There are dozens (and frankly probably hundreds) of excellent recordings in the catalogue that revolve around two staple subjects: romantic love and religious devotion. But for their latest album, New ...
Featuring guest performances by LeStrange Viols, the expansive recording encompasses selections from Renaissance composers William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons through 20th and 21st century works by Ivan ...
We have all heard it, yet most of us would not be able to name it. The term polyphony (from the Greek for “many sounds”) is used to describe music that employs simultaneous yet independent melodies.
Songs of Lear and Verity Standen’s MmmHmmm prove that choral compositions can be emotional, political and dizzyingly intimate A 10-strong choir – five men and five women – are stood in a semi-circle, ...
The traditional dances and polyphonic singing found in the Shoplouk region of Bulgaria are still performed by a group of elderly women, the Bistritsa Babi. This tradition includes diaphony, or what is ...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Tim DeLaughter about his choral rock group, The Polyphonic Spree, and its new album, "Salvage Enterprise." When you write for a living, writer's block can be a ...
"Overtone singing is a voice technique where one person sings two notes at the same time," explains German musician Anna-Maria Hefele. Hefele is an 'open throat' singer - and her amazing ability has ...
MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors (UPSA) bagged the Primer Premio (First Prize) in both Habanera and Polyphony categories in the 64th Certamen Internacional ...
When you write for a living, writer's block can be a nightmare. TIM DELAUGHTER: I just couldn't write a song to save my life. And that's kind of not a good place to be in. RASCOE: Musician Tim ...