Tore W. Aas

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Tore Wilhelm Aas (born July 24, 1957 ) is a Norwegian composer and founder and director of the Oslo Gospel Choir .

Live and act

Aas has been heavily influenced by gospel music since the early 1980s and worked closely with Andraé Crouch . His original intention was to hold workshops for talented gospel singers several times a year . Instead, the Oslo Gospel Choir was founded in 1988.

In addition to leading the choir, Aas is a lecturer at an Oslo Conservatory and conducts workshops in Europe.

His compositions include both songs and large compositions such as masses such as the gospel oratorio Messias . Some of his songs found their way into the new hymn book of the Church of Norway .

In addition to the recordings of the choir, he also produced records for Andraé Crouch and Nana Mouskouri .

Famous songs are for example Lord, I Give You Glory as well as I'm willing to Go or Shine your light , which was on the program at the European Youth Day of the New Apostolic Church in 2009.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Barbara Fritz: Concert report: Messias - a gospeloratorio by Tore W. Aas. December 5, 2018, accessed on September 27, 2019 (German).
  2. ↑ a b Oslo Gospel Choir: ABOUT. Retrieved September 27, 2019 (Norwegian Bokmål).
  3. ↑ PeoplePill: Tore W. Aas: Norwegian conductor and composer - Biography, Life, Family, Career, Facts, Information | PeoplePill. Retrieved September 27, 2019 (Norwegian).
  4. ↑ Invitasjon til å lage liturgisk musikk. Retrieved September 27, 2019 (nb-NO).
  5. ↑ :: New Apostolic Church :: European Youth Day 2009 ::. Retrieved September 27, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Aas, Tore W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aas, Tore Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian composer and choir director
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1957