Linköping University Male Voice Choir
Linköping, Sweden
Hans Lundgren - conductor Tomas Hessler - piano accompaniment
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Heriwn, wynebwn y wawr / The future's beginning today | Gareth Glyn (b. 1951) | Eleri Cwyfan |
| Hej dunkom | Vilhelm Svedbom (1843-1904) | Swedish traditional |
| Newton’s Amazing grace | Bob Chilcott (b. 1955) | John Agard (b. 1949) |
| Quatre petits prières de Saint François d'Assise II & III / Four Small Prayers by Saint Francis of Assisi II & III | Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) | St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) |
| Što mi e milo | Traditional | Traditional |
Linköping University Male Voice Choir (Sw. Linköpings Studentsångare) cherishes and upholds the traditions existing among the older male academic choirs in Scandinavia. Their repertoire is broad, from classical choral music to new works and high-spirited escapades. The choir frequently appears as ambassador for Linköping University through regular tours around the world. In addition to the Nordic countries the choir has toured in the UK, Spain, Croatia, the USA, Jordan, and South Africa. In 2007 the choir won first prize at The third British International Male Voice Choral Festival in Cornwall. Today, the choir consists of approximately 60 singers, properly dressed in tails. On the Macedonian tour the choir counts 40 singers.
Hans Lundgren, born in 1947, is the Music Director at Linköping University. He has studied with Professor Eric Ericson and is a distinguished conductor, arranger ,and composer of choral music. Hans Lundgren is a former President of the Swedish Choral Directors Association and has had many assignments in Swedish choral associations. He has twice received the second prize at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales and he was given the “Conductors Award” in the “Third Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival” in 2007.
Linköping is Sweden's fifth largest city with approximately 145,000 inhabitants and is the capital of Östergötland County. It has a long history as a County and regimental city, and a center of education. Linköping is associated with excellent high-tech, not least in the IT field. This development boomed when Saab located their aircraft development and manufacturing facilities here in 1937. The close proximity to the University, the Institute of technology and the University hospital has been highly beneficial to the continued development of a large number of start-up companies.
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