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The Far West

Luminous Voices

The Far West

Format: CD
Label: Bridge
UPC: 0090404946622
Catnr: BRIDG 9466
Release date: 02 June 2017
1 CD
 
Label
Bridge
UPC
0090404946622
Catalogue number
BRIDG 9466
Release date
02 June 2017
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About the album

Zachary Wadsworth is a composer of “fresh, deeply felt and strikingly original” music (Washington Post) whose work has been heard at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and Westminster Abbey. Though still in his early 30's, as recipient of the Douglas Moore Fellowship for American Opera, he was in residence at the Metropolitan Opera and the Santa Fe Opera. Wadsworth's haunting cantata, The Far West and other recent choral works are beautifully sung by the Canadian chamber choir, Luminous Voices, Directed by Timothy Shantz.
Zachary Wadsworth ist ein Komponist von "frischer, tief empfundener und auffallend origineller" Musik (Washington Post) dessen Werke in der Carnegie Hall, dem Lincoln Center, dem Kennedy Center und der Westminster Abbey aufgeführt wurden. Wadsworths eindringliche Kantate ‚The Far West‘ und andere neuere Chorwerke werden wunderschön gesungen vom kanadischen Kammerchor unter der Regie von Timothy Shantz.

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Luminous Voices

Luminous Voices is Calgary's professional chamber choir. Comprised of some of the finest ensemble singers in Calgary, the choir also brings together exceptional singers and musicians from across the continent to collaborate with local performers.  Luminous Voices was founded in 2012 by Timothy Shantz in partnership with a dedicated board of directors and aims to build a reputation as a leading choral arts organization in Canada. Luminous Voices has made a strong impression in Calgary and the surrounding communities through their performances, workshops, and recordings. The choir's mission is to engage audiences in exceptional choral music through stirring performances, workshops and recordings.  The vision of Luminous Voices is to encourage the advancement of the choral art by providing a forum for collaboration among...
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Luminous Voices is Calgary's professional chamber choir. Comprised of some of the finest ensemble singers in Calgary, the choir also brings together exceptional singers and musicians from across the continent to collaborate with local performers.

Luminous Voices was founded in 2012 by Timothy Shantz in partnership with a dedicated board of directors and aims to build a reputation as a leading choral arts organization in Canada. Luminous Voices has made a strong impression in Calgary and the surrounding communities through their performances, workshops, and recordings.

The choir's mission is to engage audiences in exceptional choral music through stirring performances, workshops and recordings.

The vision of Luminous Voices is to encourage the advancement of the choral art by providing a forum for collaboration among local and international artists in the development and presentation of choral music, as well as musical education programs.


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