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10 Abot the Wok Nothen Lights is my most Nowegian podction in yeas; composed in an attic otside of Oslo at Chistmas time in 2007, its one of the few woks have witten in Noway since moved to New Yok in 2001 The US is my home now, so gess my wok has been inceasingly eecting my love fo Ameican msic, witing and sceney Most of all, this piece and its text is abot beaty Abot a teible, powefl beaty, althogh the msic is qite seene on the sface Pl es amica mea, savis et decoa filia esalem, Pl es amica mea, savis et decoa sict esalem, teibilis t castom acies odinata Avete oclos tos a me qia ipsi me avo/ae fecent Tho at beatifl, 0 my love, sweet and beatifl daghte of esalem, Tho at beatifl, 0 my love, sweet and comely as esalem, teible as an amy set in aay Tn away thy eyes fom me, fo they have made me ee away Looking ot fom the attic window that Chistmas in Oslo, ove a winty lake nde the stas, was thinking abot how this teible beaty is so pofondly eected in the nothen lights, o aoa boealis, which, having gown p in the sothen pat of the conty, have only seen once o twice in my life t is one of the most beatifl natal phenomena ve eve witnessed, and has sch a powefl, electic qality that mst have been both mesmeizing and teifying to people in the past, when no one knew what it was and when mch spestition was attached to these expeiences Nothen Noway is one of the aeas whee aoa boealis is easiest to spot, thanks to the waming effects of the Glf Steam, which makes the aea habitable At wwwvisitnowaycom, yo can find ncedbe pictes of the aoa boealis phenomenon, pictes that also geatly inspied this piece To hea a flllength ecoding of Nothen Lights, please visit the Walton Msic website at wwwwaltonmsiccom Dation Appox 435 Fo infomation abot the compose, please ead Ola Gjeilos biogaphy on the back cove Walton Choal woks by 0/a Gjeilo WLG131 Gloia WW1396 Sancts WW1400 Uniconis Captivat WW1386 Ubi Caitas WW1393 Ubi Caitas WW1418 Ubi Caitas WMS1093 Pelde WW1375 Nisi Domins WW1352 Hak! a Heald Voice s Calling WW1417 Tota Pl Es WW1431 The Sphees fom Snise Mass WW1447 Nothen Lights WW1446 Agns Dei Phoenix SSAA, piano 4hands SSAATTBB Choi, a cappella SATB divisi Choi, a cappella SATB Choi, a cappella SSAA Choi, a cappella TTBB Choi, a cappella SATB divisi Choi, a cappella SATB divisi Choi, a cappella SATB divisi Choi, a cappella SATB divisi Choi, a cappella SATB divisi Choi, a cappella SATB Choi, a cappella SSAATTBB a cappella To Ode HL HL HL HL HL HL HL HL HL HL HL HL HL