Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir: Reunion with Denmark

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MOGENS DAHL CHAMBER CHOIR
ADRIAN LLOYD HUGHES, narrator
DAVID PALMQUIST, horn
MOGENS DAHL, conductor
When the Nordic summer begins, all senses start vibrating. Notes from Carl Nielsen, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Jørgen Jersild, Per Gunnar Petersson, Hugo Alfvén and Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, among others, evoke sentiments that ooze of light colours and fragrances, but also of yearning and pain. It is with great knowledge, insight and a charming flair for communication that Adrian Lloyd Hughes guides the audiences through a concert programme featuring the cream of Nordic choir lyrics.
The surroundings of two Danish museums add an extra dimension to both known and unknown pearls from Nordic choir repertoire. It is against the backdrop of high-class architecture and art that the Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir invites to a summer reunion where sound, light and speech merge to reinforce each other like never before.
WE BID YOU WELCOME TO A CONCERT EXPERIENCE IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN IN DENMARK\’S SUMMERLAND!
Saturday, 20 August:
Faaborg Museum, 2:30 pm
Saturday, 20 August:
Johannes Larsen Museum, Kerteminde, 5:30 pm

Program
Gabrielle Gullin (1961 – ): Tyst er det rum (1993)
Hugo Alfvén (1872 – 1960): Stemning (1938)
Svend S. Schultz: Gensyn med Danmark (1974)
Gensyn med Danmark
De vilde blomster
Nattergalen
Sidste sang
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 – 1942): Stemning (1898)
Per Gunnar Petersson (1954 – ): Aftonland (2014)
Allt er så underligt fjärran idag
Det är om aftonen man brytar upp
Engång skall du vara en av dem
Den döde
Jørgen Jersild (1913 – 2004): De lyse nætter (1969)
Adam de la Halle (o. 1237 – 1288): Kom, du ljuva hjärteven
Carl Nielsen (1865 – 1931):
Hvor sødt i sommeraftenstunden
Sænk kun dit hoved, du blomst
Skal blomsterne da visne
Tit er jeg glad
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871 – 1927): Stemning (1890)
Oluf Ring (1884 – 1946):
Hvor smiler fager den danske kyst
Danmark nu blunder den lyse nat