The choir

The Swedish Chamber Choir – Svenska Kammarkören – is one of Sweden’s leading vocal ensembles. Based in Göteborg, the choir is known for high quality performances and sings a varied programme ranging from renaissance to contemporary music.

The Swedish Chamber Choir was founded in 1997 and named after the founder and conductor Simon Kim Phipps: Simon Phipps Vokalensemble. Since then the choir has grown steadily and taken a leading position in the Swedish choral world. In 2007, the choir changed name to become the ‘Svenska Kammarkören’. Under the continued direction of Kim Phipps, the Swedish Chamber Choir aims to present a wide range of choral music to a broad audience, always striving to perform at the highest possible level.

The Swedish Chamber Choir draws their repertoire from an abundant richness of both Swedish and international choral traditions. Concert programmes may include composers who span several centuries, from renaissance (such as Josquin des Prez, Palestrina, Victoria) to baroque (J.S Bach), classical and romantic works (such as Brahms) to impressionism and contemporary music. The choir also performs pieces that have been written specifically for the Swedish Chamber Choir.

This ensemble comprises carefully selected experienced singers, many of whom also work as professional musicians. All choir members are eager to continuously develop both themselves as individuals and the group as a whole. This results in a very well balanced choir sound, to create amazing concert experiences for the audience.

As per today, these are the members of the Swedish Chamber Choir:

Sopranos
Charlotta Alexén, Gunhild Andersen, Emily Bache, Amanda Boström, Anna Bylund, Ylva Dahl, Frida Elmeke, Karin Härefelt, Katarzyna Łapot, och Karin Ståhl Lindh.

Altos
Olivia Bengtsson, Annette Marke, Joanna Langer, Jenna Nyman, Charlotta Nordberg, Lisa Sand och Monica Thorén.

Tenors
Håvard Damm-Johnsen, Emanuel Lyche, Sebastian Malmström, Albin Rydberg, Lars Rådbo, och Johan Svan.

Bases
Anders Ahlbom, Christoph Bauer, Aart De Zitter, Emil Hogedal, Mikael Paradis, Gustav Rohman och David Sturk.