Akademiska Sångföreningen
Finland-Swedish academic male-voice choir at the University of Helsinki / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki (Swedish: Akademiska Sångföreningen, lit. 'The Academic Song Association', Finland Swedish: [ɑkɑˈdeːmiskɑ ˈsoŋfœrˌeːniŋen]), abbreviated AS, colloquially also known as Akademen[lower-alpha 1] (Finland Swedish: [ɑkɑˈdeːmen]), 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).
The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki Akademiska Sångföreningen | |
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Choir | |
Origin | Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (today Helsinki, Finland) |
Founded | 1838; 186 years ago (1838) |
Founder | Fredrik (Friedrich) Pacius |
Genre | Male-voice choral |
Members | Ca 60 active |
Chief conductor | Elisa Huovinen |
Choir admission | Semiannual auditions |
Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
Affiliation | University of Helsinki |
Associated groups | |
Website | akademen |