Nordic Solstice

Scandinavian choral music from middle ages to modern day

Orlando Chamber Choir
Richard Wilberforce, director
Cornelia, singer

Thursday 14 June 2012, 19:30
St Bride's Fleet Street [ map ]
Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8AU

A concert tracing origins, development and rise to prominence of Scandinavian choral music. The musical journey starts with the 16th century Piae Cantiones, visits the cosmopolitan court of King Christian IV of Denmark and ends in the sweeping harmonic landscapes of Jean Sibelius and his living heir Einojuhani Rautavaara.

Programme details

anon	Scribere proposui \| Böumgartner (organ)
	Aetas carmen melodiae \| Tempus adest
	Der Sumer (organ) \| Jesu dulcis memoria
Mogens Pedersøn (1583 - 1623)	Ecco la primavera
Hans Brachrogge (1590 - 1638)	Io ardo in vivo foco (trio)
Mogens Pedersøn (1583 - 1623)	Tra queste verdi fronde \| Non fuggir (trio)
	L'amara di partita (trio) \| T'amo mia vita
Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)	Finlandia hymn
anon	Ack, ack om det vore dag (soprano)
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 - )	Ludus verbalis
anon	Värmlandsvisan (soprano)
Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)	Sortunut ääni \| Venematka
	Saarella palaa \| Sydämeni laulu
anon	Att angöra en brygga (soprano)
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 - )	Och glädjen den dansar
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (1963 - )	Pseudo-Yoik