RNCM Chamber Choir and Edvard Grieg Vokalensemble / Fri 6 Feb
RNCM Chamber Choir joins forces with the Edvard Greig Vokalensemble in a side-by-side performance that embraces the rich musical traditions of Britain and Norway.
Telling stories of both individuals and cultures, the programme features arrangements of Norwegian folk tunes with music that evokes the sweeping landscapes of Scandinavia, before travelling across to Britain for music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Gustav Holst.
The Edvard Grieg Vokalensemble is an eight-part a cappella choir and one of Norway’s leading vocal ensembles. It is part of the Edvard Grieg Korine (EGK), a long-time partner of the RNCM. Each year, members of EKG work with our Chamber Choir and select RNCM vocalists in concerts, recordings, and opera productions.
Programme
Kim André Arnesen Lux illuxit
Kim André Arnesen Even when he is silent
Geirr Tveitt arr Håkon Berge Vé no velkomne med æra
Trad arr Paul Robinson Jeg lagde mig så sildig
Gustav Holst Hymn to Vena (from Rig Veda)
Edvard Grieg Landkjending
Edvard Grieg arr David Hansford Våren
Edvard Grieg arr David Hansford “I Dansegubbens Hall” Based on I Dovregubbens Hall
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Sea Drift
Trad arr Gustav Holst I love my love
Arr Henning Sommerro & Grete Pedersen Bruremarsj fra Valsøyfjord
Performers
Stuart Overington, Paul Robinson conductors
Andre Chan assistant conductor
Pete Durrant piano and organ
Edvard Grieg Vokalensemble:
Hilde Veslemøy Hagen
Ingvill Mjeldheim Holter
Maria Haukenes Malmedal
Katie MacDonald
Tyler Ray
Paul Robinson
Ørjan Hartveit
David Hansford
RNCM Chamber Choir:
sopranos
Eve Codman
Katie Shepperdson
Ivy Blackmoor
Grace Wexler
Charlotte Dear
Shyen Yii Loh
altos
Kitty Casey
Madeleine Wickham-Brown
Eibhlin Eddy
Heledd Richardson
Ruby Donnelly
Kámea Németh
Tilly Crutchley
tenors
Isaac Bentley
Arhan Kumar
Eden Devaney
Jamie Ellis
Oli Barber
Liam Ormiston
basses
Alex Rouault
Oscar Fairclough
Colin Wu
Alex Peart
Alex Yehorychev
Christian Loizou
