What is the music of the Nordic light? Let yourself be transported to a new world of sound as the chamber choir Schola Cantorum and conductor Tone Bianca Dahl, with guest musicians Are Sandbakken and Nordic Voices, grant you an AUDIENCE. Hear one of Norway's leading choirs in premier recordings and modern classics.

Norwegian chamber choir, Schola Cantorum, interprets a repertoire of hymns to Mary, the Mother of God, with riveting tranquility. This stunning album features pieces by acclaimed composers including Britten, Odegaard, Karlsen, Bruckner, Part, Rachmaninoff and more. The choir has built an international reputation known for their high ambitions. This release was nominated for the 56th GRAMMY Awards as Best Engineered Album. An essential album for any music lover’s collection.

Fiddler and composer Bjørn Kåre Odde has written new music for mixed choir and fiddle, and now he has recorded it together with the renowned choir Schola Cantorum under the direction of Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl. The music is strongly inspired by Norwegian folk music, but at the same time this production blurs the line between classical music and folk music. This is an exciting musical landscape where gentle and melodious fiddle tones are framed by the powerful choral sound of the Schola Cantorum.

This music has been specially chosen to celebrate the 200th anniversary in 2014 of the Norwegian Constitution. As well as being compelling in its own right, the works featured here serve as a musical history book, offering an insight into parts of the Norwegian saga. Several songs are clear examples of how a "national song" can be a way of marking and remembering the nation's history. In this recording we give the national anthem in its complete form, something that is seldom done, and, through many fresh arrangements of familiar melodies and a splendid "outdoor" sound, offer a new and invigorating listening experience.