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About Swinging Europe
The self-governing Institution Swinging Europe is a non-profit institution situated in Herning Municipality. DSI SE has worked internationally with art and culture since 1998. With music as one of our primary focus areas, we create and facilitate artistic and cultural projects and activities through art, music and talent development of youth in the age range of 18 – 25.
In our work, we prioritise developing and participating in cultural collaborative work – both locally, regionally, nationally and internationally by creating a strong fundament for exploring culture projects. This benefits not only up-and-coming talents, but also the local community and society as a whole.
Among the local initiaties, strengthening the art and culture scene in Herning Municipality, we partake in reoccurring events, which strengthen the community and spirit of the local cultural initiatives and projects.
On an international level, our projects focus on expanding and strengthening a strong fundament for interdisciplinary collaborations. Apart from this, the projects create valuable experiences for young musical prodigies in their ambition to engage with the national and international music scene.
Who, What and Why
Mission & Vision
Focus Areas
Talent Development
Swinging Europe wors with talent development
of youth in the age range of 18 – 25 within the musical world
Music
Swinging Europe works with music
Culture
Swinging Europe works withculture
Who are Swinging Europe?
MEET THE TEAM
Marie Lilholt
Executive Director
Steen N. Storm Mikkelsen
Project Manager
Anne Sophie Parsons
Project Manager & Fundraiser
MEET THE BOARD
Brian Nygaard Bruhn
Board Leader
Creative instigator and event manager at Herning Library. Former venue manager and general cultural enthusiast.
Nikolaj Bugge
Vice Board Leader
Cand.musicae. Musician and band member. Project coordinator at Grobund Bandakademi and Bandklubben. Teacher in both aforementioned contexts, as well as at MGK-Ø and the Roay Danish Conservatory of Music in Aarhus. Booker and chair leader of Sun Ship. Board member in Aarhus Jazz Festival and Spot Festival.
Dorte Bille
Board Member
General music teacher
Lecturer in Music at the teacher training programme in Skive
Author and lecturer
1999: Co-founder of Den Jyske Sangskole, Herning
2000 – 2022: Chief conductor of MidtVest Girls’ Choirs and Head of Education at Den Jyske Sangskole / The Jutland School of Singing
2018 – 2021: Member of the Project Support Committee for Music under Statens Kunstfond
In addition:
Keen exercise cyclist
Gardener
Curious reader
Passionate user of culture
Avid traveler
Gitte Hornshøj
Board Member
Gitte Hornshøj, speaker and author
We are a musical family. Music and singing have always filled in my family. Jazz has not filled the most, but musical curiosity is at its peak. When it comes to jazz music – it is clearly what I define as “happy jazz” that I have listened to the most. But I am open to all genres. Most of all, I offer lots of enthusiasm and the joy of communicating, which is, in this context, to spread awareness of Swinging Europe.
Johannes Videbæk
Board Member
Political positions of trust:
– Member of the Social and Health Committee
– Member of the Culture and Leisure Committee
Other positions of trust:
– Member of the Village Contact Committee
– Swinging Europe, independent institution, the board
– Harry and Ene Marie Thomsen Memorial Fund
– Member of Herning Music School, the board
– Member of Uhre Motorsportscenter, the board
– Member of Kjærmose’s Mindelegat, the board
– Water catchment steering group Nissum Fjord
– Water catchment management group Ringkøbing Fjord
Sara Dommergaard Thomassen
Board Member
High school teacher at Herning Gymnasium in Music and Danish.
Educated from Aarhus University in Musicology and Nordic Language and Literature.
Esben Aarup
Board Member
Project coordinator at Fermaten, guitarist and music enthusiast. Graduated from Herning High School with Music as my field of study in 2019 and am also a board member in Rytmisk Musik Herning.