Author: Lisa

We in Sofia Vokalensemble celebrate 20 years as a choir in 2015, and we will begin our anniversary performing J.S. Bach’s mass in B minor along with orchestra and soloists. The mass in B-minor is seen as one of music history’s most powerful pieces. It took twenty-five years to complete, but was likely never performed during Bach’s lifetime. It’s an outstanding…

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We just received the fantastic news that we are one of the choirs competing in Let the Peoples Sing in October 2015!

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On December 21st our concert (recorded on December 7th) was broadcast over Europe and Canada as part of the European Broadcasting Union’s Christmas Music Day. Listen to the concert on Swedish National Radio’s website:

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On the second Sunday of advent we hold our traditional Christmas concert. The concert will be recorded by Swedish Radio and will be part of the European Broadcasting Union’s Christmas Music day. We feel very honored to be Sweden’s contribution in this broadcast. The mixed program includes Swedish classics like Anders Bond’s version of Bereden väg för herran” and Jan Sandström’s…

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Thanks to all of you who came to our concerts in Bälinge and Sofia church this weekend! Our rehearsals will now begin for our Christmas concert which will be recorded by Swedish Radio and be broadcast all over Europe in December. Welcome to hear us live on December 7th!

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When autumns winds and yellow leaves come it’s time for our autumn concert! A decade ago we performed Alfred Schnittke’s magnificent Konzert für Chor. On October 12th it’s finally time again! We in Sofia Vokalensemble have truly taken Alfred Schnittke’s compositions to our hearts and will also perform his Drei geistliche Gesänge at the concert. Welcome to an evening filled…

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It’s finally here, our new album ”Förvårskväll (One early spring evening)” with Swedish and Nordic music. The 16 tracks invite you on an emotional journey from dawning spring mornings, over sunny summer meadows to in the end approach the storming sea. The album includes both Swedish classical choir tradition mixed with modern compositions by leading Nordic contemporary composers. The album…

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Nobel laureate Tomas Tranströmer’s poem Landskap med solar ( Landscape with suns) was set to music in 2012 by Swedish composer Jan Sandström. We performed the piece at Hanebo church, Sweden on June 8th 2014.

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We in Sofia Vokalensemble have had a great year! We got to perform J S Bach’s magnificent Mass in B minor, premiered a number of new choral compositions, held concerts in Stockholm and toured in the Czech Republic. Next year will be at least as exciting when we will record a new album and tour on another continent. In August…

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