OBK – a classic chamber choir

Ole Bull Chamber Choir is a classic chamber choir from Bergen, Norway. The choir consists of singers dedicated to classical choral music with artistic leader and conductor Jon Flydal Blichfeldt.

O23 – Flammende hjerter
O23 – Flammende hjerter

Flammende hjerter
(With Hearts of Fire)

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Did you know that the hearts of choral singers gradually syncronise?

Welcome to a concert of long lines, of dramatic dreams, from Palestrina to the contemporary composer Evija Skuķe and Norwegian folk songs. See full concert programme below.

Concert programme:

  • Ave Maris Stella by Trond Kverno
  • Bieggá luohte (Joik til fjällvinden), inspired by arr. of Jan Sandström
  • Dieu! Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder! by Claude Debussy
  • Krist stod op af Døde, Norwegian folk song, arr. Henrik Ødegaard
  • Leonardo Dreams of his flying Machine by Eric Whitacre
  • Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre
  • Mēness vokalīze (Moon Vocalise) by Evija Skuķe
  • Morning Star by Arvo Pärt
  • Ned i vester soli glader, Norwegian folk song, arr. Grete Pedersen
  • Si ignoras te by Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina
  • Stars by Ēriks Ešenvalds
  • Venite, Gaudete! by Adrian Peacock
  • Virgencita by Arvo Pärt

The concert lasts approx. one hour.

New singers

‘Virgencita’ was astonishing; it had exactly the sense of calm, stillness, intense moments of silence & the bell-like quality that is the essence of Arvo Pärt’s later works.
‘Leonardo’ was exciting & uplifting; ‘Peccavi super numerum’ full of variety of interpretation & good ensemble. Your Grieg was exquisite.

Ghislaine Morgan,
Jury member at LIACCC (London International A Cappella Choral Competition) 2017

We apply for new singers autumn 2017. New singers in all voice parts with an ability to read music and choral experience are welcome to audition. Auditions will be held in week 32, 33 and 34.

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NEXT CONCERT (DECEMBER 2016)

NEXT CONCERT: O6 — XMAS TIME,
a classical christmas concert
Mariakirken, 9 & 10 December, 19:30

Join us for an evening of British carols throughout the ages together with other British choral works, we even throw in a few Norwegian carols for good measure. Works by Benjamin Britten, Charles Villiers Stanford and Richard Rodney Benett, and more.

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