Sunday 30 May 2021

The sound of Norway.
Riksscenen commissioned Her for its 10th anniversary last autumn. Now the jubilee piece will be performed during the Festivals in Bergen.
Five of our well-known and beloved folk musicians, Anne Hytta, Susanne Lundeng, Benedicte Maurseth, Marja Mortensson and Marit Karlberg, perform in the Grieghallen with music they have composed in their own movements. The material has been arranged for choir by Daniel Herskedal and Håkon Daniel Nystedt, and is performed by the soloists together with the Edvard Grieg Choir.
The five soloists come from different parts of the country - north, south, west, east and in the middle of the country - and the different compositions represent the sound and tradition of the artists' home regions. The audience will thus hear a cross-section of the musical expressions our country can offer.
The visual is also central to Here. Images of Norway's beautiful nature are projected onto the stage and create a whole with the soloists, who together with the choir move both in front of and behind a transparent stage curtain.

"With its striking power, the commissioned work 'Her' in any case manages to penetrate the screen and carry the message further than from stage to hall."
- VALDRES NEWSPAPER

Photo: Thomas Fredriksen

CONTRIBUTOR
Susanne Lundeng fiddle
Benedicte Maurseth harding fiddle
Anne Hytta harding fiddle
Marja Mortensson joik
Marit Karlberg langeleik, song
Edvard Grieg Choir
Håkon Daniel Nystedt conductor
Directed by Andreas Ljones
Audun Notevarp Sandvold video design
Jannik Abel artist

WORK
Benedicte Maurseth (1983–) Myrullen svevar Arr.: Daniel Herskedal, Håkon Nystedt
Marja Mortensson (1995–) Jaepieboelhkh Arr.: Håkon Nystedt
Marit Karlberg (1967–) Førandre se kan Arr.: Marit Karlberg
Anne Hytta (1974–) Hit, here, now Arr.: Anne Hytta, Håkon Nystedt
Marja Mortsensson (1995–) Noere Arr.: Håkon Nystedt
Susanne Lundeng (1969–) Leia mot nord Arr.: Håkon Nystedt, Daniel Herskedal
Marja Mortensson (1995–) Tjïelve – Billowing Waves Arr.: Daniel Herskedal, Håkon Nystedt
Benedicte Maurseth (1983–) Aldeland Arr.: Benedicte Mauseth
Benedicte Maurseth (1983–) Augnaferd, Nattsvermar Arr.: Daniel Herskedal, Håkon Nystedt

Information
The event is filmed. The cameras can be perceived as disturbing for the audience in the hall. The doors close precisely. All forwarding, copying and downloading of video content is prohibited.
The festivals are carried out in accordance with the government's and local authorities' current orders and guidelines.