Norwegian Student Choral Society
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The Norwegian Student Choral Society is a Norwegian male choir.
It was founded in 1845, and is the oldest choir in Norway. The initiative was taken by Johan D. Behrens, and conductors throughout its history include Behrens, Halfdan Kjerulf
, O. A. Grøndahl, Sigurd Torkildsen and Sverre Bruland. It is the official male voice choir at the University of Oslo
, but is open to all male academics.
Conductor from 2003 was Thomas Caplin. Conductor since 2009 is Steffen Kammler.
It was founded in 1845, and is the oldest choir in Norway. The initiative was taken by Johan D. Behrens, and conductors throughout its history include Behrens, Halfdan Kjerulf
Halfdan Kjerulf
Halfdan Kjerulf was a Norwegian composer.Kjerulf was born in Christiania . He was the son of a high government official. His early education was at Christiania University, for a legal career, but his studies ended in 1839 as a result of illness, and the next year he spent some time in Paris...
, O. A. Grøndahl, Sigurd Torkildsen and Sverre Bruland. It is the official male voice choir at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
, but is open to all male academics.
Conductor from 2003 was Thomas Caplin. Conductor since 2009 is Steffen Kammler.