Voces8: Equinox
Voces8
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Release Date: 19/01/2018
PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNGEN
KURZBESCHREIBUNG
Das international gefeierte klassische Vokalensemble meldet sich zurück mit seinem neuesten Album EQUINOX. Das britische Vokalensemble VOCES8 kann stolz darauf sein Menschen durch ihre Musik und das Teilen der Freude am Singen inspirieren zu können. Sie touren extensiv mit ihrem Repertoire, das von polyphoner Renaissance bis zu zeitgenössischen Werken und Arrangements reicht, durch Europa, Nordamerika und Asien. Dabei sind Vielseitigkeit und eine Würdigung verschiedener musikalischer Ausdrucksformen zentrale Punkte des Ensemble-Ethos. VOCES8 sind bereits an so klangvollen Orten aufgetreten wie: Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Bridgewater Hall - Manchester, Elbphilharmonie - Hamburg, Cité de la Musique - Paris, Vienna Konzerthaus, Tokyo Opera City, National Centre for the Performing Arts - Beijing, Shanghai Concert Hall und Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall. In der kommenden Zeit werden sie erneut ausgiebig durch Europa touren, nach Russland zurückkehren und drei Tourneen in den USA spielen. Zudem sind sie zum ersten Mal in Singapur und Mexico live zu sehen. Hoffnung entwickelt sich im Winter, neues Leben entsteht im Frühling. Die musikalische Auswahl auf diesem Album steht unter dieser Überschrift und ist inspiriert von den Themen von Jonathan Doves Liederzyklus The Passing of the Year. Der Begriff Zyklus erscheint ziemlich passend für ein Werk dessen Thema der Wechsel der Jahreszeiten ist, denn Equinox bzw. Äquinoktium (von lateinisch aequus ‚gleich‘ und nox ‚Nacht‘) oder Tagundnachtgleiche (auch Tag-und-Nacht-Gleiche) werden die beiden Tage im Jahr genannt, an denen der lichte Tag und die Nacht gleich lange dauern. (Die Tagundnachtgleichen fallen auf den 19., 20. oder 21. März und den 22., 23. oder 24. September. Sie markieren den kalendarischen Anfang der astronomisch definierten Jahreszeiten Frühling und Herbst.) So lädt dieses Album dazu ein, über den Zyklus des menschlichen Lebens und welche Spuren wir auf der Welt hinterlassen, nachzudenken.
REZENSION
The singing of VOCES8 is impeccable in its quality of tone and balance. They bring a new dimension to the word 'ensemble' with meticulous timing and tuning. --Gramophone
The slickest of the lot. fans of a cappella ought to hear this. --BBC Radio 3
BIOGRAPHIE DER MITWIRKENDEN
The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring extensively throughout Europe, North America and Asia, the group performs repertoire from Renaissance polyphony to contemporary commissions and arrangements; versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression is central to the ensemble's performance ethos. VOCES8 has performed at venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Bridgewater Hall - Manchester, Elbphilharmonie - Hamburg, Cité de la Musique - Paris, Vienna Konzerthaus, Tokyo Opera City, National Centre for the Performing Arts - Beijing, Shanghai Concert Hall and Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall. Artistic collaborators have included the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, period ensembles Florilegium, L'Arpeggiata and La Folia Barockorchester, and violinist/artistic director Hugo Ticciati. This season they will perform with baroque violinist Rachel Podger with a new innovative project called Guardian Angel. In the 2017/18 Season the ensemble will be touring Europe extensively, returning to Russia, and making three tours to the USA; they will also make debut tours to Singapore and Mexico. With an ongoing programme of recordings and live broadcasts, VOCES8 is heard regularly on international television and radio. The ensemble is a Decca Classics artist and has released acclaimed recordings that have been at the top of the classical charts. VOCES8 has premiered commissions from Roxanna Panufnik, Alexander Levine, Alec Roth, Ben Parry, Ola Gjeilo, Philip Stopford and Thomas Hewitt Jones. The group also performs bespoke arrangements written by arranger-in-residence, Jim Clements. In September 2017, the ensemble welcomed one of the most celebrated contemporary composers, Jonathan Dove, as Composer-in-Residence for two seasons. As well as a commission planned for 2019 (Jonathan's 60th birthday year), the associateship will provide mentoring opportunities to emerging composers linked with the group's education programme. VOCES8 is passionate about music education and is the flagship ensemble of the music charity VCM Foundation. Engaging in a broad range of outreach work that reaches up to 40,000 people a year, the group also runs an annual programme of workshops and masterclasses at the Gresham Centre at St Anne & St Agnes Church, the Foundation's home in London. The ensemble is dedicated to supporting promising young singers and awards eight annual choral scholarships through the VOCES8 Scholars initiative. These scholarships are linked to the annual Milton Abbey Summer School at which amateur singers of all ages are invited to work and perform with VOCES8. International education partnerships include Bozar Brussels, Paris Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus and Heidelberg Frühling. As official ambassadors for Edition Peters, the ensemble has published a collection of songbooks and educational material including the VOCES8 Method. Developed by Paul Smith, co-founder of VOCES8, this unique teaching tool is available in four languages and adopts music to enhance development in numeracy, literacy, and linguistics.
Mehr
1: In Paradisum
2: Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen
3: A Hymn to the Virgin
4: Maria Durch Ein Dornwald Ging
5: Joseph Lieber, Joseph Mein
6: Angelus Ad Virginem
7: This Ember Night
8: Invocation
9: The Narrow Bud Opens Her Beauties to the Sun
10: Answer July
11: Hot Sun, Cool Fire
12: Ah, Sun-flower!
13: Adieu! Farewell Earth's Bliss!
14: Ring Out, Wild Bells
15: Magnificat
16: Ave Maris Stella
17: God Grant With Grace
18: In Beauty May I Walk
19: Requiem Aeternam
20: Pie Jesu
21: They Are at Rest
22: In Paradisum