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Sandefjord Girls Choir (Norwegian: Sandefjord Jentekor) was a Norwegian girls choir that performed from 1956 to 2009. It was founded in 1956 by Sverre Valen and had a varied repertoire.〔(Sandefjord jentekor ) Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 20 February 2014.〕 In 1969, the choir won its class in the BBC (later EBU) competition Let the Peoples Sing. They won NRK's national competition for youth choirs 15 times. On tours in Europe, the choir performed in cathedrals like Cologne Cathedral, Notre Dame de Paris〔Hugo Lauritz Jenssen, Linda Næsfeldt (3 March 2013) (Alt for barna ) ''Dagens Nyheter''. Retrieved 17 February 2014〕 and St. Peter's Basilica.〔Flemming Hofmann Tveitan (12 January 2010) (Samlet mellom to permer ) ''Sandefjords Blad''. Retrieved 14 February 2014〕In 1976, the choir toured USA for three weeks as part of the United States Bicentennial. The tour ended with a performance in the Carnegie Hall, for which they received an excellent review in the ''New York Times''.〔Peter G. Davis (12 July 1976) (Sandefjord Girls' Choir of Norway ends tour ) (paywall) ''New York Times''. Retrieved 18 February 2014〕〔(Sverre Valen ) International Adventist Musicians Associations. Retrieved 14 February 2014〕 Valen stopped conducting the choir in 1997.〔(Ser helst livsverket dør ) ''Sandefjords Blad''. Retrieved 17 February 2014〕 Recruiting many of the best singers of the Sandefjord Girls' Choir, Valen started Valen's Soloist Ensemble ( Valens Solistensemble) in 1985 and conducted it to 2000.〔Aksel Korbøl (in Norsk biogragisk leksikon) (Sverre Valen ) Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2014〕 Jan Helge Trøen took over as conductor of Sandefjord Girls Choir in 1997. In 1999, the choir became part of the foundation World Festival Choir who hired Vesta Zabulioniene as conductor. During her time the choir held concerts with artists like Tommy Körberg, Benedicte Adrian, Jørn Hoel, Jan Werner Danielsen and Sandra Lyng Haugen.〔(Ser helst livsverket dør ) ''Sandefjords Blad''. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2014〕 She conducted the choir until 2009 when she decided to concentrate on her own music school and the girls in the choir followed her.〔 Marianne Henriksen (10 June 2009) (Synger på siste vers? ) ''Sandefjords Blad''. Retrieved 20 February 2014〕 == Selected recordings == * ''Jul med Sandefjord Jentekor''. (1970) Conductor:Sverre Valen * ''Hymn to Freedom'' (1990). With Jorunn Marie Bratlie. Conductor:Sverre Valen * ''O Helga Natt''. (1992) With several others. Conductor:Sverre Valen * ''På folkemunne. Norwegian folk tunes.'' (1994) Conductor:Sverre Valen * ''Julemoro''. (1994) With Gunstein Draugedalen. Conductor:Sverre Valen 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sandefjord Girls Choir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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