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Friends
Sunday 2 March, 16:00
Storkyrkan, Stockholm
As singers, we have a relationship with the choral works we perform in a different way than as listeners. Despite the distance in time and space, we are given the opportunity through the sheet music to engage in a dialogue with the composers about their and our shared music. With the concert Vänner (Friends), we want to tell about and celebrate the friendships we have formed over the years—through the music, the texts, and each other.
Previous concerts
Christmas concert
2024-12-20
Oscarskyrkan, Stockholm
Just a few days before Christmas eve we opened the doors to Oscarskyrkan and welcomed the audience in to the warmth and candlelight. We performed a heartfelt mix of well-known Christmas songs and new treasures. Additionally, two of the choir’s members showcased their musical talents in more ways than just singing: Paul-Philip played the organ, and Ellinor played the violin!
O magnum mysterium – Morten Lauridsen
Nu tändas tusen juleljus – Emmy Köhler, arr. Anders Öhrwall
Coventry carol – Jonathan Rathbone
The oxen – Jonathan Rathbone
Benedicamus domino – Peter Warlock
The three kings – Jonathan Dove
The world for Christmas – Anders Edenroth
What sweeter music – John Rutter
A babe is born – William Mathias
Gångmarsj – Gjemund Larsen
Julsång – Hugo Alfvén
Betlehems stjärna – Ivar Widéen
När det lider mot jul – Ruben Liljefors
Koppången – Kalle Moraeus, arr. Robert Sund
Advent – Otto Olsson
Diffraktion (med Haga Vokalensemble) 2024-11-02 House of Innovation, Stockholm
Together with Haga Vokalensemble, we performed a challenging program centered around the search for meaning and light in a dark contemporary time.
Again – David Lang
Shakespeare sonnets – Paweł Łukaszewski
- Like as the waves
- Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed
Hear my prayer, O Lord – Henry Purcell, Sven-David Sandström
Lux aeterna – György Ligeti
The Evening-Watch – Gustav Holst
Urlich – Gustav Mahler, arr. Clytus Gottwald
Summer harmony
2024-08-01
Marstrand Church, Marstrand
En Kör's first concert in Sweden outside of Stockholm was in Marstrand church on the beautiful west coast of Sweden. We felt very at home with the seagulls, sunshine and salty ocean.
Ave Maris Stella – Edvard Grieg
Vallåt efter Hägermor – arr. Maria Misgeld
Il giardino di Afrodite – Ildebrando Pizzetti
Kung Liljekonvalje – David Wikander
Tykus tykus – Vaclovas Augustinas
Sverige – Wilhelm Stenhammar
Naiman Sharag – Se Enkhbayar
Ave Maria – Paweł Łukaszewski
Regina caeli laetare – Thomás Luis de Victoria
Sagastipean – Javier Busto
No vi’ eg’ a’ te’ Jondalen og fri – arr. Henrik Ødegaard
Uti vår hage – arr. Hugo Alfvén
Sommarpsalm – Waldemar Åhlén
A hero's journey
2024-05-03
Gustaf Adolfskyrkan, Stockholm
In this concert, the audience got to accompany us on a journey through known and unknown worlds, in the form of what is known in mythology as 'The Hero's Journey.' A tale of courage, fateful battles, and triumph was presented, and to our aid we had the proficient narrator Gustav Berndtson.
Vallåt efter Hägermor – Trad., arr. Maria Misgeld
To the hands – Caroline Shaw
- III. Her beacon hand beckons
You can’t stop me! – Mia Makaroff
Composition for Chorus I – Michio Mamiya
- IV.
Vårsång (premiere performance) - Ivan Fomin
Daemon irrepit callidus – György Orbán
The dying soldier – Trad., arr. Nigel Short/Wilberg
O, przyjdź do mnie – Miłosz Krawczyk
Drei geistliche Gesänge – Alfred Schnittke
- II.
- III.
Te jondalen og fri – Henrik Ødegaard
May it be – Enya, arr. Viktor Olsson
Christmas concert
2023-12-18
Oscarskyrkan, Stockholm
For the second year we had a December concert in the magnificent Oscarskyrkan. Last time we celebrated Lucia, but this year we decided on a Christmas concert instead. We performed British carols, some new pieces and a bunch of Swedish Christmas classics! We also had the honor of having Ell Bjelkeborn accompanying us on organ!
Lux aurumque – Eric Whitacre
Interludium – Ell Bjelkeborn
The Huron Carol – arr. Robert B Anderson
There is no Rose of such Virtue – Jonathan Lane
The Wexford Carol – Trad., arr. Michael McGlynn
Lully, lulla, lullay – Philip W.J. Stopford
Venite, Gaudete! – Adrian Peacock
Benedicamus domino – Peter Warlock
Det hev ei rose sprunge – Ola Gjeilo
The world for Christmas – Anders Edenroth
Bereden väg för Herran! – Trad., arr. Anders Bond
Julsång – Hugo Alfvén
Jul, jul, strålande jul – Gustaf Nordqvist
Koppången – Pererik Moraeus, arr. Robert Sund
Advent – Otto Olsson
När det lider mot jul – Ruben Liljefors
Romano Gandolfi Competition
2023-11-26
Auditorium del Carmine, Conservatorio di Musica ‘Arrigo Boito’
Parma, Italy
After our victory in Arezzo 2022 we were invited to participate as choir in the conductor competition Romano Gandolfi Competition in November 2023. We participated in the final stage of the competition where six conductors conducted one piece each, as well as in the Finale concert where the three winners got to conduct one more piece each from our concert programme. Thanks to the organisers and conductors for this lovely and memorable experience!
Semifinal
Timor et Tremor – Francis Poulenc
Venite, Gaudete! – Adrian Peacock
Nimrod (Lux aeterna) – Edward Elgar, arr. John Cameron
Advance Democracy – Benjamin Britten
Il Giardino di Afrodite – Ildebrando Pizzetti
Finale concert
Data est mihi omnis potestas – James MacMillan
Tykus tykus – Vaclovas Augustinas
Even when he is silent – Kim André Arnesen
Magnificat a 12 – Andrea Gabrieli
Armottoman Osa – Mia Makaroff
The Universe Within You – Stephen Barton
Wiigen-Lied – Per Nørgård
Förvårskväll – David Wikander
I Seraillets have – Wilhelm Stenhammar
Moon Vocalise – Evija Skuķe
Wild Mountain Thyme – arr. Eoin Conway
Come domare un coro
2023-10-27
Gustaf Adolfskyrkan, Stockholm
In November we will attend competition in Italy once again, but this time it's not us who will be competing but a group of young conductors from all over the world! In the final, the competitors face an almost impossible task - to control En Kör. They must succeed in getting us, a choir that has never had a conductor, to follow them, and through their own interpretation and leadership, make the music flourish. To prepare ourselves for this unfamiliar situation, we invited four excellent conductors to lead us in the competition pieces on home territory: Ellinor Berg Bäcklin, Rasmus Krigström, Viktor Olsson, and Rebecka Ryd.
The Universe Within You – Stephen Barton
Armottoman Osa – Mia Makaroff
Timor et Tremor – Francis Poulenc
Venite, Gaudete! – Adrian Peacock
Tykus tykus – Vaclovas Augustinas
Even when he is silent – Kim André Arnesen
Magnificat a 12 – Andrea Gabrieli
Wiigen-Lied – Per Nørgård
Il Giardino di Afrodite – Ildebrando Pizzetti
Data est mihi omnis potestas – James MacMillan
Nimrod (Lux aeterna) – Edward Elgar, arr. John Cameron
Advance Democracy – Benjamin Britten
I Seraillets have – Wilhelm Stenhammar
Summer concert with Sofia Kammarkör
2023-06-03
Sofia kyrka, Stockholm
We had the honour of participating in Sofia Kammarkör's summer concert in the beautiful Sofia church on Södermalm. The common theme was flowers and we offered a bouquet of beautiful choral music pieces.
A competition concert
2023-03-28
Olaus Petrikyrkan, Stockholm
To prepare for our participation in the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing, we performed our competition programme for our home audience.
Magnificat a 12 – Andrea Gabrieli
Stjärntändningen – Oskar Lindberg
Sept Chansons – Francis Poulenc
- VI. Marie
- IV. Tous les droits
Weary with toil – Paweł Łukaszewski
Moon vocalise – Evilja Skuke
Esti dal – Zoltán Kodály
Luciakonsert
2023-12-09
Oscarskyrkan, Stockholm
The Swedish celebration of Lucia is all about celebrating light in the darkest time of year. We performed a traditional Lucia concert in the mighty Oscars church in Stockholm. It was a magical night where we got to share both old and new Christmas and Lucia songs with the audience.
God morgon, god morgon, svärfader! – Trad.
Var inte rädd för mörkret – Karin Rehnqvist
Lucias gånglåt – Karl-Fredrik Jehrlander
Godmorgon, mitt herrskap – Paula Müntzing, arr. Jan Åke Hillerud
Goder morgon i denna sal – Trad., arr. Jan Åke Hillerud
Stig in, Lucia, stig in – Solwig Hernth-Grippe
Strålande helgonfé – Hugo Hammarström, arr. Helene Stureborg
Sankt Staffans visa – Trad., arr. Helene Stureborg
Staffanscollage – Trad., arr. Jan Åke Hillerud
Veni, Emmanuel – Trad., arr. Jan Åke Hillerud
Second eve – Ola Gjeilo
O magnum mysterium – Francis Poulenc
The three kings – Jonathan Dove
There is no rose – Jonathan Lane
Det hev ei rose sprunge – Ola Gjeilo
Heimr Árnadalr – Christophe Beck, Leo Birenberg, Roger Emerson
Nu tändas tusen juleljus – Emmy Köhler, arr. Helene Stureborg
Jul, jul, strålande jul – Gustaf Nordqvist
Julsång – Hugo Alfvén
Sankta Lucia – Trad., arr. Jan Åke Hillerud
Evening concert
2022-08-26
Castiglion Fibocchi - Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Ilario, Tuscany, Italy
In the middle of the competition in Arezzo we gave a concert in a lovely church outside of town. We thoroughly enjoyed the acoustics and sang a mix of our favourite songs.
O radiant dawn – James MacMillan
Second eve – Ola Gjeilo
Kung liljekonvalje – David Wikander
Uti vår hage – Hugo Alfvén
När natten skänker frid – Karin Rehnqvist
Faire is the heaven – William Harris
Les fleurs et les arbres – Camille Saint-Saëns
Regina caeli laetare – Tomás Luis de Victoria
Armottoman osa – Mia Makaroff
I furuskogen – Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Det ljusnar – Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Lullabye – Billy Joel, arr. Bo Hansson
Och jungfrun hon går i ringen – Hugo Alfvén
A competition concert
2022-08-11
Olaus Petrikyrkan, Stockholm
Cantate Domino – Paweł Łukaszewski
Regina caeli laetare – Tomás Luis de Victoria
Ad Dominum cum tribularer – Heinrich Schütz
Les fleurs et les arbres – Camille Saint-Saëns
Zwei slawische psalmen – Arvo Pärt
Tykus tykus – Vaclovas Augustinas
Förvårskväll – David Wikander
Un soir de neige – Francis Poulenc
- IV: La nuit le froid la solitude…
Wie ein Kind – Per Nørgård
- I. Wiigen-Lied
Abendlied – Josef Rheinberger
Three Insular Songs of Yaeyama and Miyako Islands – Ko Matsushita
- II. Karimatanu Kuicha
I Seraillets have – Wilhelm Stenhammar
En Körs Julkonsert 2021
Another Christmas concert
2021-12-21
Norrmalmskyrkan, Stockholm
When do you want choral music if not during Christmas? To celebrate the holidays, we put on a Christmas concert just days before Christmas where we sang all of our favourite December songs!
Så mörk är natten – Carl-Bertil Agnestig
Det brinner en stjärna – David Wikander
Lucias gånglåt – Karl-Fredrik Jehrlander
Stig in, Lucia, stig in – Solwig Hernth-Grippe
Strålande helgonfé – Hugo Hammarström/Helene Stureborg
Now sleeps the crimson petal – Paul Mealor
- I: Now sleeps the crimson petal
- IV: A spotless rose
Gabriel’s message – Jonathan Rathbone
A hymn to the virgin – Benjamin Britten
Lully, lulla, lullay – Philip WJ Stopford
Coventry carol – Jonathan Rathbone
Koppången – Pererik Moraeus/Robert Sund
Julsång – Hugo Alfvén
Sprakande julmedley – Anders Jalkéus
Jul jul, strålande jul – Gustaf Nordqvist
A musical painting
2021-11-21
Ersta church, Stockholm
For this concert we'd selected pieces that embody the art of painting with music.
Con soave parlar – Philippe Verdelot
2 Composizioni Corali – Ildebrando Pizzetti
- I. Il giardino di Afrodite
Un Soir de Neige – Francis Poulenc
- III. Bois meurtri
- IV. La nuit le froid la solitude
Hymn to St. Cecilia – Benjamin Britten
Wie ein Kind – Per Nørgård
- I. Wiigen-Lied
Det första vårregnet – Hildor Lundvik
När natten skänker frid – Karin Rehnqvist
Ljusfälten – Matthew Peterson
- VI. Ljusfälten
Three Insular Songs of Yaeyama and Miyako Islands – Ko Matsushita
- II. Karimatanu Kuicha
A very, very merry Christmas
2019-12-21
Gustaf Adolfskyrkan, Stockholm
During our first Christmas concert we performed a mix of traditional Swedish Christmas songs and new arrivals. Everything from The Real Group's "Sprakande julmedley" to the hauntingly beautiful "Lully, Lulla, Lullay" by Philip Stopford. With that we wished our audience a very, very merry Christmas.
Julsång – Hugo Alfvén
O magnum mysterium – Francis Poulenc
Benedicamus domino – Peter Warlock
Deck the halls – Trad. Arr. John Rutter
The world for Christmas – Anders Edenroth
Coventry Carol – Trad. Arr. Jonathan Rathbone
Lully, lulla, lullay – Philip WJ Stopford
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Arr. David Holst
Julvisa – Jean Sibelius
Sprakande julmedley – Anders Jalkéus
Koppången – Pererik Moraeus, arr. Robert Sund
Jul, jul, strålande jul – Gustaf Nordqvist
A competition concert
2019-10-15
Olaus Petrikyrkan, Stockholm
During the autumn of 2019 we competed in our very first choir competition, in Dubrovnik, Croatia. To calm our nerves before the competition we decided to give a concert with our programme for the competition for our own home audience. We put on our new matched set of clothes and sang both old favourites like Debussy's "Trois Chansons" as well as new additions to our repertoire like "Cantate Domino" by Lukaszewski. Partly in thanks to the lovely response by our home audience we nailed our performances during the actual competition and managed to win both categories we competed in!
O radiant dawn – James MacMillan
Trois Chansons – Claude Debussy
Förvårskväll – David Wikander
Mänskans dagar är som gräset – Ulf Långbacka
Regina caeli laetare – Tomás Luis de Victoria
Cantate Domino – Claudio Monteverdi
Cantate Domino – Paweł Łukaszewski
Do not go gentle – David N. Childs
I Seraillets have – Wilhelm Stenhammar
One song too much
2019-05-31
Gustaf Adolfskyrkan, Stockholm
A choir concert with extra everything! One song to much offered an evening filled with blasting fortes, cheesy harmonies and catchy rhythms. The audience was brought along to stories with princes and princesses, the horses of Mongolia, a Bulgarian love drama and much, much more. As an additional bonus the audience got to see us the most dressed up we've even been.
Data est mihi omnis potestas – James MacMillan
Naiman Sharag – Se Enkhbayar
Richte mich, Gott – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Kafal Sviri – Petar Liondev
Ave Maria – Franz Biebl
Regina caeli laetare – Tomás Luis de Victoria
Contrapunto bestiale alla mente – Adriano Banchieri
Alleluia – Eric Whitacre
Disney love medley – Arr. James Ray
Encore: En kör sings in French
2019-02-06
KTH Sing-Sing, Stockholm
In the beginning of 2019 we did a second performance of the repertoire from "En français" when we gave a lunch concert at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The snow was whirling outside when we performed music by Rachmaninov, Elgar and Britten. Many songs were in French, where the tongue-twisters "Nicolette" and "Ronde" by Maurice Ravel were some of the most challenging ones.
Des pas dans l’allée – Camille Saint-Saëns
Trois Chansons – Claude Debussy
O Wild West Wind – Edward Elgar
A Hymn to the Virgin – Benjamin Britten
Trois Chansons – Maurice Ravel
All-night vigil – Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Пріидите, поклонимся (Priidite, poklonimsya)
- Богородице, Дѣво (Bogoroditse, Devo)
Mass for double choir – Frank Martin
- II. Gloria
- III. Credo
En français
2018-11-16
Gustaf Adolfskyrkan, Stockholm
This time our journey started in Paris where we explored the music of the early 20th century. En français, "in French", offered a mix of impressionistic colours, epic highlights and beautiful melodies. Like the concert title implies we performed many pieces from French composers like Debussy, Ravel and Saint-Saëns. The concert also included pieces by British, Russian and Swiss composers all influenced by the French style.
Des pas dans l’allée – Camille Saint-Saëns
Trois Chansons – Claude Debussy
O Wild West Wind – Edward Elgar
A Hymn to the Virgin – Benjamin Britten
Trois Chansons – Maurice Ravel
All-night vigil – Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Пріидите, поклонимся (Priidite, poklonimsya)
- Богородице, Дѣво (Bogoroditse, Devo)
Mass for double choir – Frank Martin
- II. Gloria
- III. Credo
A spring night
2018-05-04
Gustaf Adolfskyrkan, Stockholm
A spring night brought the audience along on a journey from sunrise, through the light of day, to the darkness of the spring night. The pillars of the concert were four pieces chosen by the four voices of the choir. Many of the pieces were challenging and powerful, like MacMillan's "O Radiant Dawn", Child's "Do Not Go Gentle", and Allegri's "Miserere Mei, Deus". The concert was concluded with a favourite for both singers and audience, "Waternight" by Eric Whitacre.
O Radiant Dawn – James MacMillan
I Furuskogen – Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
Det ljusnar – Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
The modern man I sing – Bob Chilcott
- I. The Runner
Jag har sett dig gå över ängen – Anders Paulsson
Vargsången – Björn Isfält, arr. Eric Berrez
Gjendines Bådnlåt – Gunnar Eriksson
Do not go gentle – David N. Childs
Var inte rädd för mörkret – Karin Rehnqvist
Miserere mei, Deus – Gregorio Allegri
Water Night – Eric Whitacre
An autumn concert
2017-11-17
Olaus Petrikyrkan, Stockholm
In the autumn of 2021 we got a few new members and reached the current set number of twelve singers. This, of course, had to be celebrated with a concert! The additional voices allowed us to sing more challenging pieces for double choirs, so we settled immediately for Martin's "Mass for double choir" and Bach's "Der Geist". This was also the first time that the tenors and basses got their own piece for a concert.
Cantate Domino – Claudio Monteverdi
Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf – Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantemus! – Lajos Bárdos
Tykus Tykus – Vaclovas Augustinas
Mänskans dagar är som gräset – Ulf Långbacka
Mass for double choir – Frank Martin
- III. Credo
No vi’ eg a’ te’ Jondalen og fri – Norwegian folk melody, arr. Bengt Ollén
Justorum animae – Orlando di Lasso
Unicornis Captivatur – Ola Gjeilo
Sagastipean – Javier Busto
A debut concert
2017-05-19
Olaus Petrikyrkan, Stockholm
After almost half a year of sporadic rehearsals we were ready to invite our audience to our very first concert. At this time "En Kör" was still just a temporary name and the ensemble only consisted of nine singers. During the concert we performed Janequins "Le Chant des Oyseaulx" among others. The altos and sopranos also got a song of their own. A fantastic evening we will never forget!
Le Chant des Oyseaulx – Clément Janequin
Ubi Caritas – Ola Gjeilo
Trois Chansons – Claude Debussy
- I. Dieu! Qu’il la fait bon regarder
- II. Quant j’ai ouy le tabourin
Pater Noster – Giuseppe Verdi
Šürka je Tisa – Mojca Prus
Magos a rutafa – Lajos Bárdos
Timor et tremor – Francis Poulenc
Northern Lights – Ola Gjeilo
Armottoman osa – Mia Makaroff