The third eidtion of the International Masterclass for Choral Conductors Sacred Music Today took place from September 11-15 in Stockholm. The teachers were Gary Graden, conductor of S:t Jacobs Chamber Choir, Mikael Wedar, conductor of S:t Jacobs Vocal Ensemble, and Helene Stureborg conductor of Storkyrkans Kammarkör.
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For the third time the Stockholm Cathedral (Storkyrkan) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden offered an International Masterclass for Choral Conducting. The aim was to prepare choir conductors to tackle contemporary sacred music works.

​The participants were exposed to essential skills for professional choral work and given the opportunity to gain practical experience with different world-class ensembles.
The masterclass consisted of five days of seminars, worship services, and practical studies in
choral conducting (see the detailed program below).
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The organization accepted seven active students, chosen by Gary Graden, Mikael Wedar, Helene Stureborg and Louise Linde, artistic secretary of the masterclass, to study and perform with three choirs of the Cathedral Parish: S:t Jacobs Chamber Choir (www.sjkk.se), S:t Jacob's Vocal Ensemble (www.sjve.se) and Stockholm Cathedral Chamber Choir, all three award-winning choirs
and leading ensembles in the field.

​The eight conductors selected to participate in the International Masterclass 2024 for Choral
Conductors Sacred Music Today” were:
​Jack Apperley, UK
Katerina Blizkovksa, Czech Republic/Belgium
Oreste Calabria, Italy
Gisèle Delgoulet, France
Mirjam van den Hoek, Holland
Rebecka Ryd, Sweden
Maxime Thély, Switzerland
Yuto Yamaguchi, Japan/Hungary

And the seven observers were:
Maria Ciavarella, Italy
Illia Humenik, Ukraina/Estonia
Damijan Mocnik, Slovenia
Matic Podobnik, Slovenia
Luka Štiftar, Slovenia
Jan Triler, Slovenia
Fiorella Monsorno Trento

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