Ole Bull Chamber Choir

Music & culture

Jul 8

Who: Ole Bull Chamber Choir

What: To contribute to improve the life quality of people of all ages in Bergen and surroundings through choral music

Where: Bergen

Project period: 2024

Web: Ole Bull Chamber Choir

About the organization:

Ole Bull Chamber Choir is a choir with a passion for classical music. The choir has a wide ranging repertoire of classical a cappella choral works. This includes works from the 1500s until present day, also featuring world premieres of choral pieces. The choir consists of 26 (2024) singers from the city of Bergen and the surrounding areas west in Norway. The conductor and artistic director is Jon Flydal Blichfeldt. The choir is named an "elite choir" by the city of Bergen since 2017 and also recieves national support as one of Norway's high quality choirs. You'll find recordings of the choir on a wide range of streaming services.

About the project

In 2023 Ole Bull Chamber Choir implemented the headline/project "Ole Bull Chamber Choir from cradle to grave" as an incentive to lift our choral singing out of the traditional settings of practicing and concerts. The goal is to contribute to improve the life quality of people of all ages in Bergen and surroundings through choral music. This project is now an internalized part of the year of Ole Bull Chamber Choir and the contribution from the Grieg Foundation will make this project sustainable. The main projects under this headline are: workshops for children and youth, low-key concerts for everyone, and concerts at nursing homes.