An organ recital in progress: part 91

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, the instrument is a musical facsimile of the great 'Father' Willis organ at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today, I present Sverre Eftestøl's Ljod.


Ljod (Sound) is the first of the Seven allegorical pictures based upon the Norwegian folk tune Kling no, klokka by Sverre Eftestøl (born 1952). The set is dedicated to the concert organist Christopher Herrick. The Norwegian folk tune Kling no, klokka (Sound the bell) comes from the Oppdal region, though a variant of the tune can be traced back to Halle from 1705 or 1708. Eftestøl studied piano and organ in Kristiansand and Oslo, and composition with George Crumb and Mauricio Kagel in Salzburg.

Artwork credit: Debbie Walker
 


With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music