Edvard Grieg Kor at the Bergen International Festival
Dates: 6/4/2021 - 6/23/2021
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World premiere of the elements of nature.The four classical elements from ancient Greece fire, earth, air and water along with a fifth element wood from Chinese philosophy, are the basis of this concert in Bergen's Hkonshallen. "Five elements" is a work commissioned by Edvard Grieg Kor for its premiere at the Bergen International Festival this evening. It is composed by Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, who is based in western Norway, to words by Malin Kjelsrud. Having grown up close to the ocean on the Lofoten islands, the composer is familiar with the elements of nature as a source of inspiration. The rest of the program is also related to the five elements, encompassing 17th century madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi and Heinrich Schtz and music by contemporary American composers Caroline Shaw, David Lang and Frank Ticheli. In the madrigals, the elements are often metaphors for the transience of love, but in this concert there is also the musical depiction of the destruction of paradise. David Lang's work "By Fire," which is rarely performed, combines an interview with an unnamed CIA analyst about a nuclear test on a Pacific atoll with an excerpt from Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" on the use of fire. Edvard Grieg Kor is ensemble-in-residence at Troldhaugen, the home of Edvard Grieg. The choir has achieved status as a leading eight-member a cappella ensemble. International recognition of the choir includes a Grammy nomination in 2017.
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