Participating Ensembles:
Swiss Gospel and Friends
Christer Løvold was born 1973 in Oslo. He studied organ and conducting (under Eric Ericsson) at the “Norwegian Akademy of Music”, completed with honors in 1996. He continued his organ studies with Guy Bovet, Basel and graduated with the soloist-diploma in 2000.
Christer participated in numerous concerts as soloist or accompanyist on organ, cembalo or piano. As conductor he directed various impressive performances in Norway, Switzerland and Germany, among others the “B Minor Mass” by J.S. Bach, the “Requiem” by Mozart and Fauré, “A Ceremony of Carols” and “Rejoice in the Lamb” by Britten as well as musicals like “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “My Fair Lady” and “Annie”.
Christer’s concert activities led him to visit the United States, Latin America, Africa, Japan and all of Europe and he performed at various big European Festivals (Gstaad, Aosta). Christer also composed various compositions in the field of stage music as well as film music. He also recorded organ works for Swiss National Radio.
Swiss Gospel Singers is a new choir with more than 100 members that was founded out of four choirs of Christer Løvold. Additional singers are also invited to be part of this extraordinary project choir. Since more than 15 years Christer Løvold and his gospel choirs and friends in Switzerland have developed a reputation in the music scene as ensembles with their own style of gospel, where they just want to deliver music that is high on emotion as well as disciplined in frazing and precession. "If I work on the B minor mass of Bach or on Amazing Grace – my devotion to sound and interpretation is the same" - Christer Løvold
