#4048: Voices, Accompanied, and Not
Listen to music that features multiple voices, sometimes accompanied as in music by Andrew McKenne Lee or Frances White, and other times unaccompanied, as in music by Danish composer Bo Holten or Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.
Sample music which contains a small chorus in the composed art rock with prog leanings by Andrew McKenna Lee as performed by The Knells. The Knells are a group that was born out an appreciation for ‘60s pop vocal groups and “boredom with the typical rock band archetype.” The band is comprised of guitarist/composer Lee and soprano Nina Berman, mezzo Charlotte Mundy, alto Blythe Gaissert, guitarist Paul Orbell, percussionist Jude Traxler, drummer Jeff Gretz and bassist Joseph Higgins.
Hear an unreleased piece by English composer and vocalist Donna McKevitt, featuring layers of her own voice. There's also music from the unaccompanied voices of a non professional Kinshasa-based choir singing work by Arvo Pärt. That’s from the soundtrack, “Around Félicité,” from the film Félicité. Then, listen to settings of poetry about the moon by Francis White in her work, “far, still” for chamber choir, cello, and electronics, which was commissioned by Seattle’s Solaris Vocal Ensemble.
Also, listen to a portion of Act 1 of “Satyagraha” by Philip Glass, featuring the New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus. Plus, hear wandering harmonies in motets by Danish composer Bo Holten performed by Ars Nova.
#4048: Voices, Accompanied, and Not (First Aired: 11/17/2017)
ARTIST: Andrew McKenna Lee/The Knells
WORK: Andrew McKenna Lee: Interlude [2:31]
RECORDING: Knells II
SOURCE: Still Sound Music
INFO: theknells.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Donna McKevitt
WORK: Donna McKevitt: glorianna [5:28]
RECORDING: Private recording
SOURCE: Not yet released
INFO: soundcloud.com/donnamckevitt
ARTIST: Andrew McKenna Lee/The Knells
WORK: Andrew McKenna Lee: Interlude II [5:25]
RECORDING: Knells II
SOURCE: Still Sound Music
INFO: theknells.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus | Christopher Keene, conductor
WORK: Philip Glass: Satyagraha, Act I - The Vow [11:33]
RECORDING: Satyagraha
SOURCE: CBS/Sony 62960
INFO: Available at Amazon.com
ARTIST: Ars Nova
WORK: Bo Holten: Grundtvig-Motets 1 [3:42]
RECORDING: New Music For Choir
SOURCE: Kontrapunkt 32016
INFO: Available at ArkivMusic
ARTIST: Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste
WORK: Arvo Pärt: Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen, O Immanuel [4:49]
RECORDING: Around Félicité
SOURCE: Crammed Discs CRAM 273
INFO: kasaiallstars.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Ars Nova
WORK: Bo Holten: Grundtvig-Motets 5 [3:32]
RECORDING: New Music For Choir
SOURCE: Kontrapunkt 32016, Available at ArkivMusic
INFO: arsnova.dk
ARTIST: Solaris Vocal Ensemble |Giselle Wyers, conductor | Sonja Myklebust, cello
WORK: Frances White: far, still [12:47]
RECORDING: Floodsongs
SOURCE: TROY 1468
INFO: albanyrecords.com
