Novello Choral Pops

In Norwegian Rustic Dance Helge Hurum combines the tradition of Norwegian folkmusic with the rhythm and chord progessions of jazz. An excellent choice for any concert- and competiton! Norwegian Rustic...

Helge Hurum is often inspired by elements from Norwegian folk music, like in this new work, Ferdaminne. His skills to combine themes from Norwegian folklore with his own character (style, timbres and...

I was made aware of this beautiful wedding march in connection with a wedding in Lofoten, up north in Norway as I made an arrangement for quintet and altosax soloist. Later, I wrote an arrangement for...

This is a traditional tune from Sorfold, a small village close to Bodo in the northern part of Norway. The song is lyrical, with a possibility for the soloist to add his or her own flavour regarding...

This traditional wedding march comes from the Norwegian village of Viklem, Ørlandet at Fosenhalvøya which is a part of the county Trøndelag. The melody was picked up by local fiddler Jochum Olsen Håpr...

This wedding march originates from the Valdres region in Norway. The municipality of 'Southern Aurdal' is known for its two beautiful 'Stave' churches, probably built around 1160-1190. The wedding ma...

Grand March by Ole Bull only existed as a piano arrangement of the three first parts. In 2010, when Ole Bulls two hundred years anniversary was celebrated in Norway, I made a reconstruction of the who...

INTRADA is based on the Chorale 'Ein' Feste Burg' (A Safe Stronghold) by Martin Luther, from Psalm 46 (written in 1524). The song became the battle song of the Reformation and this setting contrasts t...

Be Thou My Vision' is the eldest religious song from Irland used in Norway. The lyrics was originally written in Old Irish and translated to English in 1905 and versified in 1912. The text from 1912 i...

Hymn of Lofoten is composed by Dag Kajander from Kabelvag in Lofoten, a part of Northern Norway. Kajander is composer, singer and author of books for children. Hymn from Lofoten was written in 1979. T...

'How I love the name of Jesus' is a psalm of David Welander. He wrote it on the train home to Lorenskog in January 1923, and completed it out overnight. It was printed in the magazine 'Krigsropet' sho...

Lord, Let Me See is an arrangement on a relegius folk tune from Jolser in the county of Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. The solo in the start and end should preferably be in flute, but may also be played...

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 Hj(o/rungav(aog Brass. Purday was appo...

Thomas Caplin is a Swedish professor of choral conducting. He works at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in Hamar. He composed this beautiful opus for choir based on the ancient text 'U...

This arrangement of "Abide with me" slightly differs from the traditional representation of the hymn. The piece has a majestic introduction based on elements from and around the hymn. Furthermore, th...

Edvard Grieg composed this funeral march in memory of Rikard Nordraak who died i Berlin in 1866. The work present both pompous and magnificent thems as well as melancholic melodies. The solemn funera...

Gratitude ist eines der schönen lyrischen Stücke von Grieg, Op. 62 Nr. 2. Eva Knardahl hat eine wunderschöne Aufnahme gemacht, die, wie ich mich erinnere, vom norwegischen Rundfunk anlässlich der Vera...

This beautiful aria from Rinaldo by Handel is a masterfully arranged character piece for concert band! Lascia ch'io pianga is an aria from the opera Rinaldo by Georg Friedrich Händel. It was the first...

The Nutcracker is proably Tchaikovsky`s most popular ballet, often played around Christmas-time. The ballet is a story of a little girl who gets a nutcracker for Christmas with a head on it. The nutcr...

The 6th symphony is probably Tchaikovsky`s most important work. It was played for first time just a few days before the composer's death in 1893. This Andante-theme is taken from the first movement of...

Edvard Grieg composed his 'Four Norwegian Dances, op. 35' during the summer of 1881. The second of these four dances is by far the most popular and recognizable. This short piece in ABA form has becom...

Johan August Halvorsen (1864-1935) was born in Drammen and played violin and several brass instruments. He played in both orchestra and wind bands and in 1881 he became a student at Brigademusikken in...