Orphei Drängar in concert

The famous Swedish male choir in concert with soprano, Maria Fontosh

Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 8 pm

A Co-Presentation by the logo of Chan Centre for Performing Arts and Chor Leoni

Widely regarded as the best male choir in the world, Orphei Drängar, known internationally as OD, is based in the Swedish University City of Uppsala. The choir, which dates back to 1853, has always been a torch bearer of the great Swedish choral tradition, in addition to playing an important international role in the development of the male-voice choir in modern music.

Their 2008 tour repertoire includes monuments of the male choir literature: Britten’s The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, Schubert’s Psalm 23, Chilcott’s Five Ways to Kill a Man,  R. Murray Schafer’s Magic Songs, Hillborg’s mouaiyum and much more. OD’s Vancouver concert is the final appearance on a North American tour that included performances in Toronto, Chicago, Winnipeg and Edmonton.

OD's conductor Robert Sund sings, plays, arranges, composes and conducts.
His multi-faceted gift has given him a prominent position both on the Swedish and the international music scene. Most importantly, Robert Sund has been a principal driving force behind OD's development, and has contributed greatly to the broadening of the choir's repertoire. The Vancouver performance will mark Maestro Sund’s final concert with OD after twenty years as director.

Appearing as soloist with Orphei Drängar is an exciting rising star in the opera world, soprano Maria Fontosh. Ms. Fantosh already has many operatic roles and prestigious recital appearances to her credit, including a sensational debut at the Royal Opera in Stockholm as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Saviglia and performances with the Royal Concertgebow Orchestra directed by Riccardo Chailly.

Saturday, October 25th, 2008 @ 8 pm

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC
6265 Crescent Rd., Vancouver, BC
Information: 604.822.2697

Tickets

  • Adults $36
  • Seniors $34
  • Students $26


Available in person from the Chan Centre Ticket Office, Monday - Saturday from noon to 5 pm and through ticketmaster.ca 604.280.3311

We would like to thank the following organizations for their sponsorship of this concert: British Columbia Choral Federation, Vancouver Orpheus Male Voice Choir, Vancouver Men's Chorus, and the Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir. Visit their tables in the lobby of the Chan to learn more about the variety and scope of men's choirs in the Lower Mainland.

This concert will be recorded for later broadcast on Choral Concert by CBC Radio 2 logo

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  • Sweden's Famed Orphei Drängar in Concert (September 27, 2008) Chor Leoni and the Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC are proud to co-present Sweden's famed men's choir, Orphei Drängar in concert with soprano soloist Maria Fontosh! It's going to be a spectacular concert - read on for more details. ...

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