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Festival opening 2026 with the theme Sweden
Ture Rangström, Elfrida Andrée and Rued Langgaard
Rued Langgaard Festival invites you again this year to participate in the festival’s opening concert at Domkirkepladsen in Ribe on September 3, 2026.
We celebrate Nordic culture and sing some of the most beautiful Swedish songs.
Come and sing with choir participants from all over South and Southern Jutland and have a great choir experience in Ribe.
All ages and genders can join as a single singer, choir or part of a choir.
You are invited to sing along and can download the choir parts here:
– Anders Fryxell: Alas, Värmeland, you beautiful one
– Text and melody by Carl Michael Bellman: Butterfly winged is seen on Haga
– Music by Benny Andersen and Bjørn Ulvæus, lyrics by Cornelis Vreesvijk: The Song of the Eighteen Swans
– Lyrics and melody Birger Sjöberg: The first time I saw you
– Folktale: Queen Dagmar lies ill in Ribe
for children’s choir, boys’ choir, girls’ choir, women’s choir, men’s choir, folk choir and brass in arrangements by Rued Langgaard and Benjamin Friis Nielsen.
If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Helle Lund Rosborg at hlr@langgaardfestival.dk
Schedule and deadlines:
Friday May 8th
Sign up to Helle Lund Rosborg at hlr@langgaardfestival.dk
Monday, May 13th
Download all sheet music via the song title links on this page on May 13.
Tuesday, September 1st
19.00-21.00 Voluntary rehearsal in Ribe Cathedral
Thursday, September 3rd
15.00: Coffee/water and Langgaard-kringle in Ribe (more information on meeting place will follow)
16.00: Everyone meets at Ribe Domkirkeplads and finds their area
16.30 – 17.15 Concert
See you in Ribe for Rued Langgaard Festival 2026!
