“Salmeklang” og traditional music with Gjermund Larsen Trio
Wednesday March 13, 19:00
(Doors open at 18:00)
Ris Church
Adult: 400 NOK
Senior/student: 300 NOK
Child: 100 NOK
Duration: 1 hour
Gjermund Larsen, fiddle
Andreas Utnem, piano/ harmonium
Sondre Meisfjord, double bass
Tuva Syvertsen, vocals
Gjermund Larsen Trio is an ensemble that has charmed and impressed audiences, critics, and award juries since 2006, with their innovative folk music projects. The trio consists of Gjermund Larsen (fiddle), Andreas Utnem (piano/harmonium), and Sondre Meisfjord (double bass). They welcome us to an unusual concert, with a programme that includes traditional hymns from Trøndelag, new music by Andreas Utnem, and a re-encounter with the commissioned work Salmeklang (‘Hymn sounds’), written on commission by the Church Music Festival in 2015. Together with Salmeklang, Gjermund Larsen Trio performs a selection of hymns that Larsen brings from the tradition in Trøndelag, some of them after Hilmar Alexandersen. Last but not least, there will be extracts from Andreas Utnem’s newest solo album, Du kjenner meg, released in 2023. On the album, Utnem has composed music for texts by Nobel Prize Winner Jon Fosse, giving them a sort of hymnal form. Tuva Syvertsen, known from Valkyrien Allstars, sings.
Photo: Gjermund Larsen Trio: Agnete Brun, Tuva Syvertsen: Knut Utler