Svanholm Singers Explained

Svanholm Singers
Origin:Lund, Sweden
Founding:1998
Music Director:Sofia Söderberg
Founder:Eva Svanholm Bohlin
Genre:Classical, Folk music
Conductor:Sofia Söderberg
Members:20

Svanholm Singers is an internationally acclaimed[1] [2] [3] Swedish male-voice chamber choir founded in 1998 and based in Lund. It comprises around 20 singers, most of whom between 20 and 30 years of age. The choir is led by conductor Sofia Söderberg, and is known for its precise intonation, tonal focus, and vivid dynamics. Svanholm Singers performs concerts and tours mainly in Europe and Asia.

With a core repertoire centered around the Scandinavian and Baltic choral tradition, including collaborations with the Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, the choir promotes new compositions or arrangements for men's chorus. It has commissioned works by, among others, Knut Nystedt (Norway), Peter Bruun (Denmark), John Milne (USA), Arturo Salinas (Mexico), and Swedish composers Tobias Broström, Christian Engquist and Daniel Hjort. Svanholm Singers regularly commissions works by the conductor and members of the choir. In 2012, it announced the Svanholm Singers Composition Award (prize money $9,500),[4] which attracted 46 entries from five continents.[5]

History

The choir was founded by conductor Eva Svanholm Bohlin in 1998, and named in honor of her father, the opera singer Set Svanholm.[6] In 2001, Sofia Söderberg took over as conductor.

Discography

Collaborative works

With Marius Neset and Daniel Herskedal:

Awards

The choir has won several awards and prizes, including Toner för miljoner (Sweden, 1998), the Takarazuka International Chamber Chorus Contest (Japan 1999),[7] the Madetoja Festival (Finland 2005),[8] the Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale C. A. Seghizzi (Italy 2006),[9] the 10th International Choir Festival “Tallinn 2007” (Estonia 2007), the LV International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest of Torrevieja (Spain 2009),[10] the Béla Bartók International Choir Competition (Hungary 2010), and the Tolosa Choral Contest (Spain, 2016).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tormis Works for Men's Voices. Fanning. David. 2013-01-09. www.gramophone.co.uk. en. 2019-10-22.
  2. Web site: Tormis: Works for men's voices - Classics Today. en-US. 2019-10-22.
  3. Web site: TORMIS Works for Men's voices TOCC0073 [DW]

    Classical CD Reviews - October 2007 MusicWeb-International]

    . www.musicweb-international.com. 2019-10-22.
  4. Web site: Svanholm Singers Composition Award Svanholm Singers. www.svanholmsingers.se. 2019-10-22.
  5. News: Engquists komponerande tog priset. Löfvendahl. Bo. 2012-10-16. Svenska Dagbladet. 2019-10-22. sv. 1101-2412.
  6. Web site: About the choir Svanholm Singers. www.svanholmsingers.se. 2019-10-22.
  7. Web site: Takarazuka International Chamber Chorus Contest –Results of the past. 宝塚市文化財団. ja. 2019-10-22.
  8. Web site: Madetoja-kilpailu. Suomen Mieskuoroliitto (in Finnish). en-US. 2019-10-22.
  9. Web site: Seghizzi news 2006 (in Italian). Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale C. A. Seghizzi. 2006. 2019-10-21.
  10. Web site: Coro "Voces Oscuras" de Venezuela logra primer premio del Certamen Habaneras - elConfidencial.com. www.elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). 2019-10-22.

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