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Forever curious
We didn’t know how to sing in a vocal group.
So we started The Real Group. In 1984.
We didn’t know how to arrange a festival.
So we did it. In 2008.
We don’t know what the second festival experience
will be like. So let’s find out.
See you in August. In Stockholm.
Let’s stay curious forever.
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Global concern
We will compensate for CO2 emissions by serving organic food, through a zero
balance program, by encouraging the use of tap water in re-cyclable bottles, and
by avoiding unnecessary printing.
This program book will only be available in digital formats.
You save forests right now when you read this PDF on a screen,
and when you email it to a friend.
We also hope to raise funds for a school program in South Africa we believe in
strongly.
As ambassadors for Star For Life we urge you to take part in our donation
program.
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Stockholm Culture Festival
kulturfestivalen.stockholm.se The Real Group Festival coincides with Stockholm
Culture Festival.
August 14-19, 2012 You will have a unique opportunity to enjoy streets
and squares filled with music, theatre, dance; in all
genres, for all ages.
Stockholm Culture Festival features 600 programs
in the middle of the city center, with free admission.
From Sergels Torg, over Brunkeberg to Gustav
Adolfs Torg with treats and samples of all the
culture that Stockholm has to offer all year round,
with performers and guests from all corners of the
world.
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CONTENTS
8-9 Practical information & Map
11 Get your festival pass now!
16 Before and after
21 Concerts
Festival pass workshops:
Click a title to go to that page 32 Sing
44 Meet
Also available:
51 Learn
PDF with a workshop and
seminars contents summary 66 Discuss
- click here to download. 75 Add-on workshops
82 Youth Pop Choir
85 Online workshops
90 Festival artists
100 Festival teachers
118 Festival Team
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Practical information
Venues, travel, accomodation, food.
Web links: Concert and workshop locations:
Find us Musikaliska, Eric Ericsonhallen, Kulturfyren, Chinateatern.
Travel info
Hotels & hostels Musikaliska is the festival center. This is a very beautiful concert venue in the
Food middle of Stockholm, at Nybrokajen. You find Chinateatern one block away.
Eric Ericsonhallen and Kulturfyren are located 500 meters from Musikaliska on
the island of Skeppsholmen, one of Stockholm’s most popular sites.
There are many hotels and hostels in the festival area.
The lunch and dinner buffets served at Musikaliska focus on environmentally
friendly, ecological food. The variety is wide enough to meet the needs of
vegetarians and people with allergies and gluten intolerance.
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Map
Concert and workshop locations
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FESTIVAL PASSES
Get your festival pass now!
Click here to buy a festival pass Groups who buy their passes before April 17th can win special prices, such as to
in our web shop. be selected for performance in the Opening Concert on August 16th, 2012.
Win prices - click here! We are very proud to present a unique program that includes a very wide range of
activies for individual singers, groups, choirs, conductors and arrangers.
The Festival Pass with workshops & all concerts gives you the best possible
seats at all concerts, plus admission to all workshops except Add-on Workshops.
The earlier you buy, the better concert seats you get.
Festival Pass with workshops only includes admission to all workshops except
Add-on Workshops.
Depending on availability, Festival Pass holders may buy separate concert tickets,
when released to the general public in April-May 2012.
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FESTIVAL PASSES
Festival Pass
with workshops & all concerts
2650 SEK per person. This pass gives access to all concerts, workshops and seminars except Add-on
Workshops.
The price includes a 50 SEK
CO2 emission compensation. We keep individual track of all festival pass purchases.
The earlier you buy this festival pass, the better concert seats you get.
Click here to buy this festival
pass in our web shop. Workshop seat reservations for specific activities will be made online before the
festival.
The price for concerts included in this pass is 800 SEK.
If you instead buy concert tickets separately, the price is 1570 SEK, plus ticket
sales commission.
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FESTIVAL PASSES
Festival Pass
with workshops only
1850 SEK per person. This pass gives access to all workshops and seminars,
except Add-on workshops.
The price includes a 50 SEK
CO2 emission compensation. Sales to separate concerts will be available when we open concert ticket sales to
the general public. If you buy the festival pass with concerts included, you are
Click here to buy this festival given priority to a good seat.
pass in our web shop.
Workshop seat reservations for specific workshop activities will be made online
before the festival.
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FESTIVAL PASSES
Youth Pop Choir pass
for singers up to 22 years
1850 SEK per person. Repertoire: Pop- jazz- and possibly other rhythmic choir music.
The price includes a 50 SEK Individual application at The Real Academy.
CO2 emission compensation. An audition at Kulturfyren may also be done before singer selection is made.
Click here to buy this festival Repertoire is made available in a virtual class-room at The Real Academy; scores,
pass in our web shop. midifiles; perhaps also instruction video.
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BEFORE AND AFTER
17 Pre-festival online courses
18 Mon-Wed August 13th-15th
19 After the festival
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BEFORE AND AFTER
Pre-festival online courses
See website for latest updates: Staging, arranging and recording skills are important parts of creative
www.therealacademy.se development for any vocal group or choir who wants to have a personal style
and/or promote their music to the public.
Festival pass is not required
for these optional courses, but In our experience, it takes some time to really develop in these areas; more than
students results can be the few days of the festival.
presented during the festival. Therefore we use online education for these topics, in order to give interested
students a chance to learn useful tips and tricks.
For more info:
Basic staging see page 86
Get feedback on an arrangement see page 87
Get feedback on a studio recording see page 88
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BEFORE AND AFTER
Mon - Wed, Aug 13-15
See website for latest updates: Between Monday, Aug 13, and Wednesday, Aug 15, three workshops are planned:
www.therealacademy.se
Making your own video
Recording a song in The Real Group’s studio
Youth Pop Choir
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BEFORE AND AFTER
After the festival
See website for latest updates: Live courses in Stockholm for singers and groups.
www.therealacademy.se Preliminary date for the first occasion: October 20-21, 2012
Courses online at The Real Group Academy web site.
A cappella discussions at The Real Community / Academy web sites.
Upcoming European festivals:
Solevoci, Italy, June 2012
Bayreuth, October 2012
Aarhus, May 2013
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CONCERTS
22 Opening concert
23 Open Stage
24 Vocado
25 Swingle Singers & Rajaton
26 Perpetuum Jazzile
27 Lone Larsen & Voces Nordicae
28 Swedish A Cappella Day
29 The Real Group & Friends
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CONCERTS
Opening concert
Postyr Project, Perpetuum Jazzile, Freeplay Duo, Vocado,
Youth Pop Choir, Jens Johansen, The Real Group
Thursday, Aug 16 2012 Postyr Project – an innovative hip Danish group. In Stockholm for the first time.
19.00 Perpetuum Jazzile – one of the most popular choirs in the world. Over 25 million
Chinateatern hits on YouTube.
Freeplay Duo - a mix of sounds that connects India and America with... Sweden!
Vocado – an award winning Swedish group with a beautifully Nordic sound.
Youth Pop Choir - a chance to hear the participants of this festival workshop.
Jens Johansen - a short introductory talk by the luminary of rhythm a cappella
choirs.
The Real Group ”original line-up” featuring Peder Karlsson and Margareta
Bengtson will make a special appearance.
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CONCERTS
Open Stage
with participating festival groups
Send your application to: Every group coming to the festival can sing for the festival participants during
openstage@therealgroupfestival.se breaks on the strategically located open stages.
Schedule will be made in It’s the ideal time and place to perform with your group, and there will be a loving
August. happy audience supporting you in every way possible.
Sounds interesting? You will never regret taking this opportunity!
Slots are limited, so send your application today!
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CONCERTS
Vocado
Friday, Aug 17 2012 ”When I first heard Vocado in Leipzig 2008 they
13.00 made me cry from happiness! There is such a
Musikaliska sincerity and pure musicality in their performance
that brings me right to the core of music”, says
Katarina Henryson from The Real Group.
Vocado was formed in 2004 and has successfully
moved into the professional à cappella scene.
Members: Amanda Sjöberg, Malin Gavelin, Lukas
Gavelin, Anton Leanderson - Andréas, Joel Nilson.
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CONCERTS
Swingle Singers & Rajaton
Friday, Aug 17 2012 This is the evening where you will get Finnish sisu
19.00 and then have some British marmalade after the intermission.
Chinateatern
The boundless sound of the Finnish sextet followed by the smooth equilibristic
performance of the seven Swingles gives you a concert combo never experienced
before.
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CONCERTS
Perpetuum Jazzile
Conductors: Peder Karlsson, Sandra Feketija,
Luka Cerne
Friday, Aug 17 2012 After seeing a concert somebody once said:
23.00 “Perpetuum Jazzile is a vocal group in which music
Chinateatern is actually the only thing the singers take seriously.”
Well, perhaps there is some truth to that.
In any case, Perpetuum Jazzile loves to give power-
ful rhythms, rich harmonies and energetic sounds
to their audiences all over the world.
Since the beginning 29 years ago their repertoire
has developed into a combination of vocal jazz and
pop, Brazilian bossa nova, gospel and funk.
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CONCERTS
Lone Larsen & Voces Nordicae
”No recipe”
Saturday, Aug 18 2012 The choir Voces Nordicae consists of 16 excellent
16.00 singers from the Nordic countries and their musical
Musikaliska leader Lone Larsen.
Their repertoire is a mix of classical music, Scan-
dinavian folk music, jazz, pop and modern choir
music.
Voces Nordicae have won choir contests in the
Nordic countries and in Germany, Spain and Italy.
The program ”No recipe” is a fusion of contempora-
ry choir music mixed with group improvisation.
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CONCERTS
Swedish A Cappella Day
Zero8, Barbercue, Gabbahey, Dynamic, Pros & Cons,
Little Green, Vocation, Fabulous 4, reSound and others
Saturday, Aug 18 2012 The combination of a strong choir tradition and music schools for all styles of
11.30 - 15.30 music has made Sweden a fertile ground for new expressions in a cappella music.
Musikaliska
This concert gives you a unique chance to check out the variety in Swedish vocal
group music of today.
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CONCERTS
The Real Group + guests
Saturday, Aug 18 2012 The Real Group promises you a very special
19.00 concert.
Chinateatern
We have many things to celebrate this evening.
So we have invited a number of special guests to
share it with us.
Be there!
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FESTIVAL PASS WORKSHOPS
SING
33 African influences
34 All ears
35 Anything can happen
36 Make up music - now!
37 Raga and Tala: South Indian vocals
38 Sing with Jens Johansen
39 Sing with Lone Larsen & Voces Nordicae
40 Sing with The Real Group
41 Single Singers
42 Warm-up
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African influences
Lene Nørgaard (Zap Mama, VoxNorth)
Time: TBA How to develop co-ordination between body and voice through intense vocal
Place: TBA rhythms and body percussion.
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
No advance preparation is needed. No sheet music will be used.
In the workshop, Lene Nørgaard will use the Belgian vocal group Zap Mama’s
repertoire. This award-winning group is known for a fusion between African
and Western European music traditions and vocal styles; a musical landscape
located somewhere between forests in Congo and the streets of your favourite
European city.
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All ears
Anders Edenroth, Katarina Henryson (The Real Group)
Time: TBA How to improve your listening skills in order to refine your musical communica-
Place: TBA tion.
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
No advance preparation is needed. No sheet music will be used.
With a simple melody as our tool we will gradually open up doors to deeper levels
of musical interaction.
We explore different parameters of music such as time, blend, dynamics and
intonation.
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SING
Anything can happen
Peder Karlsson
Time: TBA How to expand your ensemble’s range of dynamics and timbres.
Place: TBA
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
Sheet music is available for free but not required.
If you prefer you can practise in advance in a virtual classroom at The Real Group
Academy.
In the workshop, the auditorium sings a song called ”Anything can happen”, eight
bars, in a number of different ways that explore new territory in terms of dynamics,
phrasing, articulation and voice timbres.
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SING
Make up music — now!
Kristian Skårhøj
Time: TBA Join the human loop station! Discover tools and exercises to connect with your
Place: TBA unfiltered source of inspiration and creativity.
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
No advance preparation is needed. No sheet music will be used.
Some say Circle Songs, some say jam sessions, some say sequencer-games.
This workshop is about sound that is created in the moment.
A liberating way to do music and a contrast to thinking and reading scores.
We’ll use short riffs as the basis of making music.
WARNING! Improvisation might happen.
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SING
Raga and Tala: introduction
to South Indian Vocals
Suba Sankaran, Dylan Bell (Freeplay Duo)
Time: TBA Get a taste of the basic elements of classical Indian music: raga (melody)
Place: TBA and tala (rhythm).
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
No advance preparation is needed. No sheet music will be used.
In the workshop, Suba Sankaran will introduce you to specific vocal techniques
such as gamakas (microtonal inflections), solkattu (vocal drum language), and
some songs taught by-rote to demonstrate these techniques.
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SING
Sing with Jens Johansen
Peter Gabriel songs – as sung by Vocal Line
Time: TBA Get a taste of the happiness and excitement you get from singing grandiose pop
Place: Musikaliska music in a large choir.
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
No advance preparation is required, but sheet music will be used.
In the workshop, you will meet a master of rhythmic choir music – Jens Johansen,
the leader of Vocal Line from Aarhus, Denmark.
This a unique chance to sing Jens Johansen’s ground-breaking arrangements
together with other festival participants, and receive instruction from a man who
has devoted his life to creating a new flavor of rhythmic choir music.
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SING
Sing with Voces Nordicae
Lone Larsen
Time: TBA Explore new ways of having fun with contemporary choral sounds by singing
Place: Musikaliska together with one of Sweden’s finest classical choirs.
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
No advance preparation is needed. No sheet music will be used.
This workshop gives you an insight into Voces Nordicae’s work and how they
realize Lone Larsen’s visions of a choir performance that combines contemporary
classical pieces with group improvisation.
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Sing with The Real Group
Time: TBA A unique chance to sing together with a group who continue to develop their own
Place: TBA style of a cappella music.
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
Advance preparation is recommended. Score page excerpts will be made available
at The Real Group Academy at no extra cost, as well as midi files to practise to.
In the workshop, the auditorium will sing excerpts from popular songs; Chili Con
Carne, Small Talk, Gøta, I Sing You Sing, Bumble Bee and Pass Me The Jazz.
With Kerstin Ryhed Lundin, Katarina Henryson, Anders Edenroth, Morten
Vinther, Anders Jalkéus. Sound engineer: Jan Apelholm.
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Single Singers
Contact persons: Annemarie Homan, Emily May ’t Hoen
Contact: Sing together with others who also come to The Real Group Festival on their own
singlesingers@therealgroupfestival.se or with just a few members of their choir or vocal group.
Registration begins June 1st
Maybe your group or choir cannot come to the festival and perform – but you still
Time: TBA want to? Join The Single Singers!
Place: TBA Learn your parts at home, meet in Stockholm, have two rehearsals and one
glorious performance.
Join forces with new people and meet in the music!
Vocal group singers often know some of the same songs - this is your chance to get
to sing them in an improvised vocal group.
Who knows, you might end up singing with your favorite beat-boxer or the tenor
you want to impress.
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Warm-up
Katarina Henryson, Jens Johansen
Time: TBA The Friday and Saturday workshops are preceded by warm-up sessions.
Place: TBA
Katarina’s warm up is a soft wake up call and an opportunity to focus on your own
instrument before you become part of the Collective voice. Focus on the body.
Jens Johansen makes groovy music first thing opening his and your mouths in the
morning! Focus on voice and groove.
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FESTIVAL PASS WORKSHOPS
MEET
45 Meet Perpetuum Jazzile
47 Meet Postyr Project
48 Meet Rajaton
49 Meet The Swingle Singers
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MEET
Meet Perpetuum Jazzile
Music director: Peder Karlsson
Time: TBA Meet one of Slovenia’s most popular artist groups, with a fan base that reaches far
Place: TBA beyond the circles of people who have a likeness for vocal music.
With over 25 million views on YouTube, and successful tours to Germany and the
USA, an international career for this XXL vocal group (50 members) is a
realistic possibility.
What circumstances have put Perpetuum Jazzile in this situation?
What decisions have they made in order to fulfill their goals?
And what musical visions do they have for the future?
These and other questions will be discussed in this session.
And of course Perpetuum Jazzile will sing for you.
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MEET
Meet Perpetuum Jazzile
Singers
Web links: Sopranos: Ana Tursic, Anja Kosir, Bojana Bergant, Liza Pucihar, Ursa Cigler,
Sopranos Mojca Skaza Novak, Valentina Zidar, Jana Zerjav, Mateja Mackenzie, Nina Mrak,
Altos Anja Koren, Marta Kosturska.
Tenors Altos: Katarina Dolenc, Ana Komlanc, Jana Gamser, Ana Marcun, Barbara Pihler,
Basses Mojca Obed, Aleksandra Lamut, Karin Mozina, Irena Kordez, Katja Strle, Marjeta
Luznik, Neta Zalar, Sandra Feketija, Vanja Budna Evacic, Marusa Dodic.
Tenors: Anze Orehek, Klemen Brezavscek, Matjaz Filipcic, Natasa Jovanovic,
Samo Vovk, Vanja Dizdarevic, Bostjan Usenik, Dominik Strucelj, Ales Majeric,
Tomaz Cör.
Basses: Andraz Slakan, Jan Trost, Kristjan Virtic, Simon Virtic, Luka Cerne,
Matjaz Rambaher, Tadej Premuzic, Blaz Papez, Miha Rojko, Tomaz Rojko, Rok
Kelvisar, Jernej Obreza.
Beatbox: Saso Vrabic. Piano: Marko Crncec.
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MEET
Meet Postyr Project
Time: TBA Get an up-close look at Postyr Project’s approach to music, music business and
Place: TBA group dynamics.
With Tine Fris, Line Groth, Andreas Bech, Anders Hornshøj, and Kristoffer Thor-
ning.
Come along for a sneak peak in the rehearsal room and at the office, and ask all the
questions you please!
Postyr Project is a five-voice group from Denmark consisting of Tine Fris, Line
Groth, Andreas Bech, Anders Hornshøj and Kristoffer Fynbo Thorning.
On their debut album the five singers strive to explore the border between the
natural softness and vitality of the human voice and the uncompromising and
merciless roughness of electronic instruments.
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MEET
Meet Rajaton
Time: TBA Welcome to a session where you can share in some Rajaton-reality!
Place: TBA
With Essi Wuorela, Virpi Moskari, Soila Sariola, Hannu Lepola, Ahti Paunu and
Jussi Chydenius.
We will openly discuss some of the issues that occur with singing and working in
the Rajaton vocal ensemble.
There will also be opportunities to answer some of your questions.
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Meet The Swingle Singers
Time: TBA Get a behind-the-scenes look at how this versatile group has survived — and
Place: TBA thrived — for nearly five decades.
With Sara Brimer, Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson, Clare Wheeler, Oliver Griffiths,
Christopher Jay, Kevin Fox. Bass: TBA
5-time Grammy Award-winning ensemble The Swingle Singers share their
thoughts on adapting to change as they discuss vocal technique, ensemble singing,
networking, and life on the road.
And get an exclusive sneak peek at their upcoming recording project and 50th
Anniversary Tour!
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FESTIVAL PASS WORKSHOPS
LEARN
52 Arranging for beginners
53 Basic vocal percussion
54 Computer, machines and vocals
55 Drum and Bass
56 Inspiring rehearsals — choirs
57 Inspiring rehearsals — vocal groups
58 Introduction to live looping
59 Rhythm & Groove
60 Stage performance
61 The Real Group — history
62 Vocal percussion presentation
63 Vocal technique seminar (CVT)
64 Vocal technique seminar (SLS)
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LEARN
Arranging for beginners
Anders Edenroth (The Real Group)
Time: TBA Seminar and interactive workshop for inexperienced arrangers.
Place: TBA
This workshop is for individual singers, groups, song writers and arrangers.
No advance preparation is needed.
The purpose of this session is to encourage participants to create vocal scores even
if they have little or no prior experience.
It also presents the basic procedures you need to get familiar with when writing for
a vocal ensemble.
During one part of the workshop we will together try to build a vocal score from
scratch.
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LEARN
Basic vocal percussion
Jake Moulton, Mattias Norgren, Sašo Vrabic
Group sessions; 8-10 singers. For all of you who always wanted to try and make vocal percussion sounds, but
don’t know if you dare.
Time: TBA
Place: TBA This workshop is for individual singers.
No prior experience nor advance preparation is needed.
You will have an opportunity to have fun together with a unique musician and try
out basic vocal percussion sounds, that can be used in context with a vocal group.
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Computer, machines & vocals
Kristoffer Thorning (Postyr Project)
Time: TBA A presentation of some of the options choirs and vocal groups have to integrate
Place: TBA computers and effect machines into their performance.
This workshop is for individual singers, groups, song writers and arrangers.
No prior experience nor advance preparation is needed.
No sheet music will be used.
In the workshop, Kristoffer Thorning will guide you from the easiest option of
plug’n’play loopers and effect hardware to really complex setups with midi-trig-
gers, computer software and hardware integration.
Kristoffer will also show you some of the secrets about the Postyr Project’s
technical setup and talk about the ideas and concept about Vocal Line’s live sound.
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LEARN
Drum and Bass
Jake Moulton (Mosaic), Jussi Chydenius (Rajaton)
Time: TBA This is an improvised session with two of the top performers in the world in their
Place: TBA respective fields.
In previous stages of their musical careers, Jake Moulton was a singer
and Jussi Chydenius a drummer.
In other words, they both have experiences on the other side of the fence.
Let’s see what happens when they meet.
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LEARN
Inspiring rehearsals - choirs
Line Groth (Postyr Project)
Time: TBA How to get a funky groove combined with accurate pitch, beautiful blend and a
Place: TBA powerful expression into your choir’s performance.
How to make your rehearsals fun and efficient at the same time.
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
No advance preparation nor sheet music needed. Previous experience in singing or
rehearsing with a choir or a vocal group is recommended.
In the workshop, Line Groth will guide you through a new arrangement of a catchy
pop/rock song. The arrangement is a 3-part piece, simple but at the same time with
a modern and full-bodied sound. While singing you will explore different
approaches to working with groove, pitch, blend, phrasing and expression.
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LEARN
Inspiring rehearsals -
vocal groups
Peder Karlsson
Time: TBA A seminar presentation and discussion about how to keep a strict focus in
Place: TBA rehearsals while having fun.
- Presentation/discussion about the importance of a here-and-now attitude;
- Presentation of real-life-tested rehearsal techniques;
- Practical methods for working on time, blend, intonation and phrasing;
- Practical tips on how to create a positive and creative social environment;
- If time allows: discussion of issues relating to real-life group dynamics.
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LEARN
Introduction to live looping
Dylan Bell, Suba Sankaran (Freeplay Duo)
Time: TBA Presentation of basic looping techniques in live performance.
Place: TBA
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
No advance preparation nor sheet music needed.
The FreePlay Duo makes extensive use of a looping device intheir live performan-
ces. In this workshop, Dylan gives a “behind-the-scenes” look at how these complex
arrangements are put together, and how you can use live looping with your
vocal group.
From song selection, to arranging, to execution, Dylan will take you through the
basic steps of creating an exciting looping performance.
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LEARN
Rhythm & Groove
Jim Daus Hjernøe; Royal Academy of Music, Denmark
Time: TBA Tips and tricks and demonstrations of useful tools that develop a collective sense of
Place: TBA rhythm and groove.
This workshop is for individual singers and groups who are curious about how to
be innovative in their rhythmical expression, and how to cultivate creativity in
different ways. No advance preparation nor sheet music needed.
Jim Daus Hjernøe will show you how to focus on renewing vocal rhythmic
expression, experimenting with sounds and forms of expression and improvisa-
tion, and how a group can develop its own musical expression based on creativity
and ”the intelligent vocal ensemble”.
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LEARN
Stage performance
Teachers: TBA
Time: TBA Vocal groups perform and get feedback on stage presentation from artists with
Place: TBA many years of experience.
What in a performance touches your heart, makes you laugh, makes you listen,
makes you angry or happy?
The online course ”Basic stage positions” is recommended as an introduction.
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LEARN
The Real Group - History
Anders Jalkéus
Time: TBA A behind-the-scenes presentation of 27 years of
Place: TBA rehearsals, concerts and recordings.
This photo is taken in 1984, after one of the very
first rehearsals. Five different personalities who
shared a common vision.
Since then, The Real Group has made a lifelong
journey filled with music, friendship and singing
together in a group.
Hear the fascinating story from how it all began
to how the group makes music today.
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LEARN
Vocal percussion
– presentation
Jake Moulton
Time: TBA How to make music as a vocal percussionist in context with a group of singers or
Place: TBA with instrumentalists.
This workshop is for individual singers as well as for groups.
No advance preparation nor sheet music needed.
In this presentation, Jake Moulton will respond to questions from the auditorium,
show you some tips and tricks, demonstrate various grooves and share his views on
various topics, such as:
How can you achieve a certain style?
Can women do vocal percussion?
(the answer is yes... but why do people assume the contrary?)
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LEARN
Vocal technique seminar
(Complete Vocal Technique)
Tine Fris
Time: TBA Tine Fris from Postyr Project sings and presents Complete Vocal Technique applied
Place: TBA to vocal group and choir singers.
The seminar will begin with an introduction to Complete Vocal Technique.
Next we will sing a new 3-4 part arrangement of a catchy pop/rock song.
While singing we will explore how Complete Vocal Technique can be used in a
vocal group or a choir. The goal of the workshop is to give each singer more tools to
master the many expressions of the voice, and to give a group of people a common
language that can be used to make the communication about the musical expres-
sion easier, faster and more precise. Any specific questions related to Complete
Vocal Technique or vocal technique in general are more than welcome. Everybody
can join this workshop, but some experience in rehearsing with a choir or a vocal
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LEARN
Vocal technique seminar
(Speech Level Singing)
Emil Svensson
www.emilsvensson.com Emil Svensson, certified Speech Level Singing instructor, gives an introduction to
voice technique methods.
Time: TBA
Place: TBA Emil teaches in his studios in Stockholm and Göteborg - and everywhere else via
Skype.
Speech Level Singing (SLS) is a popular vocal technique method.
Here is a quote from the SLS web page:
”SLS makes singing as natural and easy as speaking. Used by more than 120
Grammy winners and developed by Seth Riggs, legendary vocal coach to the stars,
SLS produces an effortless, powerful and expressive voice.”
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FESTIVAL PASS WORKSHOPS
DISCUSS
67 Conductors’ group discussion
68 Creative leadership
69 European Voices Association
- founding meeting
70 Music business panel discussion
71 Passion as a platform for success
72 Recording seminar
73 Video seminar
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DISCUSS
Conductors’ group discussion
Moderator: Jim Daus Hjernøe
Time: TBA Open discussion moderated by professor Jim Daus
Place: TBA Hjernøe.
Since many conductors and musical directors will
be attending this festival, there will be lot of know-
how in this field.
This seminar is an open group discussion, that will
focus on subjects raised by participating
conductors. The discussion could include subjects
like: warm-up, rehearsal methods, communication,
dynamical challenges, group-structure, leadership,
etcetera.
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DISCUSS
Creative leadership
Peder Karlsson
Time: TBA A seminar presentation of how to lead artistic development in a group/choir.
Place: TBA
This seminar will include practical advice, such as:
- how to lead brainstorming sessions with choir singers
- how to include all group members in the repertoire development
- how to use ”creative language”
- rehearsal methods that encourage new initiatives from singers
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DISCUSS
European Voices Association
– founding meeting
Moderator: Florian Städtler
Contact: The European Voices Association (EVA) was founded in December 2011. The
staedtler@spielplanvier.com association’s board started its work in January 2012. EVA is a non-profit organiza-
tion working to support the development of contemporary vocal, a cappella and
www.europeanvoices.org rhythmic choral music in European countries.
Time: TBA
Place: TBA At the Stockholm meeting, board members Florian Städtler (chairman), Peter
Martin Jacob (deputy chairman), Volker Bauer (treasurer) and Tilo Beckmann
(secretary) will introduce both the EVA roadmap for 2012/13 and will host a Q&A
regarding the future development of the association.
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DISCUSS
Music business
Panel discussion. Moderator: TBA
Time: TBA No matter if you are thinking of ”going pro” or just become a little bit more serious
Place: TBA with your group, there are business aspects to consider as well as artistic.
In this seminar we will discuss different aspects of the business side of things,
coping the harsh reality where money makes the world go round without losing the
heart and soul of the music.
How do you stand out as a group?
What can be done in social media?
How do you get in contact with promoters, and what makes them tick?
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DISCUSS
Passion as a platform
for success
Boštjan Usenik
Time: TBA In this presentation, Boštjan Usenik will tell the true story of how Perpetuum
Place: TBA Jazzile made a concrete plan for how to become the most popular vocal group
in Slovenia – and became one of the most appreciated artistic forces in their
country of any musical style.
Boštjan has been the manager of Perpetuum Jazzile for more than a decade,
and is now employed by the group on a full-time basis.
He has a degree in business finance and economics, and has worked for the main
financial magazine in Ljubljana for many years.
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DISCUSS
Recording seminar
Bill Hare, Erik Bosio
Time: TBA A basic presentation of the two producers’ work and different philosophies about
Place: TBA working with a cappella music.
Topics raised by participants will also be discussed.
We are so proud to feature renowned producers Bill Hare and Erik Bosio in our
festival – in this particular session you will have world-class knowledge and
experience of the recording process right in front of you.
The seminar can include all kind of topics - from microphones and pre-amps to
recordings planning and ”studio psychology”.
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DISCUSS
Video seminar
Moderators: TBA
Time: TBA The groups in the pre-festival workshop ”Making your own video” will present the
Place: TBA fruits of their labors.
Then we will have a discussion about how to present your group in a video,
including tips from the film teachers.
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ADD-ON WORKSHOPS
76 Advanced vocal percussion
77 Group coaching
78 Individual voice coaching
79 Making your own video
80 Record a song in TRG’s studio
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ADD-ON WORKSHOPS
Advanced vocal percussion
Teacher: Jake Moulton
Price: 400 SEK per person. Singers are introduced to a palette of different sounds, and taught simple ways to
4 singers in each 90 minutes achieve complex vocal percussion patterns while staying in context with the needs
session. of an a cappella group.
Festival pass required.
Time: TBA
Place: TBA
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ADD-ON WORKSHOPS
Group coaching
Price: 1500 SEK per group. Workshops where complete groups and choirs have a chance to meet with and
2 groups in each 90 minute receive instruction from an a cappella celebrity.
session; 1-2 teachers.
Festival pass required. These sessions are essential to our festival.
Time: TBA
Place: TBA Teachers:
Morten Vinther, Kerstin Ryhed Lundin, Katarina Henryson, Anders Edenroth,
Peder Karlsson, Anders Jalkéus, Essi Wuorela, Soila Sariola, Hannu Lepola, Ahti
Paunu, Jussi Chydenius, Line Groth Riis, Jens Johansen, Lone Larsen, Joanna
Goldsmith-Eteson, Sara Brimer, Kevin Fox, Clare Wheeler, Christopher Jay, Oliver
Griffiths, Tobias Hug, Anton Leanderson-Andréas, Amanda Sjöberg, Jim Daus
Hjernøe.
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ADD-ON WORKSHOPS
Individual voice coaching
Available for female, male and bass voices
Price: 400 SEK per person. Topics: voice technique, posture, articulation, phrasing etc.
3 singers in each 90 minute Some sessions will not have access for listeners.
session.
Festival pass required. Teachers:
Time: TBA Female voices: Kerstin Ryhed Lundin, Tine Fris, Line Groth Riis, Sara Brimer, Essi
Place: TBA Wuorela, Soila Sariola.
Male voices: Ahti Paunu, Andreas Bech, Anders Hornshøj, Oliver Griffiths.
Bass: Anders Jalkéus, Jussi Chydenius, Sebastian Rilton, Kevin Fox,
Kristoffer Thorning.
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ADD-ON WORKSHOPS
Making your own video
Teachers: TBA
Price: 3000 SEK per group; How to make your own low-cost music video for YouTube and similar platforms.
3 hour sessions.
Festival pass required. This workshop is for complete groups.
An audio track that you have prepared in advance is required.
Mon, Aug 13th - Wed 15th
Place: TBA YouTube is one of the most important resources of today for exposing your music.
The three hour session teaches how to use simple iPhone and laptop applications to
record and edit a basic music video.
During the recording you will lip-synch your performance to your own recording.
The sessions can be scheduled during the festival period or during the days before
and after it.
A final edit can be done for an additional fee.
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ADD-ON WORKSHOPS
Record a song in TRG’s studio
Anders Edenroth, Morten Vinther
Price: 3000 SEK per group; Ensembles prepare recordings in advance.
3 hour sessions. Additional recordings are made in The Real Group’s studio in Stockholm during
Festival pass required. the festival in the studio that has been the home base for The Real Group for more
Mon, Aug 13th - Wed 15th than 15 years. The three hour session is focused on the recording process and
Studio Brasan results in a simple rough mix. Prepare a click track in advance or record ”live” in
Södermalm, Stockholm the studio.
The sessions can be scheduled during the festival period or during the days before
and after it.
A final mix can be done for an additional fee.
You can also bring a recording and do the mix in The Real Group Studio.
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YOUTH CHOIR WORKSHOPS
83 Youth Pop Choir
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YOUTH CHOIR WORKSHOPS
Youth Pop Choir
Teachers: Peder Karlsson, Postyr Project and others
Mon, Aug 13th - Thu 16th For singers up to 22 years.
Kulturfyren Repertoire: Pop- jazz- and possibly other rhythmic choir music.
Skeppsholmen, Stockholm
This series of workshops take place before the festival, and is for young singers
from Sweden.
You can read more and fill out the application form here:
http://www.therealacademy.se/mod/resource/view.php?id=1010
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ONLINE WORKSHOPS
86 Basic stage positions
87 Get feedback on arrangements
88 Get feedback on studio recordings
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ONLINE WORKSHOPS
Basic staging
Teachers: Peder Karlsson and others
See website for latest updates: How to present an a cappella song on stage.
www.therealacademy.se
In this course you will learn how to make a simple plan with positions on the stage
for each part of a song.
Such plans will come in very handy when you prepare for a performance.
Sample position plans are available in the virtual classroom at the Real Academy.
Based on the positions plan, record a video of a performance or a rehearsal and
upload to the classroom.
Then one of our teachers will take a look at the plan and the video and give feed-
back to the group, followed by evaluation.
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ONLINE WORKSHOPS
Get feedback on arrangements
Teachers: TBA
See website for latest updates: Participants write an arrangement over a couple of weeks or a few months at www.
www.therealacademy.se therealacademy.se + receive feedback.
A winner arrangement is selected in June 2012.
The song is recorded by The Real Group later this year.
We also provide opportunity for arrangements to be performed during the festival,
as an option for participants in ”Single Singers” to choose.
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ONLINE WORKSHOPS
Get feedback on studio recordings
Teachers: TBA
See website for latest updates: We will listen to your studio recordings and give detailed feedback on how well the
www.therealacademy.se actual recording is done but also on the use of EQ, compression, pan, reverb and
balance.
There will also be some notes on the interpretation and arranging of the song since
it has a crucial effect on the mixing.
If you have questions regarding a specific issue you may include that when sending
in the material. We prefer to receive the mix as an AAC 320 kbs file and the score, if
available, as a pdf.
Please note! No rehearsal recordings in this case (we have other virtual
class-rooms for that).
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FESTIVAL ARTISTS
91 The Real Group
92 Swingle Singers
93 Rajaton
94 Perpetuum Jazzile
95 Postyr Project
96 Voces Nordicae
97 Vocado
98 FreePlay Duo
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FESTIVAL ARTISTS
The Real Group
Emma Nilsdotter, Katarina Henryson,
Anders Edenroth, Morten Vinther, Anders Jalkéus
www.realgroup.se The Real Group was formed in 1984. Extensive
touring around the world and 17 cds in their own
name have built up a reputation of a group that
combines perfection with a personal sound.
Two new members, Emma Nilsdotter and Morten
Vinther, joined 2008 and 2010. With their persona-
lities and different backgrounds they have brought
a new sound and new influences to a group that
continues to curiously look forward.
During 2012 Emma Nilsdotter is on maternity
leave, replaced by Kerstin Ryhed Lundin.
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FESTIVAL ARTISTS
The Swingle Singers
Sara Brimer, Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson, Clare Wheeler,
Oliver Griffiths, Christopher Jay, Kevin Fox. Bass: TBA.
www.swinglesingers.com The Swingle Singers is an international a cappella
phenomenon with five Grammy awards under their
belt. For over four decades, the unmistakable sound
of ”Swingle singing” has defined the art form:
virtuosic vocal agility and blend demonstrated
by their signature close-microphone technique,
combined with high-level entertainment. The latest
line-up represents the group’s transformation from
pioneering classical/jazz crossover artists to a
contemporary vocal super-group. Their repertoire
encompasses classical, jazz, Latin, pop and rock, all
accompanied by their own vocal rhythm section.
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FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Rajaton
Essi Wuorela, Virpi Moskari, Soila Sariola,
Hannu Lepola, Ahti Paunu, Jussi Chydenius.
www.rajaton.net The Finnish group Rajaton contributes with sisu
and passion to the world of vocal music.
Their song Butterfly put them on the international
music map early in their career.
In 2012 Rajaton celebrates 15 years of music-ma-
king with one double platinum, three platinum and
eight gold records in Finland to their credit.
Rajaton may be a pop group, or a world music
group, or a small classical choir — or maybe just as
boundless as their name suggests.
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FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Perpetuum Jazzile
en.perpetuumjazzile.si ”Friendship is what connects us; music is what we
live for”.
This XXL vocal group is one of Slovenia’s most
popular artists in any genre.
In recent years, word of mouth has spread their
name all over the world.
Their YouTube version of ”Africa” is an internatio-
nal hit, with over 12 million views.
In 2011, Perpetuum Jazzile successfully toured in
the USA, and in 2012 they will make another exten-
sive tour to Germany.
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FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Postyr Project
Tine Fris, Line Groth Riis, Andreas Bech,
Anders Hornshøj, Kristoffer Thorning.
www.postyrproject.com Postyr’s members met through the musical
environment that has emerged around the world
famous choir Vocal Line, and the award-winning
vocal group Vox 11. In October 2009 the five singers
decided to take their passion for the delicacy of
American singer-songwriters, the edge of electronic
music and the evocative soundscapes of avantgarde
pop to the next level by founding Postyr Project.
The group released their debut album in May 2011,
on which they explore the borderland between the
softness and vitality of the human voice and the
uncompromising roughness of electronic music.
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FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Voces Nordicae
www.vocesnordicae.se Voces Nordicae is a ground-breaking classical choir
who combine contemporary compositions with
group improvisation.
Voces Nordicae’s performance style is very flexible
and communicative, due to Lone Larsen’s visions of
a choir performance with maximum openness to
expression that occurs in the moment.
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FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Vocado
Amanda Sjöberg, Malin Gavelin, Lukas Gavelin,
Anton Leanderson - Andréas, Joel Nilson
www.vocado.se In 2011, Vocado released their first CD ”Northern
Lights”, won the ”Choir of the year” award from the
Swedish Choral society and toured in Europe and
Asia.
They combine Swedish choral and folk sounds with
a jazzy swing feel in cover songs as well as in their
own music.
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FESTIVAL ARTISTS
FreePlay Duo
Suba Sankaran, Dylan Bell
www.freeplayduo.com Described as “inspired eclecticism”, Dylan and
Suba will take you from Bach to Bird to the Beatles,
continually combining and recombining sounds to
create a concert with the intimate delivery of two
people.
FreePlay Duo has performed across Canada and
around the world, with stops in Germany, Holland,
Switzerland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic,
Sweden and India.
Their self-titled debut album was released in May
2009.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
101 Jim Daus Hjernøe
102 Anders Edenroth
103 Tine Fris
104 Line Groth
105 Katarina Henryson
106 Anders Jalkéus
107 Morten Vinther
108 Jens Johansen
109 Peder Karlsson
110 Lone Larsen
111 Jake Moulton
112 Mattias Norgren
113 Lene Nørgaard
114 Kristian Skårhøj
115 Sašo Vrabic
116 Suba Sankaran
117 Dylan Bell
...to be continued...
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Jim Daus Hjernøe
voxnorth.dk Jim Daus Hjernøe is professor at the Royal
www.aavf.dk Academy of Music in Denmark, where he is in
www.musikkons.dk charge of the international education program for
choral conductors of modern rhythmic music.
Jim is the founder and conductor of the Danish
vocal ensemble Voxnorth, which specializes in
groove and improvisation for larger groups.
He has taught at many festivals and workshops for
choirs and conductors – in particular in Denmark,
Norway, Sweden, Germany, France and the Faroe
Islands.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Anders Edenroth
www.realgroup.se Anders Edenroth is one of the most influential
composers in the world of a cappella music. With
titles like Chili Con Carne, A Cappella In Acapulco,
Words, A Life For Me, and I Sing You Sing, for ex-
ample, his music is sung all over the world.
Few arrangers, if any, have like Anders a portfolio
that covers such a broad range of musical styles –
from bebop to jazz ballads; from country and
rock ’n roll to symphonic classical music.
As a singer, his palette covers a wide spectrum of
sounds from mellow falsetto solos to screaming
guitars. He has also developed his own vocal
percussion style.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Tine Fris
www.postyr.nu Tine holds a BA in contemporary singing and SDS
from the Royal Academy of Music in Denmark and
is currently writing her master thesis in contem-
porary singing and voice teaching at the same
school.
Tine is the soprano of Postyr Project, as well as one
of the group’s song writers and arrangers.
As a teacher, Tine has more than ten years of
experience in teaching Complete Vocal Technique,
performance, interpretation skills, and group
dynamics.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Line Groth
www.postyr.nu Line Groth is the alto in the award-winning vocal
group Postyr Project.
She is also known for an inspiring and dedicated
workshop instruction attitude.
Line is a co-conductor, arranger and singer in the
world famous Danish choir, Vocal Line.
For 20 years Vocal Line has been a front-runner in
the development of rhythmic choir singing, recei-
ving a wide range of international prizes and wor-
king together with Bobby McFerrin, among others.
This summer Line finishes her studies at the Royal
Academy of Music (DK), specializing in singing and
choir conducting.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Katarina Henryson
www.realgroup.se Katarina Henryson is a singer and song writer from
Stockholm who has provided a wide range of vocal
sounds to The Real Group for more than 27 years;
from deep and mellow alto parts to the highest
soprano melodies.
She is a very appreciated seminars and workshops
leader, and has been a part of the competition jury
in Aarhus Vocal Festival and in the international
vocal festival in Leipzig.
Katarina Henryson has written and composed
several classic Real Group songs; The Eyes Of A
Child, Commonly Unique, A Little Kindness,
Given, to name a few.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Anders Jalkéus
www.realgroup.se Anders Jalkéus is a multi-instrumentalist who can
sing all vocal parts from tenor to bass. In The Real
Group, his main function is to provide the bass
fundament, obviously, but given the opportunity he
will gladly play some folk riffs on his accordion or
burst out into a tenor aria.
He has written several jazz arrangements that con-
stitute an important part of The Real Group’s reper-
toire. Anders frequently adjudicates competitions
around the world. He has three master’s degrees;
one in classical voice, one in music education, and
one in vocal group performance.
He is also a board member of The Swedish Choral
Society.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Morten Vinther
www.realgroup.se Morten Vinther from Denmark is the latest addi-
tion to the swedish a cappella institution The Real
Group.
Morten is originally from Denmark. He graduated
from The Royal Academy of Music in Aalborg with a
master’s degree in contemporary a cappella music.
Being a part of the synergetic a cappella environ-
ment in Denmark he has worked with both larger
ensembles and regular vocal groups, such as Postyr
Project, VOX11, Songs Of The Moment, VoxNorth.
Now Morten uses his know-how and experience to
perform and teach with The Real Group all over the
world.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Jens Johansen
www.vocalline.dk In 1991, Jens Johansen formed Vocal Line, with the
goal of establishing rhythmic choir music as a
concert genre on its own terms. The starting point
was Nordic choir music mixed with pop, rock and
jazz. Since then Vocal Line has become one of the
most successful ”XXL vocal groups” in the world.
Jens Johansen is one of the most requested teachers
within his field. He is associate professor in musi-
cology at the University of Aarhus, teaches at the
Royal Academy of Music in Denmark, and is one of
the founders of the Aarhus Vocal Festival.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Peder Karlsson
www.therealacademy.se Peder Karlsson studied classical and jazz composi-
en.perpetuumjazzile.si tion at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm
before graduating with a master’s degree in vocal
group performance.
After 26 years of singing with The Real Group,
Peder now devotes his time to spreading inspiration
to the world of vocal music, with The Real Group
Academy, through his work with Perpetuum Jazzile
from Slovenia, and through workshops and semi-
nars all over the world.
As a solo singer, guitar player and composer, Peder
currently collects material for his upcoming album.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Lone Larsen
www.vocesnordicae.se Lone Larsen has studied choral conducting at The
Academy of Music in Aalborg, Denmark, The Royal
College of Music in Stockholmand Juilliard School
of Music in New York.
2008 Lone Larsen was appointed ”choir conductor
of the year” in Sweden and she has been chorus-
master for The Eric Ericson Chamber choir .
Lone teaches at the Royal College of Music, The
Music Gymnasium, and at Ersta-Sköndal music
academy. As a freelance conductor she is often en-
gaged for workshops and concert productions and
has worked with many fine ensembles in Europe.
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FESTIVAL TEACHERS
Jake Moulton
www.jakemoulton.com Jake Moulton has performed professionally for
more than 20 years. Mimicking the sounds of a
drum kit, as well as utilizing the more organic
sounds inherent in beatboxing, Jake has created his
own powerful and successful style.
As a member of the a cappella bands Kickshaw, m-
pact, the House Jacks and today MO5AIC, Jake has
shared the stage with many of the music industry’s
greatest talents, including Beyonce Knowles, Herbie
Hancock, Sheryl Crow, Boys II Men, Kenny G, and
the New York Voices, to name a few.
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Mattias Norgren
www.facebook.com/mattias. Mattias Norgren is a drummer and beatboxer from
norgren Stockholm, who has developed his own personal
style. He plays drums with the hardcore metal band
SuffiX and sings beatbox with the mainstream pop
a cappella group Cogent.
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Lene Nørgaard
voxnorth.dk Lene Nørgaard is a singer from Denmark where she
graduated from The Conservatory in 1998.
She teaches at The School of Act at the Theater of
Aarhus, The Royal Academy of Music in Aalborg/
Aarhus and Move’n Act.
Besides teaching, she sings in the groups Zap
Mama, Manou Gallo, The New Vox North, Power-
solo, SKRÅL, and Song of the Moment.
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Kristian Skårhøj
kristianskarhoj.dk Kristian Skårhøj graduated from the Royal Aca-
demy of Music in Aarhus in 2012, with a Soloist
Diploma in “Vocal Ensemble Improvisation”.
Kristian is the leader of several projects involving
vocal improvisation, including the vocal group
“Songs of the Moment”, for which he acts as a
composer, and the vocal quartet ”¡SKRÅL!”, who
specializes in school concerts.
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Sašo Vrabic
www.vrabic.si Painter, photographer, saxophone player, beatboxer
- several titles apply to Sašo Vrabic.
Artistic expression comes easily to Sašo.
Talking about himself, however, does not.
Sašo is probably the most humble professional
beatboxer in the world.
And a very encouraging teacher.
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Suba Sankaran
www.freeplayduo.com Suba Sankaran graduated from York University in
www.subasankaran.com 1997, where she studied jazz, early music, world
music and contemporary improvisation.
Suba is artistic director of the award-winning
Indo-jazz fusion ensemble Autorickshaw. She also
performs with world music groups: Trichy’s Trio
and vocal percussion ensemble NEXUS. Highlights
include performing for Nelson Mandela, Bishop
Desmond Tutu and Peter Gabriel.
She has composed, recorded and produced music
for theatre, film, radio, and for south Indian and
modern dance.
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Dylan Bell
www.freeplayduo.com Dylan Bell has sung with many of Canada’s premie-
www.dylanbell.ca re vocal ensembles: Cadence, Hampton Avenue, the
Nathaniel Dett Chorale, and Retrocity.
Dylan has produced or engineered several award-
winning albums, including the Cadence album
”Twenty For One”, and ”Ferris Wheels” by The
Swingle Singers.
Dylan’s work as a composer and arranger has gar-
nered international recognition, such as when he
won a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award
(Best Original Song, 2006).
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FESTIVAL TEAM
Inspiration: The Real Group
Project leader: Peder Karlsson
Project controller: Claes De Geer
Budget: Anders Edenroth, Anders Jalkéus
Schedule: Morten Vinther
Program book & web site content: Peder Karlsson
Language consultants: Jeff Meshel, Paul Jay
Marketing: Katarina Henryson, Joakim Skog, Claes Nyberg
Customer contacts: Karin Svinhufvud-Söremark
Artists and teachers logistics: Caroline Berg
Web site tech support: Johan Bjurling
Swedish A Cappella Day program: Anton Leandersson-Andréas
Production at Musikaliska: Jan Hellgren
Production at Eric Ericson Hall: Anna Larsdotter Persson, Kella Naeslund
Production at Kulturfyren: Charlotte Rider Norlander
Festival food: Leif Sigertun
Graphic design: John Jacobson, JVD
plus volunteers from Stockholm choirs and vocal groups.