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Fresh voices from the North<\/p>\n
‘Prelude’ is a beautiful release from the Norwegian female choir Oslo Vocalis, presenting a great selection of both well-known repertoire from Holst, Faur\u00e9 and Grieg and also new classics from composers including Sandra Milliken and Ola Gjeilo. ‘Ave Maria’ is a lyrical piece by the young Gustav Holst. Graceful is also Faur\u00e9’s ‘Messe basse’ (short mass) for female choir and organ. Grieg’s ‘Ved Rondane’ is something of a Norwegian national icon, and Geir Tveitt’s ‘Velkomne med \u00c6ra’ is among his best known works. <\/p>\n
The title track of the album is written by New York based composer Ola Gjeilo. Another Norwegian is Frank Havr\u00f8y, whose ‘O Magnum Mysterium’ will be a welcome discovery for listeners. Australian composer and choral conductor Sandra Milliken’s ‘Fanfare of Praise’ also receives a great performance by Oslo Vocalis on this recording.<\/p>\n
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‘Prelude’ is a beautiful release from the Norwegian female choir Oslo Vocalis, presenting a great selection of both well-known repertoire from Holst, Faur\u00e9 and Grieg and also new classics from composers including Sandra Milliken and Ola Gjeilo.<\/p>\n
‘Ave Maria’ is a lyrical piece by the young Gustav Holst, in fact it was the first work he ever published. Graceful is also Faur\u00e9’s ‘Messe basse’ (short mass) for female choir and organ, written in 1881. Grieg’s ‘Ved Rondane’ is something of a Norwegian national icon, and Geir Tveitt’s ‘Velkomne med \u00c6ra’ \u2013 this time arranged by Linn Andrea Fuglset from Trio Mediaeval \u2013 is among his best known works.<\/p>\n
The title track of the album is written by New York based composer Ola Gjeilo, who also opens the disc with the gregorian chant inspired ‘Ubi Caritas’, his first piece for choir. Another Norwegian is Frank Havr\u00f8y, whose ‘O Magnum Mysterium’ will be a welcome discovery for listeners. Australian composer and choral conductor Sandra Milliken is very active in the field, and her ‘Fanfare of Praise’ also receives a great performance of Oslo Vocalis on this recording.<\/p>\n
Formed in 1988, Oslo Vocalis is 25 female singers with had great success in both national and international choir competitions, including Arezzo, Sligo and Athens. They do concerts all over Europe in repertoire ranging from jazz, evergreens, folk music and church music.<\/p>\n
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