Michael Bojesen (born 7 August 1960) is a Danish conductor, composer, choirmaster and arranger. He is former director of Malmö Opera where he served from 2017 to 2022.[1] He won the Danish annual prize for choral composition in 1998.
Michael Bojesen is a Danish conductor, composer and choirmaster.
Bojesen was born in Copenhagen. He graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 1984. From 1984 to 2001 he taught at the Sankt Annæ Gymnasium, a secondary school in Copenhagen specialising in singing, where he was choirmaster from 1991 to 2001. From 1989 to 2006 he was the conductor of the Camerata chamber choir, and from 2001 to 2010 chief conductor of the DR Girls' Choir,[2] after which he became honorary conductor.[3] He took over the direction of the Copenhagen Opera Festival in September 2012.[3] He has also been a docent at the Academy of Music (from 1994 to 2003).[2] He is known as a versatile conductor, working with the DR Big Band in addition to classical ensembles.[3]
Sexual misconduct allegations
Bojesen has been accused of allowing a sexualised environment by several former members of DR Girls' choir.[4][5] The alleged MeToo-behavior was first revealed to the general public in 2021 by Danish newspaper Politiken.[5]As a consequence, Bojesen was stripped of his title as honorary conductor of DR Girls' choir. In 2022 similar accusations appeared concerning Bojesen's employment as choirmaster at Sankt Annæ Gymnasium [http://www.example.org]
Bojesen won the Danish annual prize for choral composition in 1998.[2][6] In 1999 a recording of Messiah in which he participated won the Danish Grammy for the year's best Danish recording, and choirs under his direction have three times been honoured with first prizes: Camerata at Arezzo in 1992 and 2002, and the DR Girls' Choir as "Choir of the World 2002 Kathaumiwx".[6] In 2011 The Jazz Ballad Song Book, a recording by the DR Big Band in which he conducted the Danish National Chamber Orchestra was nominated for four Grammy Awards in jazz categories.[7]
References
^"Folkelig dirigent bliver ny operachef" (in Danish). Politiken. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^ abc"Michael Bojesen er ny direktør for Copenhagen Opera Festival" 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, Have Backstage, 21 June 2012 (in Danish)
^"Genstart - DR's nyhedspodcast | Genstart: Et kor af stemmer | DR LYD". www.dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-12-01.
^ ab"Overblik: Her er konklusionerne fra advokatundersøgelsen af krænkelser i Pigekoret". DR (in Danish). 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
^ abcMichael Bojesen 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine at Dansk Kapelmesterforening, retrieved 4 April 2014 (in Danish)
^Endre Juel Lundgren, "DR med fire Grammy-nominasjoner" 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, RadioAssistant.no, 2 December 2011 (in Norwegian)
External links
January 07, 2023
michael, bojesen, born, august, 1960, danish, conductor, composer, choirmaster, arranger, former, director, malmö, opera, where, served, from, 2017, 2022, danish, annual, prize, choral, composition, 1998, danish, conductor, composer, choirmaster, contents, bio. Michael Bojesen born 7 August 1960 is a Danish conductor composer choirmaster and arranger He is former director of Malmo Opera where he served from 2017 to 2022 1 He won the Danish annual prize for choral composition in 1998 Michael Bojesen is a Danish conductor composer and choirmaster Contents 1 Biography 2 Sexual misconduct allegations 3 Works 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditBojesen was born in Copenhagen He graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 1984 From 1984 to 2001 he taught at the Sankt Annae Gymnasium a secondary school in Copenhagen specialising in singing where he was choirmaster from 1991 to 2001 From 1989 to 2006 he was the conductor of the Camerata chamber choir and from 2001 to 2010 chief conductor of the DR Girls Choir 2 after which he became honorary conductor 3 He took over the direction of the Copenhagen Opera Festival in September 2012 3 He has also been a docent at the Academy of Music from 1994 to 2003 2 He is known as a versatile conductor working with the DR Big Band in addition to classical ensembles 3 Sexual misconduct allegations EditBojesen has been accused of allowing a sexualised environment by several former members of DR Girls choir 4 5 The alleged MeToo behavior was first revealed to the general public in 2021 by Danish newspaper Politiken 5 As a consequence Bojesen was stripped of his title as honorary conductor of DR Girls choir In 2022 similar accusations appeared concerning Bojesen s employment as choirmaster at Sankt Annae Gymnasium http www example org Works EditPater Noster 1991 Evigheden These are the daysHe has also arranged works for the Danish Concert Choir the Danish National Chamber Orchestra and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra among others 6 Awards EditBojesen won the Danish annual prize for choral composition in 1998 2 6 In 1999 a recording of Messiah in which he participated won the Danish Grammy for the year s best Danish recording and choirs under his direction have three times been honoured with first prizes Camerata at Arezzo in 1992 and 2002 and the DR Girls Choir as Choir of the World 2002 Kathaumiwx 6 In 2011 The Jazz Ballad Song Book a recording by the DR Big Band in which he conducted the Danish National Chamber Orchestra was nominated for four Grammy Awards in jazz categories 7 References Edit Folkelig dirigent bliver ny operachef in Danish Politiken 15 August 2016 Retrieved 15 August 2016 a b c Michael Bojesen Den Store Danske Encyklopaedi in Danish a b c Michael Bojesen er ny direktor for Copenhagen Opera Festival Archived 2014 04 07 at the Wayback Machine Have Backstage 21 June 2012 in Danish Genstart DR s nyhedspodcast Genstart Et kor af stemmer DR LYD www dr dk in Danish Retrieved 2021 12 01 a b Overblik Her er konklusionerne fra advokatundersogelsen af kraenkelser i Pigekoret DR in Danish 2021 11 10 Retrieved 2021 12 01 a b c Michael Bojesen Archived 2016 04 22 at the Wayback Machine at Dansk Kapelmesterforening retrieved 4 April 2014 in Danish Endre Juel Lundgren DR med fire Grammy nominasjoner Archived 2015 09 24 at the Wayback Machine RadioAssistant no 2 December 2011 in Norwegian External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Bojesen amp oldid 1084555295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
