St. Olaf Choir Previews Norwegian Tour Program in Twin Cities

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St. Olaf Choir Previews Norwegian Tour Program in Twin Cities

Date: April 26, 2013

by Kevin Stocks

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Location: Minnesota, USA

Choir type: College and University Choirs

Voicing: Mixed

THE ST. OLAF CHOIR

Anton Armstrong, Conductor

2013 Centennial Tour to Norway to celebrate St. Olaf Choir’s historic and cultural ties to the homeland with 11 concerts, May 30-June 16

Performing the tour program at Colonial Church in Edina, MN on May 5 at 4 p.m.
Tickets: $20 Adult, $10 Student at stolaftickets.com

THE ST. OLAF CHOIR

Anton Armstrong, Conductor

2013 Norway Tour Program

Coenantibus Autem Illis

Juan de Lienas (c. 1620-1660)

Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt (BWV Anh.160)

(Movement I)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

II.

Bogoróditse Dévo (All-Night Vigil, Op. 37)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Ave Rosa

René Clausen (b.1953)

The Word was God

Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)

Corde natus ex parentis

Justin Merritt (b. 1975)

Hvad est du dog skjön

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

The Exaltation of Christ

Charles Forsberg (b. 1942)

INTERMISSION

III.

Prelude

Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)

In the Shepherd’s Keeping

arr. Charles Forsberg

O Day Full of Grace

Christoph E.F. Weyse (1774-1842)

arr. F. Melius Christiansen

Even When He is Silent

Kim André Arnesen (b. 1980)

The World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Evening Prayer

Abbie Betinis (b. 1980)

Norge, Mitt Norge

Alfred Paulsen (1849-1936)

arr. Kenneth Jennings

Pål På Haugen

arr. Bradley Ellingboe

IV.

Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal

arr. Alice Parker

Abide with Me

William Henry Monk (1823-1889)

arr. Greg Jasperse

This Little Light of Mine

arr. Moses G. Hogan Jr.

Way Over in Beulah Lan’

arr. Stacey V. Gibbs

OPTIONAL SELECTIONS:

Arroz Con Leche

Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000)

Beautiful Savior

arr. F. Melius Christiansen

2013 CENTENNIAL TOUR OF NORWAY
Concert Itinerary

Thursday, May 30, 2013
Oslo: Oslo Concert Hall

Sunday, June 2, 2013
Larvik: Bølgen Concert Hall

Monday, June 3, 2013
Arendal: Trefoldinghetskirken

Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Kristiansand: Kilden Concert Hall

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Stavanger: Stavanger Concert Hall

Thursday, June 6, 2013
Haugesund: Vår Frelsers Kirke

Sunday, June 9, 2013
Bergen: Grieghallen

Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Voss: Voss Kulturhus

Thursday, June 13, 2013
Molde: Molde Domkirke

Friday, June 14, 2013
Snåsa: Snåsa Kirke

Sunday, June 16, 2013
Trondheim: Nidarosdomen

For more information and for concert tickets in Norway visit go.stolaf.edu/Norway

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