Phillip Faber

b. 1984

Danish

Summary

Phillip Faber (b. 1984) trained as a composer and conductor at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. His close links with Danish and Scan­di­navian choral music have made him much sought-after as a vocal composer, but his oeuvre also includes chamber music and orchestral works.
He became Chief Conductor of the Danish National Girls’ Choir in 2013, and from the beginning he has left his own special imprint on the sound and expression of the choir. In addition he is a guest conductor for the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, the Danish National Concert Choir and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and in 2017 he was awarded the DR Language Prize for his musical communication in TV programmes such as the Classical Music Quiz and Live from the Folk High School Song Book.

Biography

Phillip Faber (b. 1984) trained as a composer and conductor at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. His close links with Danish and Scan­di­navian choral music have made him much sought-after as a vocal composer, but his oeuvre also includes chamber music and orchestral works.
became Chief Conductor of the Danish National Girls’ Choir in 2013, and from the beginning he has left his own special imprint on the sound and expression of the choir. In addition he is a guest conductor for the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, the Danish National Concert Choir and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and in 2017 he was awarded the DR Language Prize for his musical communication in TV programmes such as the Classical Music Quiz and Live from the Folk High School Song Book.

News

Performances

25th August 2024

PERFORMERS
Tivoli's Pantomime Theatre
NOTES
Klods Hans will be performed up to 30 times, between June 22, 2024 and August 25, 2024
LOCATION
Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark

30th August 2024

PERFORMERS
Ars Nova
CONDUCTOR
Phillip Faber; Sofi Jeannin
NOTES
July 19: Frederiksværk Musikfestival; August 30: Südtirol Festival Merano; September 1: Musikfest Erzgebirge
LOCATION
Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt, Lana, Italy

1st September 2024

PERFORMERS
Ars Nova
CONDUCTOR
Phillip Faber; Sofi Jeannin
NOTES
July 19: Frederiksværk Musikfestival; August 30: Südtirol Festival Merano; September 1: Musikfest Erzgebirge
LOCATION
St. Anne's Church, Annaberg-Buchhol, Germany

7th September 2024

PERFORMERS
Ars Nova
CONDUCTOR
Phillip Faber; Sofi Jeannin
NOTES
July 19: Frederiksværk Musikfestival; August 30: Südtirol Festival Merano; September 1: Musikfest Erzgebirge
LOCATION
Vor Frue Kirke, Aarhus, Denmark

22nd September 2024

PERFORMERS
Ars Nova
CONDUCTOR
Phillip Faber; Sofi Jeannin
NOTES
July 19: Frederiksværk Musikfestival; August 30: Südtirol Festival Merano; September 1: Musikfest Erzgebirge
LOCATION
Sankt Mariæ Kirke, Helsingør, Denmark

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