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Akademiska Sångföreningen
Choir
Emblem
OriginHelsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland,  Russian Empire
Founded1838; 186 years ago (1838)
FounderFredrik Pacius
GenreChoral (male voice)
MembersCa 50 active
Chief conductorKari Turunen
Choir admissionSemiannual auditions
HeadquartersHelsinki,  Finland
AffiliationUniversity of Helsinki
Associated groups
Websiteakademen.com

The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki, in Swedish: Akademiska Sångföreningen (pronounced [akaˈdeːmɪska ˈsɔŋfœreːnɪŋɛn]),[a] abbreviated AS, colloquially also referred to as Akademen (pronounced [akaˈdeːmɛn]),[b] is a Finland-Swedish academic male voice choir in Helsinki, Finland. The choir was founded in 1838 by Fredrik Pacius and is the oldest extant choir in Finland.[1] It is one of two male voice choirs affiliated with the University of Helsinki, the other being the oldest extant Finnish-language choir, the YL Male Voice Choir (Finnish: Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat). Furthermore, it is one of two Swedish-language choirs affiliated with the University of Helsinki, the other being the Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran (Swedish: Akademiska Damkören Lyran).

History

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Overview

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Fredrik Pacius (1809–1891), founder and conductor 1838–1846
Drawing by Mazér of the young Pacius
Martin Wegelius (1846–1906), conductor 1870–1871 and 1873–1876
Nils-Eric Fougstedt (1910–1961), conductor 1946–1950
Henrik Otto Donner (1939–2013), conductor 1969–1976

Akademiska Sångföreningen was founded no later than in the spring of 1838 by Fredrik Pacius, music lecturer at the Imperial Alexander University of Finland (now the University of Helsinki) and known as "the father of Finnish music," at first under the name Akademiska Sångsällskapet.[c][2] The choir is thus the oldest extant in Finland.[1] The name Akademiska Sångföreningen was introduced no later than 1846.[3]

During the 19th century the choir became a symbol of national awakening in the emerging Finnish nation, at the time part of the Russian empire as the Grand Duchy of Finland. On 13 May 1848,[4] Pacius' composition Vårt land (Our Land), set to the poem by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, was performed for the first time by the choir, conducted by Pacius, during the students' celebration of the Flora Day. The composition was later to become the national anthem of the independent Finnish nation.

In the 1850s and 60s, elite triple quartets (so-called sångartolfvor, literally singer twelves) from within the choir's ranks participated in raising the funds necessary to build what is today known as the Old Student House in Helsinki (Swedish: Gamla studenthuset, Finnish: Vanha ylioppilastalo), by travelling the country performing.[5] The Old Student House was finished in 1870[6] and it is still the location for the choir's weekly rehearsals.

During the second half of the 20th century, the choir, directed by modernist Erik Bergman, came to carve out new paths for the male voice choir tradition in Finland, proving that this genre of music was able to exhibit superior musical qualities. After Bergman, jazz musician Henrik Otto Donner carried on this tradition.

At end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 80s the choir was engaged in lighter types of music. The Akademen a la carte concerts in Finlandia Hall were successful and, when necessary, members of the choir would compose pieces of music themselves.

During the 20th century the choir had several prominent conductors: Bengt Carlson, Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Erik Bergman, Henrik Otto Donner, Markus Westerlund, Eric-Olof Söderström, Tom Eklundh, John Schultz and Henrik Wikström all directed the choir.[7][8] Present conductor Kari Turunen, DMus, has directed the choir since the autumn semester of 2008.

List of chief conductors

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The chief conductor is the artistic director of the choir.

Chief conductors[7][8]
From (semester) To (semester) incl. Consecutive tenure Total tenure Name Notes
1838, spring 1846, spring 8+12 yrs 8+12 yrs Fredrik Pacius Founder
1846, autumn 1850, spring 4 yrs 4 yrs August Lindelöf
Temporary conductors from the autumn semester of 1850 to the spring semester of 1857
1857, autumn 1860, spring 3 yrs 3 yrs Gustaf Magnus Cederhvarf
1860, autumn 1864, spring 4 yrs 4 yrs Henrik Gustaf Borenius
1864, autumn 1865, spring 1 yr 1 yr Johannes Edvard Pacius
1865, autumn 1866, spring 1 yr 1 yr Uno Kurtén Appointed honorary member in 1920
1866, autumn 1868, spring 2 yrs 3 yrs Lorentz Nikolai Achté
1868, autumn 1869, autumn 1+12 yrs 1+12 yrs Nils Peter Paldani
1870, spring 1871, spring 1+12 yrs 4+12 yrs Martin Wegelius
1871, autumn 1872, spring 1 yr 3 yrs Lorentz Nikolai Achté
1872, autumn 1873, spring 1 yr 1 yr David Hahl
1873, autumn 1876, spring 3 yrs 4+12 yrs Martin Wegelius
1876, autumn 1879, spring 3 yrs 6+12 yrs Gösta Sohlström Appointed honorary member in 1915
1879, autumn 1879, autumn 2 yr 2 yr Oscar Mechelin
1880, spring 1880, spring 2 yr 2 yr Nils Kiljander
1880, autumn 1880, autumn 2 yr 2 yr Jarl Werner Holmberg
1881, spring 1881, autumn 1 yr 1 yr Edvard Rindell
1882, spring 1882, spring 2 yr 2 yr Oscar W. Moberg
Interregnum from the autumn semester of 1882 to the spring semester of 1884
1884, autumn 1884, autumn 2 yr 2 yr Artur Relander
1885, spring 1892, autumn 8 yrs 11+12 yrs Carl von Knorring Appointed honorary conductor in 1900, honorary member in 1910
1893, spring 1894, spring 1+12 yrs 2+12 yrs Emil Leander
1894, autumn 1894, autumn 2 yr 11+12 yrs Carl von Knorring Appointed honorary conductor in 1900, honorary member in 1910
1895, spring 1895, autumn 1 yr 1 yr Uno Öller
1896, spring 1899, spring 3+12 yrs 6+12 yrs Gösta Sohlström Appointed honorary member in 1915
1899, autumn 1902, spring 3 yrs 11+12 yrs Carl von Knorring Appointed honorary conductor in 1900, honorary member in 1910
1902, autumn 1903, spring 1 yr 2 yrs Lennart Hallman
1903, autumn 1904, spring 1 yr 1 yr Kurt Ångelin
1902, autumn 1905, spring 1 yr 2 yrs Lennart Hallman
Vacancy during the autumn semester of 1905
1906, spring 1906, autumn 1 yr 1 yr Gustaf Mattsson
Vacancy during the spring semester of 1907
1907, autumn 1908, spring 1 yr 1 yr Alarik Uggla
1908, autumn 1909, spring 1 yr 1 yr Thure Sandelin
1909, autumn 1911, spring 2 yrs 2 yrs Gösta Enckell
1911, autumn 1912, spring 1 yr 2+12 yrs Emil Leander
1912, autumn 1915, spring 3 yrs 3 yrs Ragnar Hollmérus
1915, autumn 1920, spring 5 yrs 5 yrs Olof Wallin
1920, autumn 1946, spring 26 yrs 26 yrs Bengt Carlson Appointed honorary conductor in 1932, honorary member in 1946
1946, autumn 1950, spring 4 yrs 4 yrs Nils-Eric Fougstedt
1950, autumn 1969, spring 19 yrs 19 yrs Erik Bergman Appointed honorary conductor in 1961, honorary member in 1969
1969, autumn 1976, spring 7 yrs 7 yrs Henrik Otto Donner
1976, autumn 1983, spring 7 yrs 7 yrs Markus Westerlund
1983, autumn 1985, spring 2 yrs 2 yrs Eric-Olof Söderström
1985, autumn 1990, spring 5 yrs 5 yrs Tom Eklundh
1990, autumn 1997, spring 7 yrs 7 yrs John Schultz Joint conductorship with Henrik Wikström
1997, autumn 2008, spring 11 yrs 18 yrs Henrik Wikström Total tenure incl. of joint conductorship with John Schultz
2008, autumn Incumbent Kari Turunen

List of presidents

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The president is the chairman of the committee.

Presidents[9][10]
From To Name Notes
No presidents proper before 1884
1884 1886 Hjalmar Londén
No presidents proper from 1886 to 1895
1896 1896 Ossian Schauman
No presidents proper from 1896 to 1902
1903 1905 Konstantin Bergman
1905 1907 Verner Hougberg
1908 1908 Guy Topelius
1908 1911 Bruno A. Norén
1911 1912 Gösta Juslén
1912 1912 Axel A. Mörne
1913 1913 Evert Ekroth Acting president
1913 1913 Widar Granholm
1914 1915 Gösta Schybergson
1916 1916 Evert Ekroth
1916 1918 Gunnar Pehrman
1919 1920 Torsten Sievers
1920 1921 Werner von Troil
1922 1923 Gösta Charpentier
1923 1925 Knut von Hertzen
1925 1926 Erik G. Såltin
1926 1926 Erik Vaenerberg
1927 1927 Håkan Lindberg
1927 1928 Randall Nybom
1928 1928 Olof Leineberg
1929 1931 Knut von Hertzen
1931 1932 Runar Hernberg
1932 1934 Öyvind Stadius
1934 1936 Carl-Erik Creutz
1937 1937 Gösta Th. Lindblad
1937 1940 Carl-Erik Creutz
1940 1944 Nils Westerholm
1945 1947 Olof Rosenius
1947 1949 Per Erik Floman
1949 1951 Bengt-Olof Nordman
1951 1952 Tor H. Krause
1952 1955 Eduard Pacius
1955 1957 Johan Lindberg
1957 1959 Carl-Mikael Tengström
1959 1961 Carl-Henrik von Hertzen
1961 1963 Christian Reims
1963 1965 Erik Kihlman
1965 1967 Christer Lindberg
1967 1968 Lars-Axel Lindberg
1968 1969 Bengt Rosenquist
1969 1970 Carl-Johan Lundström
1970 1972 Magnus Bargum
1972 1974 Marcus Borgström
1974 1975 Thomas Thesleff
1975 1976 Håkan Nylund
1976 1978 Ulf Sjöblad
1978 1980 Krister Blomqvist
1980 1982 Staffan Kurtén
1982 1983 Magnus Pousette
1983 1984 Kim Sjöholm
1984 1988 Johan Aalto Appointed honorary member in 2013
1988 1990 Torkel Tallqvist
1990 1991 Björn Nykvist
1991 1992 René Söderman
1992 1993 Dominicus Björkstam
1993 1994 Martin Hartman
1994 1995 Ulf Ginman
1995 1995 Leif Bergström Acting president
1996 1997 Mathias Nylund
1998 2000 Dennis Holmlund
2001 2003 Jonne Sandström
2004 2005 Sebastian Perret
2006 2007 Fredrik Welander
2008 2009 Mathias Westermarck
2010 2011 John Tallqvist
2012 2013 Kasper Sundström
2014 2015 Rasmus Kurtén
2016 Incumbent Alexander Zilliacus

Present activities

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The Old Student House in Helsinki, where the choir rehearsed from inauguration in 1870 and throughout most of the 20th century, and as of 2016 rehearses every other semester
The Balder House in Helsinki, where the choir as of 2016 rehearses every other semester

Being the oldest extant male voice choir in Finland, Akademiska Sångföreningen has always cared particularly for the classical Finnish male voice repertoire. Among the composers whose compositions form part of the choir's standard repertoire are honorary members[11] Jean Sibelius, Selim Palmgren and Erik Bergman, as well as fellow composers Toivo Kuula and Leevi Madetoja.[12] Furthermore, being a Finland-Swedish organization, the choir has always seen it as a natural and important task to champion the Swedish-speaking minority culture in Finland. Hence, the standard repertoire encompasses not only choral works of Finnish and Finland-Swedish origin, but also many works of Swedish origin, for example by honorary member Hugo Alfvén.[11][12]

As implied by its name, the choir is an academic or a students' choir, and like its Helsinki sister choir the The Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran (Swedish: Akademiska Damkören Lyran) an independent "music corporation" (Swedish: musikkorporation, Finnish: musiikkikorporaatio) affiliated with the University of Helsinki. The choir presently comprises some 50 active singers, many of whom are university students. Concerts are given regularly in Finland, and the choir travels abroad frequently. On top of most European countries, the choir has been on tour in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States,[13] Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Singapore.

Particularly in recent years, the choir has devoted itself to actively producing records, explicitly in order to document high quality male voice choir repertoire in Swedish. Apart from Swedish, the choir also sings in the parody language Transpiranto on the record Happi kvam pippi, which was released in 2006. A later album, Hymn to Finland, was produced by Swedish label BIS Records and documents works for male voice choir by founder Fredrik Pacius. The record was released on 19 March 2009, the 200th anniversary of Pacius' birth.

The choir maintains contacts with other similar choirs, in Finland in particular with male voice academic choirs Brahe Djäknar in Turku and the YL Male Voice Choir (Finnish: Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat) in Helsinki, and in Sweden in particular with Orphei Drängar in Uppsala, Stockholm Academic Male Chorus (Swedish: Stockholms Studentsångare) in Stockholm, Linköping University Male Voice Choir (Swedish: Linköpings Studentsångare) in Linköping and Lund University Male Voice Choir (Swedish: Lunds Studentsångförening) in Lund.

Ever since 1954, the choir has collaborated extensively with the Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran (Swedish: Akademiska Damkören Lyran),[14][15] the only other Swedish-language University of Helsinki choir. The two choirs give several annually recurring concerts together.[16]

Discography

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Studio, live and selections albums primarily featuring the choir
Year Title Translation Conductor(s) Label Format Notes
1964 Akademiska Sångföreningen 1838–1963 Erik Bergman The Finnish Broadcasting Company LP 125th anniversary concert repertoire
1967 Bellman och serenader 'Carl Michael Bellman and serenades' Erik Bergman The Finnish Broadcasting Company EP
1975 Studentsången i Kajsaniemi 'The students' singing in Kaisaniemi Park' Henrik Otto Donner Akademiska Sångföreningen LP
1980 Etude Markus Westerlund Finlandia Records LP
1983 Magnificat Markus Westerlund Finlandia Records LP
1988 A la carte Various Akademiska Sångföreningen LP Selected live recordings from the Akademen à la carte concerts 1980–1987
1995 Första maj 'May Day' John Schultz Akademiska Sångföreningen CD
1999 Julstämning 'Christmas spirit' Henrik Wikström, Kari Turunen Akademiska Damkören Lyran & Akademiska Sångföreningen CD Christmas album; in collaboration with the Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran
2002 Skaparegestalter 'Creator figures' Henrik Wikström Fuga CD
2005 För ögonblicket 'At the moment' Henrik Wikström Fuga CD
2006 Happi kvam pippi Henrik Wikström Fuga CD Translations into the parody language Transpiranto
2009 Hymn to Finland: Fredrik Pacius: Works for Male-Voice Choir Henrik Wikström BIS Records CD
2011 Julen vi minns 'The Christmas we remember' Kari Turunen, Jutta Seppinen Akademiska Damkören Lyran & Akademiska Sångföreningen CD Christmas album; in collaboration with the Academic Female Voice Choir Lyran
2013 Från tidevarv till tidevarv 'From epoch unto epoch' Various Fuga Triple CD Selections album; released for the 175th anniversary
2013 Solglitter 'The sun's glistening' Kari Turunen Fuga CD
2016 I Dreamt: Beställningsverken 2007–2013 'I Dreamt: Works commissioned 2007–2013' Kari Turunen Fuga CD

See also

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  • Music portal
  • flagFinland portal
  • Notes

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    1. ^ Lit. The Academic Song Association
    2. ^ A construed Swedish definite form related to the adjective akademisk (lit. academic) but without lexical meaning
    3. ^ Lit. The Academic Song Society

    Citations

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