Opening Concert with Copenhagen Boys' Choir

Name: Opening Concert with Copenhagen Boys' Choir
Start: 2026-09-26T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-26T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Sct. Mortens Kirke

took place · 26 Sep 2026

Sct. Mortens Kirke, Randers

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Københavns Drengekor opens Randers Church Music Festival 2026 with a concert at Sct. Mortens Kirke on Saturday, 26 September at 4 p.m. The choir performs under the direction of Carsten Seyer-Hansen as one of three Danish concert dates on tour. Sct. Mortens Kirke is one of Randers' two medieval parish churches, dating from the 15th century and built in Gothic style with red brick and richly decorated interior. The church regularly hosts concerts and services, providing an authentic setting for vocal music. Tickets cost 75-150 kr.

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About: Københavns Drengekor

Founded in 1924 and granted its royal title in 1998, Københavns Drengekor is the oldest boys' choir in Scandinavia in the cathedral school tradition. Under chief conductor Carsten Seyer-Hansen, the choir tours Denmark and abroad each year, bringing choral music from the Middle Ages to the present day.

1924

Founded - oldest boys' choir in Scandinavia in the cathedral school tradition

~50

Singers on tour (boys' and men's voices)

100+

Singers at major orchestra concerts

1998

Royal title awarded - Det Kongelige Kantori

What's new

2026-09
The choir opens Randers Church Music Festival 2026 with a concert in Sct. Mortens Church on 26 September 2026.
2026-03
The choir premieres the commissioned requiem 'At stirre på solen' by composer Morten Olsen at two concerts in Vor Frue Church and Odense Cathedral in March 2026.
2025-11
The choir performed in November 2025 in La Sagrada Família in Barcelona together with Tölzer Knabenchor and Escolania de Montserrat.

Tour

KøbenhavnAarhusOdenseRandersSvendborgHorsens

Tracks

Matthæuspassionen (J.S. Bach)Performed at two major concerts at Vor Frue Church and Musikhuset Aarhus, April 2025

At stirre på solen (Morten Olsen)New commissioned work - requiem world premiere March 2026 at Vor Frue Church and Odense Cathedral

Missa Papae Marcelli (Palestrina)Core work in the choir's repertoire - represents the Renaissance polyphony that was the starting point for the choir's founding

Fredagskoncerter i Vor Frue KirkeTraditional weekly concerts in the season - the choir's permanent venue since 1959

Opening Concert with Copenhagen Boys' Choir

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