Jag etter vind / Chasing the Wind Ketil Bjørnstad & Tore Brox

• 1 Bjørnstad: Alt er tomhet / Everything Is Meaningless 05:19
• 2 Bjørnstad: Forkynneren vil granske livet / Explore By Wisdom 04:30
• 3 Bjørnstad: Visdom og dårskap / Wisdom And Folly 05:48
• 4 Bjørnstad: Alt har sin tid / A Time For Everything 05:55
• 5 Bjørnstad: Tid og evighet / Time And Eternity 03:18
• 6 Bjørnstad: Urett og dårskap / Injustice And Folly 04:10
• 7 Bjørnstad: Det er bedre å være to enn én / Two Are Better Than One 03:33
• 8 Bjørnstad: Livet er omskiftelig / Advancement Is Meaningless 00:59
• 9 Bjørnstad: Vær ikke for snar med munnen / Speech Of A Fool 02:53
• 10 Bjørnstad: Rikdom kan bli ulykke / Riches Are Meaningless 04:02
• 11 Bjørnstad: Hør nå hva jeg har funnet! / What I Have Observed 02:53
• 12 Bjørnstad: Hva er visdom / What Is Wisdom? 04:07
• 13 Bjørnstad: Klokt måtehold / Moderation 02:30
• 14 Bjørnstad: Hvem kan finne sammenheng / Connexion 00:56
• 15 Bjørnstad: Mennesket kan ikke fatte Guds verk / The Work Of God 04:22
• 16 Bjørnstad: Alle får samme skjebne / A Common Destiny For All 07:27
• 17 Bjørnstad: Den fattiges visdom blir foraktet / Poor Man’s Wisdom 00:52
• 18 Bjørnstad: Ordtak om visdom og dårskap / Sayings About Wisdom And Folly 00:51
• 19 Bjørnstad: Dåren bruker mange ord / Words Of Fools 01:16
• 20 Bjørnstad: Du vet ikke hva som vil lykkes / Which Will Succeed? 03:15
• 21 Bjørnstad: Gled deg! / Enjoy 04:28
• 22 Bjørnstad: Tenk på din skaper / Remember Your Creator 04:14
• 23 Bjørnstad: Alt har sin tid / There is a time for everything 01:55
• Total Runtime 01:19:33

Info for Jag etter vind / Chasing the Wind

On February the 10th, 2024, Ketil Bjornstad's "Chasing the Wind" premiered in Oslo Cathedral, filled to capacity, featuring a mighty choir of hundred singers accompanied by a stellar line up of musicians. The text is an adapted version of the Bible's Ecclesiastes, a philosophical reflection on the meaning of life-or interpreted: the lack of meaning in life. A text as relevant today, as when it was first written. The concert was met with rave reviews, and on October 18th 2024, it will be available on a double CD, including the concert recording and Bjornstad's piano sketches of the work.

In 1992, Ketil Bjornstad composed "Mass for a Wounded Earth." It premiered at Frogner Church, and Erik Hillestad and KKV released the album. Hillestad wrote the text for the mass. In the years that followed, Bjornstad often thought about Ecclesiastes, with some amazement that these fantastic and existential texts had not previously caught the attention of choirs, festivals, or concert organisers. In 2019, the opportunity arose when Catharina Jacobsen, Bjornstad's wife, asked if Ketil could compose something new for her own choir, the Nordstrand Music Society Choir. Both had heard baritone singer Brynjar Onsoien perform Vaughan Williams '"Songs of Travel" during a Christmas concert with the choir, and his voice and delivery left a strong impression. Neither Catharina nor Ketil forgot Brynjar's powerful baritone, and when the Covid pandemic arrived in Norway for real, Catharina sat down and edited the Bible texts, focusing particularly on their existential aspect.

Brynjar Onsoien, vocals
Nils Okland, violin, hardanger fiddle
Hanne Rekdal, bassoon
Ellen Brekken, double bass
Helge Andreas Norbakken, percussion
The project choir Jag etter vind
Nordstrand Musikkselskaps kor
GAEA
Singers from Oslo Domkirkes Guttekor and Trefoldighet Jentekor
Tore Brox, conductor

Please Note: We offer this album in its native sampling rate of 48 kHz, 24-bit. The provided 96 kHz version was up-sampled and offers no audible value!

Brynjar Onsøien
graduated from the Barratt Due Music Institute. He works extensively with ensemble singing around Norway with various groups and ensembles such as Kilden Vokalensemble, Vokal Nord, Vocal Art, Christiania Mannskor, Den Norske Opera & Ballets Operakor, as well as the male quartet Tre Skjeggete Menn.

Brynjar is a versatile singer who has participated in everything from opera choirs and contemporary music via barbershop and jazz to musical theatre performances. As a soloist, he has performed Bach cantatas as well as Carmina Burana. He has also performed various opera roles during his studies.

In the autumn of 2022, he made his debut in the role of Masetto in Kilden Opera's production of Don Giovanni. In January/February 2023, he toured as an actor/singer in the production Utvik Senior, which was named Hedda of the Year in 2022.

Nils Økland
is an innovative violinist and harding- fiddle specialist who has been active as a musician and composer since the mid 80´s. He mainly plays concerts with his own music with his band Nils Økland Band (Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, Håkon Mørch Stene, Mats Eilertsen, Sigbjørn Apeland) in addition to duo concerts with Sigbjørn Apeland and solo concerts. He also collaborate with a brode range of musicians, from Per Steinar Lie and Ørjan Haaland in Lumen Drones, the Engegaard Quartet and Linus+Okland/Van Heertum/Zach. Økland also write music for theatre, ballet and film.


Økland has published four albums on the label ECM: Monograph, Lysøen, together with Sigbjørn Apeland, Lumen Drones, with Per Steinar Lie and Ørjan Haaland, and Kjølvatn with Nils Økland Band. He has also published severeal albums at Hubro with the impro trio, 1982, that was active from 2007-2018. Nils Økland's bands last recording «Lysning» was also released by Hubro, and has been given good reviews and won a Norwegian grammy in open class. Lumen Drones last album Umbra was also published at Hubro and got good reviews both in Norway and internationally. Before this he released two albums on Rune Grammofon and his debut album, «Blå harding», on his own label Morild.

Hanne Rekdal
has distinguished herself as a freelance musician on both flute and bassoon in several genres. She has played concerts in Norway and abroad with various orchestras and ensembles. In addition to having studied classical music with teachers such as Dag Jensen, Torkil Bye and Cecilie Løken, she has become a sought-after improviser in various styles. Among others, Thomas Strønen, Augusto Fernandez and Rolf Erik Nystrøm have been teachers and supervisors for Hanne in improvisation. Hanne has collaborated with several of the country's leading musicians and composers and is engaged and active in the music community in Oslo. She has been a solo flutist / bassoonist in several orchestras, runs the contemporary music quartet Tøyen Fil og Klafferi, has been involved in arranging the improvisation concert series Fritt Fall and in ensembles such as Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, neoN and Oslo Sinfonietta. In addition to her specialization in contemporary music, Hanne loves to play baroque music, and has studied traverso for several years.

Ellen Brekken
comes from a family with many musicians and became interested in music at an early age. At the age of 10, she started playing baritone in a band, before taking up the tuba at the age of 12 and picking up her uncle's Fender Precision bass the following year. After several years of playing in bands and orchestras, she enrolled in the music programme at Nord-Østerdal upper secondary school, and also played in big bands and symphony orchestras. It was here that she got a taste of the double bass, which became her main instrument when she started at Toneheim Folk High School in 2004. She went on to spend a year studying at the jazz school in Stavanger before starting a four-year bachelor's degree in jazz/improvised music at the Norwegian Academy of Music. During her studies, which she completed in 2010, she also spent six months in Cape Town on an exchange programme.

Ellen has worked freelance in Oslo since her studies and in April 2021 released her first record under her own name with the band A tonic for the troops. In addition to playing permanently in the bands Hedvig Mollestad trio, Du og jeg og vi 2 - 3 - 4, Kontrabassorkesteret etc. she has worked with artists/musicians such as Dance with a Stranger, Tord Gustavsen trio, Ketil Bjørnstad, Kjetil Bjerkestrand, Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen, Karl Seglem, Staffan William-Olsson, Moddi, Frida Ånnevik, Trondheim jazz orchestra, Falkevik, Caledonia jazz band, Ine Hoem, MAAR, Aasmund Nordstoga, Kim Rysstad, the Norwegian Defence Staff Band, Oslo Bassoon Choir, Ungdomssymfonikerne etc. In addition, she has worked extensively for Rikskonsertene and Den kulturelle skolesekken, as well as for Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre).

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