GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: MESSIAH

Since 2015, Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir has collaborated with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on annual performances of Handel’s Messiah. Through more than a decade of shared music-making, the two ensembles have developed a distinctive and finely honed interpretation of the work, which has become one of the choir’s artistic hallmarks.

MOGENS DAHL CHAMBER CHOIR
ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

SOPRANO: JULIA DOYLE
ALTO: KAYLEIGH DECKER
TENOR: ROBIN TRITSCHLER
BASS: MORGAN PEARSE

8 DECEMBER 2024 // VIBORG CATHEDRAL, DENMARK

HUGO ALFVÉN: EVENING

If there is one genre that lies closest to the Chamber Choir’s heart, it is the lyrical choral tradition of the Nordic countries. Music by composers such as Svend S. Schultz, Edvard Grieg, Wilhelm Stenhammar and Hugo Alfvén has long held a special place in the choir’s repertoire and frequently features in its concert programmes.

MOGENS DAHL CHAMBER CHOIR

30 JANUARY 2026 // HOLMENS CHURCH, COPENHAGEN

LARS JOHAN WERLE: SONETTO 292

Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir has established a distinctive position within Nordic musical life through close collaborations with contemporary composers such as Per Nørgård, Sven-David Sandström, Ib Nørholm and Lars Johan Werle. Werle’s Sonetto 292 is one of several works written especially for Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir and dedicated to the ensemble.

MOGENS DAHL CHAMBER CHOIR
SOLOIST: ELIN ERIKSSON

30 JANUARY 2026 // HOLMENS CHURCH, COPENHAGEN

MATHIAS HEISE: IN THE BITTER COLD OF MORNING

Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir actively supports emerging Danish artists and artistic collaborations across genres. The ensemble has collaborated with harmonica virtuoso Mathias Heise for several years on projects exploring the intersection of jazz and classical music.

MOGENS DAHL CHAMBER CHOIR
HARMONICA: MATHIAS HEISE
CLARINET: JONAS FRØLUND

30 JANUARY 2026 // HOLMENS CHURCH, COPENHAGEN

OLUF RING: BEHOLD, THE SUN RISES FROM THE BOSOM OF THE SEA

(arr: Søren Kinch Hansen)

Community singing is an important part of the Danish choral tradition, and Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir often invites audiences to join in at the close of its concerts. Experience the special atmosphere as the entire church raises its voice, accompanied by the church organ, in the final verse of Oluf Ring’s beloved hymn Se, nu stiger solen af havets skød.

MOGENS DAHL CHAMBER CHOIR
ORGAN: JAKOB LORENTZEN

30 JANUARY 2026 // HOLMENS CHURCH, COPENHAGEN

VAGN HOLMBOE: SONG AT SUNSET

Vagn Holmboe’s Song at Sunset is among those works that truly test the capabilities of a professional choir. Here, the sound of Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir unfolds in all its power and subtlety. From the very first note, the concert space is filled with the unmistakably Nordic sonority that has become a hallmark of the ensemble.

MOGENS DAHL CHAMBER CHOIR

30 JANUARY 2026 // HOLMENS CHURCH, COPENHAGEN

FRANK MARTIN: MASS FOR DOUBLE CHOIR

Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir is widely regarded as one of the finest works for unaccompanied choir composed in the twentieth century. Drawing inspiration from medieval Gregorian chant and combining it with a richly expressive modern harmonic language, the work creates a distinctive and vividly coloured sound world.

MOGENS DAHL CHAMBER CHOIR

23 OCTOBER 2022 // CHRISTIAN'S CHURCH, COPENHAGEN

OLA GJEILO: TOTA PULCHRA ES

Ola Gjeilo is widely regarded as one of today’s leading choral composers. Tota Pulchra Es was recorded for the album Sacred North in 2008 and has been singled out by the composer himself as an exceptional interpretation. Discover the recording that helped bring Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir to international attention.

MOGENS DAHL CHAMBER CHOIR
Sacred North CD, 2008