Nordic Voices Christmas Festival

Presented by the National Gallery of Art

December 19, 2011, 9:00 pm

Front Row Washington presents Nordic Voices Christmas Festival from the National Gallery of Art.  Recorded December 17, 2006 in the gallery's West Building West Garden Court.

Nordic Voices is a six-voice ensemble whose a cappella singing blends the
techniques of the soloist and the choral singer, and whose interpretations
are at the same time sophisticated and engaging. The group’s
vast repertoire ranges from medieval to modern music. Since its
formation in 1996, Nordic Voices has toured extensively in Norway and
abroad, performing at major festivals and in prestigious concert series.
One of Norway’s best-loved ensembles, it appears frequently on radio and
television as well. It has performed in more than ten countries outside
Norway, including the United States.

The members of Nordic Voices are Ingrid Hanken, Tone Elisabeth
Braaten, Ebba Rydh, Per Kristian Amundrød, Frank Havrøy, and Trond Olav
Reinholdtsen.
This concert is made possible in part by support from the Royal Norwegian Embassy.

Featured performances:

Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963):  Exultate Deo

Alice Tegnér (1864 – 1943):  Gläns över sjö och strand

Bjarne Sløgedal (b. 1927): For Guds folk er hvilen tilbake

Pierre de Manchicourt  (c. 1510 – 1564): Laudate Dominum

Frank Havrøy (b. 1969): Bånsull

Hugo Distler (1908 – 1942):  Es ist ein’ Ros’ entsprungen

Henrik Ødegaard (b. 1955): O Magnum Mysterium

Jacob Clemens non Papa (c. 1510 – c. 1556):O Magnum Mysterium

Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971): Pater noster

Sløgedal: Herre Jesus, gi meg nåde

Guillaume Dufay (1397 – 1474) Ecclesie militantis

Havrøy:  Bysjan

Anonymous: Christmas song from Breslau: Deilig er jorden

Poulenc: O Magnum Mysterium