Cæciliaforeningen
| Cæciliaforeningen | |
|---|---|
| Seat: |
 Oslo
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| Founding: | 1879 |
| Genus: | mixed choir |
| Founder: | Thorvald Lammers |
| Head : | Steffen Kammler |
| Voices : | approx. 100 (SATB) |
| Website : | http://www.ceciliaforeningen.no/ |
The founder of the choir Thorvald Lammers in 1913 Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Cæciliaforeningen (German: Cäcilienverein ) is a Norwegian oratorio choir , founded in 1879 by Thorvald Lammers based on an idea by Edvard Grieg . The choir is Norway's oldest of its kind. Over the decades, the choir has premiered many of the most important choral symphonic works in music literature in Norway, including Bach's Christmas Oratorio in 1883 . The choir has repeatedly premiered newly written works by Norwegian composers, most recently Reach Out For Peace by the world-famous old master of Norwegian choral music Knut Nystedt .
Conductors
- 1879–1910: Thorvald Lammers
- 1911–1920: Karl Nissen
- 1920–1928: Leif Halvorsen
- 1928–1957: Arild Sandvold
- 1957–1977: Øivin Fjeldstad
- 1977-2008: Arnulv Hegstad
- 2008: Steffen Kammler
Guest conductors in the first few years included Johan Svendsen , Edvard Grieg , Johan Halvorsen , Iver Holter , Christian Sinding and Karl Straube .
Discography (selection)
- 1987: David Monrad Johansen : Völuspá (Norw .: Voluspå ) Op. 15th
- 2012: Friedrich August Reissiger : Requiem for Karl III. Johann