Rebecca is appearing as a guest with the Edvard Grieg Kor.
"Time" is the overarching theme in this concert of a cappella choral music from the 20th century.
The music in this concert covers a wide range; from songs by four English composers, composed for personal or public events, including the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, via early, tonally-exploring music by Webern and later compositions by Schönberg (celebrating 150 years this year). The concert ends with two works from the early 1980s; Alfred Schnittke's beautiful and meditative Russian Orthodox Sacred Hymns, and György Ligeti's Drei Phantasien nach Friedrich Hölderlin, a fantastic tour de force for 16 voiced a capella choirs.
The program is a celebration of the extraordinary compositional development that took place in choral music in the 20th century. Traditional choral sounds were combined with modern, innovative compositional techniques, thereby expanding the technical and expressive possibilities in music for a cappella choirs.
Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen's professional choir, is excited to make its Oslo debut under the direction of its renowned chief conductor Edward Gardner.
"Time" is a theme that runs through this program of a cappella choral works from the 20th century. Ranging from music by four English composers marking personal and public events, including the coronation of Queen Elisabeth II, through early tonality-stretching Webern and gritty late Schoenberg (whose 150th birth anniversary falls this year), to works from the early 1980s, with Alfred Schnittke's beautiful and meditative Russian Orthodox Sacred Hymns and György Ligeti's Drei Phantasien nach Friedrich Hölderlin, a fantastical tour de force for 16 part choir. This program celebrates the extraordinary development of choral music in the 20th century by contrasting traditional choral sounds with modern, innovative writing that truly extended the technical and expressive possibilities of a cappella choral music.
Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen's professional choir, is excited to make its Oslo debut under the direction of its renowned chief conductor Edward Gardner.