Members of our team have been working with friends at Handelsbanken and the cathedrals and abbey to arrange performances of the Copenhagen Bach Choir across the North East. Details about their performances and how you can book are contained below.
The renowned Copenhagen Bach Choir is based in St Jacobs Church, Oesterbro, Copenhagen. Many major European cities have a Bach Choir, including Copenhagen and, of course, Newcastle upon Tyne. Although Bach is central to how the choir originated, the Copenhagen Bach Choir does not sing Bach all the time. Their repertoire is diverse.
Their Nordic Voices will be singing across the heart of the North East. During 13th, 14th and 15th May 2016 the Copenhagen Bach Choir will perform at Durham Cathedral, part of the World Heritage Site; at Hexham Abbey, set in the centre of the historic market town; and at Newcastle Cathedral, England’s most northerly cathedral.
Enjoy some of the classic Nordic works including:
| Edvard Grieg P. E. Lange-Müller Anton Bruckner Max Reger Rued Langgaard Carl Nielsen C. Hubert H. Parry Knud Jeppesen Bjørn Hjelmborg Heinrich Schütz Vagn Holmboe Heinrich Schütz Johannes Brahms |
How beautiful thou art Madonna over the waves Ave Maria And our dear women The spirit of the Lord is upon me Let Jesus my heart receive My soul there is a country He has founded a city How beloved are your homes Grant us peace A Lyke-Wake Dirge They that sow in tears shall reap in joy Why light is given to the weary |
Conductor, Jan Scheerer
The young and ambitious Conductor, Jan Scheerer, leads the choir. He was (as one of ten in the world) an active participant in the “Eric Ericson International Master Class on Choral and Orchestral Conducting” in Lund, and was the assistant conductor at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.
Jan won the third international “Mariele Ventre” competition in Bologna. Engagements that followed include being choirmaster and assisting conductor at the Royal Opera House in Copenhagen and at the Gothenburg Symphonic Orchestra. He has been responsible for choir conducting teaching at the Royal Music Academy in Copenhagen since August 2015.
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You can book your tickets to any of the performances via the links below:
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Hexham Abbey, 7.00pm – 8.00pm, Friday 13 May 2016
- Durham Cathedral, 7.00pm – 8.00pm, Saturday 14 May 2016
- Newcastle Cathedral, 3.00pm – 4.00pm, Sunday 15 May 2016