EARLIER ACTIVITIES
2010
Two crowded
concerts at the local Hundige Library in February and December.
We visited
again Harald’s Church (Gladsaxe) in April on the day, where the spring sun
returned and dazzled the choir. We had to change position before we could
perform Norwegian Grieg’s Vaaren (Springtime) and Danish Lange-Mueller’s Three
Madonna Songs. But Mendelssohn, too, had been rehearsed for this occasion.
In December
Christmas concerts in Hundige Church (Nine Lessons and Carols) and Hans Egede’s
Church in Copenhagen with an extended programme.
2009
Mendelssohn’s
Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt (Psalm 100) and Danish Lange-Müller’s Madonna
Songs, opus 65 were rehearsed for performance.
In March
there was a concert in Harald’s Church in Gladsaxe, and in December Christmas concerts
in Hundige Church and Hans Egede’s Church in Copenhagen with identical
repertoire. The two composers were represented together with Christmas carols
and Danish Christmas songs. We were also part of the 9 Lessons and Carols in
Hundige Church.
2008
The first church concert in Buddinge Church
north of Copenhagen with Karen Ertboelle Madsen, our new conductor. The
programme was a forerunner to summer concerts in the Polish towns
We finished with two identical Christmas
concerts in two
2007
Concert
in Lellinge church (October). Season ended up with concerts in Hundige and Olby
churches. On rehearsal are Leopold Mozart's Missa brevis KV 115 and modern
compositions like Knut Nystedt's Peace and Ib Norholm's Den sidste paakaldelse.
Those concerts were the farewell concerts for Martin Granau, our conductor
since 1995. He chose to concentrate on his wife’s carrier as a conductor.
2006
At a
summer concert in Hundige Church we presented the result of the spring
rehearsals: The two major works were Fauré's Messe
basse and Morten Lauridsen's O magnum
mysterium.
Messe basse has been revised regularly. It was
revised once more by Anders Öhrwall to a work for mixed choir with organ. This
is the version which we performed. However, the original version was for
three-part women's choir or soprano voice with female choir and organ.
O magnum mysterium from 1994 indeed was a challenge. Some bars are
eight-part, and almost entirely sung piano. The composer is a professor of
composition at the University of Southern California, and well-known as one of
the best contemporary American choral composers. But we need more male
choristers before we can again perform this beautiful piece of music.
2005
Part of
June and July were spent in the Czech Republic. We had a pleasant time together
with concerts in Prague and Liberec in Northern Bohemia.
Our main
performance was Bach's motet Jesu meine Freude, BWV 227. However, being a choir
with Danish roots we also presented our national composer Carl Nielsen. 4 of
his songs have been arranged for mixed choir by John Høybye. Our social
relationship was improved as shown on the pictures.
The rest
of the year was influenced by the tenth anniversary of the choir. 1 or 2 songs
from each year's repertoire had been brushed up for this opportunity. The
anniversary concert was held for an invited public such as family members and
the parochial church council, whose church is our rehearsal base.
Part of
the music was performed in public in connection with the usual Christmas
concert, given in December in Olby Church in Koge. Of course together with some
Christmas music.
2004
12
members of the Hundige Choir were active participants in an open-air
performance of Orff's Carmina Burana in August 2004. Every one of them
appreciated the "live" drinking scene In taberna!
2003
The
autumn season 2003 was almost entirely concentrated on Handel’s Messiah. The
complete choir participated together with other regional choirs in three
concerts with major excerpts from the first two parts. Our conductor was Bendt
Fabricius who was very satisfied with the result. However, there was also time
left for the Christmas audience in Olby Church. Here some samples from the
Christmas concert:
From Messiah: Glory of the Lord
Maria gennem torne gaar Blest Mary wanders through the thorn
Dejlig er jorden Danish
version of Fairest Lord Jesus/Beautiful Saviour
2002
We have
performed Niels W. Gade’s Elf Hill (Elverskud) with the Farum Choir in 1998 and
again with the Panum Choir in 2002. For some years we have been the regular
choir in choral works performed by the amateur symphony orchestra
Etatsorkestret, e.g. Frederic Kunzen’s Skabningens Halleluja (Hallelujah of
Creation). In 2002 we walked in torchlight procession through Copenhagen with
singing intermissions during the route.
The major
experience in 2002, however, was the participation in the international
Eisteddfod (festival) in Llangollen in Wales together with the Ringsted Choir
under the common name Zealand Concert Choir. This choir was the only
selected choir from Denmark.
We got a
very short notice, but managed to learn the choral parts of "Les
miserables in Concert" in Copenhagen October 2002 - because of the short
notice only a few members managed to get rid of other obligations.
Updated
January 15, 2009