete Pedersen
Since 1990 the choir has sung under the leadership of Grete Pedersen, one of the most renowned conductors in the international choral scene. She is a demanded guest conductor and has worked with the Eric Ericson Kammerchor, Schwedischen Rundfunkchor, Netherlands RadioChor, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Danish National Vocal Ensemble and Choir, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Pro Coro Canada, Tokyo Cantat, World Youth Choir among others. Pedersen's name stands for productions and stagings with wide stylistic variety. Her contrasting concert programs are known to often be a rather radical mixture. In addition to premiering contemporary musical works, her efforts have increasingly been directed towards larger productions for choir and orchestra