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| row3 = [[Åbo Akademi University]]
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| chief conductor = [[Ulf Långbacka]]
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| row21 = Martin Segerstråle
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| lbl22 = President:
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| row22 = Anders Lindgren
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| affiliation = [[Åbo Akademi University]]
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[[File:BD, Flora och AO, advent 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Advent concert in [[Turku Cathedral]] together with [[Åbo Akademi University]] female voice choir [[Florakören]] and symphony orchestra Akademiska Orkestern]]


'''{{lang|sv|Studentkören Brahe Djäknar}}''' ({{IPA|sv-FI|stʉˈdentˌkœːren ˈbrɑːhe ˈ(d)jeːknɑr}}), also referred to as simply '''{{lang|sv|Brahe Djäknar}}''', abbreviated '''BD''', is a [[Swedish-speaking population of Finland|Finland-Swedish]] academic [[Male voice choir|male voice]] [[choir]] in [[Turku]], [[Finland]].
'''Studentkören Brahe Djäknar''' is a [[Swedish-speaking Finns|Fenno-Swedish]] male voice student [[choir]] based in [[Turku]], [[Finland]]. It was founded in [[1937]] and was led by John Rosas until [[1955]], when Gottfrid Gräsbeck took over. Gräsbeck led the choir for 35 years, and retired from his job as university teacher in musicology as well as his job as conductor at the end of the year 1990. Ulf Långbacka was appointed new conductor as well as teacher and has led the choir since 1991. From the autumn of 2000 to the spring of 2001, Heikki Seppänen led the choir as Långbacka was taking a year off. In 2010, Långbacka will write a new opera to be performed during Turku's European Capital of Culture year 2011, and the choir will be led by former vice-conductor Martin Segerstråle.


==Overview==
The choir is well-known for its every-year Christmas concerts around the first Sunday of Advent. The concerts are held in the Turku Cathedral together with the sister choir, [[Florakören]], and the Åbo Akademi University symphony orchestra, [[Akademiska Orkestern]]. The choir also performs on April 30th every year to celebrate spring's coming. These concerts have been broadcast live on radio and TV for many years.
The choir was founded in 1937 and was directed by John Rosas until 1955. Rosas was succeeded by Gottfrid Gräsbeck, who was in turn succeeded by [[Ulf Långbacka]] in 1991.


The choir is known for its annual Christmas concerts around the first Sunday of Advent in the [[Turku Cathedral]] together with its [[Åbo Akademi University]] sister choir [[Florakören]], and the Åbo Akademi University symphony orchestra Akademiska Orkestern. The choir also performs on 30 April every year to celebrate the coming of spring; these concerts have for many years been broadcast live on radio and TV.
BD has toured foreign countries frequently, both on their own and together with Florakören. The last major trips have headed to the USA and Canada in 2005, Norway in 2006, Italy in 2007 to celebrate the choir's 70th anniversary, Poland in 2008 and also France and Spain in the spring of 2009.


The choir has toured abroad frequently, both on its own and together with Florakören, e.g. in Canada and the United States in 2005, in Norway in 2006, in Italy in 2007, in Poland in 2008, in France and Spain in 2009, in Austria in 2010, and in Japan in 2012, celebrating its 75th anniversary.
In France, the choir set up a rehearsal camp and spent almost a week putting the finishing touch on their repertoire. The result was good, and in the Tampere Vocal Competitions held in June, the choir was one of only two male choirs to receive golden honours, when the choir was granted two gold stamps and 800€ worth of price money.


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In the autumn of 2010, the choir will join forces with their sisters in Florakören when the two choirs visit Austria and Slovenia.
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! scope="col" | From
! scope="col" | To
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1937 || 1955 || {{sortname|John|Rosas|nolink=1}} ||
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| 1955 || 1990 || {{sortname|Gottfrid|Gräsbeck|nolink=1}} ||
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| 1991 || 2022 || {{sortname|Ulf|Långbacka}} || Incumbent
|-
| 2000 || 2001 || {{sortname|Heikki|Seppänen|nolink=1}} || Interim conductor
|-
| 2010 || 2010 || {{sortname|Martin|Segerstråle}} || Interim conductor
|-
| 2023 || || {{sortname|Hanna|Kronqvist}}
|}


==See also==
{{Portal|Music|Finland}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.brahedjaknar.fi/english.php Official web page]
* [http://www.brahedjaknar.fi/inenglish.php Official web page]
*[http://www.abo.fi/public/?setlanguage=en Åbo Akademi University]
* [http://www.abo.fi/?lang=en Åbo Akademi University]


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|ALIGN="RIGHT"|[[1937]] - [[1955]]||ALIGN="LEFT"|John Rosas
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|ALIGN="RIGHT"|[[1955]] - [[1990]]||Gottfrid Gräsbeck
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|ALIGN="RIGHT"|[[1991]] - [[2000]]||Ulf Långbacka
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|ALIGN="RIGHT"|[[2000]] - [[2001]]||Heikki Seppänen
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|ALIGN="RIGHT"|[[2001]] - [[2009]]||Ulf Långbacka
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Latest revision as of 01:05, 21 September 2023

Studentkören Brahe Djäknar
Choir
Emblem
OriginTurku,  Finland
Founded1937; 87 years ago (1937)
GenreChoral (male voice)
Chief conductorUlf Långbacka
HeadquartersTurku,  Finland
AffiliationÅbo Akademi University
Associated groups
Websitebrahedjaknar.fi
Advent concert in Turku Cathedral together with Åbo Akademi University female voice choir Florakören and symphony orchestra Akademiska Orkestern

Studentkören Brahe Djäknar (Finland Swedish pronunciation: [stʉˈdentˌkœːren ˈbrɑːhe ˈ(d)jeːknɑr]), also referred to as simply Brahe Djäknar, abbreviated BD, is a Finland-Swedish academic male voice choir in Turku, Finland.

Overview

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The choir was founded in 1937 and was directed by John Rosas until 1955. Rosas was succeeded by Gottfrid Gräsbeck, who was in turn succeeded by Ulf Långbacka in 1991.

The choir is known for its annual Christmas concerts around the first Sunday of Advent in the Turku Cathedral together with its Åbo Akademi University sister choir Florakören, and the Åbo Akademi University symphony orchestra Akademiska Orkestern. The choir also performs on 30 April every year to celebrate the coming of spring; these concerts have for many years been broadcast live on radio and TV.

The choir has toured abroad frequently, both on its own and together with Florakören, e.g. in Canada and the United States in 2005, in Norway in 2006, in Italy in 2007, in Poland in 2008, in France and Spain in 2009, in Austria in 2010, and in Japan in 2012, celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Conductors
From To Name Notes
1937 1955 John Rosas
1955 1990 Gottfrid Gräsbeck
1991 2022 Ulf Långbacka Incumbent
2000 2001 Heikki Seppänen Interim conductor
2010 2010 Martin Segerstråle Interim conductor
2023 Hanna Kronqvist

See also

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