Edvard’s Hjemland. Av Onkel Monty.

Edvard’s Hjemland.
Av Onkel Monty.
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Edward’s Homeland.
By Uncle Monty.
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His Symphonic Dances and his Peer Gynt and

his Holberg Suite, always excites and soothes

me no matter how often I listen to the classical

and pianistic compositions of Norway’s greatest

composer Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907).

He was so inspired to compose by his surro-

undings of native Norwegian folk music.

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So to now be here at Norway’s capital of

Oslo to first attend the world event of The

International Church Music Festival -

Oslo Internasjonale kirkemusikkfestival

- under the patronage of HRH Kronprinsesse

Mette-Marit of Norway - is of utter delight

to someone like me. And then to plan here

to also hear some of the all-native and all-

extraordinary classical music of Edvard

Grieg at his own homeland, is an added

bonus for me personally as an avid

aficionado -of all Grieg's classical

and piano compositions.

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1891 oil portrait of Edvard

Hagerup Grieg by Eilif Peterssen.

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I am here not to write about church music or

the noted appearances of world choirs per se,

but rather to drench myself in such internati-

onal church music and choral events along with

plenty of classical Grieg. I’d like to go to Grieg’s

coastal Norwegian homestead, too, at Bergen,

that’s about a 6 to 7 hour train ride west from

here at Oslo at where I arrived late tonight

via Moscow on the glittering wings of

the huge Russian Aeroflot.

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Snow and very cold at just below freezing is still

very much winter here in Norway that reaches

the most northern sub-zero Arctic Ocean and

then turning eastward to Finland's coldest

of cold Lappland. The more winter it is,

the warmer then is the suffuse sounds

of great world classical music.

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I want to see first what else there is to be

seen of importance and interest to me here at

the becoming capital of Norway, before perhaps

going quickly off to fly to Grieg’s own birthplace.

Sadly, I have after all only very limited days to

spend here in Norway due to other plans of mine.
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Oslo – The Becoming Capital of Norway.

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Norway’s overwhelming majority faith is that of the Evangelical Lutheran tradition and it is the state’s only official religion. I intend Sunday to worship here at either one of its local Lutheran parishes or at the American Christ Episcopal Church of the ECUSA (American Anglican); or at St. Edmund’s of the Anglican Diocese of Europe at Oslo. I’m pretty sure that such churches will already be involved closely with the International Church Music Festival that attracts classical and church music aficionados -from around the world.

The 10-day festival program is adored and lavished with dozens upon dozens of major concert events. This is the "must" place to be seen and heard and the most important world venue to be at right now, if you are very fond of all-things called "Church Music," like your's truly and squarely ... Pity, I cannot stay for the full 10-day event that is both ticketed and free for the more than 35 listed program items ... In any event, I am just so pleased to be here in person.
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Colour Fantasy and Fran Guttenberg herself.

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Must run for now!! So best from Oslo, Uncle Monty.
+Sts. Perpetua & Felicity, 2oo9.