Dan-Olof Stenlund, was born in 1937 in Skellefteå, the son of the cantor Bertil Stenlund and his wife Esther Vikström. He studied at the
Royal Swedish Academy of Music in
Stockholm, piano, organ, cello and vocals and graduated as a church musician, accompanist and music educator, followed by studies in conducting with
Eric Ericson,
Leonard Bernstein and
Sergiu Celibidache. Stenlund took the position of professor of choral conducting at the
Royal Danish Academy of Music in
Copenhagen at the age of 36 years. He is also a teacher of choral conducting at the Music Academy in
Malmö, and a member of the
Royal Academy of Music. From 1961 to 1974 he was active as a church musician at
Engelbrekt Church in Stockholm. As an educated conductor and choirmaster, Dan-Olof Stenlund taught at the State Academy of Music in Malmö and directs the local Chamber Choir, the Malmö Chamber Choir, also the
Landesjugendchor of
Baden-Württemberg. He repeatedly seeks dialogue with students and supports talented young musicians. == Awards ==