Beate Strømme Fevang

Beate Strømme Fevang has been Director of Music and conductor at Bragernes Church since 1992. From 1985 to 1992 she was Director of Music at Snarøya Church. There she developed the girls choir into an active girls choir along with an aspirant choir. She also taught for a number of years at the Lier municipal music school. Beate has been one of the driving forces in building up Bragernes Church’s expanded music programme, with regular concerts and choirs for all ages. Today the choirs associated with the church are Minores, the Aspirant choir, the Girls Choir, the Boys Choir, the Youth Choir, Kantori, and the Soloist Ensemble. The choirs maintain a high level of activities, enriching the musical life of the church. Beate has also been the impetus behind hiring two singing teachers for the choirs. She has led the Youth Choir since its founding in 2001 and has remained the choir’s motivator and inspiration. Beate has also held a number of positions of trust, including on the Central Board of Ung Kirkesang. She graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music with a degree in church music and took an additional year of music education courses at the same institution.