Throughout its existence the chamber choir Schola Cantorum has had High ambitions. The choir has built an international reputation and has made it a trademark to include newly written music in its programmes. This is thanks to the work of Knut Nystedt (b....  moreThroughout its existence the chamber choir Schola Cantorum has had High ambitions. The choir has built an international reputation and has made it a trademark to include newly written music in its programmes. This is thanks to the work of Knut Nystedt (b. 1915), organist, composer and conductor, who returned to Norway in 1964 after studying in the USA and started a choir at the music department of the University of Oslo. The choir continues to recruit members from the department of music, as well as from the Norwegian Academy of Music in more recent years. The American choral tradition in which Nystedt was trained emphasises the importance of new music – a practice Nystedt brought back with him to Oslo. Knut Nystedt’s music became a vital element of Schola Cantorum’s repertoire. Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl became conductor in 2002, and has further established the choir’s firm position in Norway’s musical life. She has continued Nystedt’s tradition of performing modern music. Schola Cantorum has a varied repert...    less

Just a clip from a piece we did at our annual outreach concert today. Winter's Night

For more than 100 years now the male choir HARMONIE Lindenholzhausen with its 90 singers presents High-quality choir music. The choir’s extensive repertoire covers all periods of vocal music and the 20th. century, among them choral works composed by R.R. ...  moreFor more than 100 years now the male choir HARMONIE Lindenholzhausen with its 90 singers presents High-quality choir music. The choir’s extensive repertoire covers all periods of vocal music and the 20th. century, among them choral works composed by R.R. Klein, A. Koerppen, F. Farcas and many others more. Some of the works have been specially composed for HARMONIE Lindenholzhausen. At the same time the choir dedicates itself to oratorioes usually performed together with the female choir “Dzintars” Riga / Latvia. Numerous concert tours and participations in international festivals took the HARMONIE to Austria, the Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Macedonia, Russia, USA and Wales. In Wales the choir won first prize in the male choir category at the International “Eisteddfod” Llangollen in 1995 and 2007(second prize in 2003). In Germany, the Harmonie won several times prizes in the Hessen and German Choir Competitions. 1998, HARMONIE won first prize in the male choir category at the German...    less

From our concert, "Beyond All Praising", on October 19, 2013

Invitation to participate in a choir festival with High artistic and organizational standards and join this unique musical experience in the historic city of Thessaloniki. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Thessaloniki.

As parents we sign our kids up for numerous activities, swimming, skating, dancing, gymnastics, soccer, hockey,  music, choir, circus School, diving, horseback riding, you name it we do it, and we commit to driving them to all these activities week a...

The final number from our concert on October 19, 2013.

*pax romana concert *sept 3, 2008

Metwen Wo By: Emmanuel Owusu