Ensemble 96 is a Norwegian

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located in

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. The choir works mainly with contemporary music and is partly funded by government grants. It has released several CDs, and given concerts and participated in national and international choral competitions. Ensemble 96 has just under 30 members. Ensemble 96 was founded in 1996, and had its beginnings in the (now defunct) Oslo Philharmonic Chamber Choir. The current conductor is Nina T. Karlsen. The founding conductor was Øystein Fevang. Ensemble 96's CD "Immortal Nystedt", published on the label 2L, was nominated for the 49th

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in the categories Best Choral Performance and Best Surround Album. The choir was awarded The Norwegian Choir Association's Choral Award for 2007.

First productions and commissioned works

* Antonio Bibalo: ''Psalm 8'', November 2006 *

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: ''Palabras sueltas'', Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2006 * Kjell Mørk Karlsen: ''O magnum mysterium'', 2005 * Synne Skouen: ''En spøk'' (''In Jest''), 2005 * Knut Nystedt: ''Jesu Sieben Worte'', 2003 * Stephen Frost: ''Parapraxis'', in cooperation with Norwegian bassoonist Sigyn Birkeland, 2003 * Wolfgang Plagge: ''Salve Crux'', 2002 * Wolfgang Plagge: ''Psalm 84'', 2001 * Trond Lindheim: wedding cantata ''Hjelp, de gifter seg!'' (''Oh my, they are getting married!'') on the Norwegian national broadcasting company (

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TV) during the wedding of Crown Prince Haakon and Miss Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in 2001 * Wolfgang Plagge: ''Liknarbraut'', 2000 *

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: ''Old'', in cooperation with Jai Shankar,

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, Helen Davies and

, Vestfold International Festival 2000

Recordings

* "Kind" - 2L 2010 - Works by Marcus Paus, amongst others * ''Immortal Nystedt'' - 2L 2005 - Works by Knut Nystedt * ''Liknarbraut'' - 2L 2002 - Work by Wolfgang Plagge * ''Old'' – Universal 2001 -

* Christmas album ''Det lyser i stille grender'' - Naxos 1998

References

External links

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Norwegian choirs Chamber choirs Musical groups established in 1996 1996 establishments in Norway Musical groups from Oslo {{Norway-band-stub