En smuk aftensang, with the Engegård Quartet

Описание: En Smuk Aftensang - a psalm from Kvæfjord arranged by Bjørn Andor Drage (1959-). Here in our own string quartet arrangement.

This beautiful psalm is from Kvæfjord which looks west to Lofoten. The text is by Petter Dass (1647-1707), a legendary theologian and poet, from Alstahaug in North Norway. The first line of the psalm goes like this, "As the light of day diminishes, Oh Lord please be our light!" The melody was written down by Hans Christian Bergersen (1835-1924), who was a teacher and church chorister in Kvæfjord from 1874. The Engegård Quartet have been playing this song for many years and it is one of our favourite encores.

Engegård Quartet
Arvid Engegård - violin
Laura Custodio Sabas - violin
Juliet Jopling - viola
Jan Clemens Carlsen - cello

This is one of a series of folk music videos we recorded and filmed Summer 2023. We hope you enjoy them! Please feel free to comment and subscribe to our YouTube channel. That way you'll be reminded when we release new videos!

Sound: Sean Lewis
Video: Aurora Borealis Multimedia AS
Filmed in Svolvær, Lofoten, Norway in July 2023

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