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-English below-Tredobbelt Grammy-vinder Avi Kaplan gæster VoA – Voices of Aarhus til særlig julekoncert.
Den tredobbelte Grammy-vinder, singer-songwriter og tidligere basvokalist i Pentatonix, Avi Kaplan (US), gæster koret VoA | Voices of Aarhus (DK) til en helt særlig julekoncert i Skt. Lukas Kirke i Aarhus d. 19. december 2026.
Denne jul får VoA besøg af en ganske særlig gæstestjerne: den amerikanske singer-songwriter Avi Kaplan, der er kendt verden over for sin ekstraordinære basstemme og som et af de oprindelige medlemmer af den Grammy-vindende vokalgruppe Pentatonix.
Kaplan gæster VoA ved koncerten “Dejlig Er Jorden – Christmas Concert with VoA feat. Avi Kaplan (US)” i de smukke rammer i Skt. Lukas Kirke i Aarhus. Samarbejdet bringer to musikalske verdener sammen med et fælles udgangspunkt: den menneskelige stemme, tætte harmonier og glæden ved at skabe musik sammen.
Under koncerten vil Kaplan synge flere numre sammen med VoA, blandt andet “Mary, Did You Know?”, som mange forbinder med hans år i Pentatonix, samt et udvalg af sange fra hans eget repertoire.
Fra Pentatonix til en markant solokarriere
Avi Kaplan blev internationalt kendt som bassanger i Pentatonix, hvor han var med fra gruppens begyndelse i 2011 og frem til 2017. I disse år udviklede Pentatonix sig til en af verdens mest succesfulde vokalgrupper, og Kaplan vandt som medlem af gruppen tre Grammy Awards.
Efter tiden i Pentatonix har Kaplan etableret sig som singer-songwriter med sit eget karakteristiske musikalske udtryk med rødder i folk, Americana, soul og akustisk musik.
I centrum står stadig den stemme, der oprindeligt fik publikum verden over til at spidse ører: et bemærkelsesværdigt register, der spænder fra hans genkendelige, dybe og resonante bastoner til et fint og følsomt øvre register.
Som soloartist har Kaplan blandt andet udgivet sangene “Change on the Rise”, “Peace Somehow” og “Move Our Souls”. Hans besøg i Aarhus bliver en sjælden mulighed for at opleve hans særlige stemme i omgivelser, der passer perfekt til den – omgivet af lyden af VoA og Skt. Lukas Kirkes naturligt smukke akustik.
VoA præsenterer nyt julekoncertprogram
For VoA markerer aftenen samtidig premieren på korets nye julekoncertprogram, “Dejlig Er Jorden”.
Her er julemusikken ikke blot en samling af velkendte sange. Gennem vokalarrangementer, der taler deres eget sprog og korets unikke sound, udforsker VoA julens stemninger og kontraster.
Programmet byder blandt andet på en ny fortolkning af den elskede danske salme “Dejlig Er Jorden” samt “Julekassen”, “Winter” og “Somewhere in My Memory”. Publikum vil også kunne opleve udvalgte numre fra VoA’s eksisterende koncertrepertoire, heriblandt “Barndommens Gade” og “A Different Kind of Human”.
Sammen med Kaplans musik bevæger koncerten sig mellem dansk juletradition og moderne nordisk og amerikansk sangskrivning – fra det intime og eftertænksomme til den kraftfulde lyd af 32 erfarne korsangere, hvis stemmer fylder kirkerummet op.
Om VoA | Voices of Aarhus
VoA er et ambitiøst, moderne vokalensemble med base i Aarhus. Koret er skabt omkring en fælles passion for ensemblesang, musikalsk historiefortælling og den menneskelige stemmes muligheder.
VoA arbejder med moderne vokalarrangementer på højeste niveau, hvor de enkelte stemmer smelter sammen til én fælles lyd. Siden korets begyndelse har fokus ikke kun været på musikalsk præcision, men også på forbindelsen mellem sangerne, mellem repertoire og arrangement – og i sidste ende mellem koret og publikum.
“Avi er en af de sangere, man genkender efter få sekunder. Hans stemme har en helt særlig dybde og karakter, og samtidig er han en fantastisk musiker og historiefortæller. For VoA er samarbejdet en mulighed for at udforske, hvad der sker, når hans musikalske univers møder vores. Vi får lov til at synge musik, vi elsker, udfordre os selv og skabe noget sammen, som aldrig har eksisteret i netop denne form før. Det er præcis den slags musikalske oplevelser, jeg ønsker, at VoA skal handle om.”
— Tine Fris-Ronsfeld, kunstnerisk leder af VoA – Voices of Aarhus
IN ENGLISH:
AARHUS, DENMARK – December 19, 2026 – This Christmas, VoA welcomes a very special guest star to their Christmas concert in Aarhus: American singer-songwriter Avi Kaplan, known around the world for his extraordinary bass voice and as a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning vocal group Pentatonix. Kaplan will join VoA at “Dejlig Er Jorden – Christmas Concert with VoA feat. Avi Kaplan (US)”, taking place in the beautiful setting of Skt. Lukas Church in Aarhus.
The collaboration brings together two musical worlds with a shared foundation: the human voice, close harmony and creating music together. During the concert, Kaplan will perform several songs with VoA, including “Mary, Did You Know?”, a song closely associated with his years in Pentatonix, as well as a selection of songs from his own repertoire.
From Pentatonix to a distinctive solo career Avi Kaplan became internationally known as the bass vocalist of Pentatonix, performing with the group from its formation in 2011 until 2017. During those years, Pentatonix became one of the world’s most successful vocal groups, and Kaplan won three Grammy Awards as a member of the ensemble.
Following his years with the group, , Kaplan has established himself as a singer-songwriter in his own right, developing a sound rooted in folk, Americana, soul and acoustic music. At the centre of it all remains the voice that first made audiences around the world take notice: a remarkable vocal range stretching from resonant, unmistakably deep bass tones to a delicate upper register.
As a solo artist, Kaplan has released several hit songs including Change on the Rise, Peace Somehow and Move Our Souls. His appearance in Aarhus offers a rare opportunity to hear his amazing voice in a setting particularly suited to it: surrounded by the sound of VoA and the natural acoustics of Skt. Lukas Kirke.
For VoA, the evening also marks the presentation of the choir’s new Christmas concert programme, “Dejlig Er Jorden.” Rather than approaching Christmas music as a collection of familiar songs alone, VoA explores the atmosphere, contrasts and emotions of the season through contemporary vocal arrangements and the ensemble’s characteristic sound.
The programme includes a new interpretation of the beloved Danish hymn “Dejlig Er Jorden”, alongside Julekassen, Winter and Somewhere in My Memory. The audience will also hear selected pieces from VoA’s existing concert repertoire, including Barndommens Gade and A Different Kind of Human.
Together with Kaplan’s music, the programme moves between Danish Christmas tradition and contemporary Nordic and American songwriting – from the intimate and reflective to the powerful sound of voices from 30 experienced choir singers filling the church.
About VoA – Voices of Aarhus
VoA – Voices of Aarhus is an ambitious contemporary vocal ensemble based in Aarhus, Denmark. Built around a shared passion for ensemble singing, musical storytelling and the
possibilities of the human voice, VoA works with contemporary vocal arrangements in which individual voices become part of one collective sound. Since its formation, the ensemble has focused not only on musical precision, but on connection: between singers, between repertoire and arrangement, and ultimately between the choir and its audience.
"Avi is one of those singers you recognise within seconds. His voice has such depth and character, and he is an amazing musician and storyteller. For VoA, this collaboration is a chance to explore what happens when his musical universe meets ours. We get to sing music we love, challenge ourselves and create something together that has never existed in quite this form before. That is exactly the kind of musical experience I want VoA to be about."
— Tine Fris-Ronsfeld, Artistic Director of VoA – Voices of Aarhus
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