Christiania Mannskor, established in 2009, is Norway’s professional men’s choir. It is made up of 18 singers under the direction of conductor Marius Skjølaas. The ensemble has regular engagements in Oslo and countrywide and has performed at the invitation of, among others, the Norwegian government and parliament.   Christiania Mannskor is dedicated to the renewal and revitalisation of men’s choir singing in Norway. “Like Father, Like Son” is the ensemble’s fifth release on the LAWO Classics label. Previous releases are “Something New” (2014), “Something Blue” (2016), “Norge, mitt Norge” (2017), together with the Royal Norwegian Air Force Band, and “Something Borrowed” (2019).

Marius Skjølaas completed a degree in church music with a major in choral conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He studied with Grete Pedersen, Jesper Grove Jørgensen (Copenhagen), Harald Herresthal and Kåre Nordstoga. Skjølaas serves as organist and Director of Music of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Oslo and is artistic director of the chamber choir Oslo Chorale Selskap.