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Sverre Valen is a Norwegian conductor and composer. He was born in Levanger, Central Norway, on 9 May 1925. He studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, and later at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Valen has conducted many of the world's leading orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also conducted the Norwegian National Opera and the Norwegian National Ballet. Valen has composed several works for orchestra, choir, and solo instruments. He has also written several operas, including "The Snow Queen" and "The Little Mermaid". Valen has received numerous awards and honors, including the Order of St. Olav, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Order of the White Rose of Finland. As of 2021, Sverre Valen's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Occupation Choir conductor
Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 9 May, 1925
Birthday 9 May
Birthplace Levanger, Norway
Date of death March 18, 2023
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Nationality Norway

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2013

The last choir Valen conducted was Adventistsangerne, a choir representing the Adventist community in Norway which he started in 1984. Aged 88, he held his last concert with the choir in Norderhov Church on 8 June 2013.

1985

Recruiting many of the best singers of the Sandefjord Girls Choir, he started Valen's Soloist Ensemble (Valens Solistensemble) in 1985 and conducted it until 2000.

1964

He founded the Valen Choir (Valen-koret) for mixed voices in 1964 and conducted the choir to 1995. The choir had a mixed repertoire, including both sacred and secular choir traditions from various time periods. In 1974, the choir was awarded Spellemannprisen for best recording of the year in classical music.

1961

In 1961, Valen founded the women's choir Bel Canto which he conducted for ten years.

1952

Valen married song instructor Mary Johannessen in 1952. In 1956, the couple moved to Sandefjord where they started Sandefjord Girls Choir. In 1969, the choir won its class in the BBC (later EBU) competition Let the Peoples Sing. They won NRK's national competition for youth choirs 15 times. On tours in Europe, the choir performed in cathedrals like Cologne Cathedral, Notre Dame de Paris and St. Peter's Basilica. In 1976, the choir toured the US for three weeks as part of the United States Bicentennial. The tour ended with a performance in Carnegie Hall, for which they received an excellent review in The New York Times. Valen stopped conducting the choir in 1997.

1925

Sverre Valen (born 9 May 1925) is a Norwegian retired choir conductor. He founded and directed Sandefjord Girls Choir (Sandefjord Jentekor), Bel Canto-koret, the Valen Choir (Valen-koret) and Valens Solistensemble, many of which have won awards and toured internationally. He became Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1992.

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