Margrethe Ek, Author at The IFCM Magazine

Margrethe Ek

Margrethe Ek has practiced as a conductor since the age of 14. She has a degree in singing from Barratt Dues Music Institute and in conducting from The Norwegian Academy of Music, and further experience in two subjects, Music Performance and Production and Music and Health. Margrethe has conducted several choirs, and taught at the University of Oslo for 11 years. Currently she works as a teacher at high school level, teaching singing, and she is the author of “Kor og Helse” (Choir and Health, Cantando, 2012, available in Norwegian) Margrethe is currently conducting Moss Ensemble Consensus and she is widely sought after as a conductor and lecturer, and as a judge at choir competitions.

The Health Benefits of Singing in a Choir

By: Margrethe Ek

On: April 1, 2014

In: Focus

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By Margrethe Ek, conductor, teacher and writer

Several choir singers claimed that they arrived at the rehearsal feeling tired and exhausted, but left feeling happy and full of new energy after two or three hours of singing. The cho…Read More →