Figure 1.--The Solvguttene Guttekor or Silver Boys Choir like many Scandinavian choirs has a sailor suit uniform.

HBC has very limited information about the choral tradition in Norway. HBC knows of only one Norwegian choir, the Silver Choir, which was foubded in the not very felicitius year of 1940. (I'm not sure whrtyher this was before or after the German invasion. As with many Scandinavian choirs, the boys wear sailor suits.

Choral Tradition

>HBC has very limited information about the choral tradition in Norway. Norway is a protestant country.

Individual Choirs

HBC knows of only one Norwegian boy choir.

Solvguttene Guttekor

The Solvguttene Guttekor or Silver Boys Choir is located in Oslo. This choir was founded 1940. HBC is not sure if this was before or after the German invasion. The Choir was founded by Torstein Grythe, a well known and experienced choir conductor. The Choir is made up of about 60 boys and 24 men. In Norway every child knows the Silver boys whose voices can be heard in many occasions such as National Nowegian Day, Christmas concerts, an appearances at the royal court. They participated as well at the winter Olympic games of Lillehammer and take frequently part in symphonic concerts, operas and recitals in churches. The choir has toured in many European countries as well as in the United States. The boys had the privilege to sing in 1969 at the gala concert of Westminster Abbey; In 1971 they won first price at BBC contest "Let the people sing" in London.

Figure 2.--The Silver boys wear a white middy blouse with black trousers form. The cillar is very plain without the three traditional stripes.

The Silver boys like many Sandinavian choirs wear sailor suits.

Other choirs

HBC knows of no other Norewgian choirs.