Kantorei, Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Richard Larson. From a performance at Augustana Lutheran Church, February 26, 2011.

Concert du 22 juin à la salle Gaveau (Voice Dance)

A female a cappella performance by Wishful Singing is an exuberant journey packed with highlights and surprises. Five classically trained female singers combine their flexible voices and powerful stage presentation in their own unique way. Seemingly effor...  moreA female a cappella performance by Wishful Singing is an exuberant journey packed with highlights and surprises. Five classically trained female singers combine their flexible voices and powerful stage presentation in their own unique way. Seemingly effortless and simple, every gesture and every sound used to good effect, adventurous from beginning to end. The singers sang together in the Netherlands Youth choir. They hit it off so well there that the ambition developed to continue together in female a cappella repertoire; a relatively rare genre very dear to the hearts of all five. The top quality displayed since by Wishful Singing – both aurally and visually – makes the ensemble unique in the world. The repertoire ranges from modest works from the Renaissance and Baroque eras to swinging versions of golden oldies such as Mister Sandman. The ensemble provides a full evening’s entertainment that leads the audience from one surprise to the next. The emotions summoned up vary from hushed poignancy to screams...    less

Sionna are a vocal trio based in Limerick, Ireland.The members of Sionna (shunna) met and studied on the banks of the River Shannon at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, where they benefited from a unique and diverse training in world song, Grego...  moreSionna are a vocal trio based in Limerick, Ireland.The members of Sionna (shunna) met and studied on the banks of the River Shannon at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, where they benefited from a unique and diverse training in world song, Gregorian chant, sean nós and medieval polyphony. The river Shannon is named for the Goddess Sionna, whose myth tells how she sought out the hazelnuts of wisdom, believed to contain éigse, the spirit of inspiration and creativity. Since their inception in 2012, Sionna have been privileged to share the stage with some of the best names in Irish music today.  less