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ECHOES OF ANCIENT VOICES Chant enjoyed a revival and re-interpretation in the 1990s, following the surprise success of the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silas. But before, during and after that chant craze, there have been artists pursuing their own chant visions. They range from faithful re-creations of the 12th century chants of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen, to individualistic interpretations of medieval music, to all-new combinations of chant, instruments and musical atmospheres. Here’s a collection of chanters from the Echoes archive, spanning a decade of vocal ecstasy. ~Kimberly Haas |
| In 1998, film director David Lynch (Twin Peaks, Eraserhead, Wild At Heart) and singer Jocelyn Montgomery took a different look at the 12th century music of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen on their album Lux Vivens (Living Light). In Lynch's Los Angeles studio they talked about their swirling soundscape of drones and environmental sounds for Hildegard's music. | The Mediaeval Baebes are a dozen British singers, headed up by Katharine Blake. They sing medieval plainsong and they sing it fairly straight, but they look as if they're more likely to inhabit brothels than monasteries. In November, 1998, upon the release of their first album, Salva Nos, the Baebes talked about their unusual approach to chant and the mixing of image and art. |
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SAVAE: ANCIENT VOICES, LOST ECHOES In the heart of Texas, a group of singers has been unearthing ancient hymns and songs drawn from Judeo-Christian traditions around the world. Among their CDs are Native Angels, El Milagro de Guadalupe, and Ancient Echoes. They’re called SAVAE, the San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble. They sing in Aramaic, Arabic, and Hebrew, creating a sound both ancient and timeless. We travel to San Antonio where SAVAE talks about their heavenly sound. =listen= |
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| Jan Garbarek is a jazz saxophonist whose albums for the ECM label have incorporated Indian, African and Norwegian folk styles. The Hilliard Ensemble is an a capella group that had been exploring early vocal works years before chants became trendy. In 1994, they collaborated on the CD Officium and in December of that year, Garberek and the Hilliard Ensemble talked with us about their cultural collisions. =listen= |
During the chant craze of the 1990s, many artists were moonlighting with Gregorian chant, but for the German based group Sequentia, chant has been their lives for over thirty years. In May, 1995, the founding members, Benjamin Bagby and the late Barbara Thornton talked about the meaning of chant and Abbess Hildegard Von Bingen, whose compositions are featured on their album Canticles of Ecstasy. |
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RICHARD SOUTHER'S ILLUMINATED MUSIC Visions of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen In the mid-90s, Richard Souther took the 12th century chants of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen and rearranged them for a modern orchestra of synthesizers on Vision. In 1997, he returned with another CD, Illumination, that extends this sound into global percussion and Celtic atmospheres. With singers Sister Germaine Fritz, Norin Ni Riain and Katie McMahon, Souther plugged into the timeless spirit of Abbess Hildegard. We spoke with Sister Germaine, producer Tony McAnany and visited Souther's Los Angeles studio where he illustrated the computer colors used to paint Illuminations. |
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