Calendar 2026

Celebrating Saint Sigfrid’s feast day in Växjö Cathedral 11am

28 FEBRUARY 2026 THE MIRACLES OF OUR LADY

Karin Lagergren, Emelie Roos and Dohyo Sol perform songs about the Virgin Mary by Gautier de Coincy (d. 1236) and narrates Marian miracles from medieval Sweden.

4 pm Hässleholm church

2 MARCH 2026 THE MIRACLES OF OUR LADY

Karin Lagergren, Emelie Roos and Dohyo Sol perform songs about the Virgin Mary by Gautier de Coincy (d. 1236) and narrates Marian miracles from medieval Sweden.

8 pm KoncertKirken, Copenhagen

21 MARCH 2026 WORKSHOP IN VÄXJÖ

The workshop takes place in Mariakyrkan, Växjö 12pm-4.30 pm, cost 400SEK. Contact Karin for information on how to register.

23 May Simple Gifte – Monastic Chant of Medieval Women

5 pm Mariakyrkan, Växjö

With Ensemble Gemma (Karin Lagergren, Hanna Schröder, Laura Orostica)

Calendar 2025

12 FEBRUARY 2025 WORKSHOP OF MEDIEVAL MUSIC AT THE SWEDISH HISTORY MUSEUM, STOCKHOLM

Karin Lagergren and Gustav Olai Näsman conduct a short evening workshop. Cost 400 SEK. Register here.

15 FEBRUARY 2025 THE LEGEND OF ST SIGFRID

Gemma celebrates the feast day of St Sigfrid in Öja church, Växjö.

1 MARCH 2025  COMPAGNIA DELLA LAUDA – SERVICE WITH MUSIC

Karin Lagergren and Erik Ask-Upmark perform Italien laude spirituale.

5 pm Teleborg Church, Växjö

22 MARCH 2025 WORKSHOP OF MEDIEVAL MUSIC AT THE SWEDISH HISTORY MUSEUM, STOCKHOLM

Karin Lagergren and Gustav Olai Näsman conduct a halfday workshop. Cost 700 SEK. Register here.

4 MAY 2025 SAINT SIGFRID AT HUSABY

Karin Lagergren and Thomas Ekelöf sing and tell about Saint Sigfrid, Värend’s apostle, and Olof Skötkonung, Sweden’s first christian king who (maybe) was baptised by Sigfrid at Husaby.

Part of Vårrundan, Kinnekulle. More information later.

23 JULY 2025 2 PM BOOKLAUNCH!

Booklaunch of Birgittine Chantscapes at St Birgitta’s Convent Museum, Vadstena. Welcome!

4 AUGUST 2025 11 am LECTURE: THE MUSICAL LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL MONASTERY – Center of knowledge and spirituality, and singing school

Karin Lagergren lectures at The Gotland Museum. Part of The Medieval Week on Gotland.

4-6 AUGUST 2025 WORKSHOPS MEDIEVAL MUSIC

Karin Lagergren and Gustav Näsman Olai give workshops in medieval music and song. All workshops take place 2 pm-5 pm at Gamla apoteket (Old Pharmacy). Information and how to register here: Medieval Week on Gotland.

9 AUGUST 2025 3 pm LECTURE: THE MUSICAL LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL MONASTERY – Center of knowledge and spirituality, and singing school

Karin Lagergren lectures at Arboga Medieval Festival

9 AUGUST 2025 7 pm SIMPLE GIFTS – Female Devotion in the late Middle Ages

Ensemble Gemma sings in Heliga Trefaldighets kyrka at Arboga Medieval Festival.

17 October 2025 5 pm SIMPLE GIFTS. Female devotion in the late Middle Ages

Ensemble Gemma sings in Klosterkyrkan, Lund (SE). More information here.

Part of Lund Choral Festival.

18 October 2025 ARS MUSICE – WORKSHOP MEDIEVAL MUSIC IN VÄXJÖ

Karin Lagergren gives an afternoon workshop on among other things medieval Christmas music at Mariakyrkan, Växjö. More information and how to register to follow.

Organiser: Sensus.

25 October 2025 ARS INTRUMENTORUM – WORKSHOP MEDIEVAL MUSIC IN STOCKHOLM

Gustav Olai Näsman gives an afternoon workshop at The Museum of Performing Arts. More information and how to register to here.

Organiser: Studiefrämjandet, Föreningen för tidig musik.

22 November 2025 ARS MUSICE – WORKSHOP MEDIEVAL MUSIC IN STOCKHOLM

Karin Lagergren and Gustav Näsman Olai give an afternoon workshop at The Swedish Museum of Performing Arts . More information and how to register here.

Organiser: Studiefrämjandet, Föreningen för tidig musik.

Calendar 2024

15 FEBRUARY 2024 THE LEGEND OF ST SIGFRID

Gemma celebrates the feast day of St Sigfrid in Öja church, Växjö.

29 FEBRUARY 2024 WORKSHOP BIRGITTINE CHANT

Karin Lagergren leads a workshop on Birgittine chant in Sancta Birgitta Convent Museum, Vadstena. 7 pm-9 pm.

20 APRIL 2024 WORKSHOP MEDIEVAL CHANT

Karin Lagergren leads a workshop on medieval chant in Växjö. 12 am-5 pm. More info and registration: https://www.sensus.se/kurser-och-evenemang/workshop-prova-pa-gregoriansk-sang-1584271/

3 MAY 2024 LAUDE SPIRITUALE!

Karin Lagergren and Falsobordone performs Italian laude spirituale.

Trollhättan Early Music Festival.

17 JULY 2024 THE MIRACLES OF OUR LADY

Karin Lagergren, Emelie Roos and Dohyo Sol perform songs about the Virgin Mary by Gautier de Coincy (d. 1236) and narrates Marian miracles from medieval Sweden.

7 pm Klosterkyrkan, Lund

20 JULY 2024 GAUDE BIRGITTA!

Narrative concert about St Birgitta of Sweden and her monastic Order with Karin Lagergren.

Sjungaregården, Granö, Umeå.

7 AUGUST 2024 MEDIEVAL MUSIC STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCES!

A workshop with songs and instrumental music from the middle ages with Karin Lagergren and Gustav Näsman Olai. Buy your ticket here!

12 am-3 pm Gamla apoteket (Old Pharmacy), Visby

Organized by Medieval Week of Gotland, Nomemus, Swedish Early Music Society.

8 AUGUST 2024 MEDIEVAL MUSIC STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCES!

A workshop with songs and instrumental music from the middle ages with Karin Lagergren and Gustav Näsman Olai. Buy your ticket here!

2.14 pm-5 pm Gamla apoteket (Old Pharmacy), Visby

Organized by Medieval Week of Gotland, Nomemus, Swedish Early Music Society.

9 AUGUST 2024 MEDIEVAL MUSIC STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCES!

A workshop with songs and instrumental music from the middle ages with Karin Lagergren and Gustav Näsman Olai. Buy your ticket here!

9.30 am-12.30 pm Gamla apoteket (Old Pharmacy), Visby

Organized by Medieval Week of Gotland, Nomemus, Swedish Early Music Society.

15 AUGUST 2024 THE MIRACLES OF OUR LADY 7 PM

Karin Lagergren, Emelie Roos and Dohyo Sol performs song about the Virgin Mary by Gautier de Coincy and narrates Marian miracles from medieval Sweden.

More info and how to order tickets online:

Glimmingehus.

29 AUGUST 2024 SIMPLE GIFTS – FEMALE DEVOTION FROM THE LATE MIDDLE AGES

The ensembles Gemma and Peregrina in a captivating collaboration around female music making in monastic milieus.

Festival Laus Polyphoniae, Antwerp.

26 SEPTEMBER 2024 WORKSHOP BIRGITTINE CHANTS

A two hour workshop where we will sing chants from the Birgittine tradition.

7-9 pm, Sancta Birgitta Convent Museum

4 OCTOBER 2024 THE MUSICAL LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL MONASTERY: SINGING SHCOOL, HUB OF KNOWLEDGE AND SPIRITUALITY

Lecture at De Svenska Historiedagarna, Falun.

Calendar 2023

4 JUNE 2023 A TREASURY OF BIRGITTINE CHANT

2 pm Pirita Birgittine Convent, Estonia.

Part of the 650 jubilee of Saint Birgitta’s death.

11 JUNE 2023 HOW TO CELEBRATE A SAINT

A musical lecture on practical aspects on the observation of saints during the Middle Ages.

Höör 3.30 pm

With: Karin Lagergren

11 JUNE 2023 THE LEGEND OF SAINT SIGFRID

Höör church 5 pm

With Ensemble Gemma

16 JULY 2023 MUSIC FOR A SUMMER’S EVENING

3 pm Aneboda church

7 pm Bergunda church, Växjö

With: Karin Lagergren and Dorothea Knust

23 JULY 2023 A CELEBRATION OF BIRGITTINE CHANT ON THE CELESTIAL BIRTHDAY OF SAINT BIRGITTA

5 pm Växjö cathedral

With: Ensemble Gemma. Part of the 650 jubilee of Saint Birgitta’s death.