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Oslo Jazzfestival og Oslo Kammermusikkfestival er stolte over å presentere verket Magnificat, med Ellen Andrea Wang, Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening og Hanna Paulsberg!
Korverket Magnificat er skrevet av Wang, og består av 10 komposisjoner for kvinnekor, kontrabass og saksofon. Wang gjorde med dette sin debut som komponist for kor, og medvirker som både vokalist og bassist. Tekstene er hentet fra Lukasevangeliet, og omhandler Marias overveldende opplevelse av det å skulle føde et barn; kjærlighet, tro, tvil, søken etter styrke, håp, glede og usikkerheten rundt hva fremtiden vil bringe.
Få kvinnelige komponister har komponert musikk til Magnificat-teksten, tross at den handler om en kvinnes opplevelser, og det er derfor ekstra stas at den eminente Ellen Andrea Wang har komponert verket for Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening.
Magnificat ble for første gang fremført i Molde domkirke, som avslutningskonsert under Moldejazz 2021, da Ellen Andrea Wang var artist in residence. Nå får vi oppleve verket i staselige Oslo domkirke!
Konserten er et samarbeid mellom Oslo Jazzfestival og Oslo Kammermusikkfestival.
Ellen Andrea Wang (1986-)
Magnificat – Mary’s Song
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15. august 2026
19:00
Oslo Domkirke
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Ellen Andrea Wang, vokal og bass
Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening, kor
Hanna Paulsberg, saksofon
Oslo Jazz Festival and Oslo Chamber Music Festival are proud to present the work Magnificat, featuring Ellen Andrea Wang, Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening and Hanna Paulsberg!
The choral work Magnificat was written by Wang and consists of 10 compositions for female choir, double bass and saxophone. This marked Wang’s debut as a composer for choir, and she performs as both a vocalist and bassist. The texts are taken from the Gospel of Luke and deal with Mary’s overwhelming experience of giving birth to a child; love, faith, doubt, the search for strength, hope, joy and the uncertainty of what the future will bring.
Few female composers have set the Magnificat text to music, despite the fact that it deals with a woman’s experiences, and it is therefore particularly significant that the eminent Ellen Andrea Wang has composed this work for the Women’s Student Choir.
Magnificat was first performed in Molde Cathedral as the closing concert of Moldejazz 2021, when Ellen Andrea Wang was artist in residence. Now we get to experience the work in the magnificent Oslo Cathedral!
The concert is a collaboration between the Oslo Jazz Festival and the Oslo Chamber Music Festival.
Ellen Andrea Wang (1986-)
Magnificat – Mary’s Song
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August 15th, 2026
7 PM
Oslo Cathedral
Artists
Ellen Andrea Wang, vocal and double bass
Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening, choir
Hanna Paulsberg, saxophone
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