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No longer mourn for me
Trinity Boys Choir - Omer Meir Wellber (Dir) - Solisten // An important release which again demonstrates Steven Isserlis's deep commitment to the music of John Tavener. The realization of the album is movingly detailed in a booklet note which provides an eloquent counterpoint and commentary to the performances.- Shop: odax
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Naked Byrd Two
This recording is compiled from Armonico Consort's 'Naked Byrd' programme, featuring music by Tavener, Purcell, Barber and Byrd, composers who wore their hearts on their sleeves, and whose art saw their emotions laid bare, in an atmospheric concert where magical musical moments are intertwined with sublime passages of plainchant and violin improvisation.- Shop: odax
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Around Britten
Matthew Barley adds to his reputation as one of the UK's most innovative and creative performers with the new programme and album Around Britten - celebrating the centenary of Britten's birth with a selection of his works, including the Third Cello Suite and pieces by Sir John Tavener and Gavin Bryars.- Shop: odax
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Ikon of Light
Tavener in memoriam. Mit Sir John Tavener verband Peter Phillips auch eine langjährige persönliche Freundschaft. Die Tallis Scholars und ihr Leiter gedenken des Ende 2013 verstorbenen Komponisten mit der Wiederveröffentlichung einer Aufnahme eines seiner Hauptwerke, Ikon of Light, die 1984 in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem Komponisten entstanden war.- Shop: odax
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Sound of One
Andy Garbi Debut solo album: the sound of one Label: Adventures in Sound Catalogue: AIS CD1001 "Inspirational...Garbi's extraordinary, multi-octave vocal range dazzles" Metro "Melodies turn into natural phenomena, into a foggy morning or a swelling ocean. Yet they are all pervaded by a glowing grace, a sublime beauty and dignity" Zillo Magazine "This is a remarkable album...It moves with much deeply felt sensitivity and beauty: with echoes of Samuel Barber's famous Adagio and Debussy's Des Pas sur la Neige plus Brian Eno's old school ambient" Newmusicreviews. Co.UK "Superb music" Musician Magazine "Beautiful" Hans Joachim Roedelius A deeply moving experience from the multi-award winning vocalist and composer, this haunting music embodies Garbi's experiences of extreme emotional and geographical environments. Featuring Andy's distinctive voice that spans almost four octaves and former Jazz Musician of the Year James Hesford on Cello, Violin and Viola, the sound of one is a Neo-classical work, reminiscent of the "holy minimalism" of Arvo Pärt, John Tavener and Henryk Górecki and also the crafted ambience of EG, 4AD and ECM labels. Recently featured on Radio 3's Late Junction, Classic FM's 'The Chill', '21st Century Classics' and The Chiller Cabinet playlist, Andy's dark, emotive style has been selected twice already to represent the UK for music internationally - gaining letters of commendation from the Royal Netherlands Embassy and the Arts Council of England. * WINNER * - PRS Foundation For New Music ATOM Award - (Advances Toward Original Music) - Channel 4 Ideasfactory Film Music Award - (selected by oscar winning film composer Stephen Warbeck) - Birmingham Conservatoire Masters Prize - About Andy Garbi Once Upon a Time... there was a zonally deaf boy whose ears bled. Doctors tried to convince his mother that he could not hear at all but she knew different. He was just prone to being lost in his own head - that still happens but that was then and this is now. Strange that he should choose music to fill his life - here's how it all came about... Voice Andy is no stranger to experimenting with voice. A sparsely equipped sound studio at Art College was the catalyst for him to start producing soundscapes for his films using nothing more than what he could create vocally. In the studio there was no equipment available that could produce anything remotely akin to what he wanted so instead he sang into samplers and used chants and breath to create percussion and texture. He developed these techniques whilst fronting bands and sang whatever came naturally to him. This included using unorthodox techniques and scales which enhanced this 'other-worldly' feel. Although he had no previous exposure to vocal techniques of different cultures the press started to compare him to singers such as Natasha Atlas and Lisa Gerrard. Keen to know more Andy sought out Invaders of the Heart and the 4AD label and also began to look at Bulgarian music, Hindustani classical, Mongolian throat singing and Arabic muezzine styles finding something of what he already did in all of them. This sparked off a journey to India in 2000 to explore this inherent quality in his voice. Andy spent time in Calcutta with vocal master Santanu Bandyopadhyay and even joined a band in the Himalayas comprising Tibetan and Ghurkha musicians (click here for more info). Andy's voice has been mapped out at spanning almost four octaves and not being trained in any particular genre has allowed him to experiment and develop his own idiosyncratic style. Sometimes he uses lyrics, at other times he uses phonetics, even singing invented words. Occasionally lyrics just seem to get in the way - this is when he prefers to create pure sounds because they seem somehow more raw, more direct than words. Andy has sung with the following artists/bands: Nigel Kennedy Live performances Cellorhythmics Starcatcher (Rise of the Cellorettes), Live Performances Suns of Arqa Live Tours Headhunters Lead Vocalist/Co-founder Celtarabia Lead Vocalist / Live Tours Celluloid Backing Vocalist ACE Dance & Music Vocalist/Composer Music Andy's musical world is a retinal image of film, fairy tale and cult children's TV. As well as using his voice Andy loves to use found sounds that he records binaurally in different locations from the clamour of industrial sites to the eerie stillness of remote areas of the world. He manipulates these in the studio and uses them as another instrument alongside classical and traditional instruments from several cultures together with music technology. His dark emotive style has been featured on Classic FM's Chiller Cabinet and Late Night Lisa, also garnering acclaim from the spheres of stage, screen and dance. Although he is currently exploring the ambient neo-classical world, his background in World Dance, Urban Fusion and his own Anglo-Asian heritage means that he is always seeking out new territory. It is this passion that has gained the support of leading artists in all fields of the performing arts. In just five years he has worked with the violin virtuoso Kennedy, award-winning playwright Chris O'Connell, and Birmingham Royal Ballet. He has also made headline appearances at festivals across Europe. Andy has always felt privileged to perform. As co-founder of the group Headhunters he has headlined one of the largest stages at Glastonbury Festival as well as European festivals such as Terschelling's Oerol in the Netherlands. With Headhunters, Suns of Arqa and Celtarabia he has performed at festivals such as The Big Chill and Trans Musicale in France on the same bill as The Prodigy, Jah Wobble, Roni Size, Loop Guru, Trans Global Underground, Banco de Gaia, System 7, Square Pusher, Mix Master Morris, Peat Bog Fairies, Baka Beyond, Kangaroo Moon and Roy Harper. Through his successes of working internationally with music from different cultures Andy was offered a prestigious invitation in 2003 to represent the UK for music. The commission was from a groundbreaking Anglo/Dutch performing Arts initiative and the resulting composition/performance earned him a commendation from both the Royal Netherlands Embassy and the Arts Council of England (click here for more information). Also in 2003 and despite having no formal training in music Andy was invited to study for a Masters degree in composition at Birmingham Conservatoire. He graduated with distinction in 2005 and was also awarded the Conservatoire Masters Prize. In the same twelve-month period Andy also won two other awards for composition from Channel 4 and the PRS Foundation (click here for more information). As well as his solo work Andy has always welcomed the opportunity to collaborate with other artists which has brought his style to an increasingly diverse audience. He sang at the BAC Burst festival (May '05) with physical Theatre group Gecko and progressive band Cellorhythmics and has most recently sung with guests from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Several new projects will see Andy working with Japanese Taiko Drumming, experimental theatre and a new Suns of Arqa album (see news page for up and coming collaborations). Influences Film composers: John Barry, Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini Music: 4AD label (Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil, Cocteau Twins) Stop-frame animation: Ray Harryhausen, Jan Svankmajer Film directors: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Michel Gondry Photography: Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Frederick Sommer Also - extreme weather (Storms, Ice and Snow), Eastern European fairy tale, early children's TV (Gerry Anderson, Heidi, White Horses, Belle et Sébastien) and remote places. Earliest Memory of Music "I remember as a small child just standing transfixed in front of the TV with goose-bumps and the hairs standing on my arms. The music cut through me like I was made of air and whenever I hear it the same magical experience happens. The music was by John Barry and it was the theme tune to a TV series called The Persuaders". Film Andy has- Shop: odax
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Missa Wellensis
Wells Cathedral Choir under Matthew Owens explore and celebrate the life and works of the late British composer Sir John Tavener (1944-2013), in a new programme centred around his Missa Wellensis.- Shop: odax
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The Veil of the Temple
Patricia Rozario (Sopran) - Temple Church Choir - Holst Singers - Adrian Peacock (Bass) - David Barnard (Bass) - Simon Wall (Tenor) - Jeremy Birchall (Bass) - Nathan Vale (Tenor) - Thomas Guthrie (Bass) - Patricia Rozario (Sopran) // 'I regard The Veil of the Temple as the supreme achievement of my life and the most important work that I have ever composed' (Sir John Tavener)- Shop: odax
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Christmas Colours
This recording brings you Christmas music from the 16th century to today, including nine outstanding pieces by composers from around the world. This CD features a sublime setting of the beloved petition to the Virgin Mary, Ave Maria by Venezuelan composer, César Alejandro Carrillo, two haunting works written by the twentieth-century British composer Sir John Tavener, A Nativity and The Lords Prayer, a settings of the liturgical text from the Missa Brevis by Canadian composer Nancy Telfer, and the premier recording of several traditional carols newly arranged for Vox Musica. Vox Musica, directed by Daniel Paulson, is a Sacramento-based women's vocal ensemble whose mission is to promote, develop and nurture music written for women's voices, to present live performances of the highest quality, representing a broad range of choral literature, to promote new works through commissioning, performing, and recording compositions of our time, to educate, challenge, facilitate, and nurture development of local artists, and to serve as a vital force in the community's artistic life. In a recent review, Edward Ortiz, Arts Editor for the Sacramento Bee, hailed Vox Musica as a 'welcome addition to the music scene,' praising the group's 'stunning clarity,' 'intense color,' and 'delicate touch.' The twelve members of the group include trained choral singers, graduates of music programs at fine colleges and universities, and professional musicians and teachers from throughout the Sacramento area. The group's intimate size, coupled with the wonderful colors and textures of the sounds produced by a women's ensemble, provides the listener an opportunity to experience a type of choral singing rarely heard in our community.- Shop: odax
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