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The Eric Ericson Award will see some of the world’s best young choral conductors compete for victory in Stockholm, 23-26 October 2024. Here you can see the exciting final, 26 October at 15:00, when the three finalists lead the Radio Choir in Berwaldhallen.
The finalists are Alexander Lüken, Germany, Heide Müller, Germany and Marcel Ortega I Martí, Spain.

The semi-finals took place on 23-24 October, with the competitors conducting the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir and the S:t Jacobs Chamber Choir. They can be relived below.
See the programme and start times below the videos.

Participants in the final concert

Radiokören
Tre finalister samt Kaspars Putniņš, chefsdirigent

Zero8
Rasmus Krigström, dirigent

S:t Jacobs Kammarkör
Gary Graden, dirigent

Josef Beltzikoff, konferencier
Paula af Malmborg Ward, konferencier

The music
Competition programme

INGVAR LIDHOLM: De Profundis

ARNE MELLNÄS: Laude – Il cantico di frate sole

STACY GARROP: Sonnets of Desire, Longing, and Whimsy

Other music

ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG: Friede auf Erden

JOANNA MARSH: In Winter’s House

CARLO GESUALDO: Una hora non potuistis

TRAD. ARR. AARON DALE: Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel

AGNETA SKÖLD: Den levande Maria, sats II

URMAS SISASK: Gloria Patri II, nr 24 Te gratias ago, Creator Universi!

23^rd October:

Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

13.00-13.30 First performance: semifinalist 1: Simon Arlasjö – C Unander-Scharin – from Calligrammes: Mutation

13.40-14.10 Second performance: semifinalist 2: Anastasija Kildiša – S-D Sandström – April och tystnad

14.10-14.30 Break

14.30-15.00 Third performance: semifinalist 3: Marcel Ortega i Martí – J Bingham – The darkness is no darkness

15.10-15.40 Fourth performance: semifinalist 4: Alexander Lüken – M Sköld – We know not where the Dragons fly

Interval 15.40-17.00

S:t Jacobs Chamber Choir:

17.00-17.30 Fifth performance: semifinalist 5: Jurgita Česonytė – I Pizzetti – Ululate from Tre Composizioni corali

17.40-18.10 Sixth performance: semifinalist 6: Joe Tobin – E Rautavaara – Credo

18.10-18.30 Break

18.30-19.00 Seventh performance: semifinalist 7: João Barros – G Grigorjeva – In Paradisum

19.10-19.40 Eighth performance: semifinalist 8: Heide Müller – N Forte – O Oriens

24^th October:

Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

13.00-13.30 First performance: semifinalist 8: Heide Müller – C Unander-Scharin – from Calligrammes: Mutation

13.40-14.10 Second performance: semifinalist 7: João Barros – S-D Sandström – April och tystnad

14.10-14.30 Break

14.30-15.00 Third performance: semifinalist 6: Joe Tobin – J Bingham – The darkness is no darkness

15.10-15.40 Fourth performance: semifinalist 5: Jurgita Česonytė – M Sköld – We know not where the Dragons fly

Interval 15.40-17.00

S:t Jacobs Chamber Choir

17.00-17.30 Fifth performance: semifinalist 4: Alexander Lüken – I Pizzetti – Ululate from Tre Composizioni corali

17.40-18.10 Sixth performance: semifinalist 3: Marcel Ortega i Martí – E Rautavaara – Credo

18.10-18.30 Break

18.30-19.00 Seventh performance: semifinalist 2: Anastasija Kildiša – G Grigorjeva – In Paradisum

19.10-19.40 Eighth performance: semifinalist 1: Simon Arlasjö – N Forte – O Oriens

Programme for the semi-finals
with Eric Ericsons kammarkör och St Jacobs kammarkör

I Pizzetti, Ululate from Tre Composizioni corali

E Rautavaara, Credo

G Grigorjeva, In Paradisum

N Forte, O Oriens

C Unander-Scharin, Mutations from Calligrammes

S-D Sandström, April och tystnad

J Bingham, The darkness is no darkness

M Sköld, We know not where the Dragons fly