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Ep 16: Jonas Olsson: Christmas carols with The Bangalore Men
Dec 19, 2023 ·
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Ep 16: Jonas Olsson: Christmas carols with The Bangalore Men
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It’s a merry Christmas with https://www.linkedin.com/in/s99jonte/, originally from Sweden, who has been a resident of Bengaluru for over a decade and is founder of the all-male choir https://open.spotify.com/album/7Fs2oJ7P7L682BGC9osE5e and the...
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It’s a merry Christmas with Jonas Olsson, originally from Sweden, who has been a resident of Bengaluru for over a decade and is founder of the all-male choir The Bangalore Men and the all-female Cappella Bangalore. He also heads the vocal department at The Bangalore School of Music. All this besides working at his corporate day job as Head of India Tech Hub at Volvo Cars.
Olsson talks about the strong tradition of choir singing in Sweden and why we must grow the culture beyond Christmas to the rest of the year. He emphasises the need for right musical training so that singers can amplify their voices in the absence of the ubiquitous microphone. The Christmas repertoire of his choir spans the 1300s to the 1960s, with a mix of popular and unusual songs, such as ‘Corpus Christi’ by Norwegian composer Trond Kverno and ‘Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day’ by John Gardner. In the past, the choir has performed compositions of Western classical greats including Schubert and Beethoven, besides Gustav Holst's Hymns from the Rig Veda. Finally, listen in as Olsson sings 'Deck the Halls'!
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Chapters:
01:00 Singing in choirs as a child in Sweden, moving to Bengaluru
02:12 Strong choir singing tradition in Sweden
03:18 Starting The Bangalore Men choir in 2016
08:00 A sacred tradition, from the church to beyond
11:38 Performing Gustav Holst’s choral hymns from the Rig Veda
16:40 The Bangalore Men’s varied repertoire; balancing schedules with day jobs
21:11 Christmas concerts with a mix of popular and unusual music
23:30 What makes a choir vs a band?
24:35 Microphones amplifying singers’ voices in absence of vocal technique
30:00 Why crash courses in singing don’t work
31:40 What music means to him
36:00 Christmas repertoire, from 1300s to 1960s
43:21 Jonas sings ‘Deck the Halls’
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Olsson talks about the strong tradition of choir singing in Sweden and why we must grow the culture beyond Christmas to the rest of the year. He emphasises the need for right musical training so that singers can amplify their voices in the absence of the ubiquitous microphone. The Christmas repertoire of his choir spans the 1300s to the 1960s, with a mix of popular and unusual songs, such as ‘Corpus Christi’ by Norwegian composer Trond Kverno and ‘Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day’ by John Gardner. In the past, the choir has performed compositions of Western classical greats including Schubert and Beethoven, besides Gustav Holst's Hymns from the Rig Veda. Finally, listen in as Olsson sings 'Deck the Halls'!
Follow and share to grow the conversation.
Chapters:
01:00 Singing in choirs as a child in Sweden, moving to Bengaluru
02:12 Strong choir singing tradition in Sweden
03:18 Starting The Bangalore Men choir in 2016
08:00 A sacred tradition, from the church to beyond
11:38 Performing Gustav Holst’s choral hymns from the Rig Veda
16:40 The Bangalore Men’s varied repertoire; balancing schedules with day jobs
21:11 Christmas concerts with a mix of popular and unusual music
23:30 What makes a choir vs a band?
24:35 Microphones amplifying singers’ voices in absence of vocal technique
30:00 Why crash courses in singing don’t work
31:40 What music means to him
36:00 Christmas repertoire, from 1300s to 1960s
43:21 Jonas sings ‘Deck the Halls’
Follow Anuradha on LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram
Email: swishingmindsets@gmail.com
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed are personal. Listener discretion is advised.
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