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Odense Universitets Lillekor

Danish chamber choir based in Odense. Established by Kai Senstius in 1951 as the youth chamber choir [i]Sct. Knuds Gymnasiums Lillekor[/i] ('Lillekoret'). In 1958 [b][a7444652][/b] became the leader and conductor and also established the larger concert choir, [i]Sct. Knuds Gymnasiums Storekor[/i] ('Storekoret') in 1963. About 1981 Sct. Knuds Gymnasiums Lillekor was affiliated to the Odense University and renamed [b]Odense Universitets Lillekor[/b] ('Storekoret' renamed [a7472127]). Carsten Mollerup was the conductor until 2001 when [a4295042] took over and changed the name into [i]Syddansk Universitets Kammerkor (SUK)[/i] to fit the reorganised and renamed "Syddansk Universitet". In 2016 Syddansk Universitet desided no longer to support the choir financially and the choir was almost closed down - but redefined as [i]Odense Kammerkor[/i] in 2017.

By Kyle Larson