Stjernebru

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 (Bridge of Stars) the album 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.

01. Stjernebru – intro
02. Jeg vet en hvile
03. Duett
04. To polsdanser fra Beitstad
05. Ned i vester soli glader
06. Mellomspill 1
07. Liti Kjersti
08. Ingerid Sletten
09. Nu solen g?r ned
10. Sull til mor
11. Johannes og Ingrid
12. Mellomspill 2
13. Syng i stille morgonstunder – Lux Aeterna
14. Menuett
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