NORDIC CHORAL DIRECTORS’ CONFERENCE Malmö October 2nd - 4th 2015 PROGRAMME Dear participants of the Nordic Choral Directors’ Conference! It is a great pleasure to welcome you to this conference! A record number of applicants have registered and we are so happy about that. These days a packed with musical treats and new impressions and we do hope all af you will return home ready to go back to work filled with energy and new, choral inspiration. We address a huge Thank You to all our contributors and collaboration partners that have made this conference possible. PLEASE JOIN US and experience concerts, lectures, workshops, seminars, written music exhibitions, presentations of new choral music, choral-sing-a-long – all under the theme: NORDIC CHORAL MUSIC – WHAT UNITES US? Kära deltagare i nordisk Körledarkonferens! Det är en stor glädje att få hälsa er alla välkomna till denna konferens! Vi är enormt glada över det stora intresse som har lett till ett rekordstort antal deltagare. Dessa dagar är späckade med musikaliska upplevelser och nya intryck och vi hoppas att ni kommer att återvända hem till era vanliga arbetsplatser laddade med energi och körmusikalisk inspiration. Vi riktar ett stort tack till alla våra samarbetspartners och bidragsgivare som har gjort denna konferens möjlig. VÄLKOMNA att uppleva konserter, föreläsningar, workshops, seminarier, notutställning, presentation av ny körmusik, gemensam körsång — allt under temat: NORDISK KÖRMUSIK — VAD FÖRENAR OSS? Lena Ekman Frisk Ordförande Föreningen Sveriges Körledare 2 Kære deltagere i Nordisk Korlederkonference! Det er en stor glæde at kunne hilse jer alle velkomne til denne konference! Vi er vældig glade for den store interesse, som har givet til et rekordstort antal deltagere. Disse dage er spækket med musikalske oplevelser og mulighed for nye indtryk. Vi håber, at I kan returnere til jeres daglige arbejdspladser ladet med ny energi og kormusikalsk inspira- tion. Vi retter en stor tak til alle vores samarbejdspartnere og bidragydere, der har gjort denne konference mulig.VELKOMMEN til oplevelser med koncerter, forelæsninger, workshops, seminarer, nodeudstilling, præsentation af ny kormusik, fælles korsang — alt under temaet: NORDISK KORMUSIK – HVAD FORENER OS? Niels Græsholm Formand Danske Korlederforeningen Kjære deltakere på Nordisk Dirigentkongress! Det er en stor glede å ønske alle velkommen til denne kongressen! Vi er svært glade over den store interessen som har ført til en rekordstor deltakelse. Kongressen blir fyllt med musikalske opplevelser og nye inntrykk som vi håper dere kan bruke i deres kor og arbeidsplass med energi og ny kormusikalsk inspirasjon.Vi vil rette en stor takk til våre samarbeidspartnere og bidragsgivere som har gjort denne kongressen mulig. VELKOMMEN, og opplev konserter, forelesninger, workshops, seminarer, noteutstilling, presentasjon av ny kormusikk, felles korsang — alt under temaet: NORDISK KORMUSIKK — HVA FORENER OSS? Gry Sagmo Aglen Leder Foreningen Norske Korledere 3 Hyvät pohjoismaisen kuoronjohtajakonferenssin osallistujat! On suuri ilo toivottaa teidät tervetulleeksi tähän konferenssiin! Olemme valtavan iloisia, että tapahtuma on kerännyt ennätysmäärän osallistujia. Nämä päivät ovat pakatut täyteen musiikkillisia elämyksiä ja uusia vaikutelmia ja toivommekin, että palaatte täältä kotiin ja työhönne täynnä energiaa ja kuoroinspiraatiota. Esittämme lämpimän kiitoksemme kaikille yhteistyökumppaneillemme ja tukijoillemme, jotka ovat tehneet tämän konferenssin mahdolliseksi. TERVETULOA nauttimaan konserteista, esitelmistä, työpajoista, seminaareista, nuottinäyttelystä, uuden kuoromusiikin esittelystä, yhteisestä kuorolaulusta — kaikki saman teeman alla: POHJOISMAINEN KUOROMUSIIKKI – MIKÄ MEITÄ YHDISTÄÄ? Kari Turunen Suomen Kuoronjohtajayhdistyksen puheenjohtaja Ágætu þátttakendur á þingi norrænna kórstjóra! Það er okkur sönn ánægja að bjóða ykkur velkomin til þessa þings! Það er gleðilegt að nú er skráður metfjöldi þingmanna og erum við sérlega ánægð með það. Þingdagar eru þéttskipaðir tónlistargóðgæti og nýjum hugsunum og það er von okkar að allir snúi heim fullir orku og hugmyndum nýrra kórverka. Hugheilar þakkir fá allir fyrirlesarar og samstarfsaðilar sem gerðu þetta þing mögulegt. Komið og njótið tónleika, fyrirlestra, vinnufunda, námskeiða, verkakynninga og samsöngva undir yfirskriftinni: NORRÆN KÓRTÓNLIST — HVAÐ SAMEINAR OKKUR? Jón Kristinn Cortez Formaður Félag Íslenskra Kórstjóra 4 Concert hall — Malmö Live Photo: Carl Jonsson 5 Programme — Short Version Friday, October 2nd Time Location Event 11:00 - 13:30 Malmö Live/ Kuben — Registration Lobby 13:30 - 15:00 Kuben Opening concert: Musica Ficta and Ensemble SYD 15:00 - 16:00 Kuben — Lobby Coffee, Exhibition and Hotel check in 16:00 - 17:00 Kuben/Green Room Seminar: Children & singing 16:00 - 17:00 Kuben/Green Room Workshop: Music by Carl Nielsen 17:00 - 19:00 Kuben — Lobby Exhibition 19:00 - 20:00 Malmö Live — Concert hall Concert: God in Disguise Clarion hotel/Living Room 20:00 - 22:00 Choral Directors Pub Ground Floor 22:00 - 23:00 S:t Petri Church Midnight concert — Petri Sångare 6 Saturday, October 3rd Time Location Event 09:00 - 10:30 Kuben Repertoire presentation 10:30 - 11:00 Kuben — Lobby Coffee & Exhibition 11:00 - 12:15 Kuben Seminar: Scenic Choral Work 11:00 - 12:15 Green Room Workshop: Anne Rosing Method 12:15 - 13:30 Malmö Live Lunch 13:30 - 14:15 Kuben Lunch concert: Schola Cantorums Women’s Choir, Carolinae Damkör and the Malmö Academy of Music Women’s Chorus 14:30 - 15:45 Kuben/Green Room Workshop: Rhythmic Choir 14:30 - 15:45 Kuben/Green Room Workshop: Renaissance Music 7 Saturday, October 3rd Time Location Event 15:45 - 16:15 Kuben — Lobby Coffee & Exhibition 16:15 - 17:00 Niagara — Malmö univer- Parallell Sessions: sity — Neptuniplan 1 1. American Reading Session 2. Searching for sheet music on the internet 3. Exchange programme speed dating 4. A real high for your choir! 5. Communication in Choirs and Song 6. Brazilian Choir Music with a Swedish beat 17:30 - 18:30 Kuben Concert: Night to Day — Palaestra Vocal Ensemble 19:00 - 24:00 Malmö Town Hall Dinner Banquet 24:00 - Clarion Hotel Choral Directors Pub 8 Sunday, October 4th Time Location Event 09:15 - 10:30 Kuben Workshop: Song! 10:30 - 11:15 Kuben — Lobby Coffee & Exhibition 11:15 - 12:45 Kuben Final Concert: Touché 13:00 - Malmö Live Lunch Kuben Photo: Carl Johnson 9 Programme - Detailed Version Registration and Hotel Check in Friday, October 2nd / 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. / Malmö Live — Kuben Lobby Opening Friday, October 2nd / 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. / Malmö Live — Kuben Opening Speach: Benny Marcel, Director Nordic Culture Fund Ensemble Syd Photo: Emil Malmborg Choral Sing-Along: Music by Carl Nielsen Welcome Greeting: Jesper Larsson, Director Malmö Live Concert Hall Introduction to the Conference: Niels Græsholm, Danish Choral Directors Association and Lena Ekman Frisk, Swedish Choral Daniel Hansson Photo: Richard Söderberg Directors Association. The conference will open with a grand concert featuring profes- sional choirs Musica Ficta from Denmark conducted by Bo Holten Musica Ficta and Ensemble SYD from Sweden conducted by Daniel Hansson. Photo: Per Morten Abrahamsen At the concert, a new work by Bent Sørensen, especially written for Ensemble SYD, will be performed. Music from the 150-year anniversary of Carl Nielsen will of course also be included in the programme. Bo Holten Ensemble SYD forms a new and exciting platform for professional Photo: Agnete Schlichtkrul choir singing at Malmö University in cooperation with The South- ern Choral Centre. Focus will be placed on the contemporary Nordic repertoire with an emphasis on key choral pieces that have placed choral music on the region’s professional music scene. 10 Musica Ficta is a professional vocal ensemble, founded in 1996 by composer and conductor Bo Holten. With this ensemble he has realised his vision about a flexible and project focused ensemble, where the virtuos ensemble singing is the main goal. Musica Ficta embraces a very broad repertoire. The speciality of the ensemble is middle age and renaissance music and Bo Holten is one of the foremost within this field. Musica Ficta also consider the performing of the Danish song canon as a central point of its work. Concert programme Musica Ficta Concert programme Ensemble Syd Nu lyser løv i lunde O morte from Queen Christina Madrigals Mel: Carl Nielsen for chamber choir a cappella Arr: Bendt Kallenbach Klas Torstensson Lyrics: Johannes Jørgensen First performance with support from Swedish Arts Council Sænk kun dit hoved du blomst Mel: Carl Nielsen Crucifixus Arr: Bo Holten Bent Sørensen Lyrics: Johannes Jørgensen First performance with support from Southern Choral Center Se dig ud en sommerdag Mel: Carl Nielsen Introitus Arr: Bo Holten Rex Tremendae - Lätt att röja Lyrics: Jeppe Aakjær Dies irae - Död för alltid! from Hur länge ska hon vara död Et respcientes viderunt W A Mozart Luca Marenzio Arr: Runesson/Ohlsson Violin solo: Filip Runesson Benedictus Dominus Accordion: Johan Ohlsson from Tre motetter op. 55 Carl Nielsen 11 Coffee, Exhibition and Hotel check in Friday, October 2nd / 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. / Malmö Live — Kuben Lobby Lecture: Children and Song in the Nordic Countries – inspiration and future (This lecture will be given in Scandinavian languages) Friday, October 2 / 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. / Malmö Live — Kuben The EU project VOICE – A Voice for Vocal Training – has coordinated representatives from countries throughout Europe at two conferences in 2013 and 2015 to collect knowledge and experiences