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FESTIVAL PROGRAM
VERSION: APRIL 11, 2012 CHECK FOR NEW VERSIONS AT www.therealacademy.se

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Forever curious
We didnt know how to sing in a vocal group. So we started The Real Group. In 1984. We didnt know how to arrange a festival. So we did it. In 2008. We dont know what the second festival experience will be like. So lets nd out. See you in August. In Stockholm. Lets 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 August 14-19, 2012 The Real Group Festival coincides with Stockholm Culture Festival. You will have a unique opportunity to enjoy streets and squares lled 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

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Practical information & Map Get your festival pass now! Before and after Concerts Festival pass workshops: Sing Meet Learn Discuss Add-on workshops Youth Pop Choir Online workshops Festival artists Festival teachers Festival Team

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Practical information
Venues, travel, accomodation, food.
Web links: Find us Travel info Hotels & hostels Food Concert and workshop locations: Musikaliska, Eric Ericsonhallen, Kulturfyren, Chinateatern. Musikaliska is the festival center. This is a very beautiful concert venue in the middle of Stockholm, at Nybrokajen. You nd Chinateatern one block away. Eric Ericsonhallen and Kulturfyren are located 500 meters from Musikaliska on the island of Skeppsholmen, one of Stockholms 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

FESTIVAL PASSES

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FESTIVAL PASSES

Get your festival pass now!


Click here to buy a festival pass in our web shop. Win prices - click here! Groups who buy their passes before April 17th can win special prices, such as to be selected for performance in the Opening Concert on August 16th, 2012. 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. The price includes a 50 SEK CO2 emission compensation. Click here to buy this festival pass in our web shop. This pass gives access to all concerts, workshops and seminars except Add-on Workshops. We keep individual track of all festival pass purchases. The earlier you buy this festival pass, the better concert seats you get. Workshop seat reservations for specic 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 Pass
with workshops only
1850 SEK per person. The price includes a 50 SEK CO2 emission compensation. Click here to buy this festival pass in our web shop. This pass gives access to all workshops and seminars, except Add-on workshops. 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 given priority to a good seat. Workshop seat reservations for specic workshop activities will be made online before the festival.

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Youth Pop Choir pass


for singers up to 22 years
1850 SEK per person. The price includes a 50 SEK CO2 emission compensation. Click here to buy this festival pass in our web shop. Repertoire: Pop- jazz- and possibly other rhythmic choir music. Individual application at The Real Academy. An audition at Kulturfyren may also be done before singer selection is made. Repertoire is made available in a virtual class-room at The Real Academy; scores, midiles; perhaps also instruction video.

BEFORE AND AFTER

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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: www.therealacademy.se Festival pass is not required for these optional courses, but students results can be presented during the festival. Staging, arranging and recording skills are important parts of creative development for any vocal group or choir who wants to have a personal style and/or promote their music to the public. In our experience, it takes some time to really develop in these areas; more than the few days of 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: www.therealacademy.se Between Monday, Aug 13, and Wednesday, Aug 15, three workshops are planned: Making your own video Recording a song in The Real Groups studio Youth Pop Choir

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BEFORE AND AFTER

After the festival


See website for latest updates: www.therealacademy.se Live courses in Stockholm for singers and groups. Preliminary date for the rst 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

CONCERTS

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CONCERTS

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Opening concert Open Stage Vocado Swingle Singers & Rajaton Perpetuum Jazzile Lone Larsen & Voces Nordicae Swedish A Cappella Day The Real Group & Friends

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Opening concert
Postyr Project, Perpetuum Jazzile, Freeplay Duo, Vocado, Youth Pop Choir, Jens Johansen, The Real Group
Thursday, Aug 16 2012 19.00 Chinateatern Postyr Project an innovative hip Danish group. In Stockholm for the rst time. Perpetuum Jazzile one of the most popular choirs in the world. Over 25 million 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:
openstage@therealgroupfestival.se

Every group coming to the festival can sing for the festival participants during breaks on the strategically located open stages. Its the ideal time and place to perform with your group, and there will be a loving 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!

Schedule will be made in August.

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CONCERTS

Vocado
Friday, Aug 17 2012 13.00 Musikaliska When I rst heard Vocado in Leipzig 2008 they made me cry from happiness! There is such a 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 cappella scene. Members: Amanda Sjberg, Malin Gavelin, Lukas Gavelin, Anton Leanderson - Andras, Joel Nilson.

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Swingle Singers & Rajaton


Friday, Aug 17 2012 19.00 Chinateatern This is the evening where you will get Finnish sisu and then have some British marmalade after the intermission. 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 23.00 Chinateatern After seeing a concert somebody once said: Perpetuum Jazzile is a vocal group in which music 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 powerful 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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Lone Larsen & Voces Nordicae


No recipe
Saturday, Aug 18 2012 16.00 Musikaliska The choir Voces Nordicae consists of 16 excellent singers from the Nordic countries and their musical leader Lone Larsen. Their repertoire is a mix of classical music, Scandinavian 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 contemporary choir music mixed with group improvisation.

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Swedish A Cappella Day


Zero8, Barbercue, Gabbahey, Dynamic, Pros & Cons, Little Green, Vocation, Fabulous 4, reSound and others
Saturday, Aug 18 2012 11.30 - 15.30 Musikaliska The combination of a strong choir tradition and music schools for all styles of music has made Sweden a fertile ground for new expressions in a cappella music. This concert gives you a unique chance to check out the variety in Swedish vocal group music of today.

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The Real Group + guests


Saturday, Aug 18 2012 19.00 Chinateatern The Real Group promises you a very special concert. We have many things to celebrate this evening. So we have invited a number of special guests to share it with us. Be there!

FESTIVAL PASS WORKSHOPS

SING

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33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 African inuences All ears Anything can happen Make up music - now! Raga and Tala: South Indian vocals Sing with Jens Johansen Sing with Lone Larsen & Voces Nordicae Sing with The Real Group Single Singers Warm-up

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African inuences
Lene Nrgaard (Zap Mama, VoxNorth)
Time: TBA Place: TBA How to develop co-ordination between body and voice through intense vocal 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 Nrgaard will use the Belgian vocal group Zap Mamas 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 Place: TBA How to improve your listening skills in order to rene your musical communication. 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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Anything can happen


Peder Karlsson
Time: TBA Place: TBA How to expand your ensembles range of dynamics and timbres. 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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Make up music now!


Kristian Skrhj
Time: TBA Place: TBA Join the human loop station! Discover tools and exercises to connect with your unltered 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. Well use short riffs as the basis of making music. WARNING! Improvisation might happen.

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Raga and Tala: introduction to South Indian Vocals


Suba Sankaran, Dylan Bell (Freeplay Duo)
Time: TBA Place: TBA Get a taste of the basic elements of classical Indian music: raga (melody) 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 specic vocal techniques such as gamakas (microtonal inections), solkattu (vocal drum language), and some songs taught by-rote to demonstrate these techniques.

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Sing with Jens Johansen


Peter Gabriel songs as sung by Vocal Line
Time: TBA Place: Musikaliska Get a taste of the happiness and excitement you get from singing grandiose pop 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 Johansens ground-breaking arrangements together with other festival participants, and receive instruction from a man who has devoted his life to creating a new avor of rhythmic choir music.

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Sing with Voces Nordicae


Lone Larsen
Time: TBA Place: Musikaliska Explore new ways of having fun with contemporary choral sounds by singing together with one of Swedens nest 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 Nordicaes work and how they realize Lone Larsens visions of a choir performance that combines contemporary classical pieces with group improvisation.

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Sing with The Real Group


Time: TBA Place: TBA A unique chance to sing together with a group who continue to develop their own 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 les to practise to. In the workshop, the auditorium will sing excerpts from popular songs; Chili Con Carne, Small Talk, Gta, I Sing You Sing, Bumble Bee and Pass Me The Jazz. With Kerstin Ryhed Lundin, Katarina Henryson, Anders Edenroth, Morten Vinther, Anders Jalkus. Sound engineer: Jan Apelholm.

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Single Singers
Contact persons: Annemarie Homan, Emily May t Hoen
Contact:
singlesingers@therealgroupfestival.se

Sing together with others who also come to The Real Group Festival on their own or with just a few members of their choir or vocal group. Maybe your group or choir cannot come to the festival and perform but you still want to? Join The Single Singers! 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.

Registration begins June 1st Time: TBA Place: TBA

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Warm-up
Katarina Henryson, Jens Johansen
Time: TBA Place: TBA The Friday and Saturday workshops are preceded by warm-up sessions. Katarinas 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 rst thing opening his and your mouths in the morning! Focus on voice and groove.

MEET

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FESTIVAL PASS WORKSHOPS

MEET
45 47 48 49 Meet Perpetuum Jazzile Meet Postyr Project Meet Rajaton Meet The Swingle Singers

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Meet Perpetuum Jazzile


Music director: Peder Karlsson
Time: TBA Place: TBA Meet one of Slovenias most popular artist groups, with a fan base that reaches far 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 fulll 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 Perpetuum Jazzile


Singers
Web links: Sopranos Altos Tenors Basses Sopranos: Ana Tursic, Anja Kosir, Bojana Bergant, Liza Pucihar, Ursa Cigler, Mojca Skaza Novak, Valentina Zidar, Jana Zerjav, Mateja Mackenzie, Nina Mrak, Anja Koren, Marta Kosturska. Altos: Katarina Dolenc, Ana Komlanc, Jana Gamser, Ana Marcun, Barbara Pihler, 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 Cr. 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 Postyr Project


Time: TBA Place: TBA Get an up-close look at Postyr Projects approach to music, music business and group dynamics. With Tine Fris, Line Groth, Andreas Bech, Anders Hornshj, and Kristoffer Thorning. Come along for a sneak peak in the rehearsal room and at the ofce, and ask all the questions you please! Postyr Project is a ve-voice group from Denmark consisting of Tine Fris, Line Groth, Andreas Bech, Anders Hornshj and Kristoffer Fynbo Thorning. On their debut album the ve 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 Rajaton
Time: TBA Place: TBA Welcome to a session where you can share in some Rajaton-reality! 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 Place: TBA Get a behind-the-scenes look at how this versatile group has survived and thrived for nearly ve decades. With Sara Brimer, Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson, Clare Wheeler, Oliver Grifths, 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!

LEARN

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FESTIVAL PASS WORKSHOPS

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52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Arranging for beginners Basic vocal percussion Computer, machines and vocals Drum and Bass Inspiring rehearsals choirs Inspiring rehearsals vocal groups Introduction to live looping Rhythm & Groove Stage performance The Real Group history Vocal percussion presentation Vocal technique seminar (CVT) Vocal technique seminar (SLS)

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Arranging for beginners


Anders Edenroth (The Real Group)
Time: TBA Place: TBA Seminar and interactive workshop for inexperienced arrangers. 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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Basic vocal percussion


Jake Moulton, Mattias Norgren, Sao Vrabic
Group sessions; 8-10 singers. Time: TBA Place: TBA For all of you who always wanted to try and make vocal percussion sounds, but dont know if you dare. 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 Place: TBA A presentation of some of the options choirs and vocal groups have to integrate 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 plugnplay loopers and effect hardware to really complex setups with midi-triggers, computer software and hardware integration. Kristoffer will also show you some of the secrets about the Postyr Projects technical setup and talk about the ideas and concept about Vocal Lines live sound.

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Drum and Bass


Jake Moulton (Mosaic), Jussi Chydenius (Rajaton)
Time: TBA Place: TBA This is an improvised session with two of the top performers in the world in their respective elds. 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. Lets see what happens when they meet.

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Inspiring rehearsals - choirs


Line Groth (Postyr Project)
Time: TBA Place: TBA How to get a funky groove combined with accurate pitch, beautiful blend and a powerful expression into your choirs performance. How to make your rehearsals fun and efcient 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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Inspiring rehearsals vocal groups


Peder Karlsson
Time: TBA Place: TBA A seminar presentation and discussion about how to keep a strict focus in 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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Introduction to live looping


Dylan Bell, Suba Sankaran (Freeplay Duo)
Time: TBA Place: TBA Presentation of basic looping techniques in live performance. 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 performances. 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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Rhythm & Groove


Jim Daus Hjerne; Royal Academy of Music, Denmark
Time: TBA Place: TBA Tips and tricks and demonstrations of useful tools that develop a collective sense of 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 Hjerne will show you how to focus on renewing vocal rhythmic expression, experimenting with sounds and forms of expression and improvisation, and how a group can develop its own musical expression based on creativity and the intelligent vocal ensemble.

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Stage performance
Teachers: TBA
Time: TBA Place: TBA Vocal groups perform and get feedback on stage presentation from artists with 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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The Real Group - History


Anders Jalkus
Time: TBA Place: TBA A behind-the-scenes presentation of 27 years of rehearsals, concerts and recordings. This photo is taken in 1984, after one of the very rst rehearsals. Five different personalities who shared a common vision. Since then, The Real Group has made a lifelong journey lled 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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Vocal percussion presentation


Jake Moulton
Time: TBA Place: TBA How to make music as a vocal percussionist in context with a group of singers or 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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Vocal technique seminar (Complete Vocal Technique)


Tine Fris
Time: TBA Place: TBA Tine Fris from Postyr Project sings and presents Complete Vocal Technique applied 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 expression easier, faster and more precise. Any specic 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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Vocal technique seminar (Speech Level Singing)


Emil Svensson
www.emilsvensson.com Time: TBA Place: TBA Emil Svensson, certied Speech Level Singing instructor, gives an introduction to voice technique methods. Emil teaches in his studios in Stockholm and Gteborg - 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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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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Conductors group discussion


Moderator: Jim Daus Hjerne
Time: TBA Place: TBA Open discussion moderated by professor Jim Daus Hjerne. Since many conductors and musical directors will be attending this festival, there will be lot of knowhow in this eld. 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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Creative leadership
Peder Karlsson
Time: TBA Place: TBA A seminar presentation of how to lead artistic development in a group/choir. 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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European Voices Association founding meeting


Moderator: Florian Stdtler
Contact: staedtler@spielplanvier.com www.europeanvoices.org Time: TBA Place: TBA The European Voices Association (EVA) was founded in December 2011. The associations board started its work in January 2012. EVA is a non-prot organization working to support the development of contemporary vocal, a cappella and rhythmic choral music in European countries. At the Stockholm meeting, board members Florian Stdtler (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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Music business
Panel discussion. Moderator: TBA
Time: TBA Place: TBA No matter if you are thinking of going pro or just become a little bit more serious 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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Passion as a platform for success


Botjan Usenik
Time: TBA Place: TBA In this presentation, Botjan Usenik will tell the true story of how Perpetuum 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. Botjan 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 nance and economics, and has worked for the main nancial magazine in Ljubljana for many years.

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Recording seminar
Bill Hare, Erik Bosio
Time: TBA Place: TBA A basic presentation of the two producers work and different philosophies about 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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Video seminar
Moderators: TBA
Time: TBA Place: TBA The groups in the pre-festival workshop Making your own video will present the fruits of their labors. Then we will have a discussion about how to present your group in a video, including tips from the lm teachers.

ADD-ON WORKSHOPS

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Advanced vocal percussion Group coaching Individual voice coaching Making your own video Record a song in TRGs studio

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Advanced vocal percussion


Teacher: Jake Moulton
Price: 400 SEK per person. 4 singers in each 90 minutes session. Festival pass required. Time: TBA Place: TBA Singers are introduced to a palette of different sounds, and taught simple ways to achieve complex vocal percussion patterns while staying in context with the needs of an a cappella group.

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Group coaching
Price: 1500 SEK per group. 2 groups in each 90 minute session; 1-2 teachers. Festival pass required. Time: TBA Place: TBA Workshops where complete groups and choirs have a chance to meet with and receive instruction from an a cappella celebrity. These sessions are essential to our festival. Teachers: Morten Vinther, Kerstin Ryhed Lundin, Katarina Henryson, Anders Edenroth, Peder Karlsson, Anders Jalkus, 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 Grifths, Tobias Hug, Anton Leanderson-Andras, Amanda Sjberg, Jim Daus Hjerne.

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Individual voice coaching


Available for female, male and bass voices
Price: 400 SEK per person. 3 singers in each 90 minute session. Festival pass required. Time: TBA Place: TBA Topics: voice technique, posture, articulation, phrasing etc. Some sessions will not have access for listeners. Teachers: Female voices: Kerstin Ryhed Lundin, Tine Fris, Line Groth Riis, Sara Brimer, Essi Wuorela, Soila Sariola. Male voices: Ahti Paunu, Andreas Bech, Anders Hornshj, Oliver Grifths. Bass: Anders Jalkus, Jussi Chydenius, Sebastian Rilton, Kevin Fox, Kristoffer Thorning.

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Making your own video


Teachers: TBA
Price: 3000 SEK per group; 3 hour sessions. Festival pass required. Mon, Aug 13th - Wed 15th Place: TBA How to make your own low-cost music video for YouTube and similar platforms. This workshop is for complete groups. An audio track that you have prepared in advance is required. 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 nal edit can be done for an additional fee.

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Record a song in TRGs studio


Anders Edenroth, Morten Vinther
Price: 3000 SEK per group; 3 hour sessions. Festival pass required. Mon, Aug 13th - Wed 15th Studio Brasan Sdermalm, Stockholm Ensembles prepare recordings in advance. Additional recordings are made in The Real Groups studio in Stockholm during the festival in the studio that has been the home base for The Real Group for more than 15 years. The three hour session is focused on the recording process and results in a simple rough mix. Prepare a click track in advance or record live in the studio. The sessions can be scheduled during the festival period or during the days before and after it. A nal mix can be done for an additional fee. You can also bring a recording and do the mix in The Real Group Studio.

YOUTH CHOIR WORKSHOPS

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Youth Pop Choir


Teachers: Peder Karlsson, Postyr Project and others
Mon, Aug 13th - Thu 16th Kulturfyren Skeppsholmen, Stockholm For singers up to 22 years. Repertoire: Pop- jazz- and possibly other rhythmic choir music. This series of workshops take place before the festival, and is for young singers from Sweden. You can read more and ll out the application form here: http://www.therealacademy.se/mod/resource/view.php?id=1010

ONLINE WORKSHOPS

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Basic staging
Teachers: Peder Karlsson and others
See website for latest updates: www.therealacademy.se How to present an a cappella song on stage. 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 feedback to the group, followed by evaluation.

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Get feedback on arrangements


Teachers: TBA
See website for latest updates: www.therealacademy.se Participants write an arrangement over a couple of weeks or a few months at www. 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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Get feedback on studio recordings


Teachers: TBA
See website for latest updates: www.therealacademy.se We will listen to your studio recordings and give detailed feedback on how well the 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 specic issue you may include that when sending in the material. We prefer to receive the mix as an AAC 320 kbs le 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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The Real Group Swingle Singers Rajaton Perpetuum Jazzile Postyr Project Voces Nordicae Vocado FreePlay Duo

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The Real Group


Emma Nilsdotter, Katarina Henryson, Anders Edenroth, Morten Vinther, Anders Jalkus
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 personalities and different backgrounds they have brought a new sound and new inuences 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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The Swingle Singers


Sara Brimer, Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson, Clare Wheeler, Oliver Grifths, Christopher Jay, Kevin Fox. Bass: TBA.
www.swinglesingers.com The Swingle Singers is an international a cappella phenomenon with ve Grammy awards under their belt. For over four decades, the unmistakable sound of Swingle singing has dened 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 groups 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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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 Buttery put them on the international music map early in their career. In 2012 Rajaton celebrates 15 years of music-making 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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Perpetuum Jazzile
en.perpetuumjazzile.si Friendship is what connects us; music is what we live for. This XXL vocal group is one of Slovenias 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 international hit, with over 12 million views. In 2011, Perpetuum Jazzile successfully toured in the USA, and in 2012 they will make another extensive tour to Germany.

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Postyr Project
Tine Fris, Line Groth Riis, Andreas Bech, Anders Hornshj, Kristoffer Thorning.
www.postyrproject.com Postyrs 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 ve 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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Voces Nordicae
www.vocesnordicae.se Voces Nordicae is a ground-breaking classical choir who combine contemporary compositions with group improvisation. Voces Nordicaes performance style is very exible and communicative, due to Lone Larsens visions of a choir performance with maximum openness to expression that occurs in the moment.

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Vocado
Amanda Sjberg, Malin Gavelin, Lukas Gavelin, Anton Leanderson - Andras, Joel Nilson
www.vocado.se In 2011, Vocado released their rst 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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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.

FESTIVAL TEACHERS

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Jim Daus Hjerne Anders Edenroth Tine Fris Line Groth Katarina Henryson Anders Jalkus Morten Vinther Jens Johansen Peder Karlsson Lone Larsen Jake Moulton Mattias Norgren Lene Nrgaard Kristian Skrhj Sao Vrabic Suba Sankaran Dylan Bell ...to be continued...

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Jim Daus Hjerne


voxnorth.dk www.aavf.dk www.musikkons.dk Jim Daus Hjerne is professor at the Royal Academy of Music in Denmark, where he is in 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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Anders Edenroth
www.realgroup.se Anders Edenroth is one of the most inuential 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 example, 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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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 contemporary singing and voice teaching at the same school. Tine is the soprano of Postyr Project, as well as one of the groups 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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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, receiving a wide range of international prizes and working together with Bobby McFerrin, among others. This summer Line nishes her studies at the Royal Academy of Music (DK), specializing in singing and choir conducting.

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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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Anders Jalkus
www.realgroup.se Anders Jalkus 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 constitute an important part of The Real Groups repertoire. Anders frequently adjudicates competitions around the world. He has three masters 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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Morten Vinther
www.realgroup.se Morten Vinther from Denmark is the latest addition 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 masters degree in contemporary a cappella music. Being a part of the synergetic a cappella environment 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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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 eld. He is associate professor in musicology 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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Peder Karlsson
www.therealacademy.se en.perpetuumjazzile.si Peder Karlsson studied classical and jazz composition at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm before graduating with a masters 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 seminars all over the world. As a solo singer, guitar player and composer, Peder currently collects material for his upcoming album.

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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 chorusmaster for The Eric Ericson Chamber choir . Lone teaches at the Royal College of Music, The Music Gymnasium, and at Ersta-Skndal music academy. As a freelance conductor she is often engaged for workshops and concert productions and has worked with many ne ensembles in Europe.

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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, mpact, the House Jacks and today MO5AIC, Jake has shared the stage with many of the music industrys 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. norgren Mattias Norgren is a drummer and beatboxer from Stockholm, who has developed his own personal style. He plays drums with the hardcore metal band SufX and sings beatbox with the mainstream pop a cappella group Cogent.

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Lene Nrgaard
voxnorth.dk Lene Nrgaard 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 Moven Act. Besides teaching, she sings in the groups Zap Mama, Manou Gallo, The New Vox North, Powersolo, SKRL, and Song of the Moment.

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Kristian Skrhj
kristianskarhoj.dk Kristian Skrhj graduated from the Royal Academy 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 SKRL!, who specializes in school concerts.

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Sao Vrabic
www.vrabic.si Painter, photographer, saxophone player, beatboxer - several titles apply to Sao Vrabic. Artistic expression comes easily to Sao. Talking about himself, however, does not. Sao is probably the most humble professional beatboxer in the world. And a very encouraging teacher.

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Suba Sankaran
www.freeplayduo.com www.subasankaran.com Suba Sankaran graduated from York University in 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: Trichys 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, lm, radio, and for south Indian and modern dance.

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Dylan Bell
www.freeplayduo.com www.dylanbell.ca Dylan Bell has sung with many of Canadas premiere vocal ensembles: Cadence, Hampton Avenue, the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, and Retrocity. Dylan has produced or engineered several awardwinning albums, including the Cadence album Twenty For One, and Ferris Wheels by The Swingle Singers. Dylans work as a composer and arranger has garnered international recognition, such as when he won a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (Best Original Song, 2006).

FESTIVAL TEAM

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Inspiration: The Real Group Project leader: Peder Karlsson Project controller: Claes De Geer Budget: Anders Edenroth, Anders Jalkus 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-Sremark Artists and teachers logistics: Caroline Berg Web site tech support: Johan Bjurling Swedish A Cappella Day program: Anton Leandersson-Andras 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.

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