Welcome to the Festival Opening Day Part 1 at Lademoen Church!

Here, we will experience a solo church organ performance by Ståle Storløkken, choral works by three contemporary Norwegian composers performed by Nidaros Vokal, conducted by Ragnar Rasmussen, alongside NTNU music students. Additionally, three guitarists—Emil Storløkken Åse, Fredrik Rasten, and Are Lothe Kolbeinsen—will perform together for the first time!

PROGRAM

Ståle Storløkken – Solo Church Organ

Nidaros Vokal & Conductor Ragnar Rasmussen

• Pollination (2020) by Stine Sørlie
• Under den lysande himmelsens auge (2023) by Irene Adolfsen Wenæs, with text by Jon Fosse
• Immortal Grieg (2022) by Edvard Grieg, arranged by Eva Holm Foosnæs

"NERVR" for Prepared Guitars and Objects
This piece builds on the series "The Guitar as an Electroacoustic Orchestra" (Time I-III, Rekyl, and Acoustic?). It will be performed by three guitarists exploring an expanded sonic palette: Emil Storløkken Åse, Fredrik Rasten, and Are Lothe Kolbeinsen.

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