Stille Som Sne / Quiet As Snow

Norwegian Yule Songs (Christmas Carols). The Women's Choral Society of the University of Oslo conducted by Marit Tøndel Bodsberg Weyde.

Snow is pure and peaceful. It clears the air, softens surroundings, and "silences softly the voices that speak too loudly".

The Christmas story has become a universal story in our time. It speaks of peace and reconciliation, love, hope and generosity, ideals we all can and ought to strive for, especially in a time when our part of the world is more turbulent and unpredictable than it has been for a long time. Differences are accentuated, and it can be difficult to hear what is being said for the din of voices of those who believe they are right.

As a tribute to this progress, and as a further contribution to the stock of the Norwegian female choir repertoire, this album Stille som sne consists almost entirely of music arranged for KSS in recent years. Its span is broad in terms of the age and origin of the songs, but the focus on Norwegian texts is what they all have in common.