Adolf Fredrik's Youth Choir
Encyclopedia
Adolf Fredrik's Youth Choir is a Swedish co-educational choir
comprising singers from the ages of 16 to 25. The choir was founded in 2000. During recent years, the choir has performed both in Sweden and abroad. It has also received awards at international choir festivals.
The choir is a part of the Adolf Fredrik's Church
in Stockholm
and was founded by Karin Bäckström, one of the parish’s organists and choral directors.
The singers have a thoroughbred background, involving a high level of weekly music training. At present, most of the members are studying music at music colleges in the Stockholm area.
The choir’s main role is to sing at parish services and concerts. During recent years they have made critically acclaimed performances of Mozart’s Requiem
and Vivaldi's Gloria
.
concert, called From Darkness into Light, is given annually in Adolf Fredrik’s Church
. This has led to many opportunities for international performance, including Lucia concerts given at The European Union Conference in Prague in 2007, The Swedish-American Entrepreneurial Days in Stockholm in 2008 and in Westminster cathedral and the Swedish Embassy in Dublin and London the same year.
A selection of larger performances the choir has made during the last years.
The choir's first CD contains songs from their annual Lucia show From Darkness into Light. The CD was recorded by Bertil Alving.
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
comprising singers from the ages of 16 to 25. The choir was founded in 2000. During recent years, the choir has performed both in Sweden and abroad. It has also received awards at international choir festivals.
The choir is a part of the Adolf Fredrik's Church
Adolf Fredriks kyrka
Adolf Fredriks kyrka is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden. It was built in 1768-1774, replacing a wooden chapel from 1674, which was dedicated to Saint Olof....
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and was founded by Karin Bäckström, one of the parish’s organists and choral directors.
The singers have a thoroughbred background, involving a high level of weekly music training. At present, most of the members are studying music at music colleges in the Stockholm area.
The choir’s main role is to sing at parish services and concerts. During recent years they have made critically acclaimed performances of Mozart’s Requiem
Requiem (Mozart)
The Requiem Mass in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in Vienna in 1791 and left unfinished at the composer's death. A completion by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who had anonymously commissioned the piece for a requiem Mass to commemorate the...
and Vivaldi's Gloria
Gloria (Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi wrote several settings of the Gloria. RV 589 is the most familiar and popular piece of sacred music by Vivaldi; however, he was known to have written at least three Gloria settings. Only two survive whilst the other is presumably lost and is only mentioned in the Kreuzherren...
.
Awards
In 2006, the choir won a gold medal in the international choir competition in Preveza, Greece. In 2009 they received the Grand Prix award in Sopot, Poland.Performances
The choir's LuciaLucia
- Surname :* Bruno Lucia, Australian stand-up comedian and performer* Fernando de Lucia, Italian tenor- Given name :* Lucia Cifarelli, member of industrial band KMFDM* Lucía Etxebarria de Asteinza, Spanish writer* Lucia Galeazzi Galvani, Italian scientist...
concert, called From Darkness into Light, is given annually in Adolf Fredrik’s Church
Adolf Fredriks kyrka
Adolf Fredriks kyrka is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden. It was built in 1768-1774, replacing a wooden chapel from 1674, which was dedicated to Saint Olof....
. This has led to many opportunities for international performance, including Lucia concerts given at The European Union Conference in Prague in 2007, The Swedish-American Entrepreneurial Days in Stockholm in 2008 and in Westminster cathedral and the Swedish Embassy in Dublin and London the same year.
A selection of larger performances the choir has made during the last years.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart RequiemRequiem (Mozart)The Requiem Mass in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in Vienna in 1791 and left unfinished at the composer's death. A completion by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who had anonymously commissioned the piece for a requiem Mass to commemorate the...
with members from Stockholms Sinfonietta - Frank Martin Mass for double choir
- Antonio Vivaldi GloriaGloria (Vivaldi)Antonio Vivaldi wrote several settings of the Gloria. RV 589 is the most familiar and popular piece of sacred music by Vivaldi; however, he was known to have written at least three Gloria settings. Only two survive whilst the other is presumably lost and is only mentioned in the Kreuzherren...
with Susanne Rydén and Michael Bellini as soloists - Sofie Livebrant Mary's Question
- Eric Steen Misa Flamenca (first performance recorded by Swedish Radio)
- Felicity Laurence African Madonna
- Karin Bäckström The Lost Paradise
- Lars-Erik Larsson Disguised god
Discography
In December 2009, the choir released their first CD From Darkness into Light (Från mörker till ljus in Swedish) containing the music from the Lucia concert bearing the same name.The choir's first CD contains songs from their annual Lucia show From Darkness into Light. The CD was recorded by Bertil Alving.