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Argentinien Lettland Litauen Philippinen Polen Schweden Südafrika Tschechien Ukraine USA Österreich   Schweden KFUM's Kammarkör Stockholm Dir: Ragnar Bohlin Homepage email KFUM:s Kammarkör is a mixed chamber choir of about 30 members, working in the Swedish choirsinging tradition. The choir was founded in 1957 by Dan-Olof Stenlund, now professor of choral conducting in Copenhagen, Denmark. Subsequent conductors have been Häkan Boström, Stefan Parkman and Mats Nilsson. Since 1993, Ragnar Bohlin is the artistic leader. The Repertoire consists of a broad spectrum of both secular and sacred music, ranging from the renaissance tò contemporary Swedish composers like Lars-Johan Werle and Sven-David Sandström. In the last few years the choir has also collaborated with jazz musicians. The concert programmes are put together to form a coherent whole. Other means of expression are often added - such as recitation of poetry - to combine to a more significant expression. Though the main part of the repertoire is a cappella works, the choir also participates in larger format performances of for instance Brahms 'Ein Deutsches Requiem, Fauré's Requiem, Handel's Messiah and Bach's St. Matthew Passion. The Choir regularly tours both inside and outside of Sweden. During the summer 1997 the choir made a 2 weeks concert tour in USA (New York State and Pennsylvania). The choir has also successfully participated in international choir competitions. Among other achievernents, the choir was in 1994 the winner of the international Chorus Camera competition in Rychnov nad Kneznou in the Czech Republic, and shared the award of best choir in the international choir competition in Oskarsharnn, Sweden in 1996. The choir has made several recordings and has frequently appeared on radio and television, both in Sweden and in other countries. YMCA Chamber choir is an independent association within the YMCA in Stockholm and has no regular financial support. The choir's very existence is thus to a large extent dependent on the work and dedication of its members. Director Ragnar Bohlin. Ragnar Bohlin is, since 1993, the leader of KFUM:s Kammarkör, Stockholm. He studied church music and choral conducting at the Royal University - College of Music, Stockholm. He has studied piano with Peter Feuchtwanger in London as holder of the British Council Scholarship. In 1995 he was appointed choral director at Maria Magdalena Church in Stockholm, and he became the leader of the Royal Philharmonic Choir in Stockholm in 1996. Through a scholarship from the Sweden-America Foundation, he was given the opportunity to spend three months studying choral music in the USA during spring 1997. Apart from his work as choir conductor, Ragnar Bohlin is also in great demand as orchestral conductor and piano accompanist. Kurzprogramm Bewerb A: Arnold Schönberg Friede auf Erden Goffredo Petrassi Nonsense No5 Céra una vecchia di Polla Kurzprogramm Bewerb B: Trad. Ganglat fran Äppelbo Trad Den signade dag Gunnar Eriksson Kristallen den fina Hugo Alvén Och jungfrun hon gar i ringen