ASSOCIAZIONE SEGHIZZI
PROGRAMMA
Orlando di Lasso: (1532 – 1594) Jubilate Deo
G.P. da Palestrina: (1525 – 1594) Sanctus from «Missa Papae Marcelli»
G.P. da Palestrina: Super flumina Babylonis
Thomas Weelkes: (ca. 1576 – 1623) When David heard that Absalom was slain
Andrew Smith: (1970 – ) Stabat Mater ca 5’, soloist: Kjell Viig, tenor
Trond Kverno: (1945 – ) Ave maris stella conductor: Mick A. Melby
Giuseppe Verdi: (1813 – 1901) Pater noster conductor: Mick A. Melby
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Hebe deine Augen auf zu den Bergen
(1809 – 1847) conductor: Mick A. Melby
Francis Poulenc: (1899 – 1963) Salve Regina conductor: Carl Høgset
Arne Nordheim: (1931 – 2010) Converte nos, Lamentation nr. 3
Ola Gjeilo: (1978 – ) Tota pulchra es
Edvard Grieg: (1843 – 1907) The Son of God has set me free
Hymn 2, opus 74 soloist: Mick Aspen Melby, bariton
Javier Busto: (1949 – ) O magnum mysterium
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Richte mich, Gott (1809 – 1847)
In alcuni concerti l’Inno nr. 2 di Edvard Grieg verrà sostituito con il nr. 1 How thou art beautiful
con il baritono solista Herman Styri Myhren.
Grex Vocalis (The Singing Flock) was formed in 1971. The repertoire spans from renaissance to contemporary Norwegian music. The choir has been awarded Spellemannsprisen (the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy Award) for three of its fourteen albums, and won 1st prizes in national and international contests: Arezzo, Gorizia, Tolosa and Marktoberdorf. Grex Vocalis has three times reached the finals of the BBC contest “Let the Peoples Sing”. Over the years Grex Vocalis has commissioned and premiered works by major Norwegian composers including Knut Nystedt, Trond Kverno and Arne Nordheim, but also performed baroque oratorios such as Handel: Messiah; Bach: Mass in B-minor, Christmas Oratorio; Rameau: In convertendo, Quam dilecta; Charpentier: Te Deum; Lully: Te Deum; Delalande: Te Deum. Performances of Brahms’s Requiem, Penderecki’s Passion of St. Luke and Verdi’s Quattro Pezzi Sacri are also part of the choir’s portfolio. The first Norwegian recording of Händel’s Messiah was released in 1997 featuring Greg Vocalis and Oslo Baroque Orchestra. Grex Vocalis four latest CD releases: ”Crux” (presenting Norwegian music from the 20th century), ”Liberté” (a compilation of works by Francis Poulenc), “Magnum Mysterium” and “Edvard Grieg: Choral Music” are highly acclaimed both home and abroad. Grex40 is a collection of highlights through the choir’s 40 years history, including new releases of Sverre Berghs: And death shall have no dominion, Heinrich Poos: Auferstehn, and the beautifulIrish blessing arranged by James Moore.
Prizes:
- 1975 1st prize, The Norwegian Radio National Contest for Choirs
- 1977 1st prize, Folksongs, Arezzo, Italy
- 1977 2nd prize, Polyfonic music, Arezzo, Italy
- 1982 1st prize, Polyfonic music, Gorizia, Italy
- 1982 2nd prize, Folksongs, Gorizia, Italy
- 1992 1st prize, Polyfonic music, Tolosa, Spain
- 1993 1st prize, Marktoberdorf, Germany
- 1999 1st prize, Polyfonic music, Arezzo, Italy
- 1999 Grand Prize, Il Gran Premio Città di Arezzo
- 2010 Guidoneum Award, Guidoneum Festival Arezzo
- 2012 1st prize, Festival Internacional de Música de Cantonigròs, Vic, Catalonia/Spain
