Harp Solo-Consolation - Like A Roselike Flower (Consolazione - Flos Ut Rosa) for Harp solo by Per Nørgård (2002). Written for and dedicated to Tine Rehling. Programme note by the composer: The concept of Mary has a depth that transcends all religious persuasions. All over the earth symbols of the gentle and maternal are known. But the word ´Maria´ is also associated - in sound - with the Latin word for the sea mare and she thus become the Star of the Sea Maris Stella. In my 3rd Symphony the Maria motif is used in a hymn section in the second and last part of the work. Thechoral song “Flos ut rosa floruit” was composed directly in the context of the symphony and the melody had a ´stamina´ that carried it over into many later vocal and choral compositions for instance the “Concerto for Harp No. 2 – through thorns” (2003) and the present Consolazione for harp solo both works dedicated to Tine Rehling.