Teachers
Benjamin Jochimsen (DK)
Band leader
Benjamin is the pianist of the gospel choirs Love Revolution and Joyful Gospel Voices. He is the bandmaster of The Gospel Fellowshop, at SommerGospel and at ISGM. Benjamin studies at the Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and spends all his free time playing gospel.
Carla Jane (UK)
Lead singing beginners & Vocal group (max 25 singers)
Carla Jane is a fantastic gospel singer from London! She meets everyone with a smile, and her teaching is based on where YOU are. Everyone loves Carla...
Claes Wegener (DK)
Complete vocal technique in action & Gospel choir: A capella & beats,
Claes is a regular at ISGM! He teaches daily at Cathrine Sadolin's school "Complete Vocal Institute" and he is the conductor of Conquerors and Trinity. Claes is a fantastically skilled singing teacher and he manages to convey singing technique so that everyone understands the basic principles. In his teaching, Claes takes the body as a starting point and with his great knowledge of the gospel genre he helps to find the right singing techniques so that the voice is not damaged.
Didier Likeng (Cameroon)
Gospel choir: From the roots
Born and raised in Cameroon, where he was already conducting gospel choirs at the age of 13. Based in Belgium, he has traveled as a performing artist all over Europe for the past 30 years. He has produced more than 250 CDs and given thousands of concerts. We look forward to presenting Didier at ISGM again!
Don Grigg (F)
Choir conducting
Don is attending The International School of Gospel Music for the fourth time. He currently leads a gospel choir in France of more than 250 singers - and he is also a professor of choral conducting. Don teaches choir directors and choirs all over Europe.
Georg Weilguny (A)
Gospel choir: Men in black & Piano player for The Amazing Show Choir
Austria's Mr. Gospel is called Georg Weilguny! Every week he gathers several hundred singers in his choirs in Vienna. In addition to his work as a conductor, Georg is also a skilled songwriter. Georg has been part of the International School of Gospel music since 2012, and we look forward to presenting him again in 2026!
Hanjo Gäbler (G)
Being a gospel choir director & Gospel choir taught in German
Hanjo is a fantastic gospel artist! He sings, plays piano, leads choirs, writes great musicals - and he has written a lot of gospel songs. At the International School of Gospel Music she will teach choir conducting and he will teach a gospel choir - in German (the songs are in English - the teaching is in German).
Hans Christian Jochimsen (DK)
Gospel Choir: My songs & leader of ISGM
In 2002, Hans Christian designed the first Summer Gospel course, and since then he has led 67 Summer Gospel courses. Every week he gathers 800 singers in his Copenhagen gospel choirs The Gospel Choir & Copenhagen Gospel Voices. Hans Christian teaches all over Europe, and his songs are sung in more than 30 countries. Since 2008, Hans Christian has been the musical director of Europe's largest gospel festival "Gospelkirchentag" with up to 5-6000 singers.
Laura Arensbak Kjærgaard (DK)
Gospel choir: Soul Sisters, & Lead singing: Just do it!
Laura has a voice far beyond the ordinary, and she sang her way to a great 2nd place in Denmark's first season of X Factor in 2008.
She is currently the choir director for Joyful Gospel Voices and Amager Gospelkor in Copenhagen, and can be found as the music director at the gospel church The Gospel Fellowship. In addition, Laura performs concerts and teaches workshops all over the country.
Lene Nørrelykke (DK)
Complete vocal technique
Lene has been singing gospel all her life, and is currently the choir director of Rejoice and Fredens Gospelkor in Aarhus. She participates in a number of musicals, theater concerts and revues. Until 2003, Lene was “only” known for her fantastic voice in gospel circles, but then she joined “Stjerne for en aften” and all of Denmark became aware of her great talent. Lene released her debut CD in the fall of 2006 and is a graduate of Cathrine Sadolin’s “Complete Vocal Institute”.
Linda Andrews (DK)
Lead singing intermediate
Linda has been a gospel singer throughout her entire upbringing. In 2009, she won TV's popular talent show, X-Factor. Linda sold double platinum with the single "Det bedste til sidst" and subsequently released the album "Into The Light" with pop songs by some of Denmark's very best songwriters. Linda has since toured Denmark, both at festivals and in churches, and has given concerts in Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Mette Risager (DK)
Gospel choir: Body & Soul,
Mette is a central figure in the Danish gospel community. She is the conductor of the gospel choirs Nardus, with more than 130 singers, and Emmaus – which is a smaller concert choir. In addition, she is responsible for singing and music when the Methodist Church in Odense celebrates gospel services for full houses. Mette is educated at Cathrine Sadolin's "Complete Vocal Institute".
Nina Luna (DK)
Gospel Power Plant
A true “SommerGospel product”. Nina was introduced to gospel music at SommerGospel, and since then gospel has been the center of her life. Nina is a fantastic singer!! Everyone who has heard her sing knows that! Nina leads the gospel choir Fath and Liberty Gospel Choir. She is educated at Cathrine Sadolin’s school “Complete Vocal Institute”.
Paul Clarke (UK)
Lead singing: advanced
When you need a good singer in the studio - you call Paul! He received his musical upbringing in the gospel environment in London, and we are SO happy that he will return to SommerGospel in 2026!
Per Hougaard (DK)
Sound engineering & Chief tech!
Since the first Summer Gospel Festival and ISGM were held in 2002, Per has been involved as a sound engineer and teacher. Per has a broad overview of the courses and helps to solve all practical challenges. At The International School of Gospel Music, Per teaches sound engineering.
Sarah Moshage (DK)
Lead singing & vocal technique: body & the core voice
Sarah is a trained singing teacher / vocal couch from the Anne Rosing Institute. She is the conductor of the Copenhagen gospel choir Salvation Gospel, as well as the gospel choir Uprising in Holbæk. She is a very popular teacher, and her team LOVES her! Every time. Therefore, it was not a difficult choice to invite Sarah again.
Sofie Hermind (DK)
Roots of gospel - singing, drumming and movement & The amazing show choir
Sofie has worked with music and theater for more than 20 years. She is a trained singer from the Rhythmic Music Academy in Copenhagen. Sofie has been a project manager on music video productions, composer and bandleader on several theater performances and short films. CD recordings, workshops, team building are also on her resume.
Stephen Nørrelykke (DK)
Pianist for Soul Sisters & the Body and Soul gospel choir
When you need to master at the piano, call Stephen! He is one of Europe's most experienced gospel pianists. He has a degree in rhythmic pianist from the Aarhus Conservatory of Music.
Tine Hamburger (G)
Tine's magical world of gospel music & Vocal technique taught in German,
Tine works full-time with gospel music all over Germany – as a soloist, conductor, teacher and composer. In 2002 she helped start the “Gospelkirche Hannover”, and today she teaches at the “Music Academy” as a singing teacher and choir director. Tine is a "must experience" teacher at ISGM again!
The catalyst for joy in life
By journalist Rikke Tjørring
“ His music is sung by choirs all over the world, and week after week, upwards of a thousand very different people make the pilgrimage to his regular choir and workshops in Copenhagen to sing something as un-Danish as gospel.
Hans Christian Jochimsen is Denmark's number one gospel star and masters one art in particular; he opens people's hearts..." continued –>