Teachers
Anders Butenko
Summer Gospel 1
Anders is the conductor of some of Denmark's largest choirs in Copenhagen, Roskilde and Hillerød. Anders is a fantastic singer and teacher. He is educated at the Copenhagen Conservatory, and has over the past 20 years participated as both a soloist and backing singer on a number of albums.
Benjamin Jochimsen
Summer Gospel 1 & 2
Benjamin is the pianist of the gospel choirs Love Revolution and Joyful Gospel Voices. He is the bandmaster of The Gospel Fellowshop and at SommerGospel. Benjamin studies at the Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and spends all his free time playing gospel.
Carla Jane (UK)
Summer Gospel 3
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 just loves Carla...
Claes Wegener
Summer Gospel 1 & 3
Claes is a regular at SommerGospel! 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.
Colin Vassell (UK)
Summer Gospel 1 & 3
Colin has been a part of SommerGospel since 2003. From his residence in London he travels all over Europe to lead workshops as a conductor or to be a soloist. Colin is a fantastic acquaintance, and after a few years of illness he is finally back at SommerGospel in 2026!
Didier Likeng (Cameroon)
Summer Gospel 2 & 3
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 SommerGospel for the second time!
Don Grigg (F)
Summer Gospel 3
Don is attending The International School of Gospel Music for the third 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)
Summer Gospel 3
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 (D)
Summer Gospel 3
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
Summer Gospel 1, 2 & 3
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 Kjaergaard
Summer Gospel 1, 2 & 3
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 holds concerts and workshops all over the country.
Lene Nørrelykke
Summer Gospel 2 & 3
Lene has sung gospel all her life, and is currently the choir director for 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
Summer Gospel 3
Linda has sung gospel throughout her entire upbringing. In 2009, she won DR'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 around Denmark, both at festivals and in churches, and has held concerts in Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Line Hougaard
Summer Gospel 2
Line has been a regular fixture at SommerGospel since its inception - first as a participant - but now for many years as a teacher! Line is the conductor of Faxe Gospel and Birkebjerg Gospel Choir. In addition, she has extensive experience as a soloist in many contexts in the Aarhus music community.
Mette Risager
Summer Gospel 2 & 3
Mette is a central figure in the Funen 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 holds gospel services for full houses. Mette is educated at Cathrine Sadolin's "Complete Vocal Institute".
Nina Luna
Summer Gospel 1 & 3
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)
Summer Gospel 1 & 3
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
Summer Gospel 1, 2 & 3
Since the first Summer Gospel Festival was held, 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.
Princess Dehn
Summer Gospel 2
Putri has been the conductor of a number of gospel choirs for children and young people for many years. She has taught at FamilieGospel many times, where she has had the very popular Children's MPG. This time she will teach Complete Singing Technique. She is educated at Cathrine Sadolin's school "Complete Vocal Institute".
Sarah Moshage
Summer Gospel 1 & 3
Sarah is a trained singing teacher 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. .
Sophie Hermind
Summer Gospel 1 & 3
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, teambuilding are also on her resume.
Stephen Noerrelykke
Summer Gospel 2 & 3
When you need to master the piano, call Stephen! He is one of Denmark's most experienced gospel pianists. He has a degree in rhythmic pianist from the Aarhus Conservatory of Music.
Tine Hamburger (D)
Summer Gospel 1 & 3
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 on the teaching team for the fifth time.
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 –>