Helgeland Kammerkor

Helgeland Kammerkor is a mixed choir from the region of Helgeland in Northern Norway. The choir was founded in Sandnessjøen i 1992, and currently has around 30 members. The members of Helgeland Kammerkor meet once a month for rehearsals, and give concerts 4-5 times a year. The choir has a broad repertoire that includes church music, madrigals, Nordic folk music and large concert works such as Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. From 2009 to 2018 the choir was conducted by Christopher Eva.

Helgeland Kammerkor before a concert in Lewisham, London: June 2011.

Helgeland Kammerkor have recorded two CDs: Folketoner fra Helgeland (Folk music from Helgeland) in 2005, and Mennesket og skaperverket (Man and Creation) in 2012.

In the autumn of 2012 Helgeland Kammerkor celebrated their 20th anniversary with concerts on the Hurtigruten (Norwegian coastal ship) and in Lurøy Church. In March 2013 Helgeland Kammerkor were artist of the week on the Norwegian radio station NRK Nordland, with music from the CD Mennesket og skaperverket. In 2016 Helgeland Kammerkor were featured in the Norwegian classical music magazine Klassisk Musikkmagasin.[1] In 2017 the 25th anniversary of Helgeland Kammerkor was celebrated with a concert in Sandnessjøen, the town where the choir was founded. A profile of the choir in the magazine Bo & Lev på Helgeland, timed to coincide with the anniversary, notes that for 25 years the choir has been a fine example of regional cooperation.[2]

Recent activity
Helgeland Kammerkor giving a Christmas concert in Herøy Church (Nordland): December 2013.
Helgeland Kammerkor at Røssvoll Church, Rana: April 2013.

International tours

In 2011 and 2015 Helgeland Kammerkor gave Christmas concerts in Tärnaby, Sweden.

Discography
Helgeland Kammerkor recorded their album Folketoner fra Helgeland (Folk music from Helgeland) in Alstahaug Church, one of seven surviving medieval era churches in northern Norway.
Year of recording Work / Album Description Recorded in
2005 Folketoner fra Helgeland (Folk music from Helgeland) 27 folk tunes from the district of Helgeland in Northern Norway, recorded in collaboration with folk musicians from Helgeland. Alstahaug Church
2012 Mennesket og skaperverket (Man and Creation) Hymns, songs, madrigals and folk music. The title is taken from a hymn by the Norwegian hymn writer Svein Ellingsen. Gruben Church, Mo i Rana
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References
  1. Jostein Pedersen: Sammen for sangen, Klassisk Musikkmagasin 4/2016
  2. Synger ut for regionalt samarbeid, Bo&Lev på Helgeland 4/2017
  3. Morten Hofstad: Tar stor-verk på turne Archived 2014-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, Helgelands Blad, 23 May 2014
  4. Hedda Hiller Elvestad: Svimlende skjebnesang, Rana Blad, 26 May 2014
  5. Kenneth Haagensen Husby: Sang seg fra Helgeland til USA, Rana Blad, 27 October 2014
  6. Hedda Hiller Elvestad: Helgelands vakreste stemmer, Rana Blad, 29 April 2013
  7. Sidsel Haraldsen: Mektig av Helgeland kammerkor, Helgeland Arbeiderblad, 9 December 2013
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