Northern Spirit (Kammerchor)
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Northern Spirit is a chamber choir consisting of young singers, the core of which is based in Bremen, Germany. The mission of Northern Spirit is to advocate and present fresh sounds in art music to the highest international artistic standards.
Since its inception Northern Spirit has been a committed promoter of Australian art music in Europe, singing the likes of Stephen Leek and Nigel Butterley. first directed by Australian composer Gordon Hamilton in 2006, the choir has since been directed by Ole Schmitt, and more recently by Anneke Petersen. In 2012 Northern Spirit will be directed by another young Australian composer, Jaret Choolun.
References
- Schwanebeck, Renate (15 June 2010). "Stimmen machen Stimmung. Tarmstedt. Ein beeindruckendes musikalisches Spektrum, das vom Volkslied bis hin zur experimentellen Lautmalerei in zeitgenössischen sakralen und weltmusikalischen Stücken reichte, war am Sonntagabend in Tarmstedt zu erleben. Dort fand das zweitägige Chorfestival des Kultur-Forums seinen Abschluss". Zevener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- Havlicek, Teresa (24 May 2008). "Ja wo singen sie denn?". taz.de (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2011.