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Solsången - Various Artists

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IMCD 037
Recorded 1994 at Sundsvall Gustav Adolf Church, Släp Church & Tonhallen

Producer:
Jan Johansson
Recording Engineer:
Michael Bergek

Jan W. Morthenson
Discantus
Peter Lyne
Wind Quintet
Karolina Eiriksdottir
Rhapsody in C
Karin Rehnquist
Sun Song, Part two, Part three

Total 73:55

Sundsvall Chamber Orchestra
Niklas Willén - Conductor
Nordia Ensemble
Sundsvall Wind Quintet
Lena Willemark

The Sundsvall Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1990 as a part of the county music organization "Musik i Västernorrland", which serves the central area of Sweden with Sundsvall as its largest town. The orchestra is classical in size, consisting of strings, double woodwind, brass and timpani, making a total of 35 musicians. The orchestral work is successfully combined with chamber music plaing - the Nordia Ensemble and the Sundsvall Wind Quintet are very popular ensembles working all over Sweden. The Sundsvall musicians have attracted considerable attention through their special interest in new music. This has resulted in fifteen first performances in less than three years - something that is unique in Sweden.

Niklas Willén was born in Stockholm in 1961. From 1984 until 1990 he studied conducting and composition at the Roayl College of Music in Stockholm. Since his début in 1988 he has made regular appearances with virtually all of the major Swedish orchestras. In 1990 he conducted at the Royal Opera in Stockholm for the first time and he has been invited back on several occasions to conduct both opera and ballet.

The fact that Lena Willemark comes from Älvdalen in Dalarna is something that has been an important factor in her artistic career. As a singer she performs jazz, classical and folk music with an individuality that is given to few artists.
She has studied at the College of Music in Stockholm, and as a member of Gals and Pals and the ensemble of Elise Einarsdottir, her voice has pleased many audiences. Lena Willemark has also collaborated with Karin Rehnquist on a number of previous occasions.