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New album available now

Vasa Drngar, Atlantas Swedish Mens Choir, has released its first CD.

In May, the Vasa Drngar celebrated their 20th anniversary with a great concert in Atlanta, GA. They were accompanied on the piano by Gabe Granitz, who for many years was the choirs pianist. Also accompanying, as well as performing solo, was an ensemble from the Atlanta Balalaika Society. And from the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm came tenor Niklas Bjrling Rygert, who has gotten international attention as a regular performer at a number of European opera houses.
Vasa Drngar, the southernmost Swedish choir in the United States, started in 1996, singing at a crawfish party in Atlanta. They cover a wide range of music and genres, maintaining the Swedish tradition and, most importantly, they sing because they just enjoy singing!
The CD is a live recording from the concert in May. You will hear a cappella songs such as Uti vr hage and Blommande skin dalar, and songs with the choir and Niklas Bjrling Rygert in O Sole Mio, Non Ti Scordar Di Me and ABBAs Thank You For The Music. Sten Ekberg appears as a solist in Ack Vrmeland du skna. Accompanied by the piano Niklas performs Carusos favorite song For You Alone and Jussi Bjrlings showpiece Till havs.
Vasa Drngar also sings in Russian, in Smuglyanka and V Put. The Atlanta Balalaika Society ensemble performs two solo pieces, Clarinet Polka with Alla Melnik on the bayan, and Travushka-Muravushka with Angelina Galashenkova-Reed on the domra.
And there is more, for instance the funny Irish Ballad, in which six of the singers take turns with solos.
To buy the CD, please visit www.vasadrangar.org

Gran Rygert


Photo captions:
1. All singers and musicians in action. Photo: Pam Minton
2. Niklas Bjrling Rygert (in black tux) and Jim Gulick sing the solo parts in Smuglyanka. Behind them are Sten Ekberg and Dale Nordin. Photo: Pam Minton

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