The Choir of Boys and Young Men of Helsinki Cathedral
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The President of the Republic of Finland Mr. Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio, The Permanent Patrons of the Cantores Minores Choir
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Cantores Minores, the Choir of Boys and Young Men of Helsinki Cathedral, was founded in 1952. Its first conductor was the Finnish-American Dr. of Musicology, Mrs. Ruth-Esther Hillila. The three following conductors came from Vienna (Austria) Mr. Peter Lacovich, Zwickau Prof. Heinz Hofmann and Dresden (Germany) prof. Christian Hauschild, the original footholds of European protestant 'Knabenchor' -tradition. Choir's present conductor Mr. Hannu Norjanen started as the choir's artistic director in January 2005. He received his early musical training in the Cantores Minores boys' choir (1974-80). In Hannu Norjanen’s time the choir’s a cappella repertoire has been broadened to include a wide choice of international choral masterpieces as well as the modernest Finnish choir music.
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