Country representing: Denmark
Number of performers in the whole group: 35
Group website: www.akademisk-kor-aarhus.dk
Competitions Participating In: Mixed Choirs
Biography:
Akademisk Kor Århus was founded in 1985 and is a professionally working amateur choir consisting of 32 young singers with connections to the music community around Aarhus University, Aarhus/Aalborg.
The choir has given numerous concerts both domestically and internationally and has recorded several CDs. The choir has also participated in several choir competitions around the world.
In September 2018, the choir won a Grand Prize at the Rimini International Choral Competition, in July 2019, the choir became the winner of the World Choral Championship in Tokyo and in October 2022 the choir won Grand Prix ‘World Choral Cup’ in Sing for Gold in Barcelona.
Additionally to competition and touring activities, Akademisk Kor Århus takes pride in spreading knowledge of the Danish song treasure via concerts and recordings. In 2021, the choir thus began the ambitious project of recording all a cappella choral works by the beloved Danish composer Svend S. Schultz. 3 out of 5 albums in the Svend S. Schultz series are now out.
