Kantorei Denver: TUNDRA by Ola Gjeilo published on 2020-07-25T08:57:56Z New SATB version performed by Kantorei (Joel Rinsema, cond.) The lyrics for Tundra were written by my frequent collaborator, poet Charles Anthony Silvestri. I asked Tony to write a text based on the title and photos of a part of my native Norway that is very dear to me, the Hardangervidda mountain plateau. It’s pretty close to where my father grew up, in the mountains between Oslo and Bergen. Hardangervidda is quite barren and intensely beautiful—it is easy to feel that you are treading on sacred land, which Tony describes so evocatively in his text: Wide, worn and weathered, Sacred expanse Of green and white and granite grey; Snowy patches strewn, Anchored to the craggy earth, Unmoving; While clouds dance Across the vast, eternal sky. Comment by faquxx Excelso! 2020-10-09T23:18:48Z Comment by Reous Bhetoreo This is incredible!!! 2020-07-30T10:59:15Z