FESTSPILLENE I BERGEN 2014 FESTSPILLENE I BERGEN PROGRAM1 KR 20 HÅKONSHALLEN 24. MAI. Theatre of Voices BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

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1 FESTSPILLENE I BERGEN PROGRAM1 KR 20 HÅKONSHALLEN 24. MAI Theatre of Voices BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 21. MAI 0 4. J U N I 1

2 2 2 STOLT SPONSOR AV MANGFOLDET Vi er opptatt av et levende kultur-, idretts- og organisasjonsliv, både nasjonalt og lokalt. I over 60 år har vi samarbeidet med Festspillene i Bergen, en viktig arena for utøvende kunst. Vårt samarbeid bidrar til at flere får gleden av de mulighetene og tilbudene som finnes. DNB sponser levende kultur. Festspillene takker Festspillene i Bergen er avhengig av mange og ulike støttespillere for å avvikle vårens store eventyr. Disse Theatre of Voices Bergen Kunsthall er med på å gjøre opplevelsen større. Festspillambassadører HÅKONSHALLEN Yvonne og Bjarne Rieber Grieg Lørdag Foundation 24. mai kl 19:30 Trond Saturday Mohn24 May at 19:30 Hovedsamarbeidspartnere Varighet: 1 t 50 min, inkl. pause DNB Duration: 1:50, incl. interval Statoil Radisson Blu Hotel Norge Dagens Næringsliv Theatre of Voices Den Nationale Scene Paul Hillier kunstnerisk leder artistic director Else Torp sopran soprano Iris Oja alt alto Chris allmennyttige Watson midler tenor Fargespill Jakob Bloch Jespersen bass Prosjektpartnere Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Kavlifondet Sparebanken Vest H. Westfal-Larsen og hustru Anna Westfal-Larsens Almennyttige fond AP Møller Fonden GC Rieber Fondene YXUS Stryketrio YXUS String trio Harry Traksmann fiolin violin Torsten Tiebout bratsj viola Leho Karin cello Festivalpartnere Bergens Tidende Nespresso Anti Bergen PwC Telenor Atea Norwegian Hull Club Introduksjon v/morten Eide Pedersen kl 18:45 Introduction in Norwegian by Morten Eide Pedersen at 18:45. SUMO Bergen Taxi Galleriet A7 Print Avinor Securitas Konserten tas opp av NRK. The concert is recorded by NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Tesla Olden Steinway Piano Gallery Oslo Fjord Line LEGO Norge Theatre of Voices takker Theatre of Voices wishes to thank Danish Arts Council, Augustinus Fonden, Beckettfonden, Oticon Fonden, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden, Dansk Komponist Forening & Dansk Musikforlæggerforening. LEGOLAND Billund Offentlige støttespillere Kulturdepartementet Bergen kommune Hordaland fylkeskommune Utenriksdepartementet Konserten er støttet av The concert is supported by Oticon Fonden & A.P. Møller fonden. Prosjektstøtte Norsk Kulturråd Institut Français, Oslo Oticon Fonden Nordisk kulturfond J.W. Eides Stiftelse Bergens Riksmålsforening Fritt Ord Sveriges ambassade Québec Government Office Samarbeidspartnere i kulturlivet Arrangement Tjenester Austevoll kommune Barratt Due musikkinstitutt Bekkjarvik Gjestgiveri Bekkjarvik Torg Bergen Backline Bergen Dansesenter Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester Bergen kulturskole Bergen Nasjonale Opera BIT20 Ensemble Bright Buekorpsenes dag Bymuseet i Bergen Carte Blanche Norges nasjonale kompani for samtidsdans Collegiûm Mûsicûm Cornerteateret Columbi Egg Det felles innvandrerråd, Hordaland Bergen Internasjonale Kultursenter Det Norske Teatret Dramatikkens Hus Dukkenikkerverkstedet Edvard Grieg Kor Ervingen kulturhus, Gimle Ferske Scener Fosse-Gruppa Fysak Allaktivitetshus Griegakademiet, institutt for musikk, Universitetet i Bergen Grieghallen HiHat management Holbergprisen Hordaland Teater Jiří Hlinka Klaverinstitutt Kirkemusikk i Bergen Kolibri Children At Risk Foundation Kompani Camping Kritikerlaget Kulturoperatørene KODE Kunstmuseene i Bergen Logen Teater og Chagall Musikklinjen v/bergen Private Gymnas Norges musikkhøgskole Norges Musikkorps Forbund Norsk Forfattersentrum Vestlandet Ole Bull Scene Ole Bulls villa, Valestrand Olsvik skolekor Oseana Park Hotel Vossevangen Raftostiftelsen Revy & Teaterservice Rekstensamlingene Sjøforsvarets Musikkorps Skranevatnet skolekor Sort/Hvid Stiftelsen Bryggen Stand Up Norge Studentorganisasjonene i Bergen Teater Innlandet Universitetet i Bergen Ung i Kor-Vest Voss gamle kino Østre Aarhus Teater 3 3

3 4 5 W W W. F I B. N O 5 GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT (CA ) Creator spiritus GAVIN BRYARS (1943 ) Incipit vita nova ARVO PÄRT (1935 ) Most Holy Mother of God GUSTAV HOLST ( ) 4 sanger for sopran (eller tenor) og fiolin 4 mediaeval songs, for soprano (or tenor) and violin, op. 35, H. 132: Jesu Sweet, Now Will I Sing My Soul Has Nought but Fire and Ice I Sing of a Maiden that Matchless Is My Leman Is So True UKJENT ANONYMOUS Benedicamus Domino (1200-tallet 13th century) HILDEGARD VON BINGEN ( ) Columba aspexit ARVO PÄRT Es sang vor langen Jahren Da pacem domine Pause Interval UKJENT ANONYMOUS Stond wel moder under roode (1200-tallet 13th century) Theatre of Voices. Foto: João Messias ARVO PÄRT Stabat Mater 4 W W W. F I B. N O

4 6 7 De to halvdeler Den tsjekkiske forfatteren Milan Kundera, som også har en solid musikalsk bakgrunn og utdanning, har skrevet at litteraturhistorien er delt i to halvdeler. Mye av 20. århundres litteratur kan betraktes som stadige forsøk på å bygge broer tilbake til «den første halvdelen», til den estetiske følsomheten langt tilbake i tid som vi nærmest har tapt av syne gjennom de siste hundreårene. Mye av den moderne musikken griper også begjærlig tilbake til sin fjerne fortid med sine andre estetiske idealer, både som verktøykasse og som inspirasjonskilde. Dette gjelder også periodens fremføringsidealer og stemmebruk. I musikken kan vi sette skillet mellom de to halvdelene der instrumentalmusikken overtar vokalmusikkens hegemoni, og der tonalitetens driftige, høydepunktsorienterte harmonikk erstatter de modale skalaenes meditative og emosjonelle klangrom. Moderne komponisters nysgjerrighet har hjulpet til med å gjenåpne dørene til fortidens egenartede musikalske landskap. Mystisk minimalisme Den estiske komponisten Arvo Pärts verker løper som en rød tråd gjennom denne konserten. I sin tidlige stilperiode utforsket han tidens rådende idiomer, inklusive de nye eksperimentene som sildret inn gjennom jernteppet, til myndighetenes mishag. Da han etterhvert følte at han ikke fant noen kunstnerisk retning, stoppet han å komponere og begynte å studere komposisjonsteknikker fra middelalder og renessanse. Hans religiøse søken gjorde at han også konverterte til den ortodokse kirken. Da han i 1976 sto frem med sin nye kontemplative og religiøst orienterte stil, var den ikke noe mindre kontroversiell. I 1980 fikk familien tillatelse til å emigrere til Vesten. I Most Holy Mother of God (2003) gjentas teksten 17 ganger. Den rituelle gjentagelsen er et virkemiddel i den ortodokse liturgien som passer godt sammen med den «mystiske minimalisten» Pärts komposisjonsteknikker. Es sang for langen Jahren har en tekst av Clemens Brentano ( ). Komposisjonen er «pärtsk», slik den klinger mer som en musikalsk besvergelse enn som en tradisjonell lied. Den krystallklare og fargeskimrende fredsbønnen Da pacem Domine ble skrevet på oppdrag fra Jordi Savall som en hyllest til ofrene for bombeattentatene i Madrid i mars Stabat Mater fra 1985 bygger på den katolske 1200-tallshymnen Stod der moren, fylt av smerte, som skildrer Marias lidelser ved korset. Pärt bruker her sin særegne «tintinnabulum»-( klokkeklang )-teknikk som kombinerer treklangsbrytninger med langsomme, trinnvise melodier. Ut av fortidens skygger Opp mot Pärts klangverden får vi ulike verk fra «den første halvdel». Machaut (ca ) var med sine musikalske eksperimenter frontfigur for den nye uttrykksfølsomheten som oppsto i ars nova-perioden. Mystikeren og nonnen Hildegard von Bingen ( ) var en av sin tids aller største åndspersonligheter. Hennes Columba Aspexit («En due stirret inn») forteller om St. Maximus som under en messe opplever en due utenfor vindusgitteret. Duen som symbol for Den Hellige Ånd utdypes gjennom strofenes ekstatiske vandringer mellom himmelske høyder og menneskelige sjelelige dyp. Benedicamus Domino («La oss prise Herren») brukes som alternativ messeslutt ved enkelte kirkehøytider, som under fasten. Denne salmetonen ble hyppig utsatt for tekstlig og melodisk utsmykning, eller benyttet som utgangspunkt for nye flerstemte komposisjoner. Stond wel moder under roode, trolig fra begynnelsen av 1300-tallet, er en dialog mellom Kristus på korset og Maria. Musikalske meditasjoner over Marias sorg dukker ofte opp i musikken på denne tiden, som i hymnen Stabat Mater, som Pärt jo gir sin tolkning av her i kveld. Ekko fra moderne tid Teksten til Gavin Bryars Incipit Vita Nova (1989) er hentet fra Dantes La Vita Nuova. Komposisjonen feirer en barnefødsel hos nære venner av komponisten. Bryars slo igjennom som komponist med sine langsomme, gjentagende strukturer i verk som The Sinking of Titanic og Jesus Blood Never Failed Me. Etterhvert ble han stadig mer fascinert av klarheten og renheten i tidlig vokalmusikk, som kontrast til den romantiske musikkens voldsomme patos, og har etterhvert skrevet et større antall vokalverker i denne nye stilen. Gustav Holst var i 1916 med på å gjennomføre en pinsefestival i Thaxted kirke, der fokuset lå på musikk fra renessansen. Her kom Holst over en av sine elever som satt og improviserte en sangstemme mens hun spilte på de åpne strengene på fiolinen. Det rene og nakne uttrykket inspirerte Holsts Four medieval songs. Tekst: Morten Eide Pedersen 6 7

5 8 9 The two halves The Czech author Milan Kundera, who also has a solid training in music, has written that literary history is divided into two halves. Much of the literature of the twentieth century may be regarded as constant attempts to build bridges back to the first half the aesthetic sensitivity of long ago that we have almost lost from sight through the last centuries. Much modern music also reaches zealously back to the distant past with its different aesthetic ideals, both as a toolbox and as a source of inspiration. This also applies to the performance ideals and vocal technique of the period. In music we can draw lines between the two halves when instrumental music takes over from the hegemony of vocal music when the harmony of tonality, oriented towards progress and climaxes, replaces the meditative and emotional resonance of modal scales. The curiosity of modern composers has helped to re-open the doors to the characteristic musical landscape of bygone times. Mystical minimalism The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt s works are a recurring theme through this concert. In his early style period he explored the idioms of his time, including the new experiments that seeped in through the iron curtain, much to the chagrin of the authorities. When he finally felt he had failed to find any artistic direction, he stopped composing and began studying composition techniques from the middle ages and renaissance. His religious quest resulted in his conversion to the Orthodox Church. When in 1976 he reappeared with a new contemplative and religious style, it was no less controversial. In 1980 his family received permission to emigrate to the West. In Most Holy Mother of God (2003), the text is repeated seventeen times. The ritual repetition is an element of Orthodox liturgy which is well suited to the composition techniques of the mystical minimalist Pärt. Es sang for langen Jahren has a text by Clemens Brentano ( ). The composition is Pärt-esque, in that it sounds more like a musical incantation than a traditional lied. The crystal-clear, colourfully shimmering prayer for peace Da pacem Domine was commissioned by Jordi Savall as a tribute to the victims of the bomb attacks in Madrid in March Stabat Mater from 1985 is based on the Roman Catholic 13th-century hymn which describes the suffering of the Virgin Mary at the Cross. Pärt uses his characteristic tintinnabulum bell-ringing technique in this piece, combining triadic harmonies with slow stepwise melody lines. Out of the shadows of the past Juxtaposed with Pärt s timbral landscape we find a variety of works from the first half. Machaut (c ) fronted with his musical experiments the new expression of emotion of the ars nova. The mystic nun Hildegard von Bingen ( ) was one of her time s greatest spiritual personalities. Her Columba Aspexit (A dove stared in) tells the tale of St Maximus. During a mass he sees a dove outside the window bars. The dove is studied in detail as a symbol of the Holy Spirit in ecstatic peregrination between heavenly heights and the depths of the human soul. Benedicamus Domino (Let us praise the Lord) is an alternative liturgical ending for certain high days, particularly in Lent. This tune was frequently ornamented both in music and text, or was the basis of new polyphonic compositions. Stond wel moder under roode, probably from the early 14th century, is a dialogue between Christ on the cross and his mother Mary. Musical meditations on the sorrow of Mary often appear in music at this time, as in the hymn Stabat Mater, as in Pärt s version. Echo from modern times The text of Gavin Bryars s Incipit Vita Nova (1989) comes from Dante s La Vita Nuova. The composition celebrates the birth of a child to close friends of the composer. Bryars made his breakthrough as a composer with his slow, repetitive structures in works such as The Sinking of Titanic and Jesus Blood Never Failed Me. With the passing of time he became more fascinated by the clarity and purity of early vocal music, as a contrast to the extreme pathos of Romantic music, and he has since composed a large number of vocal works in this style. Gustav Holst was in 1916 involved in a Whitsuntide festival in Thaxted Church, where the focus was on Renaissance music. Holst came across one of his pupils improvising a vocal part while playing the open strings of a violin. The pure and bare sound was the inspiration for Holst s Four Mediaeval Songs. Text: Morten Eide Pedersen English version: Roger Martin 8 9

6 10 11 Theatre of Voices ble grunnlagt i USA av Paul Hillier i 1990, og etablert på nytt i Danmark da Hillier flyttet dit i Repertoaret strekker seg fra den helt tidlige musikken til samtidsmusikken, fra komponister som Dowland, Carissimi og Buxtehude til Berio, Pärt, Reich, Cage, Gudmundsen-Holmgreen og Stockhausen. Ensemblet opptrer jevnlig på bl.a. Edinburgh International Festival, på Barbican Centre og i Carnegie Hall, der de uroppførte David Langs The Little Match Girl Passion. Stykket ble skrevet til gruppen og vant Pulitzer-prisen i 2007, mens CD-innspillingen vant en Grammy Award i Andre utgivelser inkluderer Stockhausens Stimmung (Copenhagen version), Stories med verk av Berio, Marsh, Cage og Berberian, og Creator Spiritus med musikk av Arvo Pärt. Theatre of Voices har også gitt ut Dietrich Buxtehudes Scandinavian Cantatas, den første i en serie på fem CD-er. Theatre of Voices ble nominert til Nordisk Råds musikkpris YXUS Ensemble ble etablert i 2013 og springer ut fra NYYD Ensemble, det viktigste ensemblet for samtidsmusikk i Estland de siste tjue år. Ensemblet opptrer med skiftende besetninger innenfor det kammermusikalske området. Det har som mål både å formidle internasjonal ny musikk til det estiske publikummet og å introdusere estisk musikk til publikum utenfor landets grenser. YXUS Ensemble har en eksperimenterende tilnærmingsmåte og stiller seg gjerne til rådighet som musikalsk laboratorium for komponister, instruktører, videokunstnere og andre med nye kunstneriske ideer. Ensemblet har som grunnleggende prinsipp at en god konsert ikke bare skal skape kontakt mellom utøvere og publikum, det skal også oppstå en energiutveksling. Et viktig kriterium for valg av programmer er at lytteren skal tilbys både lærerike og inspirerende impulser, rørende for sjelen og utfordrende for intellektet. Paul Hillier er fra Dorset i England og studerte ved Guildhall School of Music and Drama i London. Han er sanger, dirigent, komponist og forfatter, og har blant annet skrevet bøker om Arvo Pärt og Steve Reich. I 1974 grunnla han vokalkvartetten The Hilliard Ensemble, og i 1990 flyttet han til California og skapte Theatre of Voices. Fra 1996 til 2003 var han direktør for Early Music Institute i Indiana, og i 2001 ble han sjefdirigent for Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. To år senere flyttet han til Danmark, hvor han ble sjefdirigent for Ars Nova Copenhagen. I 2006 ble han tildelt en OBE (Order of the British Empire) for sin innsats for kormusikken. I 2008 ble han sjefdirigent for National Chamber Choir of Ireland og kunstnerisk leder av Coro Casa da Música i Porto. Han har medvirket på over 100 plateutgivelser, mange av dem prisbelønte. Paul Hillier ble tildelt den danske Dannebrogordenen i Theatre of Voices was founded by Paul Hillier in 1990 and re-established in Denmark when Hillier moved there in The group presents a wide range of contemporary music, often juxtaposed with elements of early music. Their programmes feature works by Berio, Pärt, Reich, Cage, Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Stockhausen while among their current favourite early composers are Perotin, Dowland, and Buxtehude. Theatre of Voices appears regularly at international venues such as the Edinburgh International Festival and the Barbican Centre. In 2007 they premiered David Lang s The Little Match Girl Passion at Carnegie Hall. This piece was commissioned for TOV and won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. Their CD of the work then received a Grammy Award in Other recent CDs include Stockhausen s Stimmung (Copenhagen version), Stories (Berio, Cage, Berberian, and Creator Spiritus with music by Arvo Pärt. Theatre of Voices has also released Dieterich Buxtehude s Scandinavian Cantatas the first in a series of five CDs. Theatre of Voices was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize YXUS Ensemble was established in early 2013 as a successor of NYYD Ensemble the principal ensemble for contemporary music in Estonia in the last 20 years. The YXUS Ensemble is mostly oriented to contemporary chamber music, bringing the world s contemporary music to Estonian audience and introducing Estonian music to listeners abroad. The ensemble has varying instrumentation, including a string quartet, a wind quintet, piano(s) and percussion, and mostly playing without a conductor. Instead of single concerts, the ensemble organizes concert series to focus thoroughly on selected topics. It also includes performer-centered projects where members of YXUS are free to realize their ideas without stylistic boundaries of repertoire. The debut concert of the ensemble was held in March 2013 in Vanemuine concert hall in Tartu. The concert program was put together of train-inspired works, including Different Trains by Steve Reich, Gare de l Est by Toivo Tulev, Railway to London by Rauno Remme and Berlin Hauptbahnhof by Ardo Ran Varres. Paul Hillier is from Dorset in England and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. His career has embraced singing, conducting, composing, and writing about music, including books about Arvo Pärt and Steve Reich. In 1974 he founded the Hilliard Ensemble. In 1990 he moved to California and created the Theatre of Voices. From 1996 to 2003 Hillier was Director of the Early Music Institute at Indiana. In 2001 he became the Principal Conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Two years later he moved to Denmark and became Chief Conductor of Ars Nova Copenhagen. In 2006 he was awarded an OBE for services to choral music. In 2008 he became Chief Conductor of the National Chamber Choir of Ireland and was appointed artistic director of the Coro Casa da Música in Porto. His recordings, over a hundred CDs, have won numerous prizes. In 2013 he was awarded the Order of Dannebrog in Denmark

7 12 13 Veni creator spiritus GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT (C ) STEMME 1 / VOICE 1 Christe qui lux es et dies/ fideliumque requies/nos visita. Tu furoris temperies/tu dulcoris planities/nunc excita. posse tuum precipita/ depredentes qui nos ita/ vituperant. Sicut per te fruit vita/patribus nostris reddita,/qui tunc erant nec tueri se poterant./sed ad te reclamaverant,/deus fortis,/ sie cave, ne nos atterant/qui nos in guerris/lacerant/nunc subortis. Et adire nexu mortis,/cuius sumus jam in portis,/nos pretegas. Gentem serves tue sortis,/tui fratis ac consortis/causam regas. Qui malos a te segregas/nec justis opem denegas./legislator. proditores nunc detegas/ horumque visum contegas./ Consolatur, Danielis visitator/pueroumque salvator/in fornace, per Abacuth confortator/sis pro nobis preliator/et dimittas nos in pace. STEMME 1 / VOICE 1 Christ, you that are light and the day, the faithfuls rest, come back to visit us. You that alleviate the fury, you that spill the sweetness, awaken us, impose your power on the vandals who offend us. Thanks to you, life was returned to our fathers who, previously, lived unable to relax. But they addressed you strong God. In the same way, prevent that we are thrown on the ground by those that tear using wars that they provoked. And, in the embrace of death of which we are so near, protect us. Even on those of your condition, take your brother s party and the party of your companion. You that move away from you the mean, do not refuse your support to the just. You the legislator, unmask traitors and defend the reputation of the just. You the comforter, who has visited Daniel, who saved children in the furnace. In the name of the comforter of Habakkuk, be our defender and send us away in peace. proditores nunc detegas/ horumque visum contegas./ Consolatur, Danielis visitator/pueroumque salvator/in fornace, per Abacuth confortator/sis pro nobis preliator/et dimittas nos in pace. STEMME 2 / VOICE 2 Veni creator spiritus/flentium audi gemitus, quos nequiter gens misera/ destruit; veni, prospera, jam nostra virtus deficit/nec os humanum sufficit ad narrandum obprobria/que nobis dant vecorida, diviso, cupiditas/fideliumque raritas. Unde flentes ignoramus/quid agere debeamus. Circumdant nos inimici,/sed et nostri domestici conversi sunt in predones:/ leopardi et leones, lupi, milvi et aquile/rapiunt omne reptile, consumunt nost carbunculi./ad te nostri sunt oculi, perde gentem hanc rapacem,/ Jhesu, redemptor seculi, et da nobis pacem. TENORER / TENORS Tribulatio proxima est/et non est qui adjuvet nos. STEMME 2 / VOICE 2 Come, creative Mind, hear the moan of the tearful that a miserable people maliciously destroyed; come, precipitate you! Already our strengths decline no human voice is enough to tell the shame that bring the fury, the derision, the cupidity, the lack of men with faith. Also, we cry and know not what to do. Enemies surround us, even those near to us, become brigands, leopards and lions, wolves, vultures and eagles, snakes, rob all, scabs gnaw us. Our faces turn toward you, annihilate this people of birds of prey. Jesus, redeemer of the world, give us your peace. TENORER / TENORS Tribulation is close at hand, and there is no one to help us

8 14 15 Incipit vita nova GAVIN BRYARS (1943 ) Four Medieval Songs GUSTAV HOLST ( ) Incipit vita nova Ecce deus fortiori me qui veniens dominibatur mihi. Apparuit iam beatitudo vestra Vide cor tuum Tempus est ut praetermictantur simulacra nostra. Nomina sunt consequentia rerum Hosanna in excelsis. Bella mihi, video, bella parantur. (vita) qui est per omnia secula benedicta, benedicta. Omnis vita est immortalis. Nomina sunt consequentia rerum. Most Holy Mother of God ARVO PÄRT (1935 ) Most Holy Mother of God save us. A new life is beginning Behold a God more powerful than I who comes to rule over me. Your source of joy has now appeared Behold your heart It is time for false images to be put aside. Names are the consequences of things Hosanna in the highest. Things beautiful to me, I see, beautiful things are being prepared. (A life) which is for all times blessed, blessed. All life is immortal. Names are the consequences of things. Jesu Sweet, Now Will I Sing To thee a song of love longing; Do in my heart a quick well spring, Thee to love above all thing. Jesu sweet, my dim heart s gleam Brighter than the sunnebeam. As thou wert born in Bethlehem, Make in me thy lovè-dream. Jesu sweet, my dark heart s light, Thou art day withouten night, Give me strength and eke (also) might For to loven thee aright. Jesu sweet, well may he be That in thy bliss thyself shall see: With love cords then draw thou me That I may come and dwell with thee. I Sing of a Maiden that Matchless Is. King of all Kings was her son iwis. (I know.) He came all so still where his mother was, As dew in April that falleth on grass. He came all so still to his mother s bower As dew in April that falleth on flower. He came all so still where his mother lay As dew in April that formeth on spray. Mother and maiden was ne er none but she. Well may such a lady God s mother be

9 16 17 My Soul Has Nought but Fire and Ice And my body earth and wood; Pray we all to the most high King Who is the Lord of our last doom, That he should give us just one thing That we may do his will. My Leman (Beloved) Is So True Of love and full steadfast, Yet seemeth ever new. His love is on us cast. I would that all Him knew And loved Him firm and fast, They never would it rue But happy be at last. He lovingly abides Although I stay full long; His will me never chide Although I choose the wrong. He say Behold my side And why on Rood (cross) I hung; For my love leave thy pride And I thee underfong. (take back.) Columba aspexit HILDEGARD VON BINGEN ( ) Columba aspexit per cancellos fenestrae ubi ante faciem eius sudando sudavit balsamum de lucido Maximino. Calor solis exarsit et in tenebras resplenduit unde gemma surrexit in edificatione templi purissimi cor dis benivoli. Iste turris excelsa, de ligno Libani et cipresso facta, iacincto et sardio ornata est, urbs precellens artes aliorum artificum. The dove peered in through the lattices of the windows where, before its face, a balm exuded from incandescent Maximilian. The heat of the sun burned dazzling into the gloom: whence a jewel sprang forth in the building of the temple of the purest loving heart. He, the high tower, constructed of Lebanon wood and cypress, has been adorned with jacinth and diamonds, a city excelling the crafts of other builders. I ll dwell with thee believe, Leman, under thy tree. May no pain e er me grieve Nor make me from thee flee. I will in at thy sleeve All in thine heart to be; Mine heart shall burst and cleave E er (before) untrue thou me see. Ipse velox cervus cucurrit ad fontem purissime aque fluentis de fortissimo lapide qui dulcia aromata irrigavit. O pigmentari qui estis in suavissima viriditate hortorum regis, ascendentes in altum quando sanctum sacrificium in arietibus perfecistis. Inter vos fulget hic artifex, paries templi, qui desideravit alas aquile osculando nutricem Sapientiam in gloriosa fecunditate Ecclesie This swift hart sped to the fountain of clearest water flowing from the most powerful stone which courses with delightful spices. O pigmentari qui estis in suavissima viriditate hortorum regis, ascendentes in altum quando sanctum sacrificium in arietibus perfecistis. This builder shines among you, the wall of the temple, who longed for the wings of an eagle, kissing his nurse Wisdom in the glorious fecundity of the Church

10 18 19 O Maximine, mons et vallis es, et in utroque alta edificatio appares, ubi capricornus cum elephante exivit, et Sapientia in deliciis fuit. Tu es fortis et suavis in cerimoniis et in choruscatiane altaris, ascendens ut fumus aromatum ad columpnam laudis. O Maximilian, you are the mount and the valley and in both you seem a high building, where the goat went with the elephant and Wisdom was in rapture You are strong and beautiful in rites and in the shining of the altar, mounting like the smoke of perfumes to the column of praise. Es sang vor langen Jahren ARVO PÄRT TEKST TEXT: CLEMENS VON BRENTANO ( ) Es sang vor langen Jahren Wohl auch die Nachtigall. Das war wohl süsse Schall, Da wir zusammen waren. Ich und kann nicht weinen Und spinne so allein Den Faden klar und rein, Solang der Mond word scheinen. So oft der Mond mag scheinen, So denk ich oft allein. Mein Herz ist klar und rein, Gott wolle uns vereinen. Seit do von mire gefahren, Singt stets die Nachtigall. Ich denk bei ihrem Schall, Wie wir zusammen waren. Ubi intercedis pro populo qui tendit ad speculum lucis, cui laus est in altis. Where you intercede for the people who stretch towards the mirror of light to whom there is praise on high. Da wir zusammen waren, Da sang die Nachtigall. Nun mahnet mich ihr Schall, Dass du von mir gefahren. Gott wolle uns vereinen. Hier spinn ich so allein. Der Mond schient klar und rein. Ich sing und möchte weinen. Da pacem ARVO PÄRT Da pacem Domine in diebus nostris, quia non est alius qui pugnet pro nobis, nisi tu Deus noster. Give peace in our time O Lord, for there is none other that will fight for us, if not you our God 18 19

11 20 21 Stond wel moder under roode (ENGLAND, UKJENT ANONYMOUS, 1300-TALLET. Moderne engelsk oversettelse.) Stond wel moder under roode, Behold thi child with glade moode, Blithe moder mightu be. Sun, hu mai I blithe stonde? I se the foot, I se thin honde Nailed to the harde tre. Moder, do wei thi weepinge, I thole this ded for mannes thinge, For owne gilte tholi non. Sun, i feel the dede stunde. The swerd is at min herte grunde That me bihighte Simeon. Moder, reu upon thi beren, Thu wash awey tho blodi teren That do me werse than mi ded. Sun, hu might I teres werne? I see tho bloodi floodes erne Ut of thin herte to mi feet. Moder nu tarst thu might lere, Beter is that ich one deye, Than all mankin to helle go. Sun, I see thi bodi swungen, Thi brest, thin hond, thi foot thurghstungen; No selli nis, tho me be wo. Moder, if I dar thee telle, If I ne dey, thu gost to helle; I thole this ded for thine sake. Sune, thu beest me so minde; Ne wit me nought, it is mi kinde That I for the this sorwe make. Moder, merci, let me deye For Adam ut of helle beye And mankin that is forloren. Stand well, mother, beneath the cross; gaze with gladness at your child; indeed you are a happy mother. Son, how can I be happy? I see your feet and hands nailed to that merciless piece of wood. Mother, stop weeping; I do this for man s sake, not mine. Son, the hour of death is at hand, Simeon s promised sword thrust to the bottom of my heart. Mother, have mercy on your child. Wash away those bloodsoaked tears that worry me worse than death. Son, how can I hold back my tears, seeing the rivers of blood that run from your heart all the way down to my feet? Mother, if I dare tell you: it s better that I alone die, than that all mankind should go to hell. Son, I see your beaten body; pierced through breast, hand, and foot; it s no marvel I am unhappy. Mother, now I may tell you: if I do not die, you shall go to hell. I suffer this death for your sake. Son, you are so mindful of me. Do not blame me, it is my nature to sorrow for you. Mother, thanks; let me die in order to buy Adam out of hell, and lost mankind. Sune, wat sal me to rede? Thi pine pineth me to dede, Let me deye thi biforen. Moder. Nu tarst thu might lere Wat pine thole that children bere, Wat sorwe have that child forgon. Sun, I wot I kan thee telle, Buten it be the pin of helle, More sorwe ne wot I non. Moder, reu of moder kare, Nu thu wost of moder fare Thou the be clene maidenman. Sune, help at tine neede, Alle tho that to me greede, Maiden and wif and fool wimman. Moder, mai I no leng dwelle, The time is cum I fare to helle, The thridde day I rise upon. Sun, I wille with thee funde, I dey iwis of thine wunde, So reuful ded was never non. Wan he ros than fel thi sorwe, Thi blisse sprong the thridde morwe, Wel blithe moder wer thu tho. Moder, for that ilke blisse, Biseech ur god ur sinnes lisse, Thu be ur sheeld ayen ur fo. Blissed be thu queen of hevne, Bring us ut of helle levne Thurgh thi deere sunnes might. Moder for that highe bloode That he shad upon the roode Led us into hevenlight. Amen. Son, what am I to do? Your torture pains me to death, let me die before you. Mother, now you know the pain of bearing children, and what sorrow it is to lose a child. Son, I know I can tell you, Except for the pain of hell, I know no greater sorrow. Mother, have pity on mothers suffering, you a mother, yet still a virgin. Son, help all who call upon me, maiden, wife, and foolish woman. Mother, I can wait no longer. It s time for me to go down to hell; and on the third day to rise again. Son, I will go with you, I die of your wounds too - never was death so pitiful. When he rose, then fell your sorrow. Happiness sprang up on the morrow. Happy mother were you then. Mother for that same delight, Beseech our god, relieve our plight; Against the devil make our fight. Blessed art thou, heaven s queen, Free us from the devil s scream, Through the power of your son. Mother, for the bloody might of his crucifixion s night, Lead us into heavenly light. Amen

12 22 23 Stabat Mater ARVO PÄRT Stabat mater dolorosa juxta crucem lacrimosa, dum pendebat Filius. Cuius animam gementem contristatam et dolentem pertransivit gladius. The grieving Mother stood beside the cross weeping where her Son was hanging. Through her weeping sould, compassionate and grieving, a sword was passed. Fac me tecum pie flere Crucifixo condolere, donec ego vixero. Juxta crucem tecum stare et me tibi sociare in planctu desidero. Let me sincerely weep with you, bemoan the Crucified, for as long as I live. To stand beside the cross with you, and for me to join you in mourning, this I desire. O quam tristis et afflicta fuit illa benedicta mater Unigeniti! Quae moerebat et dolebat pia mater cum videbat nati poenas inclyti. Quis est homo qui non fleret matrem Christi si videret in tanto supplicio? Quis non posset contristari, piam matrem comtemplari dolentum cum Filio? Who is the man who would not weep if seeing the Mother of Christ in such agony? Who would not be have compassion on beholding the devout mother suffering with her Son? O how sad and afflicted was that blessed Mother of the Only-begotten! Who mourned and grieved, the pious Mother, with seeing the torment of her glorious Son. Who is the man who would not weep if seeing the Mother of Christ in such agony? Who would not be have compassion on beholding the devout mother suffering with her Son? For the sins of His people she saw Jesus in torment and subjected to the scourge. She saw her sweet Son dying, forsaken, while He gave up His spirit. Virgo virginum praeclara, mihi iam non sis amara; fac me tecum plangere. Fac ut portem Christi mortem, passionis fac me sortem et plagas recolere. Fac me plagis vulnerari, Cruce had inebriari et cruore Filii. Inflammatus et accesus per te, Virgo, sim defensus in die iudicii. Fac me cruce custodiri, morte Christi praemuniri, confoveri gratia. Quando corpus morietur, Fac ut animae donetur paradisi gloria. Amen. Chosen Virgin of virgins, to me, now, be not bitter; let me mourn with you. Grant that I may bear the death of Christ, Grant me the fate of His passion and the remembrance of His wounds. Let me be wounded with distress, inebriated in this way by the cross and the blood of your Son. Lest I be destroyed by fire, set alight, then through you, Virgin, may I be defended on the day of judgement. Le me be guarded by the cross, fortified by the death of Christ, and cherished by grace. When my body dies, grant that to my soul is given the glory of paradise. Amen. Eia Mater, fons amoris, me sentire vim doloris fac, ut tecum lugeam. Fac ut ardeat cor meum in amando Christum Deum ut sibi complaceam. Sancta Mater, istud agas, crucifixi fige plagas cordi meo valide. Tui Nati vulnerati tam dignati pro me pati poenas mecum divide. O Mother, fountain of love, make me feel the power of sorrow, that I maygrieve with you. Grant that my heart may burn in the love of the Lord Chris that I may greatly please Him. Holy Mother, grant this of yours, that the woundsof the crucified be well-formed in my heart. Grant that the punishment of your wounded Son, so worthily suffered for me, may be shared with me

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14 Redaksjon: Festspillene i Bergen / Design og konsept: ANTI Bergen, / Trykkeri: Bodoni / Formgiving: Anna-Julia Granberg / Foto forside: Mathias Bojesen