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Erik Westberg

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The Swedish choral group Erik Westbergs Vocal Ensemble was founded in 1993 in Pite, Norrbotten County, when soloists, church musicians, and music teachers from northern Sweden and Finland came together. The group consists of 16 to 20 members. Together with conductor Erik Westberg (1956), they have performed concerts and toured both domestically and internationally with a diverse and distinctive repertoire. The ensemble is also active in recording; in 2021, it released Oliyan Fahlstrms suite *Poesis* (SCD1181) for choir and jazz orchestra, and in 2022, the album *Sapmi* (SCD1184), a collaboration with Smi artists.The new 2022 album *Papillon* commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Hugo Alfvn (18721960), one of Swedens most beloved composers. It features well-known pieces such as Evening, Mood, Butterfly, and Christmas Song, as well as folk songs widely sung in Alfvns arrangementsinc