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Jussi Bjorling Memorial And Centennial Events: 2011, Harald Henrysson

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

List of events. Compiled by Harald Henrysson.

Launch Of New Jussi Cd-Box In Stockholm, Lars Hemmingsson

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

The launch and presentation on October 23rd of the boxed set of Jussi Bjorling's American radio and TV performances took place in a very appropriate setting: the Grunewald auditorium of the Stockholm concert hall.

The Centennial Conference: Jussicology! Fellowship! Music!

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Although there is huge slate of exciting events planned for 2011 in Sweden many of our members here may not wish to travel that far (or that expensively!).With that in mind, the Jussi Bjorling Society-USA will host a commemorative conference in St. Peter, MN. at Gustavus Adolphus College, June 22-26. We believe this will be the principal US celebration or Jussi's centennial, and we are very enthusiastic about this opportunity to meet again in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall.

Newly-Found Posters Illuminate The Bjorling Quartet's Activities; Medical Records Shed New Light On David Bjorling's Tragic Death, Harald Henrysson

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Few posters were preserved from the Bjorling Quartet's tours. The Bjorling Museum owns four: two of them with date and place, from Leksand 1923 and Ystad 1926, thr other two without that information, but printed in 1923 and 1925. One poster from the Axberg Church near Orebro in 1922 is preserved in that church's fellowship hall, one is reported to exist in Halsingland but has not been found again, and one from the US tour is owned by a Bjorling relative here.

David Bjorling, Part Ii His Career After Studies In Vienna, Harald Henrysson

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

David Bjorling's first appearance after his return to Borlange was once more at Folkets Hus on Ascension Day, May 28, 1908. Frequent advertising had not raised much interest, and the audience was not large. Perhaps the reason for that was that a nearby amusement park opened the same day and its opening day party went on until late in the evening. David's varying program with arias, songs, folksongs and duets with baritone Arvid Kull was well received both by the audience and two reviewers.

Jussi Bjorling's Vocal Training, Michael Mayer

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

The process of training to be a singer, especially an opera singer, is not very well understood by the general public. It is really a combination of learning to play music, as for other instruments, and training the body like a athlete to be the instrument. The musical part is pretty obvious. The singer is going to be expected to perform music at the highest level. The athletic part is less obvious: less obvious because if done well it is not noticeable to the audience. The reason it is necessary to develop the physical coordination of the body to such …

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A Centennial Tribute To Jussi Bjorling Part I: New York, Allan Buchalter

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

On October 27,2011- the coldest evening to date of the season in NYC- we were warmed physically and spiritually at the Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church by "A Centennial Tribute to Jussi Bjorling" concert and lecture. Mats Carlsson, tenor, first winner of the Scandinavian Jussi Bjorling Society Prize, Love Derwinger, pianist (also the regular accompanist of Barbara Hendricks), and Bertil Bengtsson, Scandinavian Jussi Bjorling Society co-founder, came from Sweden to preform in this series of seven concerts across the United States.

Jussi Bjorling In America, Walter Rudolph

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

today, over 50 years after that quote from a Florida newspaper, we are gathered in the city of Jussi's operatic debut, celebrating his 100th anniversary. And we are here to confirm every word of that commentary.

Jussi Bjorling's Heart Was Beating 200 Beats Per Minute, Marten Rosenqvist

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

The excitement was palpable that evening, May 20, 1958, at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm. The two Swedish opera giants, Birgit Nilsson and Jussi Bjorling, would again meet al the Stockholm Opers in Tosca. The theatre was crowded, and the press present- for tonight's performance could not be anything but magnificent. But already in the first act, something happens. Bjorling cannot sustain the tone. He can only whisper per the lyrics. He had suffered one of his recurring vocal cord problems.

Jussi Bjorling Phonography Revision Published On The Web, Harald Henrysson

Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK

Al At the end of November 2011, I published an update of substantial parts of my Jussi Bjorling Phonography on the Jussi Bjorling Museum's web site. Four PDF files, comprised of 204 pages, can be accessed directly on the site. An introduction describes in detail the principles applied for each part.