Teacher, composer, conductor. In 1929 he founded Radio Denmark's Boys Choir whose leader and conductor he was to be for 50 years until 1979. Apart from the radio and later TV-transmissions, he and the choir travelled extensively. WWII and the German occupation of Denmark 1940-45 put a stop to concert tours outside the country, but already in 1945 he renewed his contacts in Sweden and Norway, and the following 34 years he led the choir on concert tours all over Western Europe, including Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Also Israel, USSR, Bulgaria and Canada were visited. Seven concert tours around USA, including Virgin Islands, were made from 1968 to 1979. In 1970 he was invited to have the choir give a concert in The White House, and in 1972 they had the honour to sing the American National Anthem at the Candlestick Park in San Francisco in front of 62,000 spectators and 35 million TV-viewers. The queen of Denmark made him Knight of Dannebrog in 1979.
Teacher, composer, conductor. In 1929 he founded Radio Denmark's Boys Choir whose leader and conductor he was to be for 50 years until 1979. Apart from the radio and later TV-transmissions, he and the choir travelled extensively. WWII and the German occupation of Denmark 1940-45 put a stop to concert tours outside the country, but already in 1945 he renewed his contacts in Sweden and Norway, and the following 34 years he led the choir on concert tours all over Western Europe, including Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Also Israel, USSR, Bulgaria and Canada were visited. Seven concert tours around USA, including Virgin Islands, were made from 1968 to 1979. In 1970 he was invited to have the choir give a concert in The White House, and in 1972 they had the honour to sing the American National Anthem at the Candlestick Park in San Francisco in front of 62,000 spectators and 35 million TV-viewers. The queen of Denmark made him Knight of Dannebrog in 1979.
Bio by: Erik Skytte
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