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Norges Ungdomskor - Til Ungdommen

The National Norwegian Youth Choir - Til Ungdommen, N. Grieg, lyrics / Otto Mortensen, music, Arranged by Henning Sommero. Soloists: Ingrid Kinne Solsvik, soprano and Marius Grønsdal, tenor. Conducted by Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl From their recent performance in the Oslo Cathedral, the National Norwegian Youth Choir present an arrangement of Til Ungdommen (To The Youth). This song is special because of the text which was written in 1936, during the rise of fascism in Europe. The author was Nordahl Grieg, a poet, writer and a fighter for human rights, who was later shot down during an air raid over Berlin in 1943. The poem was commissioned for the opening of Studentersamfunnet, a place where students gather, and it was written shortly after Franco attacked the government in Spain. Til Ungdommen is an encouragement to the youth to maintain the fight for human rights and for peace. Otto Mortensen wrote a melody to the poem in 1952. Many Norwegians know this song from Primary school, where it has remained a part of our musical education. It's also used in secular confirmations and it has also been included in the book of hymns in both the Catholic and Lutheran church. This song took on a whole new level of meaning in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that struck in Oslo and at the island of Utøya on July 22nd. 2011, which claimed 77 lives. The song was a natural choice for gatherings in the days after the attacks, and became symbolic to the collective recovery of an entire nation. Wherever people gather to remember and to heal, it will be sung. It has nearly become a ritual. Enjoy this arrangement by Henning Sommero for soloists and mixed choir.