Else Torp

Soprano
2004 2012

Else Torp has specialized in performance, of early and new music, but also covers an extensive repertoire of Danish and German Lieder. In the semi-scenic repertoire she has performed Judith Weir's King Harald's Saga at a number of festivals and Walton's Facade. With Theatre of Voices, she has performed a wide range of repertoire in Europe, Australia and the US.

Else Torp has recently been featured with Scotish Chamber Orchestra in Bach's St John's Passion, with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Christmas Oratory and Concerto Copenhagen with The b Minor mass. 2008 included Arvo Pärt's Miserere at the Sonning Prize festival for Pärt in Copenhagen, and performances at BBC Proms, Berliner Festspiele and Sacrum Profanum in Krakow with Theatre of Voices and Stockhausen's Stimmung. She sang Pärt's "Passio" in his official televised estonian 70th birthday concert in 2005, and later performed Nørholm's "The Bell" with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon. She has done the first performance of Gavin Bryars' "The Stone Arch" with the Kronos Quartet at the Barbican Centre's Steve Reich 70th birthday celebration festival and the first performance of Liu Sola's "The Afterlife of Li Jiantong" - also at the Barbican and at the Takkelloftet at the Royal Opera in Copenhagen in spring of 2009.

Recent CDs: "Cries of London" with Theatre of Voices/Fretwork (Harmonia Mundi), "Weyse Songs" (dacapo), "Stimmung" by Stockhausen and David Lang's "The Little Match Girl Passion" (both Harmonia Mundi).

Participated at following concerts with Ars Nova

My Mouth Smiles - My Thoughts Weep Monday den 10. May 2021 kl. 19:30 Garnisons Kirke, København
My Mouth Smiles - My Thoughts Weep Sunday den 9. May 2021 kl. 19:30 Stavnsholt kirke
My Mouth Smiles - My Thoughts Weep Friday den 7. May 2021 kl. 17:00 Frederiksberg Kirke
Origami Music Tuesday den 8. September 2020 kl. 20:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
Origami Music Monday den 7. September 2020 kl. 19:00 Ellevang Kirke, Århus
The Lamb Friday den 12. April 2019 kl. 16:30 Trinitatis Kirke
The Lamb Thursday den 11. April 2019 kl. 19:00 Husum Kirke
The Lamb Tuesday den 9. April 2019 kl. 19:30 Ordrup Kirke
The Lamb Sunday den 7. April 2019 kl. 15:00 Sankt Mariæ Kirke, Helsingør
Arvo Pärt - Recording Saturday den 26. January 2019 kl. 18:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
Gade & Friends Sunday den 5. March 2017 kl. 15:00 Fløng Kirke
Gade & Friends Saturday den 4. March 2017 kl. 14:00 Vor Frelser Kirke, Horsens
Gade & Friends Monday den 13. February 2017 kl. 19:30 Holmens Kirke
Gade & Friends Sunday den 12. February 2017 kl. 15:00 Herstedøster Kirke
The Christmas Story Sunday den 11. December 2016 kl. 16:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
The Christmas Story Saturday den 10. December 2016 kl. 15:00 Stouby Kirke
The Christmas Story Friday den 9. December 2016 kl. 20:00 Nyborg Vor Frue Kirke
Phrygian Fragments Thursday den 7. July 2016 kl. 20:30 Fribourg (CH), Église du Collège Saint-Michel
Phrygian Fragments Wednesday den 1. June 2016 kl. 20:00 Kaiserdom zu Speyer
Wind Walks Friday den 13. May 2016 kl. 17:00 Århus Domkirke
A Meeting of Two Masters Wednesday den 11. May 2016 kl. 20:00 Friedrichshafen, Schlosskirche
Wind Walks Tuesday den 10. May 2016 kl. 20:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
Wind Walks Monday den 9. May 2016 kl. 19:30 Brønshøj Kirke
Frygiske Fragmenter Friday den 6. May 2016 kl. 16:30 Trinitatis Kirke
A Meeting of Two Masters Saturday den 2. April 2016 kl. 16:00 Søndermarkskirken, Viborg