Saturday, August 11

8pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC

Nordic Voices is a six-voice professional Norwegian a cappella ensemble whose vast repertoire ranges from medieval to modern music. Since its formation in 1996, Nordic Voices has toured extensively in Norway and abroad, performing at major festivals and on prestigious series. One of Norway's best-loved ensembles, Nordic Voices has garnered considerable acclaim through frequent radio and television appearances. In 1996, the ensemble made its international debut in Edinburgh, Scotland in a concert with the renowned Ensemble Clément Janequin from France. Since then, the group has performed in South Africa, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Spain (where it won two first prizes at a vocal competition in Tolosa in 1999), Germany, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Canada and the United States of America.