Christian Fris-Ronsfeld

Member of the board

Christian Fris-Ronsfeld is the artistic director and conductor of the Danish girls choir Mariagerfjord Pigekor at Mariagerfjord Kulturskole, which is one of the most remarkable schools for contemporary vocal music in Europe. Christian received the European Voices Award 2022 for his innovative pedagogical work with Mariagerfjord Pigekor. He has been conducting the Danish award-winning choirs Syng Selected and Naura and is the conductor of the female choir ignis.

Christian is frequently invited as a conductor and jury member by festivals, competitions and choir events (such as European Choir Games, Europa Cantat, Europa Cantat Junior, Deutscher Chorwettbewerb, Chor.com and Choralies) in Europe and USA. His choir arrangements are sung by groups all over Europe and published by Schott and Helbling edition. He is a board member and workshop coordinator of Aarhus Vocal Festival (AAVF), one of the most recognized vocal festivals in the world.

Christian has a Master’s degree in rhythmic choir leading, pop/jazz singing and ear training from the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus/Aalborg and a Master’s degree in music education from the University of Music in Freiburg.

All Sessions by Christian Fris-Ronsfeld

  • Thursday


  • 14:15  - 16:00
    Start your Aarhus Vocal Festival experience with singing in a huge choir and feel the power of sweet melodies and heartwarming harmonies. Be a part of a co-creative process with Siri Myggen and Christian Fris-Ronsfeld where your voice will meet an orchestra of emotional landscapes. You will sing some amazing vocal arrangements in which there will be parts of music of the moment. The theme of Aarhus Vocal Festival 2026 is “HumaNature” and we cannot wait to let you feel the magic of this uniting experience and kick-start the festival 2026.
    Events
    Where
    Musikhuset Foyer

  • Saturday


  • 10:15  - 12:00
    In the Sing It Out Loud workshops the main goal is to do just that; Sing It Out Loud! The center of the workshop is some catchy arrangements that is guaranteed to stick to you all day. DId you ever dream of standing like a hero on the rock and filling the whole universe with your sound? Do you want to experience how it feels, when the choir sound and vibrations in the room are streaming through every inch of your body and give you tons of goosebumps? Congratulations! This workshop is the right place for you ☺ We will work on 1-2 arrangements that have focus on epic melodies, that you really can sing out loud with your full body. The room will be filled with high energy, powerful sound and body movement and joyful smiles. In this workshop we will also work on performance techniques to get the right expression into the music and body language. Having said all that, remember that it's primarily about having fun singing. This workshop is presented in collaboration with Kor72.
    Workshops
    Where
    Godsbanen: Remisen




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