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NEWSLETTER II - 2007
Celebrating
famous Norwegians 2007 – 2008
The Concert in Wigmore Hall
in November is a fitting end to this year’s Grieg celebrations.
In 2008 we mark the 100th
anniversary of one of Norway’s “Four Greats” from “The Age of the Poets” as
they say in Norway. Jonas Lie like the three others in this group, Ibsen,
Bjørnson and Kielland, described Norwegian society during their life time. Lie’s best known book, “Familien på Gilje”,
is a stinging social critique, while managing to be both tragic and humorous in
its description of the Gilje family and their fate.
The Catering
Committee
We are pleased to announce
that several members have come forward to offer their assistance with the
catering for our annual Carol Service. However, we would be happy to welcome a
few more helpers and anyone willing and able should contact the Secretary on
020 8452 4843.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
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2007 |
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September 27 |
6.45 pm |
Talk; “How women changed
politics in Norway”, Embassy |
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November 1 |
6.45 pm |
Evening with the
Norwegian author Helene Uri |
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November 29 |
7.30 pm |
Grieg Anniversary
Concert, Wigmore Hall, London |
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December 13 |
7 pm* |
Carol Service, Norwegian
Seamen’s Church, Rotherhithe, London |
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2008 |
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January 31 |
6.45 pm |
Talk; Literature evening
featuring Jonas Lie and his most famous book; “Familien på Gilje” |
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February 21 |
6.45 pm |
Talk about the Sami
people of Northern Norway. Further details in the next Newsletter |
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Provisional 08 |
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March 6 |
11.00 am |
Trip to Leeds Castle,
Dep. Church, returning ca. 4.30 pm (with Women’s Group) |
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April 17 |
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AGM – Jon Birch:
Whatever happened to Norwegian neutrality? |
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May 8 or 22 |
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Musical evening |
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September 25 |
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Author Joanna Kavenna on
her book “The Ice Museum” |
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October 23 |
day time |
British library |
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November 20 |
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BSES |
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December 11 |
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Carol Service |
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Provisional 09 |
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January |
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Film; Kristin
Lavrensdatter |
(*Please note departure from
regular time)
WINTER 2007 - 08
PROGRAMME DETAILS
Thursday 27 September,
PowerPoint presentation/talk; “How Women Changed Politics in Norway” by Irene Garland.
Annual comparative statistics from the United
Nations indicate that Norway is the best country in the world for women. Given
that Norwegian women during the 19th Century seem to have
experienced the same conditions as those in the UK, this lecture tries to
answer questions of WHEN and HOW this change took place by looking at women’s
entry into politics. It also looks at how this has impacted on policies in
Norway and how it has led to changes not only in women’s lives but also in social attitudes and social
arrangements.
Venue:
Royal Norwegian Embassy, 25 Belgrave Square. Please note that the meeting
will begin at 7.30 pm. Refreshments
will be served from 6.45.(please pay on the day). Booking slip at the end
of the Newsletter.
Thursday
1 November. Visit by Norwegian author Helene Uri.
We are very pleased to
welcome the well know Norwegian author Helene Uri. Ms. Uri has a doctorate in
linguistics and worked at the University of Oslo for 12 years before she became
a full time author. Among her works are books on linguistics and teenage
literature, one of which was written with the assistance of her two daughters.
Since 2001 she has also published fiction for adults with “Dyp rød 315”, “Engel av nylon”, “De beste
blant oss”. “Honey Tongues”, written in 2002, has just been published in
English. Helene Uri will talk about her work as an author and about “Honey
Tongues”.
Venue: Royal Norwegian Embassy, 25 Belgrave Square. Please
note that the meeting will begin at 7.30 pm. Refreshments will be served from 6.45.(please pay on the day).
Booking slip at the end of the Newsletter.
Thursday 29 November, 7.30 pm Wigmore Hall, 36
Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP. This is a concert dedicated to Grieg’s work with
performers Raphael Wallfish (cello), Philippe Graffin (violin), Gunilla
Süssmann
(piano) and the Norwegian soprano Solveig Kringelborn. The programme is as
follows:
Andante con moto for
piano trio in C minor, Sonata for Violin and Piano (No 1 in F, Op 8), Jeg
elsker deg, Med en Vandlilie (“6 Songs”, Op 25 No 4), Ved Rondane (Op 33 No 9),
Forårsregn (Op 49 No 6), Lys Nat (Op 70 No 3), The Mothers Lament (Op 60),
Lyric Pieces (Op 12) Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Minor (Op 36) and
Haugtussa (Op 67).
We have a group booking
which means that we get tickets usually sold at £ 20 for £ 18.50. Please
remember to include a stamped addressed envelope with your booking form.
Deadline for booking is
15 November, but tickets will be allocated on a first come first serve basis
and mailed by return of post.
The traditional Anglo-Norwegian Carol Service will be
held on
Thursday 13 December, 7 pm, at The Norwegian Seamen’s Church, (1
St. Olav's Square, Albion St., London SE16 7JB).
We shall have the opportunity to sing favourite
Norwegian and English Carols, and there will be sandwiches and “gløgg” as well
as some Norwegian Christmas specialities.
Friends are welcome!
For this event, we kindly
request a pre-payment of £ 7.50 per person.
Please enclose your cheque and a self-addressed, stamped envelope with
the slip found at the back of the Newsletter by 28 November, and you
will receive tickets by return of post. Unused tickets cannot be refunded.
Thursday
31 January will be the first
meeting of the New Year, when Dr. Marie Wells will present Jonas Lie and his
book, “Familien på Gilje”. Jonas Lie, who died in 1908, was one of
the four great Norwegian authors dominating the 19th Century in
Norway. “Familien på Gilje” is Lie’s best known book and it describes a middle
class family living in the Norwegian countryside. While being a social critique
it manages to be both tragic and humorous.
Venue:
Royal Norwegian Embassy, 25 Belgrave Square at 6.45 for 7.30 pm. Refreshments will be served (please pay on
the day). Booking slip at the end of the Newsletter.
Other events
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2007 |
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, Hyde Park, has been designed by Norwegian architect Kjetil
Thorsen, co-founder of Snøhetta, an architectural practice receiving
international acclaim for the design of the library in Alexandria. |
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To 26 September |
National Portrait Gallery, BP Portrait Award
Exhibition. Norwegian artist, Ingolv Helland’s ”Winter
Portrait” has been chosen for this years exhibition. Further information from
020 7306 0055 |
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To 6 October |
“Elling”
at Trafalgar Studies – Studio 1 Play based on the Oscar nominated film, Simon
Bent’s hilarious adaptation of ”Elling” has received excellent reviews in the
Daily Telegraph, The Times, Financial Times, Independent, Guardian and the
Evening Standard. The film was based on a best- selling novel by
Ingvar Ambjørnsen and tells the story of the dysfunctional couple Elling and
Kjell Bjarne and their attempts at re-assimilating themselves back into
“normal” society. |
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14 September - 7 January 2008 |
V & A South Kensington’s Leonardo da Vinci, Experiment and Design, is
featuring Norwegian artist Vebjørn Sand. Further information from 020 7942
2000. |
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December |
Norwegian Church bazaar, Rotherhithe |
MEMBERSHIP AND GIFT AID
Thank
you to those who have paid their membership fee for 2007.
However,
there are still
some whose subscriptions are outstanding.
As a
Registered Charity whose meetings, scholarships and other special projects
serve our charitable purposes, we are entitled to claim tax back for
subscriptions/donations from those members who are British tax-payers. We have
found that we can claim back tax on subscriptions and donations back to the
start of the current regulations.
For us
to do so we ask you to complete the re-worded Gift Aid form and
return to us at the above address.
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