{"id":18477,"date":"2023-01-12T13:36:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T12:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musikstorkyrkanstjacob.com\/?page_id=18477"},"modified":"2023-10-21T12:47:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T10:47:47","slug":"about-our-choirs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musikstorkyrkanstjacob.com\/en\/about-our-choirs\/","title":{"rendered":"About our choirs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_dpecyy9f6l\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_hjknyl5g7\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div id=\"cmsmasters_heading_lip717f3si\" class=\"cmsmasters_heading_wrap cmsmasters_heading_align_center\">\n\t<h2 class=\"cmsmasters_heading\">About our choirs<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_cf35d59c35\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_5b2d00e85d\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div id=\"cmsmasters_fb_0ea26fdb9c\" class=\"cmsmasters_featured_block\">\n<div class=\"featured_block_inner\">\n<div class=\"featured_block_text\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>St Jacob&#8217;s Chamber Choir<\/strong> was founded in 1980. Since 2011, its home has been in both St Jacob&#8217;s Church and in Storkyrkan &#8211; Stockholm Cathedral. Its broad repertoire emphasises a capella music from different periods and more significantly &#8211; works for choir and orchestra. The choir has recorded over 20 CDs, including recordings of Bach&#8217;s <em>Motets<\/em> and the<em> St John Passion<\/em>. The choir has commissioned and premi\u00e8red over 70 pieces by Swedish and international composers. The choir enjoys a busy travelling schedule with recent tours to Rome, Perugia and Assisi. The choir has won many awards in choral competitions, including the <em>European Grand Prix<\/em> for Choral Singing. Gary Graden is the director of the choir. www.sjk.se<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>St Jacob&#8217;s Vocal Ensemble<\/strong> was founded in 2007 by its current conductor Mikael Wedar. The choir comprises 36 singers and has specialised in a capella music from the 20th century. In 2014, the choir won the <em>European Grand Prix<\/em> for Choral Singing in Debrecen, Hungary. In the summer of 2012, the choir was invited to represent Sweden at the <em>World Symposium of Choral Music<\/em> in Barcelona. Every year, the choir makes guest appearances at choral festivals worldwide. <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sjve.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">www.sjve.se<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>The Stockholm Cathedral Singers<\/strong> is a choir led by Johan Hammarstr\u00f6m. The sound is characterised by its warm timbre and dramatic expression. The choir has a special preference for the music of Brahms, Verdi, Rossini, the Viennese masters and the English Romantic era. The choir also has a mission to perform lesser-known music, a contribution to widening the scope of the Stockholm choral scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domkyrkokoren.se\">www.domkyrkokoren.se<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stockholm Cathedral&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Choir <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stockholm Cathedral&#8217;s Girl&#8217;s Choir <\/span><\/strong>are <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">led by Elisabeth Ljunggren Kurbany. Stockholm Cathedral&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Choir members are 5-10 years old, and the Girl&#8217;s Choir members are 10-16 years old. The choirs have had concerts with composer Georg Riedel, performed children&#8217;s musicals, have participated in Stockholm Old Town&#8217;s live performance during Advent, performed Lucia in Stockholm Cathedral and sung for the organisation ECPAT.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stockholm Cathedral Boy&#8217;s Choir\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is an institution with roots in the 17th century. The members are between 7 and 30 years of age. The adult section also perform under the name Schola Sancti Jacobi. Gregory Lloyd leads the choir. 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