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Folk tunes have always been an important part of the repertoire of the Norwegian Girls Choir; being a vital aspect of the choir’s identity and of its active enactment of cultural tradition. In STJERNEBRU Ørjan Matre has taken a selection of Norwegian folk tunes as his starting point, and they are combined with improvisations and arrangements as intermezzos. The word Stjernebru (Bridge of Stars) is taken from the hymn Nedi vester soli glader (The sun is sinking in the west), and alludes to the journey to the next world: the transition, or bridge, from the earthly to the eternal. The word can also refer to the night sky itself, and Lux Aeterna – eternal light – is a theme that runs through the whole album.
Release details:
Released by 2L April 4th 2025
Det Norske Jentekor
Anne Karin Sundal-Ask, conductor
Gjermund Larsen, fiddle
Frode Haltli, accordion
Ørjan Matre, composer
Morten Lindberg, balance engineer and recording producer
Ørjan Matre
2 Jeg vet en hvile 4:46
Folketone etter Enok Olsen Vestre, fra Vestre i Skjold
Tekst: Johannes Nilsen Torvund / Arr. Ørjan Matre
3 Duett 3:16
Gjermund Larsen / Arr. Ørjan Matre
4 To polsdanser fra Beitstad 3:54
Etter Blind-Anton og Andreas Haltug
Arr. Gjermund Larsen og Frode Haltli
5 Ned i vester soli glader 4:13
Folketone fra Nordfjord
Tekst: Anders Hovden / Arr. Ørjan Matre
Solister: Amalie Eikenes Randen og Helene Frøland
6 Mellomspill 1 2:09
Ørjan Matre
7 Liti Kjersti 8:43
Folkevise (ballade fra Telemark) / Arr. Ørjan Matre
Solist: Anna Elisabeth Giercksky Russnes
8 Ingerid Sletten 3:26
Melodi: Richard Nordraak / Arr. Ørjan Matre
Tekst: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
9 Nu solen går ned 5:27
Norske folketoner fra Selje og Leikanger
Tekst: Samuel Olsen Bruun / Arr. Ørjan Matre
Arkivopptak: Jermund Matre (1911–2000)
10 Sull til mor 2:48
Tekst og melodi: Unni Boksasp / Arr. Ørjan Matre
11 Johannes og Ingrid 6:18
Frode Haltli
12 Mellomspill 2 3:37
Ørjan Matre
13 Syng i stille morgonstunder / Lux Aeterna 6:13
Folketone fra Telemark / Ørjan Matre
Tekst: Elias Blix / liturgisk (rekviem)
Solister: Karoline Heyerdahl, Hedda Heyerdahl, Sofie Lille Holte Sandvik,
Henriette Havig-Gjelseth, Kaja Walberg, Anna Elisabeth Giercksky Russnes,
Malene Aass Haugen, Tiril Frang Fretland
14 Menuett 3:45
Gjermund Larsen / Arr. Ørjan Matre