Bo Holten (born 22 October 1948) is a

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composer and conductor. He has been the principal conductor for the vocal ensembles '' Ars Nova (Copenhagen)'' and '' Musica Ficta (Denmark)'', as well as guest-conductor for the ''

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''. He was the principal conductor for the Flemish Radio Choir (Vlaams Radio Koor) in

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until 2012. As a composer he has written more than 100 works, including 6 operas, 2 musicals, 2 symphonies, and 5 solo concertos. He has also composed several film scores, amongst them the music for

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's ''

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''.

Notable works

* Sinfonia concertante for Cello & Orchestra (1987) * Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (1990) * '' Wisdom and Folly'', choir (1993) * '' Operation Orfeo'', opera (1993) * '' The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Holten)'', choir (1992–95) * '' Gesualdo'', Opera (2003) * ''The Physician-In-Ordinary's Visit'' (''Livlægens Besøg''), Opera (2008)

External links

Biography at Edition Wilhelm Hansen (publisher)

Biography at Danish Music Info

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