Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir

Since its founding in 2006, Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir has been synonymous with choral music of the highest quality. Singers are selected from a wider pool of around 40 artists from Scandinavia, Germany, and England, allowing the ensemble to be tailored to the specific repertoire and artistic demands of each project. At the heart of the choir’s repertoire lies the Nordic a cappella tradition, with a deep appreciation for the region’s characteristic choral sound and linguistic nuances, as reflected in several of their recordings.

The choir aims to shape the future of vocal music in the Nordic region, continually exploring new artistic directions through creative collaborations. It frequently performs newly composed works by leading Nordic composers, many written specifically for the ensemble. Foremost among these was the late Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström, who served as the choir’s composer-in-residence until his death in 2019 and dedicated several major choral works to the group. He was succeeded by Per Gunnar Pettersson, the choir’s current composer-in-residence.

Ongoing collaborations include work with prominent ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, with whom the choir gives annual performances of Handel’s Messiah in Copenhagen. Notable highlights from the past two decades include a concert at DR Koncerthuset with soprano Anna Netrebko (2009), the world premiere of Sandström’s Nordic Mass at the Bergen International Festival (2014) and his The Passion of St John at Konzerthaus Berlin (2016), recording the score for the Danish film The Volunteers (2019); and the world premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s Year of Our Burning at the Bergen International Festival (2022).