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THE NORWEGIAN SOLISTS' CHOIR
The motive powers behind the activities of The Norwegian Soloists' Choir consist of high musical standards, a strong awareness of tradition, and an equally strong musical inquisitiveness.
The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir occupies a unique
position in the music life of Norway. The choir has given over two hundred
premier performances of which over seventy have been of works by Norwegian
composers. The choir was established in 1950 by the Norwegian Soloists’
Society with the aim of becoming an elite ensemble for performing choral
music to the highest possible standard. The choir’s first conductor was Knut
Nystedt, who led the ensemble for forty years. In 1990 Grete Pedersen took
over as conductor, and now holds the position of artistic director of the
Norwegian Soloists’ Choir.
The members of the Norwegian Soloists’ Choir are professionally trained,
hand-picked singers all of whom are potential soloists in their respective
genres. The choir engages twenty-six singers on time-limited contracts, a
model which allows the number of singers to be varied according to the
repertoire of a particular project. This gives both flexibility and
stability and permits the choir to achieve its overall object at all times:
the best possible musical results. The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir performs in
Norway and in other countries, at venues ranging from concert halls and
churches to ball rooms and bus garages. The choir maintains a youthful
profile, receptive to and willing to perform newly written works, while at
the same time retaining a fundament of classical works from the Nordic and
international choral
repertoire.
Since 1990 the choir has sung under the leadership
of Grete Pedersen, internationally acclaimed for her stylistically assured
and musically convincing performances. Through a great number of concerts in
Norway and abroad, recordings for radio and television, and CD recordings,
she has become one of the most noted and sought-after conductors in the
Nordic countries.
For more information and booking, please contact:
Managing Director
André W. Larsen
Telephone: +47 22 41 39 70
E-mail: a.w.larsen@solistkoret.no
BOARD
Jan Erik Knarbakk – Chairman
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland
Kari Pahle
Astrid Giskegjerde
Svein Korshamn
Berit Norbakken Solset
ADMINISTRATION
MANAGING DIRECTOR
André W. Larsen
Telephone: +47 22 41 39 70
E-mail: a.w.larsen@solistkoret.no
PRODUCER / STAGE MANAGER
Thomas Grřnbech
Telephone: +47 4139 8404
E-mail: tag@solistkoret.no
CONDUCTOR
Grete Pedersen
E-mail: grete.pedersen@solistkoret.no
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