Ars Nova Copenhagen
Ars Nova Copenhagen is one of Scandinavia's leading chamber choirs. The group specializes in Renaissance polyphony but also performs contemporary vocal music. Ars Nova was heard on the album ... And ... in 2020, performing works by Arvo Pärt, Julia Wolfe, and Caroline Shaw.
Ars Nova Copenhagen was founded by Bo Holten in 1979. Holten served as the group's chief conductor until 1996, when Tamás Vetö was voted by the ensemble members to be the next chief conductor. Vetö remained in this role until 2003, when Paul Hillier took over as the chief conductor and artistic director after years of successful collaborations as a guest conductor. The choir's guest conductors have included Anthony Rooley, Michael Bojesen, and Andrew Lawrence-King, among others. Ars Nova is known widely for its performance of polyphonic Renaissance choral music by the likes of Desprez, Tallis, and di Lasso, previously unknown works by Pierre de la Rue, Nicolas Gombert, and Filipe de Magalhaes, and new music by contemporary composers, including works written for the group. Ars Nova regularly performs and records with other early music groups, including the Theatre of Voices and Concerto Copenhagen. Ars Nova holds a concert season in Copenhagen and Aarhus, performs throughout Denmark, and has toured throughout Europe and the U.S., as well as a Danish cultural campaign tour of China in 2015.
Ars Nova's recordings have appeared on the Kontrapunkt, Naxos, and Dacapo labels, among others. It earned a Danish Grammy in 1991 for a recording of sacred music by Nicolas Gombert and a Grammy Award in the U.S. for its 2009 release David Lang's The Little Match Girl Passion. In 2020, Ars Nova issued ... And ..., featuring works by Pärt, Wolfe, and Shaw, along with selections from the Laude di Cortona.
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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Rose Garden Songs (Rued Langgaard)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Dacapo on 26 Sep 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Christmas Story
Theatre of Voices, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on 13 Sep 2011
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
...and...
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier, Unknown Artist
Classical - Released by Naxos on 20 Nov 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Gloria tibi trinitas
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier
Sacred Vocal Music - Released by Ars Nova on 11 Nov 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
John Høybye: Hope. Easter Music & Psalm 151
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Mads Haaber's Quartet, John Høybye
Classical - Released by Carus on 8 Dec 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Weihnachtshistorie - Auferstehungshistorie (Heinrich Schütz)
Classical - Released by Dacapo on 17 Nov 2009
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
First Drop
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, Paul Hillier, Mathias Friis-Hansen, David Hildebrandt
Classical - Released by Cantaloupe Music on 19 May 2017
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
The Natural World of Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Dacapo on 4 Jan 2011
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Nielsen: Songs for Choir
Classical - Released by Dacapo on 3 Feb 2015
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Crossing Borders
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Dacapo on 22 Dec 2017
16-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Matthäus-Passion
Julian Podger, Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Paul Hillier
Classical - Released by Dacapo on 28 Feb 2011
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Norgard: Works for Brass
Classical - Released by Classico on 1 Mar 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ortiz: Gallos y Huesos & Notker
Classical - Released by Orchid Classics on 2 Jun 2015
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
The Unknown Carl Nielsen: Danish Songs in English
Classical - Released by Dacapo on 3 Jul 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
John Høybye: Hope. Easter Music & Psalm 151
Ars Nova Copenhagen, Mads Haaber's Quartet, John Høybye
Classical - Released by Carus on 8 Dec 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Inhale
Caroline Shaw, Ars Nova Copenhagen
Choral Music (Choirs) - To be released on 3 May 2024 by Cantaloupe Music
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo