Rönninge Show Chorus
The Rönninge Show Chorus is an all-female, a cappella chorus based in Rönninge, Sweden.
Rönninge Show Chorus | |
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Rönninge Show Chorus, 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Rönninge, Salem Municipality, Sweden |
| Genres | a cappella |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Website | [1] |
History
editFounded in 1983, the Rönninge Show Chorus is one of the largest and most successful a cappella choruses in Scandinavia. Singing music primarily in the barbershop style, they are a chapter of Sweet Adelines International (SAI), the world's largest all-female singing organization with over 25,000 members worldwide. Rönninge have represented Sweden in SAI's international chorus competition for over 20 years, never placing lower than 6th in the world. They are the current SAI international silver medal chorus, having achieved that honor at the 2011 contest in Houston, TX.
Contest Placement
edit- 5th place: 1989 International Miami Beach, FL
- 6th place: 1992 International Baltimore, MD
- 2nd place: 1995 International New Orleans, LA
- 1st place: 1996 European Championships Cardiff, Wales
- 1st place: 1998 European Championships Stockholm, Sweden
- 4th place: 2001 International Portland, OR
- 2nd place: 2003 European Championships Veldhoven, Netherlands
- 4th place: 2004 International Indianapolis, IN
- 5th place: 2008 International Honolulu, HI
- 2nd place: 2011 International Houston, TX
Directors
editBritt-Helene Bonnedahl has been involved in barbershop singing since 1976 and has been part of the Rönninge Show Chorus since its inception. Trained in many areas of vocal music, Britt-Helene travels the world as a voice teacher, clinician and coach of a cappella groups. She has been a member of the international faculty for Sweet Adelines International for many years and her musical influence is felt throughout the world of barbershop music.
Anna Alvring is the daughter of Britt-Helene and the co-director of Rönninge Show Chorus since May 2006. Herself a talented and influential vocalist, she is a two-time international quartet champion of Sweet Adelines International, winning as baritone of the 1989 Int'l champion Growing Girls and as tenor of the 2007 Int'l champion SALT.