Various Artists - Spirit of Melanesia / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Divert, K.138 2. Con, Op.10 Allegro Largo/Larghetto/Largo Allegro 3. VN Con in a, BWV 1041 4. Divert Allegro Non Troppo/Molto Adagio/Allegro Assai 5. Intro and Allegro

Grammy Award-winning chamber choir The Crossing brings to life the striking works of six contemporary composers in this Navona Records , with performances that are unique and awe-inspiring. The Crossing is a professional chamber choir conducted by Donald Nally and dedicated to new music. It is committed to working with creative teams to make and record new, substantial works for choir that explore and expand ways of writing for choir, singing in choir, and listening to music for choir. Many of it's over seventy commissioned premieres address social, environmental, and political issues.

The Avalokite Duo possess a unique sound due to the changing timbres of it's countless percussion instruments, combined with the characteristic sounds of the harp. This program joins their album The Spirit of Sound (CDS7804), and is the result of this duo's challenge to contemporary composers to make use of their virtuoso skill in making new sonic discoveries. This expansion of the duo's repertoire ranges from the playful brilliance of Silvia Bianchera's Apagù to the poignant introspectiveness of Maria Grazia Armaleo's Preludio and Tanghetto. Middle Eastern experiences can be heard in Annie Fontana's Appunti di Viaggio, while Angelo Bruzzese's Capriccio reveals subtle echoes, in this album of distinctive premiere recordings. Album Tracks 1. APAGÙ 2. E da questo calore nacque la luce 3. Appunti di viaggio Suite in four tableaux~Corazim 4. Appunti di viaggio Suite in four tableaux~Cafarnao 5. Appunti di viaggio Suite in four tableaux~Gerico 6. Appunti di viaggio Suite in four tableaux~Gerusalemme 7. Krik Galeba 8. Burlesque 9. Capriccio 10. Preludio 11. Tanghetto