Nordic Voices

Formed in 1996, the six-voice a cappella group Nordic Voices is comprised of graduates from the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Norwegian Academy of Opera who, in addition to their singing backgrounds, have a broad range of experience from choral conducting to teacher training and composition.
  Already from the start it was an aim to explore the possibilities within the human voice and to make composers write more demanding and exciting music for vocal ensembles. The singers are classical trained, they are familiar with different extended vocal techniques, and always challenge themselves to expand their expressions. Their close work together with a wide range of composers have led to more than 70 world premieres. Nordic Voices master a wide spectrum of musical styles, ranging from folk music and renaissance music to new works commissioned by composers from all over the world.
  In concert, Nordic Voices often presents programme concepts revolving around themes, for example, historical figures or textual links, bringing the music to life in sometimes unexpected ways.
  Artistic creativity, communication, versatility, technical precision are the primary ingredients of the perfect recipe for a performing arts ensemble, and these are precisely the elements that make up Nordic Voices. The group has been making waves not only in Norway and Europe, but in places as far afield as South Africa, Japan, Bolivia as well as frequent tours to the USA and Canada.
  Nordic Voices are: Tone Elisabeth Braaten (soprano), Ingrid Hanken (soprano), Ebba Rydh (mezzo-soprano), Per Kristian Amundrød (tenor), Frank Havrøy (baritone/tenor), and Rolf Magne Asser (bass).