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A small selection of the choirs activities in
recent years
Nittedal Bygdekor From Oslo, Norway will perform
a sacred choir concert in St. Nicholas Church in
Lesser Town (Malá Strana) Friday 1 June 2007 at
8.30 pm
In 2005 Nittedal Bygdekor performed Voluspaa by
the Norwegian composer David Monrad Johansen, in
cooperation with Wandsbeker Sinfonieorchester
from Hamburg, Germany, with one concert in the
Great Hall of the University of Oslo and two
concerts in Hamburg.
In 2004 Nittedal Bygdekor came 3rd in the choral
competition Sing For Us in the Grieg Hall in
Bergen.
In 2003, together with Oslo Symphony Orchestra
and professional soloists from the Norwegian
Opera, Nittedal Bygdekor performed Haydns Die
Schöpfung (The Creation) in Grønland Church,
Oslo with every seat taken.
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Gjermund Bjørklund has been the conductor of
Nittedal Bygdekor since 1996. He is a graduate
from the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he
majored in choral conducting under the tuition of
Grethe Helgerød and Stefan Sköld.
Gjermund Bjørklund has been permanently employed
as an organist in Skedsmo Church since 1985, and
he teaches at the music section of Lillestrøm
high school near Oslo.
Nittedal Bygdekor was founded in the spring of
1945, coinciding with the end of World War II.
Through our 62 years of existence, we have grown
into a large amateur choir with a high level of
activity and musical ambition. Today we number
104 singers of both genders.
He also conducts the Oslo Academic Choral Society
and Skedsmo Chamber Choir. Mr. Bjørklund has been
the musical director of a number of major choral
productions in the Oslo area. This winter he
conducted Bachs Christmas Oratorio with a
large choir, and with musicians and soloists from
the Norwegian Opera.
Nittedal Bygdekor has performed a number of major
classical works together with symphony orchestras
and professional soloists.
In 2000, the choir was awarded Nittedal Municipal
Councils prize for cultural achievements, in
recognition of its many years of outstanding
contributions to the cultural life of the local
community.