Ulf Långbacka
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Ulf Långbacka, born 1957, is a Finland-Swedish
conductor and composer.
Långbacka trained at the Sibelius Academy
. He received his diploma in choral conducting in 1987. He has been director of the chamber choir Cantabile and since 1991 has been lecturer in musicology at Åbo Akademi University
and conductor of the Brahe Djäknar and Flora choirs. Between 1993 and 1996, Ulf Långbacka was conductor with the Finnish Swedish Choir Federation. He has composed choral works and chamber music, including the cantata The Inner Light, written for Turku Academy's 80th anniversary in 1998. He has won prizes in several competitions for his choral compositions, among them second prize in the Turku Conservatory Nordic composition contest in 2007.
Ulf Långbacka has also worked as a teacher of choral conducting at the Sibelius Academy.
On 27 August 2011 his opera Henrik och Häxhammaren (Henrik and the Hammer of Witches) had its premiere at Turku Castle
as part of Turku's year as joint European Capital of Culture
.
Finland-Swedish
Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their mother tongue...
conductor and composer.
Långbacka trained at the Sibelius Academy
Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
. He received his diploma in choral conducting in 1987. He has been director of the chamber choir Cantabile and since 1991 has been lecturer in musicology at Åbo Akademi University
Åbo Akademi University
Åbo Akademi University is a Swedish language university in Turku, Finland . , there are 7 941 students and a staff consisting of 1125 people. The university has activities not only in Turku, but also in Vaasa, Jakobstad, Helsinki and on Åland...
and conductor of the Brahe Djäknar and Flora choirs. Between 1993 and 1996, Ulf Långbacka was conductor with the Finnish Swedish Choir Federation. He has composed choral works and chamber music, including the cantata The Inner Light, written for Turku Academy's 80th anniversary in 1998. He has won prizes in several competitions for his choral compositions, among them second prize in the Turku Conservatory Nordic composition contest in 2007.
Ulf Långbacka has also worked as a teacher of choral conducting at the Sibelius Academy.
On 27 August 2011 his opera Henrik och Häxhammaren (Henrik and the Hammer of Witches) had its premiere at Turku Castle
Turku Castle
Turku Castle is a monument of Finnish history situated in the city of Turku in Finland. Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use in Finland. Turku Castle is the largest surviving medieval building in Finland and one of the largest surviving medieval...
as part of Turku's year as joint European Capital of Culture
European Capital of Culture
The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by theEuropean Union for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension....
.