Götaplatsfoajén Coffee Music

A perfect Saturday morning with classical music in relaxed company, with musicians from the Gothenburg Symphony.

Concert length: 1 h no intermission
225 SEK

Coffee, sandwich and sweet chamber music with musicians from the Gothenburg Symphony, a collaboration with the Friends of the Gothenburg Symphony.

Programme

Whitacre hope, faith, life, love 4 min

Garrop Life from Songs of Lowly Life 1 min

Rossini La Speranza 5 min

Rossini La Foi 4 min

Händel Flute Sonata in G major Op.1 No.5 8 min

Holst Songs for Voice and violin 8 min

Stenhammar Sentimental Romance No 1 in A major 6 min

Stenhammar Sentimental Romance No 2 in F minor 6 min

Öhrwall Fäbodpsalm från Dalarna 4 min

Öhrwall Brudmarsch från Jämtland 4 min

Saturday 14 October 2023: The event ends at approx. 12.00

Participants

Göteborgs Symfonikers Vokalensemble

Katie Thomas is British (Welsh) choral conductor. She directs and coaches professional choirs and non-professional choruses throughout the UK and Europe. In 2023 Katie Thomas was appointed Chorus Director of Gothenburg Symphony Choir and Conductor of the professional-voice Gothenburg Symphony Vocal Ensemble. Dividing time between Sweden and her London base, she maintains her longstanding position as Vocal Coach and Assistant Chorus Director of the BBC Symphony Chorus in addition to freelance work in the UK. Previous engagements include Guest Conductor BBC Singers, Guest Chorus Master MDR Rundfunkchor (Leipzig) and Associate Conductor of 250-voice Barts Choir of London, whilst forthcoming highlights involve collaborations with Vocalconsort Berlin and Le Foyer des Artistes. Katie Thomas is a visiting conductor to the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and the choirs of the Royal College of Music. She is a tutor in choral conducting technique for the Association of British Choral Directors and adjudicates at choral festivals worldwide for INTERKULTUR. As a soprano, Katie Thomas was a member of professional choirs including The Monteverdi Choir, Polyphony and the Academy of Ancient Music, touring major international concert venues including Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikverein Vienna and Carnegie Hall New York. With London Voices, she has recorded numerous film and video-game soundtracks, chiefly at Abbey Road Studios, as well as broadcasting extensively on tv and national radio. In 2020, Katie Thomas was elected Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) for distinguished service to the music profession, and for significant contribution in the field of conducting and choral music.

Marja Inkinen Engström violin

Marjolein Vermeeren flute

Selena Adler clarinet

Marcus Elliott Gaved double-bass

Mikael Kjellgren piano

August Holmgren piano

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