Allmänna Sången, the choir on this album, was founded in 1830 as a male-voice choir and became a mixed choir in 1963.
Cultural Impact
The Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award is open only to female composers, aiming to promote equality in music and highlight women's creativity.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in September 2015 and March 2016 at Bälinge Church, Sweden, using Neumann and Schoeps microphones.
Composition History
The Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award was initiated in 2013 to celebrate the choir's 50th anniversary as a mixed choir.
Performer Biography
Allmänna Sången, the choir on this album, won the European Grand Prix in Varna in 2005 and performed at the 2005 Nobel Prize Banquet.
Performer Biography
Maria Goundorina, the artistic director of Allmänna Sången, started singing in choirs at age seven and began conducting at fifteen.
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