TORMOD TVETE VIKVirtual Choir
Flight sought us out
Flight sought us out is a “walking choral piece” for three choirs SATB or choir SATB with soli, based on a the Swedish poem "Flykten valde oss" by Stig Dagerman, translated to English by Sven Smedberg. Initially published in 1953, the lyrics deal with a burning subject, and it is shaped musically by employing the choirs’ positions and movements in relation to the natural acoustics of the room.
The work was commissioned by the Nääs Choral Festival outside Gothenburg 2017 in collaboration with Körcentrum Väst, where it was premiered in Swedish by local choirs conducted by Gunno Palmquist.
This project is supported by Göteborg Stad (Pronto) and Ejeby Förlag.
LAUNCH
23. MARCH 2021
Buy the sheet music (download), sign up, download the training resources and start pratice your part with the click track and background choir.
DEADLINE
31.MAY 2021 (EXTENDED)
Click the link below to upload your recording you can do with the click track in your ears and your own camera or mobile phone. The Virtual Choir will be premiered on Youtube this summer!
Choir SATB + soli version
Flight sought us out
12 min
Choir SATB + soli set to the poem "Flykten Valde oss" by swedish poet Stig Dagerman, translated by Sven Smedberg. Download your digital copy through JW Pepper for only (6.40 USD).
Choir SATB + soli version
Flight sought us out
12 min
Choir SATB + soli set to the poem "Flykten Valde oss" by swedish poet Stig Dagerman, translated by Sven Smedberg. Order paper copy direclty from Ejeby Forlag.
Flight sought us out
Birds fly. Flight is bird’s desire. Flight was never our choice.
Flight sought us out. That is why we’re here.
You who were not chosen - but own your freedom,
please help us carry that heavy flight, our weighty burden!
Fetters bind our footsteps. Our choice was to wander.
To us night was merciful. Here we are now.
You are too many, he who is free and is secure might say.
Can we be too many who know what freedom is?
Need is no-one’s option. Need was never our choice.
Need chose us while we wandered. Now we are here
You who were not chosen! We know the weight of freedom!
Help us to carry that freedom, our weighty burden!
Translation by Sven Smedberg (2020)
Flykten valde oss
Fågeln väljer flykten. Vi valde den icke.
Flykten valde oss. Därför är vi här.
Ni som ej blev valda – men ändå frihet äger,
hjälp oss att bära den tunga flykt vi bär!
Bojan väljer foten. Vi valde att vandra.
Natten var barmhärtig. Nu är vi här.
Ni är för många, kanske den frie trygge säger.
Kan vi bli för många som vet vad frihet är?
Ingen väljer nöden. Vi valde den icke.
Den valde oss på vägen. Nu är vi här.
Ni som ej blev valda! Vi vet vad frihet väger!
Hjälp oss att bära den frihet som vi bär!
Stig Dagerman
Dagsedlar (21/4 1953)
TORMOD TVETE VIK
Composer for Film/TV & performing arts, Arranger & orchestrator
