{"id":1623,"date":"2025-10-19T09:19:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T09:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2025-10-19T11:36:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T11:36:48","slug":"english-american-art-songs-in-fors-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/?p=1623","title":{"rendered":"English\/American                                                                  Art Songs                                     in Fors Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sunday 19 October 2025 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday the singers and pianists of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdu.se\/en\/malardalen-university\/education\/music-and-opera\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mdu.se\/en\/malardalen-university\/education\/music-and-opera\" target=\"_blank\">Academy of Music- and Opera, M\u00e4lardalen University (MOMDU)<\/a>, gave a concert with English\/American Art Songs in Fors Church in Eskilstuna. The concert was the conclusion of an intense period with coaching from us teachers at MOMDU, but also one week of masterclasses with pianist and vocal coach Liz Upchurch from Toronto, Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The students attracted a large crowd who enthustiastically &nbsp;applauded the very varied program; and all of the student duos gave very good and heartfelt performances. Thank you to everyone who participated in this project!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-concerts-lachine-musique-et-concerts-classiques wp-block-embed-concerts-lachine-musique-et-concerts-classiques\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kNwgCaTUaw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/concertslachine.ca\/staff\/liz-upchurch-2\/\">Liz Upchurch<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u00ab\u00a0Liz Upchurch\u00a0\u00bb &#8212; Concerts Lachine - musique et concerts classiques\" src=\"https:\/\/concertslachine.ca\/staff\/liz-upchurch-2\/embed\/#?secret=zGkC3oUHU9#?secret=kNwgCaTUaw\" data-secret=\"kNwgCaTUaw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>S\u00f6ndag 19 oktober 2025<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Engelska\/amerikanska s\u00e5nger i Fors kyrka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ig\u00e5r gav s\u00e5ngarna och pianisterna fr\u00e5n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdu.se\/utbildning\/vara-utbildningsomraden\/musik-och-opera\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mdu.se\/utbildning\/vara-utbildningsomraden\/musik-och-opera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Musik- och operah\u00f6gskolan, M\u00e4lardalens universitet(MOMDU)<\/a> en konsert med engelska\/amerikanska s\u00e5nger i Fors kyrka i Eskilstuna. Konserten var avslutningen p\u00e5 en intensiv period med undervisning fr\u00e5n oss l\u00e4rare p\u00e5 MOMDU, men ocks\u00e5 med en veckas intensiva masterclasses med pianisten och s\u00e5ngcoachen Liz Upchurch fr\u00e5n Toronto, Kanada. Studenterna lockade en stor publik som entusiastiskt appl\u00e5derade det fina och varierade programmet; och alla studentduos gav mycket bra och innerliga framtr\u00e4danden. Stort ack till alla som deltog i detta projekt och b\u00e5de f\u00f6rberett och medverkat vid konserten!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-concerts-lachine-musique-et-concerts-classiques wp-block-embed-concerts-lachine-musique-et-concerts-classiques\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kNwgCaTUaw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/concertslachine.ca\/staff\/liz-upchurch-2\/\">Liz Upchurch<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u00ab\u00a0Liz Upchurch\u00a0\u00bb &#8212; Concerts Lachine - musique et concerts classiques\" src=\"https:\/\/concertslachine.ca\/staff\/liz-upchurch-2\/embed\/#?secret=zGkC3oUHU9#?secret=kNwgCaTUaw\" data-secret=\"kNwgCaTUaw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-13-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-13-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-13-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-13-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-13.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Studenter vid MOMDU, romanskonsert i Fors kyrka, Eskilstuna, 18 oktober 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-21-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-21-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-21-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-21-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-21-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-21.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>George Crumbs &#8220;Apparition&#8221; med Klara Nilsson, s\u00e5ng och Olov Larson Lundberg, piano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-04-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-04-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-04-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-04-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-04-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-04.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Fors kyrka, Eskilstuna 18 oktober 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-32.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-32.jpg 960w, https:\/\/staffansandstrom.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/photo_2025-10-19_10-52-32-744x992.jpg 744w, 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