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The most important way that Nordic artists can use Facebook

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I think I could also have named this posting "The single biggest mistake I see Nordic artists making on Facebook" — but I'd prefer to keep this positive. :-)
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MultePod presents: Peaceful Evening

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Peaceful Evening
As the holiday season is upon us and December 10th is the date when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, today's broadcast "Peaceful Evening" — just another way to translate one of the most famous Christmas songs ever — features songs of and about peace.
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Vélkomne med æra

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Here is an excellent example of traditional folk music being used in modern symphonic music.
This is a 1969 archive recording of "Vélkomne med æra"("Welcome with Honour"), taken from "Hundrad Hardingtonar", a collection of Norwegian folk songs adapted and arranged by the Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt (1908-81).
The music starts at 1:14 after an introduction by Tveitt [...]

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What if Bach played the polska?

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In 2007, two Swedish musicians developed a concert program and issued a CD called "Bach på svenska (Bach in Swedish)". Lisa Rydberg (violin) and Gunnar Idenstam (small reed organ) asked the questions:
What might have happened if Johan Sebastian Bach had come to Sweden and met Swedish musicians? How might Bach's music and traditional Swedish music [...]

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Swedish Royal Opera House hires a queen

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Opera on Multe Music? Of course!
In July 2009, the Swedish Royal Opera House will welcome a new Artistic Director, Swedish Wagnerian soprano Birgitta Svendén.
There's a very nice article about Svenden in this month's Opera News, the magazine of New York's Metropolitan Opera, which reported:
Svenden is the first singer of international stature [...]

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Vidar Lundbäck: Psalmodikon Etude no. 1

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It's always interesting to see new music composed for older folk instruments.
Today I ran across a YouTube video that showcases a new composition for psalmodikon by contemporary Swedish composer Vidar Lundbäck.

Lundbäck composed "Psalmodikon Etude no. 1" in three parts for treble, melody and bass psalmodikon. Here it is being played by the group, Psalmodikonisterna, in [...]

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