OPENING
RECEPTION AND CONCERT
"Harding Puls"
Hardanger
Artists inspired by Olav H. Hauge
and Geirr Tveitt
Celebrating the Olav H. Hauge and Geirr Tveitt
Anniversary 08
Opening
Reception & Concert May 15, 6-8pm
You
are welcome to join us for the opening reception and the
opening concert on Thursday, May 15, 6-8 pm.
Exhibit
on display May 15- Sep 7
2008
marks the 100 year anniversary for the birth of poet Olav
H. Hauge and pianist and composer Geirr Tveitt. Get to
know their works and beautiful homeplace Hardanger, as
the two artists are honored in New York with a special
exhibition and concert.
Both
the internationally renown poet Olav H. Hauge and the
pianist and composer Geirr Tveitt came from Hardanger
– a place west in Norway –
known for its beautiful nature landscape with fjords and
mountains. With 2008 marking the 100 year anniversary
for their births, the Norwegian Church in New York has
invited Harding Puls - a network of artists with affiliation
to Hardanger - to be their main exhibitor in 2008.
The
art exhibition will consist of works by visual artists
and artisans inspired by Hauge’s and Tveitt’s
lives and artworks. Inevitably, they are also influenced
by the majestic Hardanger landscape that has inspired
artists and writers – among them Hauge and Tveitt
– for centuries. The exhibition opens on May 15
in Trygve Lie Gallery, and lasts until September 7.
At
the opening reception of the exhibition there will also
be a concert.
The event starts off with the young Norwegian mezzosoprano
Kristin Mulders. She
has worked together with the Finnish-American, New York-based
composer Mika Pohjola
who has made music to Hauge’s poems especially for
Mulders. The second part of the concert is dedicated to
Geirr Tveitt’s music, performed by Mulders and pianist
Torgeir Kinne Solsvik.
The
artists contributing to this Anniversary Exhibition
Learn more about the different artists by clicking the
pictures
About the artists honoured
Olav
H. Hauge 
Geirr
Tveitt
Olav
H. Hauge (1908-1994)
Hauge is considered one of the most important Norwegian
poets in the post-war era. He lived his whole life on
a farm in Hardanger, and also worked as a gardener, apple
farmer and translator. He was inspired by international
literature (American books were sent to him by his uncle
in the U.S.), and the combination of a local foundation
and an international vision can be seen in his works.
Geirr
Tveitt (1908-1981)
Colorful and productive, Tveitt is described as. He got
his education at the prestigeous conservatory in Leipzig,
where Edvard Grieg also was educated. Tveitt’s music
is positioned between Norwegian folk music and a sophisticated
post-impressionistic style. He made both oprahs and symphonies,
but is also known for his traditional folk songs.
Read
more about Olav H. Hauge and Geirr Tveitt.
Where: Trygve Lie Gallery, The Norwegian
Church at 317 East 52nd Street, New York (between 1st
and 2nd Avenues)
When: May 15 throughout September 7.
Opening reception and concert May 15, 6-8pm.
Info: Call (212) 319-0370
Opening hours: Monday
– Thurs: 12-7, Friday - Sun: 1-5. Every day from
June 15 thru
September 1:
12-5.
Admission
is free, and the exhibit is open to the public.
