Trio Mediaeval, composed of three brilliant singers from Norway, quickly made a name for itself in the world of vocal music after its establishment. It presents two concerts at this year’s music festival. In Folk Songs, the Trio performs a selection of Norwegian and Swedish love songs, wedding tunes, lullabies, sun-prayers, ballads, religious hymns, and instrumental tunes, with its extraordinary vocal expertise.
Norwegian and Swedish vocal folk music is distinctive with its tradition of singing without words, a style known as tulling, sulling or tralling in which a sequence of consonants is invented or improvised by the singer. In dance music, which is characterized by rhythmic, often rapid instrumental-sounding passages and uneven beats, singers create their own sounds using plosives and nasal consonants with relatively light vowels. Trio Mediaeval will rearrange the old songs and ballads from its homeland and investigate its Scandinavian roots with a powerful and compelling account of Norwegian folk songs. The show takes approximately one hour and 30 minutes, including one interval.
Program highlights include traditional folk songs from Norway, Lova Line, Swedish medieval ballad, St. Örjan och draken, but also Norwegian wedding tune Bruremarsj fra Gudbrandsdalen, among others. Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, and Jorunn Lovise Husan are the voices behind this beautiful trio.
When: 8:00pm, Sunday, October 6, 2019
Where: Dom Pedro V Theatre, Largo de Santo Agostinho, Macau
How much: MOP $200–250
For more information, check the event’s official website
