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Sokkelund Sangkor and Morten Schuldt-Jensen in collaboration with the internationally renowned Leipziger Kammerorchester  will perform J. S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas 1, 2, 3, and 6 in Garnisons Kirke, Skt. Annæ Plads 4 in Copenhagen. The two concerts take place Friday Dec. 6 at 8pm and at Saturday Dec. 7 at 1pm. Note the introduction to the work with the entire ensemble one hour before each concert; this is a must if you have not heard and seen it yet!

Our wonderful soloists: Daniela Zib (soprano), Johanne Højlund (alto), Richard Resch (tenor), Wiard Witholt (bass).

Click for: Tickets for Friday Tickets for Saturday. Price: 250 kr., groups from 4 and up 210 kr., students 125 kr.

More than 20 years ago, Morten Schuldt-Jensen and Sokkelund Sangkor enthused the concertgoers of Copenhagen for the first time with a novel and clear version of Handel's Messiah. In 2011 the choir broke the tradition and performed Bach's Christmas Oratorio instead. These concerts were so successful that Sokkelund Sangkor decided to do the Messiah and the Christmas Oratorio in alternating years from then on. And this year the masterwork by Bach is coming up.

A special tradition at these Christmas concerts is the introductions where the conductor with the help of the entire ensemble of soloists, choir, and orchestra explains and illustrates particular pieces and details of the work, e.g., focussing on a musical theme or effect, or how a theological point is expressed in the music.

The introduction starts one hour before the concert proper and last around 30 minutes. The doors open 1½ hours before the concert, i.e., ½ hour before the introduction. The doors remain open during the introduction.

Christmas music for choir and woodwinds, from medieval to jazz.

Start Christmas in a nice way with "Christmas in Sokkelund", where we are this year collaborating with Utrilla Gudiksen (flute and piccolo), Henrik Goldschmidt (oboe and English horn) and Kirsten Thomsen (bassoon). Come to Garnison Church Sunday Dec. 1 at 8pm. 

The program contains a mix of extraordinary Christmas sounds; from Bach chorals to Ellington, with the main work being Gaudete by Swedish composer Anders Öhrwall.

Tickets available through billetto.dk. Price: 130 kr., groups from 4 and up 105 kr., students 65 kr.

These days we are working with a wonderful program in connection with the celebration of the 80th birthday of Danish composer John Høybye.

On Fridan Jan. 11 you can hear Sokkelund Sangkor and Violinist Michala Høj in Søborg Church near Gilleleje (note that there are 3 places called Søborg). Free admission, start at 20.00.

On Saturday Jan. 12 the great celebration takes place in Galaksen (the Galaxy) in Værløse. We take part along with the DR Children's Choir, Diabolus, and Tritonus as well as a string of wonderful Danish musicians. There are no tickets available, but we will link to the radio transmission when it comes up.

Note after the concert: The recording of the entire concert can be accessed here.

"Summer Psalm"

Danish and Swedish church program with a focus on preeminent Danish composers' take on the Psalms of David.

Coming up

Sokkelund Sangkor thanks you for 2017 and wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We will be back with "Winter Jazz" at Louisiana in Humlebæk on Feb. 2 2018.

Start Christmas in a nice way with "Christmas in Sokkelund", also called "Christmas Jazz" with the traditional concert with the jazz duo Ole Kock Hansen (piano) and Mads Vinding (bass). Come to Garnisons Kirke Wednesday Dec. 19 at 8pm. 

The program contains a mix of extraordinary Christmas sounds; from Bach chorals to Ellington and jazzy arrangements of the classical Christmas melodies.

Tickets through billetto.dk. Price: 130 kr., groups from 4 and up 105 kr., students 65 kr.

Sokkelund Sangkor conducted by Morten Schuldt-Jensen in collaboration with Grundtvigsk Forum are launching a concert series, which combines sing-along from "Højskolesangbogen" with a-cappella works performed by the choir.

At the first concert May 21st 2017 we performed: Vagn Holmboe: Sange mod Vårdybet (William Heinesen), Bernhard Lewkovitch: 5 danske madrigaler (Frank Jæger), Ib Nørholm: 3 sange (Poul Borum, Ivan Malinovski) and Otto Mortensen: Korsange (with lyrics by Grundtvig, Helge Rode and Johs.V. Jensen).

The second concert took place Sep. 29th and consisted of, e.g., Peterson-Berger: Stemning; Per Nørgård: Du skal plante et træ (Piet Hein); Schierbeck: Septembersmilet; Holmboe: Vem er du?; Intet är forgäves; Stjärntimman and Tyngdens Ande (Lagerkvist).

We are planning to make a tradition of these concerts at Vartov, located next to the Town Hall of Copenhagen. Keep an eye on this site to find out about the next one!