Just for comparison

First picture showing Oslo Spektrum during a free concert the 18th of August featuring plenty of popular Norwegian pop idols, such as Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes, Mira Craig, Tone Damli Aaberge, Espen Lind and Marion Ravn. Audience: about 4000 I guess.

Second and third picture showing Oslo Spektrum during a concert featuring Australian Hillsong United during Penecostal for all in Oslo two weeks ago. Audience: about 7000 I guess. The capacity of Oslo Spektrum is 8600 seated people (9700 if people stand). A ticket costed 200-250 NOK.



I think it's pretty cool that a Christian praise and worship band, though they're well known among Christians, gathers so many more people than all these Norwegian pop idols in one lot! I had a great time at both concerts, brought with me three cousins to the first one, but I really have to say the Hillsong United concert was the best. Best when it comes to both quality and contents. You should've been there too... ;)

Christian song lyrics!

I've finally found it: a good site, without too much advertisements, where you can find Christian song lyrics. They're all there: Third Day, Rebecca St. James, Hillsongs... And more!

But there are most big and very famous artists / bands there, not e.g. the Norwegian worship artist Rudi Myntevik... But you'll find most of his lyrics at his site.

Here's the link anyway: Christian lyrics

I'm grateful! :)

I like big bibles...

This one is nice! Listen to the text, it is actually quite good! :)

Mission completed!

Phew!!!

I've just come home from the concert where I played Grande Sonate Pathétique by Beethoven. It went well! The church, where the concert was held, was ice-cold, so some parts were rather difficult to play, and I didn't play perfect. But I recieved a big applauce and several people came to me afterwards almost congratulating. That was very encouraging!

I've been nervous about this concert for weeks, so I'm very relieved at the moment! Funnily enough I've not been, and I'm still not, nervous about the exam tomorrow because the nervousness about the concert has been so much bigger! Hehe....! Another good thing about this: I'm going to play the sonata on Saturday (in my littlebrother's confirmation), on Tuesday, and probably on next Wednesday too (on another concert), and I'm not nervous at all! Maybe I'll get a little bit nervous the very moment before I'm going to play, but after this concert it feels like a burden has fallen off my shoulders... And that is wonderful!

Concert completed,
Silje happy,
Silje not nervous,
Silje ready to concentrate on the exam tomorrow (hopefully...).

Btw: Thanks to Marita, Benedikte, Tor-Hugo & Irene, and of course; mum, for coming!
I really appreciated it!

Beethoven pathetic tomorrow

Look at this handsome guy! Ludwig van Beethoven, a great composer, and on this picture, still quite young.

During the last year I've been working on his famous Grande Sonate Pathetique (for piano). And now the time has final come when I'm going to bring this masterpiece to...
... a hopefully grateful audience. That will happen tomorrow. A lot of butterflies in my stommach. Ten pages long, but with the repetition, thirteen. From pianissimo to fortissimo. Legato and staccato. With pedal, but also secco. I have to use all I've learnt -during more than ten years playing the piano. Often my left arm hurts when I've been practising. Because I'm playing octavs in eights. Page up, page down. Ouch! Tests my endurance. I'm playing without the sheets of music. I'm going to play by heart.

But, wow! What music! I think it's fantastic!
I wonder what was going on inside of him when he wrote that sonate.

Patetique means emotional.

Click the picture, or here, to listen to Grande Sonate Pathetique! (It's not me who are playing!)

Great consert last night!

Rudi Myntevik really met the expectations at the consert last night. It was really, really, really great!

My daddy first sang a song by Norwegian Ole Paus; "Det begynner å bli et liv" ("It begins to become a life" or something), then my friend Ida sang "Heaven on Earth" before Rudi entered the scene.

Rudi started by putting God into centre, proclaiming Him as God. Rudi said he used to say that he only had God as the audience - we were the choir. I think that is a fine explanation on yesterday's consert. It was for God's glory, a gift to Him. So everybody participated, joining Rudi in singing songs to God.

Often we Christians are too good in using "Christan" words and phrases. In that way, Rudi's songs are great, because words everybody can understand are used! One of my favourites, "Faller" ("Falling"), starts by saying, "You've spoiled my life, my boring, hopeless life". That is language everybody understands! And it's different. Exciting. Great!

Rudi sang songs from both his cd's, "Gud din skjønnhet" (God Your Beauty") and "Sentrum" ("Centre").

During two of the songs, his wife Ragnhild danced. Beautiful! And she is so kind and everything! Got to know her a bit during the weekend :)

WOW! It was great!
And God was near with His presence.

Praise! :)

Rudi Myntevik is coming to Sortland!!!

I am just so looking forward to Rudi Myntevik's consert in Sortland next Saturday!!!

Rudi has a great gift in leading people into God's presence through praise and worship. His songs are sung in churches all over the country and he's released at least two CD's and a DVD. His first album, "Gud din skjønnhet" ("God your beauty"), is one of my personal favourites.

Rudi is coming to Sortland to participate at the Opp-Kreativ Festval (Up-Creative Festival) next weekend. The festival is going to be so great! Shows, dance, music, art, gallery, bookshop, café, balloons and a clown, children, adults, cinema, more music, worship, laughter, "American auction", service, praise, creating with paper, dress show, poems... To mention some.

This is gonna be fun!

See you there!