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Akademiska Damkören Lyran | |
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Choir | |
Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
Founded | 1946 |
Founder | Eja Tollet née Sevelius |
Genre | Choral (female voice) |
Members | Ca 50 active |
Chief conductor | Jutta Seppinen |
Choir admission | Annual auditions |
Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
Affiliation | University of Helsinki |
Associated groups | |
Website | lyran-rf |
The Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran, in Swedish: Akademiska Damkören Lyran (pronounced [akaˈdeːmɪska ˈdɑːmkœːrɛn ˈlyːran]),[a] also referred to as simply Lyran (pronounced [ˈlyːran]),[b] is a Finland-Swedish academic female voice choir in Helsinki, Finland.[1][2] It is the only female voice choir affiliated with the University of Helsinki.
History
editThe choir was established in 1946[3] by a group of female students in Helsinki, led by Eja Tollet née Sevelius, who became the first artistic director of the choir.[2] The choir was known as Gillekören Lyran until 1948.[4][5]
Present artistic director Jutta Seppinen, MMus, began her tenure in the autumn term of 2009.[2]
Ever since 1954, the choir has collaborated extensively with the Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki (Swedish: Akademiska Sångföreningen),[6] the sole other Swedish-language University of Helsinki choir. The two choirs give several annually recurring concerts together.[7]
From | To | Name | Notes |
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1946 | 1951 | Eja Tollet née Sevelius | Founder |
1951 | 1959 | Henrik Christiernin | |
1959 | 1972 | Nils Holmqvist | |
1972 | 1980 | Lena von Bonsdorff | Appointed honorary conductor in 1987 |
1980 | 1981 | Eric-Olof Söderström | |
1981 | 1987 | Lena von Bonsdorff | Appointed honorary conductor in 1987 |
1987 | 1998 | Johanna Almark-Mannila née Almark | |
1998 | 2009 | Kari Turunen | |
2009 | Jutta Seppinen | Incumbent |
Discography
editYear | Title | Format | Notes |
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1971 | Lyran 25 år | LP | |
1978 | Som ett eko | LP | |
1985 | Mikko Heiniö – Edith Södergran: Framtidens skugga – Landet som icke är | LP | |
1986 | Maid in Finland | LP | |
1993 | Bulgarisk skärgårdsvals | MC, CD | |
1999 | Julstämning | CD | Christmas album in collaboration with the Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki |
2001 | Lust | CD | |
2004 | I himmelen | CD | |
2006 | Pärlor | CD | |
2007 | Triumf | CD | |
2011 | Julen vi minns | CD | Christmas album in collaboration with the Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki |
2016 | Låt mig vara den jag är | CD |
See also
editNotes
editCitations
edit- ^ Ekberg & Svenska folkskolans vänner 2011.
- ^ a b c d Ekberg & Svenska folkskolans vänner 2016.
- ^ Dahlström 2009.
- ^ Nymark-Björkstam, Colliander & Harms-Aalto 1996, pp. 22–27.
- ^ Runn 2004a, p. 6.
- ^ Ekström & Duncker 1963.
- ^ Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki n.d.
- ^ Väresmaa 2006, p. 103.
- ^ Nymark-Björkstam, Colliander & Harms-Aalto 1996, p. 142.
- ^ Väresmaa 2006, p. 66.
References
edit- Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran (n.d.), "About the choir", Lyran (Web page), Helsinki, retrieved 20 November 2016
- Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki (n.d.), "English", Akademen (Web page), Helsinki, retrieved 19 November 2016
- Bränn, Michaela, ed. (2013), Manskörssång i tid och rum. Akademiska Sångföreningen 1838–2013. 175-årsjubileumsskrift [Male voice choir singing in time and space. The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki 1838–2013. 175th anniversary publication] (in Swedish), Helsinki: Akademiska Sångföreningen, ISBN 978-952-93-1792-9
- Dahlström, Fabian (1988), Paulig, Torsten; Thulé, Gustav (eds.), Akademiska Sångföreningen 1838–1988. 150-årsjubileumsskrift med historik av Fabian Dahlström [The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki 1838–1988. 150th anniversary publication with history by Fabian Dahlström] (in Swedish), Helsinki: Akademiska Sångföreningen, ISBN 951-99926-3-4
- Dahlström, Fabian (2009) [1st printed ed. published 1982–1985; 2nd printed ed. published 2003–2007], "studentsång" [student singing], in Ekberg, Henrik; Svenska folkskolans vänner (eds.), Uppslagsverket Finland (Printed and online encyclopedia) (in Swedish) (Online ed.), Helsinki: Svenska folkskolans vänner (Previous editions published by Schildts), retrieved 20 November 2016
- Eerola, Jari (n.d.), "History", Vanha Ylioppilastalo (Web page), Abridged, Helsinki: Royal Ravintolat, retrieved 19 November 2016
- Ekberg, Henrik; Svenska folkskolans vänner, eds. (2011) [1st printed ed. published 1982–1985; 2nd printed ed. published 2003–2007], "Lyran", Uppslagsverket Finland (Printed and online encyclopedia) (in Swedish) (Online ed.), Helsinki: Svenska folkskolans vänner (Previous editions published by Schildts), retrieved 20 November 2016
- Ekberg, Henrik; Svenska folkskolans vänner, eds. (2016) [1st printed ed. published 1982–1985; 2nd printed ed. published 2003–2007], "Akademiska damkören Lyran" [The Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran], Uppslagsverket Finland (Printed and online encyclopedia) (in Swedish) (Online ed.), Helsinki: Svenska folkskolans vänner (Previous editions published by Schildts), retrieved 20 November 2016
- Ekström, Ralf; Duncker, Kaj, eds. (1963), Akademiska Sångföreningen 1938–1963 [The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki 1938–1963] (in Swedish), Helsinki: Akademiska Sångföreningen
- Federley, Stefan; Holmlund, Dennis, eds. (2008), Akademiska Sångföreningen 170 år. Sångarminnen 1988–2008 [The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki 170 years. Singer memories 1988–2008] (in Swedish), Helsinki: Akademiska Sångföreningen, ISBN 978-952-92-3539-1
- Finlands Svenska Damkörsförbund (n.d.), "Medlemskörer" [Member choirs], Finlands Svenska Damkörsförbund (Web page) (in Swedish), Helsinki, retrieved 20 November 2016
- Forsell, Sandra (25 February 2014), "Ett besök hos Lyrans grundare" [A visit to Lyran's founder], HBL. Lyran. Körliv i huvudstaden (Blog post) (in Swedish), Helsinki, retrieved 20 November 2016
- Frondén, Carina (6 February 2014), "Samarbete – då och nu" [Cooperation – then and now], HBL. Lyran. Körliv i huvudstaden (Blog post) (in Swedish), Helsinki, retrieved 20 November 2016
- Helsingfors sång- och musikförbund (n.d.), "Medlemmar" [Members], Helsingfors sång- och musikförbund (Web page) (in Swedish), Helsinki, retrieved 19 November 2016
- Kvist Dahlstedt, Barbro (2001), Suomis sång. Kollektiva identiteter i den finländska studentsången 1819–1917 [The song of Suomi. Collective identities in the Finnish student singing 1819–1917], Studentsången i Norden (in Swedish), vol. IV, University of Gothenburg, ISBN 91-85974-62-5
- Nymark-Björkstam, Julia; Colliander, Nina; Harms-Aalto, Martina, eds. (1996), Upp att söka framtiden. Akademiska Damkören Lyran 50 [Up to seek the future. The Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran 50] (in Swedish), Helsinki: Akademiska Damkören Lyran, ISBN 952-90-7310-0
- Pulkkis, Anna (2016), "Are we really still talking about this?", Finnish Music Quarterly, vol. 2016, no. Autumn, translated by Mäntyjärvi, Jaakko, Helsinki, pp. 44–47
- Runn, Iris, ed. (2004a), Florakören vid Åbo Akademi r.f. 1944–2004. Historik [Florakören vid Åbo Akademi 1944–2004. History] (in Swedish), vol. I, Turku: Eternellföreningen, ISBN 952-91-7233-8
- Runn, Iris, ed. (2004b), Florakören vid Åbo Akademi r.f. 1944–2004. Historik [Florakören vid Åbo Akademi 1944–2004. History] (in Swedish), vol. II, Turku: Eternellföreningen, ISBN 952-91-7283-4
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- Väresmaa, Livia, ed. (2006), Nya vägar. Akademiska Damkören Lyran 60 år [New roads. The Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran 60 years] (in Swedish), Helsinki: Akademiska Damkören Lyran, ISBN 952-92-0040-4
Further reading
edit- Aho, Kalevi; Jalkanen, Pekka; Salmenhaari, Erkki; Virtamo, Keijo (1996), Finnish Music, translated by Binham, Timothy; Binham, Philip, Helsinki: Otava, ISBN 951-1-14477-4
- Anderson, Martin (2008), "Choral music as an amateur activity", Finnish Music Quarterly, vol. 2008, no. 2, Helsinki
- Grandell, Åke (2002), "'Har du visor, min vän?' The Finnish-Swedish songs", Finnish Music Quarterly, vol. 2002, no. 2, translated by Gräsbeck, Magnus, Helsinki
- Kilpiö, Markku (1987), "The story of the Finnish choir. Social institution and human instrument", Finnish Music Quarterly, vol. 1987, no. 2, Helsinki
- Korhonen, Kimmo (2007), Toivonen, Aarne (ed.), Inventing Finnish Music. Contemporary Composers from Medieval to Modern (PDF), translated by Mäntyjärvi, Jaakko (2nd ed.), Helsinki: Finnish Music Information Centre, ISBN 978-952-5076-61-5
- Länsiö, Tapani (1997), "Choral Singing! For pleasure or for hire?", Finnish Music Quarterly, vol. 1997, no. 1, Helsinki
- Nordman, Anna-Maria, ed. (2004), Ekot av vår glada trall. Finlands svenska sång- och musikförbund 75 år [The echo of our happy tune. The Finland-Swedish confederation of singing and music 75 years] (in Swedish), Vaasa: Finlands svenska sång- och musikförbund, ISBN 951-97926-5-1
- Stadius, Anneli; Bergman, Anne; Enholm, Henrik; Holmlund, Britta; Stenman, Hedvig, eds. (1997), Den sång är oss kär. Helsingfors sång- och musikförbund 80 år 1917–1997 [The song is dear to us. The Helsinki singing and music confederation 80 years 1917–1997] (in Swedish), Helsinki: Helsingfors sång- och musikförbund, ISBN 952-90-9175-3
- Turunen, Kari (1992), "From pathos to professionalism. 20th century Finnish choral music", Finnish Music Quarterly, vol. 1992, no. 4, Helsinki
- Turunen, Kari (1995), "Helsinki, driving force in Finnish choral life", Finnish Music Quarterly, vol. 1995, no. 1, Helsinki
- Turunen, Kari (2008), A brief outline of Finnish Choral Music, Helsinki: Finnish Music Information Centre, ISBN 978-952-5076-67-7
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