Cecilia Rydinger Alin and Orphei Drängar
Orphei Drängar
We’re singing in spring with a men’s choir a cappella.
For many, the spring concert is synonymous with men’s choral music, and among men’s choirs in Sweden, Orphei Drängar is in a league of its own. With its blend of younger and older male voices, the choir has a unique sound that spans from bright and gentle to round and mature.
The ensemble has a long tradition to rest on, and since its inception in 1853 (!) it has toured regularly throughout Sweden and internationally. The repertoire is broad, ranging from classical, Romantic and folk to jazz and newly composed art music, and they gladly perform with guest soloists such as Peter Mattei, Anne Sofie von Otter and Martin Stenmarck.
Orphei Drängar represents a rich tradition and high quality, and the numerous conductors to have worked with the choir include Hugo Alfvén, Eric Ericson and Robert Sund. Since 2008, Orphei Drängar’s conductor has been Cecilia Rydinger Alin, vice-chancellor of the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and former conductor of Allmänna Sången in Uppsala and Wermland Opera.
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The music
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Carl Michael Bellman Hör, I Orphei drängar "Epistle No. 14", version for male chorus a cappella arr Hugo Alfvén1 min
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Jacob Axel Josephson Vårsång, version for male chorus a cappella2 min
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Eric Jacob Arrhén von Kapfelmann Vårsång for male chorus a cappella1 min
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Jan Sandström Vuojnha biegga "Wind of the Spirit" for tenor solo and male chorus a cappella6 min
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Franz Schubert Gesang der Geister über den Wassern for male chorus with piano op 16711 min
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Richard Strauss Zueignung3 min
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Anders Hillborg O dessa ögon for sopran solo and male chorus a cappella4 min
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Ester Mägi Lapi laul "Song from Lapland" for male chorus a cappella3 min
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Intermission25 min
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Prins Gustaf Vårsång "Glad såsom fågeln..." version for male chorus a cappella2 min
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Friedrich Kuhlau Majsång, version for male chorus a cappella2 min
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Cecilia Damström At Teasdale’s for male chorus a cappella5 min
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Veljo Tormis Helletused for soprano solo and male chorus a cappella8 min
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Edvard Grieg A Dream2 min
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Selim Palmgren La nostalgie du marin devant la meule à charbon "Sjöfararen vid milan" for male chorus a cappella3 min
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Selim Palmgren Nocturne for male chorus a cappella3 min
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Eugen Suchon Slovenská piesen for male chorus a cappella5 min
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Encore:
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Trad Som stjärnan uppå himmelen, version for soprano solo and male chorus a cappella4 min
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Otto Lindblad Längtan till landet ’’Vintern rasat ut’’, version for male chorus a cappella2 min
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Participants
- Orphei Drängar
- Cecilia Rydinger Alin conductor
- Hanna Husáhr soprano
- Folke Alin piano
- Samuel Åhman host