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In the Gunnar Saevigs Sal (the Gunnar Saevigs Hall) in the Grieg Institute, where the CD gets recorded. The people work from five until half past eleven. Laura and I feel honoured that we're allowed to be present.
Ricardo prepares.
View of the stage in the Gunnar Saevigs Sal.
Ricardo and Judge consult.
More consult.
Whenever there's a little bit of time, Ricardo plays the piano.
Now what do we have here? A megaphone!
More fun with the megaphone.
Judge enjoys Ricardo's piano-playing.
Laura, just outside the hall.
The Grieg Institute, mirrored in the windows of the Grieg Hallen next to it.
Commotion after the arrival of the singers. In the middle of the hall two technicians are at work.
Singers Robin and Paul.
Ricardo and Petter consult.
Singers Ronald and Robin.
Conductor Petter.
Tenors Magnus, Jan Erik and Björn-Erik.
The warming-up.
First singing exercise. On the right there's Judge too, who only sang a small number of pieces (and who will record the rest of it in his studio at home).
Tenors Magnus, Jan Erik and Björn-Erik, tenors Roger, Ronald and Robin, and baritone Paul.
Tenor Robin, baritones Paul, Jørgen Ruud and Jan-Erik, and basses Gabriel, Tom J. Leaver, Judge (not a part of the choir) and Ricardo.
Singing exercise.
Judge and Ricardo.
Tenors Magnus, Jan Erik and Björn-Erik.
Björn-Erik, Roger, Ronald, Robin, Paul, Jørgen Ruud and Jan-Erik.
Ronald, Robin and Paul.
Jørgen Ruud, Jan-Erik, Tom J. Leaver, Gabriel (blurry), Judge and Ricardo.
The equipment.
Björn-Erik.
Double bass with in the background bassist Leif.
Consult between Judge and the technician Jon.
The fysical heart of the recording.
Judge, technician Jon and the recording equipment.
A break. I only take photos during breaks, of course none during the actual recording.
Singer Ronald and bassist Leif.
Break. The breaks are short, the work lengthy and concentrated.
Jan Erik.
Leif takes care of his double bass.
Judge's perspective.
And the conductor's perspective.
Conductor Petter plays the piano.
Congratulations after having finished the recordings.
The recording space is left empty.
It still is a little bit light when we walk home at almost midnight.
Here you may want to buy a copy of The Climber on CD.
