Scandinavian Events in Ann Arbor

List of contents:

Scandinavian Forum
Innebandy/Floorball
Scandinavian Couple Dancing
Scandinavian Club of Ann Arbor
Summer internships to Sweden
TISUS
University of Michigan - Uppsala University Exhange Program
AFS


THE SCANDINAVIAN PROGRAM PRESENTS
THE SIGNE KARLSTRÖM EVENT 2001
THE NIGHT WALKERS

By Kristina Lugn

Translated from the Swedish by Verne Moberg

A Staged Reading of the one-act play
performed by Yvette Edelhart and Meg Gibson.
Directed by Robert Greer.

7.30 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2001
University Reformed Church
1001 E. Huron, Ann Arbor

Admission free

For more information, contact Johanna Eriksson
734/647-0237, 764-8018, or johannae@umich.edu



FRIFOT
The great folk music group FRIFOT will be making their second appearance at the Ark on Wednesday, January 17 2001!

FRIFOT brings together three of the most colorful characters on the Swedish folk scene, all of them with deep roots in the tradition. The group was formed in 1987 and since then, thanks to their successful fours both in Sweden and abroad, they have won a large following far beyond the normal folk circles. They create a powerful blend of traditional, medieval, and contemporary sounds. The members of FRIFOT are:

PerGudmundson, one of the best living fiddlers from the town of Rättvik in the folklore province of Dalarna. He has also made crucial contributions to the revival of the Swedish säckpipa (bagpipes)
 

Ale Möller, a master of many instrumensts including mandola, flutes, hammered dulcimer, as well as the bouzouki which he introduced into Swedish folk music. His wonderful compositions in traditional style havew won the hearts of people all over the world.

Lena Willemark, also a super-star in the jazz world, Lena has an unforgettable voice as well as bing a formidable fiddler. From her home town of Älvdalen in northern Dalarna she brings a treasure chest of extraordinary music.

Where: The Ark, 316 South Main Street, Ann Arbor

When: Wedensday, January 17, 2001

Time: 7.30 p.m.

Tickets: $13.50 at the door


Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir
Friday, February 16, 2001, 8 p.m.
Hill Auditorium

Swedish Radio Chior and Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Eric Ericson conductor
Saturday, February 17, 2001, 8 p.m.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

For more information: www.ums.org


Scandinavian Forum


Every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, Scandinavian and American
students meet at Cava Java in Michigan Union and chat in Swedish, Danish,
Norwegian or just plain English if you prefer that!

Will return in September 2000, after Labor day.

For more information, e-mail scanforum@umich.edu
 

Welcome!
 


Innebandy/Floorball


Every week, Scandinavian and American
students meet for floorball  at 1200 CCRB.
 

For more information, e-mail floorball@umich.edu
 


Scandinavian Couple Dancing


2nd and 4th Wednesdays 8.00 to 10 pm
Pittsfield Grange Hall
3337 Ann Arbor - Saline Road
(1/2 mile south of I-94, just past Meijer store)
 
 

Traditional Scandinavian couple dances, from Schottis, Polka, Mazurka and Hambo, to Polskas from Swedish villages such as Bingsjö and Boda, to the exquisite Norwegian Telespringar. Dances will be taught by Bruce Sagan. Occasional live music by Bruce and friends, including members of his spelmanslag (fiddler's group) Rumpetroll.

Beginners welcome!
Come with of without a partner - we change partners frequently. Hard-soled shoes are recommended; rubber soles make turning more difficult.

Donation: $5.00

Call Bruce Sagan at 734-327-3636 (home), 517-355-8329 (work)
e-mail: sagan@math.msu.edu for more information on the dance classes
or the spelmanslag "Rumpetroll".
This group meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays in Ann Arbor.
 



SCANDINAVIAN CLUB OF ANN ARBOR

SWEDISH MIDSUMMER PARTY
in Hudson Mills Metro park
Saturday, June 17 2000

This is a potluck! Traditionally, we eat pickeled herring, potatoes, sour cream and chives
for midsummer, and strawberries and cream for desert.

You can also BBQ at Hudson Mills!

We will build a May pole and dance traditional dances for the children.

Welcome!

Have you payed your yearly membership dues to the Scandinavian Club of Ann Arbor?
Please, contact Mats Ljungman  ljungmans@umich.edu for more information!



NEW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN:

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS TO SWEDEN
(8 WEEKS)

With two years of Swedish, the students at the University of Michigan can go to Sweden for eight weeks on summer internships, and get university credit by taking a 3 credit course during the semester after the internship. The course also counts for the new Minor in Scandinavian Studies.

The program is proudly sponsored by the Scandinavian Fund at the Universtiy of Michigan. We are looking for additional funding from the friends of the program. We are also looking for business contacts in Sweden. Is your company interested in having a bright American intern who speaks Swedish?

Please contact the Scandinavain Program director, Johanna Eriksson by e-mail at johannae@umich.edu

This summer, Nicole Paglia will be the first to go on intership, to a radiostation in Stockholm, Sweden.
We wish her good luck and are looking forward to her report.



NEW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN:

MINOR IN SCANDIANVIAN STUDIES

For more information, visit the official Scandinavian web site at the Univeristy of Michigan!




TISUS
Test i svenska för universitets- och högskolestudier

TISUS är ett behörighetsgivande test i svenka språket för studenter
som avser att söka till akademiska studier i Sverige och  som har en
utländsk gymnasieutbildning. Testet ges sex gånger årligen i Sverige,
två gånger per år i utlandet,  bland annat hos oss på Univeristy of Michigan,
i april och oktober.

Nästa provtillfälle i utlandet är den 3 oktober 2000,
sista anmälningsdag är den 8 september.
Tentamensavgiften för TISUS i utlandet är 1500 SEK.

För information, provortsförteckning, typexempel och anmälningsblankett, kontakta:

TISUS, Institutionen för nordiska språk,  Stockholms universitet
SE -106 91 Stockholm
e-mail TISUS@nordiska.su.se
tel +46-8-16 87 33 (Anki Nyström)
eller besök hemsidan www.nordiska.su.se-tisus.htm





 

The University of Michigan -

Uppsala University exchange program


The Michigan-Uppsala undergraduate exchange provides UM students with junior and senior standing the opportunity to study a full academic year and earn approximately 30 credits at Uppsala university. Each UM participant is assigned an Uppsala faculty member as "liason officer", and is fully integrated into Swedish student life. Michigan students will receive in-residence credit for their participation in this program.

For application and more information, visit
the Office of International Programs (OIP)
G513 Michigan Union
or call (734) 764-4311
 


ASF's training program: U.S. to Scandinavia


The American-Scandinavian Foundation's training program enables Americans between the ages of 21 and 30 to live and work in Scandinavia on a temporary basis. Program emphasis is on the cultural and educational experience. The trainee receives sufficient income from the trainer to cover living expenses during the period of training, but is expected to cover the cost of round-trip airfare. ASF offers short-term placements in different fields, and work-permit assistance for "self-placed" Americans who have arranged their own assignments in Scandinavia.

For more information:

website: www.amscan.org

e-mail: tommi@amscan.org
 


PASSED SCANDINAVIAN EVENTS IN ANN ARBOR...


SWEDISH FOLK MUSIC AT THE ARK, 316 S. Main street, Ann Arbor

GROUPA
Wednesday, March 22

8 p.m.

Responsive and confident while still impulsive and innovative, their music emnates from the band's five personalities' innermost passions. Groupa draw much of their musical inspiration from 'hallingar', (a specialty of the nordic folk song form that could be called a celebratory holler) as well as waltzes and polskas, both traditional and newly-composed. All these elements contibute to their  rhytmicdrive that gives their music itsown tone and color.
 

MORE SCANDINAVIAN MUSIC AT THE ARK ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26th!



 

SCANDIAVIAN CLUB OF ANN ARBOR INVITES YOU TO OUR LAST

SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS PARTY

OF THE MILLENIUM
 

Friday December 10, 1999

6.30-9.30 pm.

Piper Hall, Zion Lutheran Church

1501 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor

Program:

6.30 pm Glögg, music

7.00 pm Dinner

8.00 pm Luciatåg and visit from Santa
 

We will have a pot-luck smörgåsbord with many Scandinavian specialties,
followed by a lucia procession. For the Lucia procession, please bring
Lucia gowns and tomtedräkt for your children. Older children who would
like to sing should contact Johanna Eriksson (734-622 9782) or e-mail her
at johannae@umich.edu. Bring a small gift to your own children for Santa.

For the pot-luck, please bring a Christmas dish to chare. If you do not know
what to bring, please bring something in the categories listed below. The
Scandinavian Club will provide ham, potatoes, bread, herring and glögg.

To cover the cost of the party we will ask you to pay $5/adult.
Children under 12 are free. A drawing for a pair of tickets to the
concert with the Rilke Ensemble from Sweden will
be raffled out for people paying their dues for 2000!

Pot-luck items for last names starting with:
A - H Sallads and fruit dishes
I - O: Fish and meat dishes
P - Z: Deserts
 
 

Welcome!
 
 



Gothenburg
Symphony Orcestra
 

Saturday, February 5, 2000
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor

Neeme Järvi, conductor
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Sweden's national orchestra, which also boasts Neene Järvi as its music director,
makes its Ann Arbor debut with the terrific violinist Yuri Bashmet. The Russian-
born Bashmet's exceptional artistry has inspired many composers to write for him,
including the Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, whose viola concerto
will be performed on this program.
 
 
 
PROGRAM
Pärt Symphony No.3 (1971)
Kancheli Liturgy for Viola and Orchestra:
"Vom Winde Beweint" (1989)
Shostakovich Symphony No. 6 in b minor,
Op. 54 (1939)

 


Signe Karlström Memorial Concert and
the Scandinavian Program at the University of Michigan
proudly presents:
 

RILKE ENSEMBELN

Friday January 21, 8 p.m
Saturday January 22, 7 p.m

University Reformed Church,
1001 E Huron
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Tickets: regular $15, students $9, patrons $25 at the door
or in advance at 734 - 622 9782 or

All proceeds goes straight to the Scandinavian Program.
 


 
 
 
 

"Every second of this marvellous choral art becomes a thrilling
musical event that you hardly ever experienced before."
Göteborgs Posten

"The concert was such a total experience that you stumble home
euphoric: a breathraking musical event."
Uppsala Nya Tidning

"A concert in world class! More seldom have we learned so much
about mankind and music as this night!"
NVB

Visit Rilke ensembeln (in Swedish only)