We repeat the success! Experience an immersive experience in the Planetarium. In April, the album "Impressions - organ improvisations and hymns in Nidaros Cathedral" was released. Recorded in Nidaros Cathedral on the Steinmeyer organ and composed by cathedral cantor Petra Bjørkhaug. Other performers: John Pål Inderberg on saxophone, Bjørnhild Roel on flute and Hilde Gjermundsen is vocalist.

With three screenings this summer:
June 19 at 6:00 PM (doors open 5:30 PM)
July 10 3:30 PM
July 17 3:30 PM

Duration: about 60 minutes
Ticket price: 200

For almost 1,000 years, Nidaros Cathedral has made a strong impression on people. The pilgrim arrived in the Middle Ages, after a long and tiring journey with his personal story. In the same way, the modern pilgrim comes to the sanctuary today to seek something greater than himself. In all these years, music has been there, enveloping people and giving tones to the divine. In Impressions we set music to these impressions; through timeless improvisations, with old and new hymn tunes and compositions.

We have included some of the beautiful and expressive melodies from the Olavsmusikken in the compositions "Ljoset", as well as the old melody of the Marian hymn "Ave maris stella". Folk tunes have also been a central element in church singing through many centuries, and for us it was natural to bring out some of the most well-known and beloved hymns. What the old texts have in common is that with their rich imagery they have been and are an inspiration for musicians and composers in different times.

The organ music on was recorded in its entirety on the newly restored Steinmeyer organ in Nidaros Cathedral. The instrument is a gift to today's pilgrims in Nidaros Cathedral, where organ music can envelop the people who enter the cathedral with a wealth of timbres and expressions. Impressions reproduces some of what can be experienced in Nidaros Cathedral – a cathedral that has made an impression on people for almost 1000 years!

The recording of "Impressions" is supported by Nidaros Cathedral Parish, the Norwegian Composers' Association, Trondheim Municipality and the Fund for Performing Artists.

Performers:
Organ improvisations/composer: Petra Bjørkhaug
Vocals: Hilde Gjermundsen
Saxophone: John Pål Inderberg
Flute: Bjørnhild Roel

Recording and mixing: Jo Ranheim at Øra Studio.
Mastering: Karl Klaseie at Øra Mastering.
Publisher: Øra Fonogram
Cover design: Ingrid Elise Kirknes at Klipp og klim