Alexander Damsgaard

Positions and former positions as conductor:

2025:
Temporary Conductor of Kongl. Teknologkören
2024–2026:
Conductor of Stockholms Universitetskör
2023–2026:
Conductor of Riddarholmens Kammarkör
2024-2025:
Conductor of Skatteverket Sundbybergs Personalkör
2022-2024:
Conductor of Sånggripen, Östgöta Nationskör i Uppsala
2014-2022:
Co-founder and conductor of Clemens Knejterne
2020-2022:
Conductor of Hinnerupkoret
2018-2022:
Assistant conductor of Youth Choir Aarhus U (Conductor: Jonas Rasmussen)

Educational background:

2025-2027:
MA in choir conducting at Kungliga Musikhögskolan, Stockholm. (Professor: Fredrik Malmberg)
2022-2025:
BA in choir conducting at Kungliga Musikhögskolan, Stockholm. (Professor: Mats Nilsson)
2017-2020:
High school, Aarhus Katedralskole with Music profile
2016-2017:
Boarding school, Klejtrup Musik Efterskole

Compositions

2026:
* Altid plads til en sanger mere – Studenter-Sangforeningen af 1839
2025:
* Sange om lys – 3rd prize winner in the Danish composer competition KORAL
* Din tanke – Studenter-Sangforeningen af 1839
* Den glæde vi fandt hos hinanden – Studenter-Sangforeningen af 1839
* Som en stjerne sendt fra himlen – Studenter-Sangforeningen af 1839
* Wave of sorrow – KMH Vocal Ensemble
2024:
* Konen med æggene – Skt. Clemens Drengekor
* Forglemmigej – SORA
* En by i lyset – Vestfynskoret and Assens Harmoniorkester
2023:
* Pigedyr – for the play Pigedyr at Teater Sort/Hvid
* Childhood memories – Knights of Chamber for Lisbon sings 2023
2022:
* Sing for the morning’s joy / Hymn to St. Cecilia – For Skt. Clemens Drengekor for the choir’s 20^th anniversary
* Erasmus Montanus­ – Aarhus Domkirke for Over torvet
2021:
* I al mit tankemylder
2019:
* When I die – Aarhus Ungdomskor for World Choir Games 2020.
2018:
* Drømme er lavet af – Aarhus Ungdomskor
2017:
* In the night – Medklang
2012:
* Barndommens tema – Aarhus Musikhuset for “Hjertespejlet”
2012:
* Frydeligt med jubelkor – Skt. Clemens Drengekor

Vocal groups

2022:
Tenor and co-founder of Fotoner
2018-2020:
Barytone and co-founder of Clementones (Youth quartet winners of the 2019 Nordic Barbershop Championships)
2016-2018:
Bass and co-founder of Medklang

Further positions

2020-2022:
Tenor/bass in Royal Academy of Music’s vocal ensemble in Aarhus. (Teachers: Carsten Seyer-Hansen, Søren K. Hansen)
2019-2022:
Tenor/bass in Aarhus Domkirke’s church choir. (Conductors: Carsten Seyer-Hansen, Anne Agerskov)
2020-2021:
Substitute teacher at public primary school, Virupskolen
2017-2018:
Taught private piano lessons at beginners’ and intermediate level