I have written two arrangements for soprano solist and female choir on “Om kvelden” (In the eveningg) by Arnulf Øverland. The melody is a norwegian folk tune.The two arrangements have different degrees of difficulty. You can see a demoversion of the arrangements here:
Music is my passion, the sound is my tool
The Karin Boye oratorio “Oändligt är vårt stora äventyr” was performed in Stokka church (Stavanger/Norway) March 11th by Ann-Kristin Sørvåg (soprano), Odd-Børge Sagland (percussion), Kiril Kutin (piano), Lars Inge Tjøstheim (organ), the female choir “Etterklang”, Stavanger oratorio choir and myself as conductor. A great thanks to everybody! Here is a video recording of the piece …
Here is a new recording of my “Wedding March”, recorded in St. Johannes church in Stavanger.
Today I have finished the work with Ave Regina Caelorum for Nidaros Cathedral Boys’ choir.
“Oändligt är vårt stora äventyr – et Karin Boye oratorium” (Infinite is our big adventure – a Karin Boye oratorio) is a work based on texts by the swedish author Karin Boye and music by me. The work is for soprano soloist, mixed choir, piano, organ and percussion. In addition to the texts by Karin …
If you know about nice poems or other texts that you think could be great as an inspiration for vocal music pieces (soloist and/or choir), please let me know! In my compositions so far I’ve used everything from biblical texts (mainly from the psalms) to texts by authors like Tor Jonsson, Karin Boye, Rolf Jacobsen, …