About

Kammerkoret Aurum is an award-winning choir based in Trondheim, Norway, which consists of around 30 singers. The choir was founded in 2006 and has its roots in the musical milieu of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Aurum has a vast and varied repertoire concentrating on new, Scandinavian music. Their projects often arise from curiosity towards new musical expressions and they are an eager commissioner of new choral music.

Kammerkoret Aurum is an attractive partner for collaborations. The last year, Aurum has performed together with the Swedish artist Carola under Olavsfestdagene in Trondheim, sung with the Norwegian artist Sondre Justad at the Neon festival and collaborated with actress and dramatist Marianne Meløy on our CD-project “All that our mothers have fought”. Aurum often collaborates with local and national choirs for concerts and other projects.

Conductor

Eva Holm Foosnæs is a freelancing conductor and composer based in Trondheim. She holds a master’s degree in music performance from NTNU Department of Music with piano as her main instrument and in-depth studies in composition.  Eva has studied in Italy and Germany, as well as continuing studies in conducting at NTNU and at the Norwegian Academy of Music with focus on conduction orchestras. Eva is also the artistic director of Opera di Setra. Eva has conducted Aurum since 2012.

Awards

Kammerkoret Aurum has performed well both in national and international competitions. Aurum became Norwegian champions in the national championship for choirs in October 2023. At the national championship for choirs in October 2021, Aurum won the sacral elite class. In the same competition in 2017 and 2015, Aurum won in two classes both years, sacral and mixed choirs class A, and sacral music and choir A+ classes, respectively. Abroad, Aurum received the golden diploma in the classes chamber choir and sacral at Canta Al Mar in Barcelona in 2018. Also, in 2014, Aurum won both the sacral music class and chamber choir class at the International Robert Schumann Choir Competition in Zwickau, Germany.

The national championship for choirs, Trondheim, Norway, October 2023

• 3rd place in Sacral elite class, score: 95.21
• 3rd place in Elite class, score: 93.79
• Winner of the grand finale and Norwegian champions

The national championship for choirs, Trondheim, Norway, October 2021

• 1st place in Sacral elite class, score: 94.94
• 3rd place in Elite class, score: 91.25
• Participation in the grand finale

Eurovision for choirs - Norwegian finale, Oslo, Norway, April 2019

Canta Al Mar, Barcelona, Spain, October 2018

• 3rd place in Chamber choir class
• 4th place in Sacral class

The national championship for choirs, Trondheim, Norway, October 2017

• 1st place in Sacral elite class, score: 94.54
• 1st place in Mixed choir A class, score: 92.88
• The Norwegian Society of Composers award for best performance of a piece by a Norwegian composer (“Kom fred” by Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen)

Grand Prix for Nations, Berlin, Germany, February 2017

• 3rd place in Chamber choir class
• 3rd place in Contemporary class
• Golden diploma in both classes

The national championship for choirs, Trondheim, Norway, October 2017

• 1st place in Sacral A class
• 1st place in Choir A+ class
• Grand finale champion and Norwegian champion

Robert Schumann International Choir-competition, Zwickau, Germany, October 2014

• 1st place in Mixed choir class
• 1st place in Sacral class
• Award for best performance and interpretation of contemporary music

Norwegian choir competition, 2011

• 1st place in Mixed choirs class
• Grand prix participation

Norwegian choir competition, 2009

• 1st place in Mixed choirs class

Praga Cantat, Czech Republic, 2008

• Several awards