Slow TV News and Reviews No. 10 - Memories of Slow TV, The Hymn Book and Trondheim

"Minner om Sakte TV, Salmeboka og Trondheim​"

From filming at Salmeboka Minutt for Minutt / The Hymn Book Minute by Minute, NRK Slow TV Production in Trondheim, Norway. As is the case with filming a documentary, you film much more than you will use in the final film; these montages are clips which didn't get used due to space, or weren't the quality I needed for my submitted film but nevertheles give a memory for the event and add to the 'scrapbook'.

Featured Music from
Norsk Salmebok 2013 
Used with permission

Mitt hjerte alltid vanker
Number 38
Sung by Cantus

Deg å få skoda
Number 482 
Sung by Os Mannskor, Mannskoret Lerka 
and Anne Vada

Ja, vi elsker dette landet
Number 755
Sung by Mannskoret Nøkken, Singsaker Songlag 
and Congregation

Høyr kor englar syng frå sky
Number 39
Sung by Koret Ad Libitum

I Himmelen
Number 883
Sung by Embla and Congregation

Grateful acknowledgement of

Petter Ingholm Gustavsen, NRK
and all NRK staff who enabled research and filming

Thomas Hellum
Principal NRK Slow TV Liaison

All photography copyright
Tim Prevett
MMXV

Filmed with Canon 7D and Sony Xperia Z
Edited with Windows Movie Maker 
and Audacity

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Rindal based choir in Salmeboka Slow TV

A choir with two stints in the mammoth sing through of the Norsk Salmebok (Norwegian Hymnbook) 2013 edition is mentioned in the Rindal based newspaper Trollheimsporten, "a friendly community with nearly 2100 residents who have faith in tomorrow."

It reports on the preparations of a local choir performing on Saturday morning and the Sunday evening of the 60 hour 200 choir minute by minute continuous live broadcast on Norwegian channel, NRK2. Salmeboka Minutt for Minutt is next in a line of what has become known as 'Sakte TV' or Slow TV.

They will be singing hymn numbers 299 - 304 on Saturday and 792 to 794 on Sunday. More in Norwegian here.

Watch: www.nrk.no
Hashtag: #NRKSalme #NRKSalmer
Facebook: NRKLivet 

Broadcast Page: Salmeboka Minutt for Minutt

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Hitter Klang choir preparing for their part in Slow TV

Have you ever been self conscious about the way you look, the way you behave in front of a camera? How about how you may look in front of a TV camera for a live broadcast to millions in your own country and others watching via the internet around the world?

That's the issue being pondered by a choir called Hitter Klang, who have been rehearsing for the four hymns they are singing during the marathon Norwegian hymn book sing through.

The Sandstad based newspaper Hitra Frøya reports on the preparations of a local choir performing on the Sunday morning of the 60 hour 200 choir minute by minute continuous live broadcast on Norwegian channel, NRK2. Salmeboka Minutt for Minutt is next in a line of what has become known as 'Sakte TV' or Slow TV.

In singing 899 hymns it is a certainty that some will have to sing hymns which are lesser known, maybe even unknown or forgotten by the masses; "the hymns were completely unknown to me, says Marion Fence - but all four are very fine...". Norsk Salmebok numbers 718, 719, 720 and 723 will be sung by Hitter Klang.

More in Norwegian at Hitra-Froya.no .Watch: www.nrk.no
Hashtag: #NRKSalme #NRKSalmer
Facebook: NRKLivet 

Broadcast Page: Salmeboka Minutt for Minutt

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Slow TV bringing Kvensk to to a wider audience

Part of NRK's charter as the state public service broadcaster is to promote Norwegian culture. That will certainly be happening during Salmeboka Minutt for Minutt - the hymn book marathon in just over a couple weeks from this post with something like 180 choirs (I have seen a higher figure cited, but recent press release is a little lower) over 60 hours singing 899 hymns live on NRK2.

Hymns will be sung in Nynorsk, Bokmål, as well as some lesser known Norwegian dialects and regional variations. One of these is Kvensk - a language of the Kven people. When I first saw "KvääniÄäniis" the similarity to Finnish was striking. Indeed, it's a blend of Norwegian and Finnish. Google Translate has become a good friend in recent months, but it really struggles with this one!

If you would like to see a little more, see the Kven Culture Centre's page here.

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A choir from Skjåk in Salmeboka Slow TV

The Skjåk community website announced today that three hymns in the Salmeboka minutt for minutt will be sung by a choir from Skjåk. A four hour drive south west from Trondheim, the choir will sing hymn numbers:

• 307 My soul, my soul
• 308 Hasde Gud
• 309 Praise the Lord

This will be between 8 and 9am on the Saturday. More in Norwegian here.

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Dalsbygda Skole in Hymn Book Slow TV

A children's choir coming from a school south from Trondheim will be participating in the NRK Salmebok Minutt for Minutt broadcas; their website excitedly states,

"Some of the teachers at the school had an idea that this could be motivating in music teaching, and therefore, we reported on the "Junior Choir". Last week we learned the chorus NRK had chosen to be with, and the "Middle School Choir at Dalsbygda school" should be!

We will sing three great hymns (directly on NRK) in or outside the "Church of Our Lady" in Trondheim Saturday 29 November, somewhere between 20:00 and 21:00."

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Varia Vocalis Women's Choir in Hymn Book Slow TV

A women's choir from Oslo will be performing around 23:00 on Friday 28th November in the Salmebok Minutt for Minutt. This is Varia Vocalis Women's Choir from Oslo - lots more about them on Facebook, and even a few videos on YouTube.

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Choir from Rauma in Salmeboka Slow TV - Åndalsnes Avis article

The Åndalsnes Avis newspaper carries a short article concerning the Rauma gospel choir singing in the Salmeboka minutt for minutt event in November.

"We will sing twice. Once the day and once in the middle of the night, says director Paul Magne Venås. He added that four hymns to be sung at one thirty at night and five hymns in the day, along with other choirs.

We will also sing alone with soloist Solveig L. residing in the United States and who has released several albums. It will be exciting, says Paul Magne..." . More in Norwegian here.

Rauma is south west from Trondheim and is not far from the 1km high sheer Trollveggen or troll wall.
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"South Korean super star will sing hymns in Norwegian" at Slow TV broadcast

A South Korean super star will be joining in for at least one of the 899 hymns in Trondheim in November. Jaemin Park joins a choir among the ensemble of thousands; as to whether or not he'll lean on any other South Korean star's style is unknown. In the meantime, if you'd like to know a little more about him go here.

"Many shook her head maybe when NRK launched a slow enough television project. But now over 3,000 Norwegians and a South Korean television star signed up to sing the hymn book verse by verse from cover to cover."
More in Norwegian here on NRK's website.

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Ålesund Choir at Hymn Book Slow TV event - article in Ålesund Newspaper, Sunnmørsposten

"200 Norwegian choirs have signed up to NRK's ​​60 hours long live "Psalm book minute by minute." Women's Choir A'Cappella from Ålesund is one of them."

"Women's Choir A'Cappella enrolled in early fall, and Thursday night they learned that they're set up with eight hymns to be sung in unison. They shall perform in Our Lady's Church in Trondheim Saturday 29 November." Full article here in Norwegian.
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