Touched by the Strings. Chorwerke mit Solovioline
Solo violin and choir – a combination like a blank sheet of paper. On TOUCHED BY THE STRINGS, contemporary composers – Ola Gjeilo, Vytautas Miškinis, Knut Nystedt, John Høybye, and others – have supplied their answers to the question of how these protagonists can be brought together. The internationally renowned violinist Ida Bieler and the Orpheus Vokalensemble conducted by Michael Alber demonstrate the compositional range with impressive sensitivity and with a great variance of sonority.
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- Ave Maria
- Splendor paterne glorie
- O Magnum Mysterium (Serenity)
- In lectulo meo
- Ich rufe zu Gott
- What a Great Blast
- Wave Upon Wave
- Psalm Upon Psalm
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Editor
Klaus Konrad Weigele
| 1965Prof. Dr Klaus K. Weigele has been Director of the State Academy for Young Musicians in Baden-Württemberg since 2002; he has also served on a voluntary basis on the Executive Committee of the State Music Council for many years. In addition, he has been working for many years as a choir director and voice coach at the State Academy, as well as at workshops, residential courses and training programmes for teachers. In 2014, he was awarded the Countess Sonja Memorial Prize by the ‘Singen mit Kindern’ Foundation in recognition of his work. He has recorded several CDs with his children’s choir, SingsalaSing. He is the author and editor of numerous songbooks and choir books – including the school choir book series "chorissimo!" published by Carus-Verlag – as well as articles and writings on the subjects of music, music education and music pedagogy. Personal details
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Landesakademie für die musizierende Jugend in Baden-Württemberg, Ochsenhausen
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Preface writer
Ida Bieler
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Preface writer
Klaus Konrad Weigele
| 1965Prof. Dr Klaus K. Weigele has been Director of the State Academy for Young Musicians in Baden-Württemberg since 2002; he has also served on a voluntary basis on the Executive Committee of the State Music Council for many years. In addition, he has been working for many years as a choir director and voice coach at the State Academy, as well as at workshops, residential courses and training programmes for teachers. In 2014, he was awarded the Countess Sonja Memorial Prize by the ‘Singen mit Kindern’ Foundation in recognition of his work. He has recorded several CDs with his children’s choir, SingsalaSing. He is the author and editor of numerous songbooks and choir books – including the school choir book series "chorissimo!" published by Carus-Verlag – as well as articles and writings on the subjects of music, music education and music pedagogy. Personal details
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Ensemble
Orpheus Vokalensemble
The Orpheus Vokalensemble was founded in 2005 as the professional chamber choir of the Landesmusikakademie Baden-Württemberg. This is an international ensemble which places the highest vocal demands on its members. Internationally recognized choral conductors are engaged for each assignment, and they exercise lasting influence on the artistic quality of the ensemble. Its model is the legendary Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (New York), whose name it shares. Its artistic aims, in the preparation and performance of works, are to bring the fundamentals of chamber music – personal commitment and mutual respect – to bear on the work of a vocal ensemble. Its members have the right to participate in the choice of repertoire, soloists, conductors and concert programs. Several composers have already written works for the Orpheus Vokalensemble, including Bo Hansson, Knut Nystedt, Gregor Hübner and Jürgen Essl. In 2006 the ensemble was invited to the International Lake Constance Festival. Other invitations to important festivals have followed. Personal details
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Conductor
Michael Alber
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Soloist - violin
Ida Bieler
Reviews
Touched by the strings
Each piece most definitely stands alone, yet one does not tire of listening to the anal¬ogous combination of colors due to its distinct characteristics. Touched by The Strings is a brilliant and dazzling recording.
Alan Denney, Choral Journal, Oktober 2019
As I said, this was a great idea. Everything worked.
Philip Greenfield, American Record Guide, 23.01.2018
Das Orpheus Vokalensemble singt ... mit dem schlanken und trotzdem brillanten Klang eines professionellen Kammerchores, mit dem Michael Alber feine dynamische Nuancen formt...
Marcus Stäbler, WDR 3, 07.09.2017
A most attractive programme of largely consonant, tonal works setting Biblical or religious texts with an emphasis on the prayerful, meditative and uplifting of spirit.
Records International, September 2017
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