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2020-11-08 13:31:19
A Life On-Line: Phaedra, Blue Electric, Ecstatic Dances, Another Dawn, If you go down to the woods
[…] music from Peter Warlock's Capriol Suite alongside a series of arrangements of traditional music from the UK and from Scandinavia. And if that sounds somewhat twee and pastoral, then think again because the arrangements were vivid and vigorous, exploring these traditional pieces in contemporary ways. It helped that each of the performers was a strong personality in their own right, so that the result was full of characterful moments and fine ensemble. [Manchester Collective] The Vasari Singers, conductor Jeremy Backhouse, have a new disc out on Naxos, Heaven Full of Stars, a programme of star-based anthems by mainly living composers, to celebrate the choir's 40th anniversary. As a live launch was not possible, they created an on-line version instead [YouTube] Misha Penton's (micro)Requiem is a six-movement work inspired by Mozart's Requiem. Penton, who conceived, directed and performed the music, released a movement each day culminating in the four and a […]
2017-10-22 06:15:44
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Adam Tunnicliffe, Vasari Singers/Backhouse(Vasari Media)British choirs tackle the All-Night Vigil at their peril. The Russian language is as euphonious as Rachmaninov’s mellifluous choral writing, but a failure to master true pronunciation can seriously mar a performance. No such problems here; Jeremy Backhouse’s
2015-10-18 09:00:07
Vasari Singers/Backhouse (Vasari Media) (2 CDs)Vasari Singers launch their own label with this wide-ranging, evocative double-CD meditation on the journey from darkness to light, a reworking of the Vespers service by Jonathan Rathbone, who takes texts from the liturgies of Compline and Evensong and applies double and sometimes triple choir techniques to achieve seductively lush harmonies in 16 attractive a cappella pieces. This talented and versatile choir deserves praise not only for its skilful singing but also for once again commissioning work that refreshes the British choral repertoire, including an imaginative Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis and a sumptuous setting of Now that the sun hath veiled his light. Continue reading...
2012-12-11 01:00:00
Christmas music from the Vasari Singers, unstintingly recommended by Howard Smith. '... exemplary radiant style and élan ...'
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