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Collegium Cantorum is a choir at the Uppsala Cathedral and has approximately 50 members. The choir was founded in 1983 by singers in the motet choir Schola Cantorum. The idea was to create a choir for more advanced singers who wanted to further develop their musical skills.
Collegium Cantorum has a broad repertoire stretching from choral symphonic polyhony to contemporary Nordic composers. At least once a year we perform one of the larger sacred works with soloists and orchestra. In addition to participating in services the choir gives around five concerts a year.
Through numerous international tours, Collegium Cantorum has become well renowned abroad. In 1993, Collegium Cantorum and Schola Cantorum were the first foreign choirs to be let into Vietnam since the 1940s. The tour received a lot of attention throughout Vietnam.
The first conductor of the choir was the former cathedral organist Lars Angerdal. Today the choir is led by the present cathedral organist Olle Johansson. Olle Johansson has been the cathedral organist of Uppsala Cathedral since 2002. Just about having finished his technology studies he made the decision to change course and follow his passion and studied to become an organist at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. Among his teachers was the famous Swedish choir guru Eric Ericson.
From 1978 to 2002 Olle Johansson was an organist and a choir conductor at the Engelbrekt Church in Stockholm. He was also a teacher at the Royal College of Music. After singing himself for many years in Eric Ericson’s choirs, he has retained an avid interest in choral music and in particular the art of conducting choral ensembles.
Collegium Cantorum has recorded three cd’s – “Älskade Psalmer i Uppsala Domkyrka” with Swedish hymns, “The Messiah - Choral Excerpts” by G. F. Handel and “Generations” with music by the Hungarian composers Zsolt Gárdonyi and Zsoltán Gárdonyi. Collegium Cantorum is also participating on a cd with a collection of works by the Norwegian composer Knut Nystedt where the choir performs an arrangement of ”Jerusalem”, composed by Knut Nystedt for Collegium Cantorum.
If you are interested in buying any of our cd’s please contact  Olle Johansson +46 (0)18-18 71 68
If you would like further information, please contact the conductor Olle Johansson at  +46-18-18 71 68 or Olle Johansson, or the chairman of the choir Jan Sandred at +46-70-786 67 68 or Jan Sandred
Address:
Collegium Cantorum
Domkyrkoplan 5
SE-753 10 UPPSALA
 
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