"LEI, MILDE LJOS
Lei, milde ljos ble komponert av engelskmannen Charles Henry Purday (1799-1885). Den er mye spilt verden over og spesielt mye i England.
Dette arrangementet ble opprinnelig skrevet for brassband-besetning til Hjørungavåg Brass som bestilte det til en av sine årlige «Stille konserter» som de arrangerer hver Alle helgens søndag.
Purday var selv en meget dyktig sanger, og medvirket blant annet ved kroningen av Dronning Victoria av England. Han var dessuten musikkforlegger og regnes som en pionèr i arbeidet for loven om opphavsrett knyttet til musikkverk.
TORSTEIN AAGAARD-NILSEN (1964)
er utdannet ved Universitetet i Bergen (matematikk) og Bergen Musikkonservatorium, der han studerte trompetspill, musikkteori/komposisjon og pedagogikk. Han har komponert profesjonelt siden slutten av 80-tallet, ved siden av undervisning, dirigering og instruksjon.
For mer informasjon: www.torsteinaagaardnilsen.no
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LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT
Lead, Kindly Light is composed by the English composer Charles Henry Purday (1799-1885).
This arrangement was originally written for Brass Band to Norwegian band Hjørungavåg Brass.
Purday was appointed conductor of psalmody at Crown Court Scots Church in Covent Garden, London, in the 1840 s, during the ministry of Dr. John Cumming. Dr. Cumming s church was so popular that it was said traffic could not move in Bow Street and Drury Lane for the throng of carriages making their way to services.
Purday was a fine vocalist and had sung at the coronation of Queen Victoria. He became a music publisher, and was a pioneer in the movement for copyright law reform.
TORSTEIN AAGAARD-NILSEN (1964)
Aagaard-Nilsen is educated from the University of Bergen and Bergen Music Conservatory. He established himself in the Bergen area by the end of the 1980´s as a composer, arranger and conductor.
His list of works includes many compositions and arrangements for both brass- and wind band.
For more information: www.torsteinaagaardnilsen.no
SOUND SAMPLE RECORDED BY NOTESERVICE WIND ENSEMBLE, CONDUCTED BY TROND MADSEN
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