Eric Ericson
Eric Ericson (born October 26, 1918 in Borås , † February 16, 2013 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish choir director and conductor .
Life
Eric Ericson grew up on the island of Gotland as the son of a pastor and came into contact with organ and choral music at an early age. At the age of 13 he founded his first choir here and helped organize the service. He studied church music and choral conducting at the Royal Music Academy in Stockholm and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis . In 1945 he founded the Stockholm Chamber Choir, which in 1988 was renamed in his honor Eric Ericson Chamber Choir . In 1949 he became cantor of the St. Jacob's Church in Stockholm ; he was to hold this office until 1974. From 1951 to 1982 he directed the Stockholm Radio Choir , which he led to international renown primarily through the interpretation of contemporary choral music. From 1951 to 1991 he directed the male choir Orphei Drängar ("Orpheus' Sons") in Uppsala . In 1974 he was the musical director of Ingmar Bergman's film adaptation of The Magic Flute . From 1952 to 1991 he taught as a professor of choral conducting at the University of Music in Stockholm.
After his retirement in 1983 he continued his international career as a guest conductor with numerous important choirs around the world, including the Netherlands Chamber Choir, the Groupe Vocale de France , the BBC Singers , the RIAS Chamber Choir , the Accentus Ensemble in Rouen and the Vienna State Opera choir . As a lecturer in master classes, he was active at the Nordkolleg Rendsburg , among others . Eric Ericson was a member of the Royal Music Academy (KMA) in Stockholm and Honorary President of the International Association for Choral Music (IFCM).
He and his choirs were celebrated on their tours as the “choir miracle from the north”.
Eric Ericson bequeathed his personal archive to the Royal Library in Stockholm while he was still alive .
student
His students include:
- Martin Berger , cathedral music director and university professor
- Per Borin , conductor
- Anders Eby , conductor
- Wolfram Goertz , journalist, musician and musicologist
- Volkher Häusler , conductor and choir director
- Johanna Irmscher , church musician and professor
- Gerhard Jenemann , conductor
- Dietrich groom , church musician and choir director
- Eberhard Metternich , church and school musician, singer, cathedral music director and professor
- Grete Pedersen , conductor
- Karl Rathgeber , conductor, professor
- Peter Reulein , composer and church musician
- Morten Schuldt-Jensen , conductor and professor
- Kurt Suttner , music teacher, choir director, professor
- Friederike Woebcken , choir director and professor
- Claus-Ulrich Heinke , conductor, theologian and head of the SingAkademie Niedersachsen
Awards
- 1983: Honorary doctorate from Uppsala University
- 1991: Léonie Sonning Music Prize
- 1995: Music Prize of the Nordic Council
- 1995: Royal Prize of the Swedish Academy
- 1996: Honorary Doctorate from the University of Alberta , Canada
- 1997: Polar Music Prize
- 2002: European Church Music Prize
literature
- Friederike Woebcken: "Nordic Choral Sound" - Eric Ericson celebrated his 90th birthday in October 2008 , in: Forum Kirchenmusik 6/2008, p. 34 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Eric Ericson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Eric Ericson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Eric Ericson - 50 years with the Chamber Choir (English)
- Eric Ericson at bach-cantatas.com (English)
- Swedish a cappella choral music after 1945
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eric Ericson Avliden. Sveriges Körförbund, February 16, 2013, accessed on February 17, 2013 (Swedish)
- ↑ Licensing legends Eric Ericson har gått bort. Sveriges Radio , February 16, 2013 (Swedish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ericson, Eric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish choir director and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Borås , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 2013 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |