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My previous endeavors in the church took place in the basement classrooms and dining hall, so it was nice to sit in the balcony and hear the music fill the sanctuary. \u00a0These women have phenomenal voices. \u00a0Their group, Cantus<\/em>, consists of about 30 women from the ages of 20 to 40. \u00a0They are on tour in the midwest until March 13. \u00a0Check out their website <\/a>to see if you can catch a concert! \u00a0They all reside in Trondheim, although just a glance at their bunads would tell you they come from many different places in Norway. \u00a0There were only 2 bunad styles that were alike. \u00a0They are always fun to look at when you see many of them together. \u00a0Bunads truly are amazing traditional attire and the fact that they are still worn so much still today is pretty cool.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Check out the ‘Norwegian’ page on facebook to see all 5 of the videos that I took at the concert. \u00a0Tove Ramlo-Ystad<\/em> conducts this fantastic group of women. \u00a0You’ll notice a tubaist, \u00d8ystein Baadsvik<\/em>,\u00a0in several of the songs. \u00a0He is the world’s only freelance tuba soloist according to the concert program. \u00a0Pretty cool! \u00a0He was really impressive. \u00a0I had not heard so many different noises come out of a tuba before! \u00a0I encourage you to check both Cantus <\/em>and \u00d8ystein<\/em> out!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I attended a superb concert yesterday at ‘den norske lutherske‘ (the Norwegian Lutheran) Mindekirken Church in Minneapolis yesterday. \u00a0It was a nice blast from the past as I taught an adult Norwegian class there several years ago. \u00a0Although it isn’t in the greatest location, the Church is beautiful. \u00a0It was built in 1922 an…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/03\/450px-Mindekirken_Outside_ViewFromSE-263x350.jpg\")