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

Easter Concert Thursday den 5. April 2007 kl. 20:00
Easter Concert Wednesday den 4. April 2007 kl. 20:00
Easter Concert Tuesday den 3. April 2007 kl. 20:00
Easter Concert Sunday den 1. April 2007 kl. 20:00
Easter Concert Saturday den 31. March 2007 kl. 20:00
Easter Concert Saturday den 31. March 2007 kl. 16:00
Easter Concert Friday den 30. March 2007 kl. 20:00
A Bridge of Dreams Sunday den 21. January 2007 kl. 16:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
A Bridge of Dreams Friday den 19. January 2007 kl. 19:30 Vestkirken
Nytårskoncert Saturday den 30. December 2006 kl. 15:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
Moscow Sunday den 10. December 2006 kl. 20:00 Moscow
Nyborg Kirke Wednesday den 6. December 2006 kl. 20:00 Nyborg Vor Frue Kirke
Terry Riley: In C Friday den 1. December 2006 kl. 20:00
Palestrina & Byrd Sunday den 22. October 2006 kl. 16:00 Garnisons Kirke, København
Palestrina & Byrd Sunday den 15. October 2006 kl. 16:00 Ballerup Kirke
Palestrina & Byrd Saturday den 14. October 2006 kl. 16:30 Kronborg
Kulturnat koncerter Friday den 13. October 2006 kl. 18:00 Marmorkirken (Frederiks Kirke)
Festival på Rosenborg Friday den 22. September 2006 kl. 20:00
Music from the time of Christian IV Sunday den 3. September 2006 kl. 16:00
Nivaagaard Friday den 1. September 2006 kl. 22:00
Taverner & Tudor Music Monday den 14. August 2006 kl. 20:00
Taverner & Tudor Music Sunday den 13. August 2006 kl. 16:00
Taverner & Tudor Music Saturday den 12. August 2006 kl. 20:00
Taverner & Tudor Music Sunday den 6. August 2006 kl. 19:30
Ockeghem: requiem Wednesday den 2. August 2006 kl. 20:00