Ståle Kleiberg, Andrew Smith - Nidarosdomens Jentekor, Trondheim Solistene - Lux flac album

Ståle Kleiberg, Andrew Smith (13) - Nidarosdomens Jentekor, Trondheim Solistene ‎– Lux. Label: 2L ‎– 150, 2L ‎– 2L-150-SACD. Format: CD, Album SACD. Liner Notes – Andrew Smith (13). Photography By – Trym Ivar Bergsmo.

Nidarosdomens jentekor TrondheimSolistene Trygve Seim, saxophones Ståle Storløkken, organ Petra Bjørkhaug, organ Anita Brevik, conductor. Catalogue 2L-150-SABD. The Requiem in Andrew Smith's version, commissioned by the choir and its conductor Anita Brevik, is loosely based on the Roman Catholic mass for the dead. Several of the texts of the traditional Requiem Mass have been replaced, however, with biblical references to the tragic fate of children, reflecting the all-too-frequent conflicts of today in which the young are innocent victims. The musical material in the Requiem takes its inspiration from Gregorian chant. The palette is expanded with the glorious strings of TrondheimSolistene in Ståle Kleiberg's Hymn to Love and The Light (with Petra Bjørkhaug, organ). And light too, when all seems dark.

Tracklist: Ståle Kleiberg (b. 1958) 01. Hymn to Love 00:14:35. The Requiem in Andrew Smith's version, commissioned by the choir, is loosely based on the Roman Catholic mass for the dead.

Also, on the album LUX, the Trondheim soloists form the orchestral backbone of contemporary choir compositions, vocally shaped by the girls' choir Nidarosdomens jentekor and recorded in the Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim. Ståle Kleiberg contributes two of his works to LUX to be realized by choir and string orchestra: "Hymn to Love" and "The Light". Brightness and optimism prevail in both compositions, in which the choir cleverly takes on the role of the light donor on the basis of the subtly tinted orchestra and the organ, subtly played by Petra Bjørkhaug. 2Andrew Smith: REQUIEM 1. Introitus06:48. 3Andrew Smith: REQUIEM 2. Precatio02:45. 4Andrew Smith: REQUIEM 3. Kyrie01:07. 5Andrew Smith: REQUIEM 4. Plorans ploravit05:36. 6Andrew Smith: REQUIEM 5. Hymnum canentes martyrum08:09. 7Andrew Smith: REQUIEM 6. Vox in Rama06:25.

LUX Nidarosdomens jentekor and TrondheimSolistene. 8Andrew Smith: REQUIEM 7. Dominus pascit me06:27. 9Andrew Smith: REQUIEM 8. Sanctus02:58. 10Andrew Smith: REQUIEM 9. In paradisum06:13. Ståle Kleiberg: 11Ståle Kleiberg: The Light09:41. Total Runtime01:10:45. In life there are moments to treasure, and challenges to overcome. In the words of Helge Torvund: The light you need exists.

Profile: Composer - mostly of choral works - and translator of liner notes and song lyrics for classical releases,born in 1970. Smith moved from Liverpool, England to Norway in 1984. He studied music and English at the University of Oslo. Smith also worked for the Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival and as organist and choirmaster at the English church in Oslo. Ståle Kleiberg, Andrew Smith (13) - Nidarosdomens Jentekor, Trondheimsolistene - Lux ‎(CD, Album + SACD).

The Requiem in Andrew Smith's version, commissioned by the choir, is loosely based on the Roman Catholic mass for the dead. Melodic fragments of the ancient requiem mass can be heard in the background.

Artist: Andrew Smith, Lindberg Lyd AS, Morten Lindberg, Nidarosdomens jentekor, Anita Brevik. Album: Lux. Release year: 2018. Anita Brevik, Lindberg Lyd AS, Morten Lindberg, Nidarosdomens jentekor, Stale Kleiberg, Trondheimsolistene - Ståle Kleiberg: Hymn to Love 14:35. Anita Brevik, Lindberg Lyd AS, Morten Lindberg, Nidarosdomens jentekor, Stale Kleiberg, Trondheimsolistene - Ståle Kleiberg: The Light 09:41.