Music: Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre
Danish National Girls’ Choir /DR Pigekoret
Chief Conductor: Phillip Faber


50 girls aged 16-22, all with great musical talent, a singing tradition going back several centuries. The Danish National Girls’ Choir (DR Pigekoret) was founded in 1938 and is today considered one of the strongest musical brands in Denmark. The choir stands firmly on the traditional Danish song book as the founding stone but has in recent years worked purposefully on developing the treasure of tradition and song to modern audiences with an eye for musical renewal, personal interpretation and new musical collaborations. The choir is the impressive sound of strong, young and modern women and without hesitation the choir always challenges itself: New and old, familiar and unfamiliar, many genres of music are performed with loving care. The young elite ensemble possesses a unique talent for going from hymns to contemporary compositions, folk, pop and community songs still maintaining its musical spark and infectious enthusiasm. The choir’s ability to combine a unique professionalism, a modern sound, immediate and infectious musical joy and a sense of visual expression invite both Danes and other nationalities into the living Danish culture – and has made the choir an invaluable international ambassador for Denmark.

www.drpigekoret.dk
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Instagram: @dr.pigekoret