Lydia Asteberg soprano
Besides singing in AORA, Lydia is currently working as a teacher in spanish and swedish at upper secondary school. She posseses her teaching degree from Linköping University and prior to that she studied singing at Ingesund.
Linnéa Seldinger mezzo-soprano
Linnéa freelances as a musician and a music and media producer. Since 2019 she possesses a bachelor degree from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, where she has also extended her profile with studies within vocal methodology. Prior to her bachelor she studied different kinds of music programmes at several Swedish folk high schools. In addition to singing, Linnéa also plays the violin and piano and she loves to write, produce and play her own songs.
Fun fact:
Linnéa’s left ear is so soft that she can fold it up into itself.
Sofie Eiderfors alto
Sofie is currently working as a teacher in mathematics and history at upper secondary school. She posseses her teaching degree from Uppsala University and prior to that she attended the musical elementary classes of the Fryxellska School and a cappella singing at the folk highschool of Sjövik.
Fun fact:
Sofie has memorized the lyrics of almost all Disney songs, loves to dance lindy hop and doesn’t eat candy other than chocolate.
Gabriel Sjöwall tenor
Gabriel is currently working as a freelance musician. He possesses a bachelors degree as a studio musician from the School of Music in Piteå and has studied singing at the folk high school of Billströmska and Musicians Institute, Los Angeles. In addition to that he has studied cultural project management at Stockholm University. Gabriel’s singing career has included being the lead of a cover band, a singer/guitar duo and a show group as well as having conducted a couple of pop choirs.
Fun fact: Gabriel has a habit of putting newly washed porcelain in the bottom of the pile so that all of his porcelain is used equally. He might also sometimes eat the tip of a burned out match because he thinks it tastes like liquorice.
Marcus Svärd baritone/vocal percussion
Marcus has studied folk music, a cappella and choir conducting at the folk high school of Sjövik and possesses a bachelor degree in piano tuning from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. Marcus has also been studying Music & Sound Design. Currently he is working as a freelance audio & video technician and as a piano technician with his own company.
Fun fact: Marcus refurnishes more often than what many would consider usual. He also cannot help but find the most unusual things interesting, such as archery and solving Rubik’s Cubes blindfolded.
Jonas Törnqvist bass
Jonas currently freelances as an ensemble singer singer and is one of the employed basses of the Swedish Radio Choir. In addition to this, he is an active member of Zero8 and several barbershop quartets. Jonas posseses a bachelor degree in classical singing from the Örebro Academy of Music. Prior to that he studied classical music at the music classes of Adolf Fredrik, Södra Latin’s high school and the folk high school of Birkagården. As a boy soprano he was a soloist and youth choir singer at the Stockholm Royal Opera.
Fun fact: Jonas loves to eat slices of bread topped with raspberry jam and banana, and if you ever see him you can be sure he will be busy humming some kind of bass line.
