5th European Choir Games & Grand Prix of Nations 2023 - Friendship Concerts
5th European Choir Games & Grand Prix of Nations 2023 October 28 - November 5, 2023 | Norrköping, Sweden The European Choir Games are back! The European Choir Games continue: Once again beautiful Sweden will host the event, which is famous as a continental, European version of the World Choir Games – the Olympic Games of Choral Music. After the unforgettable experiences of the last event in Gothenburg 2019, in 2023 choirs from Europe and around the world will meet in the city of Norrköping for choir competitions, concerts, workshops and international exchange – in a nation that is famous for internationally acclaimed choirs and singing groups. The city of Norrköping, located 160 km south of Sweden’s capital city Stockholm, is an old industrial city that has turned to culture and knowledge innovation. The home of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, with several venues located in the city’s old industrial landscape, will be the center of the European Choir Games 2023 where all choirs can meet, sing and celebrate together. Don’t miss the chance to be part of it! Will you become the next Champion of the European Choir Games?
5th European Choir Games & Grand Prix of Nations 2023
October 28 - November 5, 2023 | Norrköping, Sweden
The European Choir Games are back!
The European Choir Games continue: Once again beautiful Sweden will host the event, which is famous as a continental, European version of the World Choir Games – the Olympic Games of Choral Music.
After the unforgettable experiences of the last event in Gothenburg 2019, in 2023 choirs from Europe and around the world will meet in the city of Norrköping for choir competitions, concerts, workshops and international exchange – in a nation that is famous for internationally acclaimed choirs and singing groups.
The city of Norrköping, located 160 km south of Sweden’s capital city Stockholm, is an old industrial city that has turned to culture and knowledge innovation.
The home of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, with several venues located in the city’s old industrial landscape, will be the center of the European Choir Games 2023 where all choirs can meet, sing and celebrate together.
Don’t miss the chance to be part of it! Will you become the next Champion of the European Choir Games?
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OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 5, <strong>2023</strong><br />
<strong>Friendship</strong> <strong>Concerts</strong>
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Arbetets Museum<br />
29.10.<strong>2023</strong><br />
11:30 Uhr<br />
The MSGA Youth <strong>Choir</strong><br />
Košice, Slovakia<br />
Conductors: Andrea Ferencei & Szilvia Kekeňák<br />
1 Trad. America: Evening Rise<br />
2 Tamás Daróci Bárdos: Bükkvidéki lippentös<br />
3 Ola Gjeilo: Ubi caritas<br />
4 Ferenc Farkas: Pataki diákdalok<br />
5 Cy Coleman, arr. Richard Barnes: The Rhythm <strong>of</strong> Life<br />
Bella Voce - Lunds Studentsångerskor<br />
Lund, Sweden<br />
Conductor: Sara Sandmark<br />
1 Frode Fjellheim: Eatnemen Vuelie<br />
2 Sweden Trad., arr. Lestander Lisa: Jag kommer av ett brusand hav<br />
3 Ruth McCall: Waltzing Matilda<br />
4 Ireland Trad.: The Parting Glass<br />
5 Emil Sundberg: Stjärnorna<br />
Siparantum <strong>Choir</strong><br />
Pejë, Kosovo<br />
Conductor: Memli Kelmendi<br />
1 Domenico Bartolucci: Adoramus te, Christe<br />
2 Rexho Mulliqi: Nji lule<br />
3 Rafet Rudi: Xhike Loke<br />
4 Main Ryan: Dies irae<br />
5 Katerina Gimon: Fire<br />
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Bistro – Louis De Geer Konsert & Kongress<br />
29.10.<strong>2023</strong><br />
16:00 Uhr<br />
Sankt Ol<strong>of</strong>s Oratoriekör<br />
Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden<br />
Conductor: Gunnar Björkvall<br />
1 Trad. Norway, arr. Grete Pedersen, Henning Sommerro: Bruremarsj fra Valsøyfjord<br />
2 Adolf Fredrik Lindblad: En sommerafton<br />
3 Oskar Lindberg: Stilla sköna aftontimma<br />
4 John Rutter: Look at the World<br />
Knabenkantorei Basel<br />
Basel, Switzerland<br />
Conductor: Oliver Rudin<br />
1 Veljo Tormis: Varjele, Jumala, soasta<br />
2 Johann Immanuel Müller, Arr. Sebastian Knüsli: Beresinalied<br />
3 Rudolf Jaggi: Hinter em Minschter<br />
4 Alan Menken, Arr. Aaron Dale, Roger Emerson, Oliver Rudin: Seize the Day<br />
5 Claudin de Sermisy: Je ne mangé point de porc<br />
6 Alla Rahka Rahman, arr. Ethan Sperry: Wedding Qawwali<br />
Volve Vokal<br />
Bergen, Norway<br />
Conductor: Gro Espedal<br />
1 Trad. Norway: Alle mann hadde fota<br />
2 Trad. Norway, arr. Ingunn Solem: Reven og lammet<br />
3 Pål Moddi Knudsen, arr. Thea Meidell Sjuke: Rubbles<br />
4 Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony <strong>of</strong> Carols - 6. This Little Babe<br />
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Hörsalen<br />
30.10.<strong>2023</strong><br />
11:30 Uhr<br />
Lumen Christi Gospel <strong>Choir</strong><br />
Budapest, Hungary<br />
Conductor: Gergó Lajos<br />
1 Mary McDonald: Let Your Light Shine<br />
2 Robert Sterling: God is good<br />
3 Carl Lee Perkins: Daddy Sang Bass<br />
4 Kirby Shaw: Last Train Runnin'<br />
Ohana<br />
S<strong>of</strong>ia, Bulgaria<br />
Conductor: Dimitar Kostantzaliev<br />
1 Michael Praetorius: Audite silete<br />
2 Thoinot Arbeau: Belle qui tiens ma vie<br />
3 Javier Busto: Ave Maria<br />
4 Pavel Chesnokov: Evening sacrifice<br />
5 Dobri Hristov: Praise the name <strong>of</strong> the Lord<br />
Sankt Ol<strong>of</strong>s Oratoriekör<br />
Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden<br />
Conductor: Gunnar Björkvall<br />
1 Trad. Norway, arr. Grete Pedersen, Henning Sommerro: Bruremarsj fra Valsøyfjord<br />
2 Adolf Fredrik Lindblad: En sommerafton<br />
3 Oskar Lindberg: Stilla sköna aftontimma<br />
4 John Rutter: Look at the World<br />
"Kivi" Children's <strong>Choir</strong><br />
Vilnius, Lithuania<br />
Conductors: Danguolė Aukselienė & Vaiva Kriščiokaitytė<br />
1 Vilija Mažintaitė: Ne dėl žalio vyno<br />
2 Lina Kairytė: Turėja Liepą<br />
3 George Gershwin: I Got Rhythm<br />
4 Duke Ellington: It Don't Mean a Thing<br />
5 George Shearing: Lullaby <strong>of</strong> Birdland<br />
6 Jonas Tamulionis: Rolia dirvolia<br />
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Bistro – Louis De Geer Konsert & Kongress<br />
30.10.<strong>2023</strong><br />
17:00 Uhr<br />
Göteborgs Gosskör<br />
Gothenburg, Sweden<br />
Conductor: Inese Paulsone Johansson<br />
1 Hugo Alfvén: Tjuv och tjuv, det ska du heta<br />
2 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: I Furuskogen<br />
3 Hugo Alfvén: Och jungfrun hon går i ringen<br />
4 Hugo Alfvén: Uti var hage<br />
5 Stephen Paulus: The Road Home<br />
University <strong>of</strong> the Free State <strong>Choir</strong><br />
Bloemfontein, South Africa<br />
Conductor: Werner Stander<br />
1 Trad. South Africa, arr. Michael Barrett: San'bonani; Namhla Kudibene<br />
2 Trad. South Africa, arr. Christian Ashley-Botha: Jikele Maweni<br />
3 Trad. South Africa, arr. Sabelo Mthembu: Sikirileke / Koloi<br />
4 Trad. South Africa, arr. Stephen Hatfield; Anon: Dubula; Shosholoza<br />
Knabenkantorei Basel<br />
Basel, Switzerland<br />
Conductor: Oliver Rudin<br />
1 Veljo Tormis: Varjele, Jumala, soasta<br />
2 Johann Immanuel Müller, Arr. Sebastian Knüsli: Beresinalied<br />
3 Rudolf Jaggi: Hinter em Minschter<br />
4 Alan Menken, Arr. Aaron Dale, Roger Emerson, Oliver Rudin: Seize the Day<br />
5 Claudin de Sermisy: Je ne mangé point de porc<br />
6 Alla Rahka Rahman, arr. Ethan Sperry: Wedding Qawwali<br />
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Arbetets Museum<br />
31.10.<strong>2023</strong><br />
11:30 Uhr<br />
Male Voices <strong>of</strong> the Boys <strong>Choir</strong> Lucerne<br />
Kastanienbaum, Switzerland<br />
Conductor: Andreas Wiedmer<br />
1 Regula Schneider: Quo vadis Wilhem Tell?<br />
2 Francesca Sarta: Musica est anima mea<br />
3 Richard Rodgers, arr. Burt Szabo: My Romance<br />
4 Duke Ellington, arr. Regula Schneider: Ellington for Men only<br />
Cor di Jëuni Gherdëina<br />
St.Christina, Italy<br />
Conductor: Samuel Runggaldier<br />
1 Spiritual, arr. Mia Makar<strong>of</strong>f: Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel<br />
2 Spiritual, arr. Vienna Teng: The Hymn <strong>of</strong> Acxiom<br />
3 Spiritual, arr. Allen Koepke: Wade in de Water<br />
4 Spiritual, arr. Vince Peterson: Somebody to Love<br />
Maîtrise de Seine-Maritime<br />
Yvetot, France<br />
Conductors: Dylan Levesque & Maria Antiome<br />
1 Baptiste Ena Leroy: Magnificat<br />
2 Ken Stevens: Dawn and Dusk<br />
3 Z. Randall Stroope: Conversion <strong>of</strong> Saul<br />
4 Dylan Levesque: Zora<br />
The MSGA Girls <strong>Choir</strong><br />
Košice, Slovakia<br />
Conductors: Szilvia Kekeňák & Andrea Ferencei<br />
1 Trad. Slovakia: Prídi ty šuhajko<br />
2 Zoltán Kodály: Nagyszalontai köszöntő<br />
3 Bruno Coulais: Vois sur ton chemin<br />
4 József Karai: Estéli nótázás<br />
5 Christopher Tin: Baba Yetu<br />
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Arbetets Museum<br />
03.11.<strong>2023</strong><br />
11:30 Uhr<br />
Norrköpings Vokalensemble<br />
Norrköping, Sweden<br />
Conductor: Johan Lundberg<br />
1 Knut Nystedt: Peace I Leave with You<br />
2 Per Ekedahl: Ack, ack om det vore dag<br />
3 Alfred Schnittke: 3 Sacred Hymns - 3. Oche nash<br />
4 Benjamin Britten: Advanced Democracy<br />
5 Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Cloud-Capp'd Towers<br />
Muzemix <strong>Choir</strong>s<br />
Neeroeteren, Belgium<br />
Conductor: S<strong>of</strong>ie Brockmans<br />
1 Mark Brymer: Medley from Rumour has it and Someone Like You<br />
2 Roger Emerson: Wake Me Up<br />
3 Mac Huff: Stand up<br />
4 Mac Huff: Can't Stop the Feeling<br />
Traditional & Contemporary Greek Music <strong>Choir</strong> "Eptachordi Lyra" <strong>of</strong> Saint Efthimios-Keratsini<br />
Keratsini-Pireas, Greece<br />
Conductor: Chrisoula Tsimouris<br />
1 Trad. Greece, arr. Dimitris Minakakis: Pentozalis<br />
2 Trad. Greece, arr. Martha Mavroidi, Chrisoula Tsimouri: To Margoudi<br />
3 Trad. Greece, arr. Thomas Louziotis: Perdika<br />
4 Trad. Greece, Ilias Argiropoulos, arr. Chris Tsimouri: Kaneloriza<br />
5 Trad. Greece, arr. Dimitris Minakakis: Zoum trialarilaro<br />
6 Trad. Greece: Thalass' ap' ola ta nera<br />
Kammerkoret Musica<br />
Frederiksberg, Denmark<br />
Conductor: Filipe Carvalheiro<br />
1 Niels W. Gade: Morgensang<br />
2 Sven-Bertil Taube: Så Skimrande var aldrig havet<br />
3 Bent Sørensen: Tid og Rum<br />
4 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Stemning<br />
5 Oluf Ring: Danmark nu blunder den lyse nat<br />
6 Hugo Alfvén: Och jungfrun hon går i ringen<br />
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Helsinki, Finland<br />
Conductor: Kaija Viitasalo<br />
1 Anna-Mari Kähärä: By the Light <strong>of</strong> the Moon<br />
2 Anders Edenroth: It Becomes Her<br />
3 Jukka Linkola: Outo kantele<br />
4 Jukka Linkola: Tanssilaulu<br />
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Bistro – Louis De Geer Konsert & Kongress<br />
03.11.<strong>2023</strong><br />
16:00 Uhr<br />
Junger Kammerchor Zürich<br />
Zürich, Switzerland<br />
Conductor: Marco Amherd<br />
1 Willi Gohl: Du fragsch mi wär i bi<br />
2 Peter Lyondev: Ergen Deda<br />
3 Silvio Rodríguez: Entre l'espanto y la tenura<br />
4 Mia Makar<strong>of</strong>f: Hvem styrde hit din väg?<br />
5 Mia Makar<strong>of</strong>f: Spes<br />
6 Eugen Meier: Weischus dü?<br />
Children's <strong>Choir</strong> <strong>of</strong> Kekava Music School<br />
Ķekava, Latvia<br />
Conductor: Vineta Litauniece<br />
1 Selga Mence: Kekatu dziesma<br />
2 Andris Sējāns: Kur, vilciņi, čunčinãji<br />
3 Līga Celma-Kursiete: Ciema putnu tarantella<br />
4 Bob Thiele: What a Wonderful World<br />
Youth <strong>Choir</strong> Aarhus U<br />
Aarhus, Denmark<br />
Conductor: Jonas Rasmussen<br />
1 György Orbán: Pange lingua<br />
2 Mia Makar<strong>of</strong>f: You Can't Stop Me<br />
3 Duke Ellington, arr. Ben Parry: It Don't Mean a Thing<br />
4 John Rutter: Cantate Domino<br />
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Stage Skandia<br />
04.11.<strong>2023</strong><br />
11:30 Uhr<br />
V.O.I.C.E - Vienna Pop & Jazz <strong>Choir</strong><br />
Brunn / Geb., Austria<br />
Conductor: Karin Courtnay<br />
1 Leslie Bricusse: Feeling Good<br />
2 Daniel Reynolds, arr. I. Bellucci: Believer<br />
3 Coldplay: Fix You<br />
4 Britney Spears, Max Martin, et al., arr. Karin Wagner: Britney Spears Medley<br />
Sugar&Spice<br />
Dilsen-Stokkem, Flanders, Belgium<br />
Conductor: S<strong>of</strong>ie Brockmans<br />
1 Roger Emerson: Royals<br />
2 Deke Sharon: Sweet Dreams<br />
3 Mac Huff: Na Na Na<br />
4 Paul Langford: Skyfall<br />
Vocal Frostbite<br />
Copenhagen, Denmark<br />
Conductor: Christina Vest<br />
1 Aurora Aksnes: Under the Water<br />
2 Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen, C. Vest: Walk This Way<br />
3 <strong>Choir</strong> <strong>of</strong> Young Believers: Hollow Talk<br />
4 Aurora Aksnes: Running with the wolves<br />
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Bistro – Louis De Geer Konsert & Kongress<br />
04.11.<strong>2023</strong><br />
16:00 Uhr<br />
Exaudio<br />
Helsinki, Finland<br />
Conductor: Hanna Kronqvist<br />
1 Anna-Mari Kähärä: Kuka nukkuu tuutussasi<br />
2 David Wikander: Kung Liljekonvalje<br />
3 Juhani Komulainen: Call <strong>of</strong> the Sea<br />
4 Timothy C. Takach: And I Saw<br />
P-A'ss Chorale<br />
Lincent, Belgium<br />
Conductor: Pierre-Alexandre Noupré<br />
1 Mia Makar<strong>of</strong>f: Spes<br />
2 Eleanor Daley: Things That Never Die<br />
3 Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, et al., arr. Nathan Howe: Wannabe<br />
4 Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody<br />
5 Mac Huff: Sister Act<br />
S:t Ol<strong>of</strong>s Kammarkör<br />
Norrköping, Sweden<br />
Conductor: Gunnar Björkvall<br />
1 James MacMillan: O Radiant Dawn<br />
2 Wilhelm Stenhammar: September<br />
3 Trad. Sweden, arr. Hugo Alfvén: Glädjens blomster<br />
4 Trad. Sweden, arr. Hugo Alfvén: Och jungfrun hon går i ringen<br />
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Stage Skandia<br />
04.11.<strong>2023</strong><br />
16:00 Uhr<br />
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School<br />
Crosby, Great Britain<br />
Conductor: Marie-Claire Gervasoni<br />
1 Eleanor Daley: Ave verum corpus<br />
2 Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights<br />
3 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Lift Thine Eyes<br />
Canticum Solis Studentkör<br />
Lund, Sweden<br />
Conductor: Fredrika Appelgren Stenstedt<br />
1 Ola Gjeilo: Prelude<br />
2 Oskar Lindberg: Pingst<br />
3 Frank Ticheli: Earth Song<br />
4 John David, arr. Peter Knight: You Are the New Day<br />
5 Danny Saucedo, arr. Lydia Egerhag: Snacket på stan<br />
Paidiki Chorodia Ierou Naou Agias Varvaras Argyroupolis<br />
Argyroupoli, Greece<br />
Conductor: Stavroula Petropoulou<br />
1 John Rutter: The Lord Bless You and Keep You<br />
2 Lora Petropoulou, Kalogeropoulos Dionisis: H Mousiki ton lexeon<br />
3 Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah<br />
4 Giorgos Papadopoulos: De se fovame<br />
5 Mikis Theodorakis: O kaimos<br />
Young Voices <strong>of</strong> Engelbrekt<br />
Stockholm, Sweden<br />
Conductor: Karin Bäckström<br />
1 Monica Åslund: Kom<br />
2 Mark Sirett: Watane<br />
3 Jan Åke Hillerud: Värmlandsvisan<br />
4 Alan Menken, arr. Daniel Möller: Esmeraldas bön<br />
5 Trad. Sweden, arr. Göran Arnberg: Slängpolska efter Byss-Kalle<br />
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