Collection: ANNE KARIN SUNDAL-ASK conductor

Anne Karin Sundal-Ask has been conductor and artistic leader of the Norwegian Girls Choir since the spring of 2005. She studied conducting, flute and music pedagogy at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim and at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Sundal-Ask has received many honours for her direction of choirs, and she has led many choirs to notable results in international competitions. She received the “Performer of the Year” award for 2019 from the Norwegian Society of Composers. As artistic director of the Norwegian Girls Choir she has commissioned new music, and collaborated closely with many Norwegian composers. She is willing to let young people in their most formative years participate in the creative process of performing new works and thus contribute directly to the quality of their music-making. This approach also helps young people develop a broad musicianship. She is described as an inspiring leader who, while always striving after quality, also conveys her musical goals to the singers so that each and every one of them can perform optimally. Her focus on intonation, timbre and ensemble work is one of her hallmarks, and she works continuously to develop the choir’s musical expression.