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

Summa Monday den 10. September 2012 kl. 22:00 Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Summa Sunday den 9. September 2012 kl. 16:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
Summer concert Friday den 10. August 2012 kl. 19:30 Jetsmark Kirke
Summer concert Thursday den 9. August 2012 kl. 19:00 Skagens Museum
Roskilde Festival Sunday den 8. July 2012 kl. 12:30 Roskilde Festival
A Danish Interlude Sunday den 27. May 2012 kl. 16:00
Rush hour concert Friday den 25. May 2012 kl. 16:30 Trinitatis Kirke
Vale of Glamorgan Festival (UK) Thursday den 10. May 2012 kl. 19:30
Minimal Roots Sunday den 25. March 2012 kl. 19:00 Glasgow City Halls, Grand Hall
Minimal Roots Saturday den 24. March 2012 kl. 18:00 Glasgow City Halls, Grand Hall
Minimal Roots Friday den 23. March 2012 kl. 22:00
St. John's Passion Sunday den 18. March 2012 kl. 16:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
St. John's Passion Saturday den 17. March 2012 kl. 16:00 Odense Domkirke
St. John's Passion Thursday den 15. March 2012 kl. 19:30 Sankt Lukas Kirke, Århus
Minimal Roots Sunday den 19. February 2012 kl. 19:30 Charlottenborg
Minimal Roots Friday den 17. February 2012 kl. 19:00 Kunsten, Aalborg
Nine Lessons and Carols Sunday den 11. December 2011 kl. 16:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
Street Songs Sunday den 13. November 2011 kl. 16:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
L'homme armé Thursday den 27. October 2011 kl. 18:00 Templo de la Compañía
Sky Walk Wednesday den 26. October 2011 kl. 17:00 Auditorio de Minas
Ludus Danielis - The Play of Daniel Sunday den 16. October 2011 kl. 16:00 Marmorkirken (Frederiks Kirke)
L'homme armé Sunday den 11. September 2011 kl. 16:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
Wild ways Wednesday den 18. May 2011 kl. 20:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
Arvo Pärt & Tudor Music Thursday den 14. April 2011 kl. 19:30 Auditorio Nacional de Madrid
Requiem Tuesday den 29. March 2011 kl. 20:00 Garnisons Kirke, København