Join us for a free concert featuring KORiNORDAMERIKA, visiting from Norway and performing some of their favorite choral music from Norway, Europe, and the USA. This community event is co-hosted by the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society, Everett Norwegian Male Chorus, the Seattle Mannskor, and the Seattle-Bergen Sister Cities Association. The concerts will be followed by receptions hosted by the Leif Erikson Lodge Sons of Norway and Embla Lodge Daughters of Norway.

This program will receive 2 performances: Friday, October 6, 7pm at First Lutheran Church Tacoma; and Saturday, October 7, 7pm at Ballard First Lutehran Church.

About the choir: The choir "KORiUSA" takes name by which countries they visit. Previously, they have been on tour in: South Africa (2006), Spain (2008), Chile and Argentina (2010), China (2012), Australia (2015), Cuba (2017), and Georgia (2019).

This is the first time they visit the United States and the choir starts up giving concerts in Seattle with local choirs. Then moving down to Oregon and have concerts together with Kirby Shaw and his choir in Medford. The singers end up in San Francisco and give concerts together with choirs there.

The idea about this project choir is to meet people from different nations and meet through music and culture. We believe that music may throw down the borderlines between people and nations. Since 2006 has this choir travelled all over the world, some of the singers have taken part in every trip.

About KORiNORDAMERICA

The choir «KORiUSA (Choir in the USA) consists of 40 adult singers from various choirs in the southeast part of Norway, near the capital city Oslo. The singers are amateur singers from local choirs all over the eastern part of Norway. This is a project choir who and meets four weekends during a period of 2 years for rehearsals. This mean that the singers has to practice a lot at home between the workshops and they also believe that music may throw down the borderlines between people and nations. Since 2006 has this choir travelled all over the world, some of the singers have taken part in every trip.

The repertoire consists of folk music and classical from Norway, music from Europe and America. The meaning is to perform music from our home country, from different parts of the world and maybe the most important thing, sing songs from the countries they are visiting. This means that this project choir had to sing in Chinese, Spanish and Georgian languages. Since Norway and the USA are so connected, it will be easier this time.

The conductor is Erland Dalen. He is educated from the University of Oslo and Innlandet University College. He is conducting different choirs in Norway and is touring all over the world with different choirs. Erland Dalen is also the founder of Damenes Aften, a female choir from Hamar, Norway who has won several 1. prices in choral competitions in Europe. Erland Dalen writes music for choirs. He is also an adjudicator in international choral competitions.

Randi Strømbu is the project leader of the choir since 2006. She is a former singer in Damenes Aften and now she sings in a vocal group called Nordic Blue. She works in a theater company, Teater Innlandet, and she is also a popular soloist in different concerts.

About Erland Dahland, conductor

Choral Conductor Erland Dalen is educated from the
University of Oslo and Innlandet University College. He is conducting different choirs in Norway and is touring all over the world with different choirs. Erland Dalen is also the founder of Damenes Aften, a female choir from Hamar, Norway who has won several 1. prices in choral competitions in Europe. Erland Dalen writes music for choirs. He is also an adjudicator in international choral competitions.

Ballard First Lutheran Church

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