Already at the age of 13 Ragna Fagelund made her first attempts in conducting, which lead to four years of studies at the Buskerud Conservatory of Music, Norway in singing and conducting.
Ragna Fagelund studied choir-conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm with Eric Ericsson, Anders Colldén and Gustav Sjökvist.
Also with Laszlo Heltay and Paul Brandvik.
During 13 years Ragna Fagelund was a teacher at the school of music in Drammen, (Drammens musikskola). Teaching singing and also as a conductor for the three choirs named Åssiden Skolekor. The choir-members where from the age of 8-25 år.
With these choirs Ragna Fagelund won several prizes at the Norwegian radio, which also recorded a some concerts with the choir. Åssiden School choir also recorded a Lp with children songs.
Ragna Fagelund was the conductor of the chamberchoir Apollon i Drammen, Norway, Danderydskören in Stockholm and has conducted one of the choirs in Stockholms Gosskör.
Urval från Carmen, Toril Eriksen – operasångare, Kåre Örnung klaver. Drammen.
Parkkonsert, Kammarkoret Apollon, Drammen.
Folkmusikkonserter med Åssiden skolekor och Sigmund Bernhoft Osa – violin, Hanne Marie Weydalh – piano, Drammen, Asker, Oslo.
Promenadkonsert, Drammen Ungdoms korps, Kammerkoret Apollon, Drammen.
Mendelsohn – afton, Drammen, Oslo, Våle.
Kvinnokonferensens Festföreställning – kör instudering och solosang,
Oslo Konserthus, NRK.
Promenadkonsert. Solosång, och kör- instudering Drammen teater.
Kyrkokonserter med verk av Britten och Nystedt, Drammen, Lier.
Fyrahundra år med dryckesvisor. Danderydskören Stockholm.
Kyrkkonserter. Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia, Händel: Ode to St. Cecilia Stockholms Akademiska Orkester och Danderydskören Stocksund, Enebyberg, Södertälje.
Britten: Ur A.M.D.G.
Mahler. Symfoni nr 3. Instudering av kör- partiet med Stockholms Gosskör och European Community Youth Orchestra med Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Messiaen: O sacrum convivium, Vokalensemblen
Två vårkonserter, Danderydskören
Kyrkkonsert med Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia. Danderydskören, Helsingfors.
Competitions
Several prizes in NRK competitions for youth choirs in 1986, 1987, 1988 children- choir 1989 med Åssiden School-choir (Norwegian Raido choir competition)
Norsk Rikskringkastning
(Norwegian Radio)
Concert with New Norwegian Music (first performances) with the New Music Ensemble and Åssiden School Choir, Munch-Museum, Oslo, 1986.
Nordic Women Conference, Gala Performance, choir and solosinging, Oslo Concert hall, 1988.
CD-Record
”Ri-ri på Islandshest” with Åssiden school-choir and Erik Bye, Nordisco, Nor LP 328, 1981.
Toure's
1985-89 toures in Norway, Austria and Iceland with Åssiden school-choir. On Island the choir performed concerts and one of them was recorded on Islandic radio.
1992 with Danderydskören in Finland.