#2332: Lines of Choral Music

Choral Music of various shapes and sizes is what’s in store for this edition of New Sounds. Hear slow, quiet, and affecting Estonian music by Urmas Sisask from a new CD called Baltic Voices. Paul Hillier leads the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, as they sing with patiently, perfectly sustained harmonic tension and dead-on intonation in their native tongue. Plus on the CD, they also take on sacred music selections by Alfred Schnittke. There’s also David Fanshawe’s working of the Muslim Call to Prayer harmoniously juxtaposed with a choral setting of the Christian Kyrie (sung in Latin.) Continuing with sacred music, Stephen Micus recreates his experience of Greek Orthodox liturgical services from the monasteries on Mount Athos. In “Third Night,”, a 22-man choir sings a capella choral pieces (using thousand year old texts.) Rounding out the show is music from Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the unmatched masters of the South African a cappella form known as "isicathamiya" or "mbube."

PROGRAM #2332 Choral Music (Mon. 10-18-04)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Anuna	Cynara	Igitur Servus [1:30]	Danu #012 www.anuna.ie
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir	Baltic Voices 2	Urmas Sisask:Oremus [8:30]	Harmonia mundi #907331** www.harmoniamundi.com *
Anuna	Deep Dead Blue	Nobilis Humilis [4:30]	Danu #007 www.anuna.ie
Stephan Micus	Athos	The Third Night [6:30]	ECM #523-292 www.ecmrecords.com *
Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Classic Tracks	Bamnqobile [3:30]	Shanachie #43074** www.shanachie.com *
Bobby McFerrin	Circlesongs	Circlesong Six [8:00]	Sony #62734** www.sonyclassical.com*
David Fanshawe	African Sanctus	Kyrie/Call To Prayer [3:00]	Silva Classics #6003** www.silvascreen.co.uk
Alfred Schnittke	Psalms of Repentance	Psalm XII [8:30]	ECM #1583 www.ecmrecords.com *
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir	Baltic Voices 2	Galima Grigorjeva: On Leaving [3:00]	See above.

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