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  • ardcarp
    Late member
    • Nov 2010
    • 11102
    #1

    A Roomful of Teeth

    Caroline Shaw's Allemande (from Partita for Singers) was played on Breakfast today. The New York based choral group A Roomful of Teeth gave it a spectacular performance. It sounded quite close-miked (rather in the manner of some Kings Singers recordings) but pulled out from the bag of choral tricks some quirky examples including extremes of tonal colour, glissandi and 'bending' notes using quarter-tones. Really worth a listen. The only group I know doing this sort of thing in the UK is Exaudi. (I must draw this piece to their attention!)

    BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07z43s8
    Elizabeth Alker presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with an instalment of Power of Three.


    (about 1hr 36mins from the start)
    Last edited by ardcarp; 15-10-16, 11:47.
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  • Padraig
    Full Member
    • Feb 2013
    • 4250
    #2
    Brilliant. Thanks for that ardcarp.

    It's on You Tube.

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    • Bryn
      Banned
      • Mar 2007
      • 24688
      #3
      Originally posted by ardcarp View Post
      Caroline Shaw's Allemande (from Partita for Singers) was played on Breakfast today. The New York based choral group A Roomful of Teeth gave it a spectacular performance. It sounded quite close-miked (rather in the manner of some Kings Singers recordings) but pulled out from the bag of choral tricks some quirky examples including extremes of tonal colour, glissandi and 'bending' notes using quarter-tones. Really worth a listen. The only group I know doing this sort of thing in the UK is Exaudi. (I must draw this piece to their attention!)

      BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07z43s8
      Elizabeth Alker presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with an instalment of Power of Three.


      (about 1hr 36mins from the start)
      Not in quite the same vein, but are you familiar with the work of Vocal Constructivists?

      A few examples of what they do here.

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      • ardcarp
        Late member
        • Nov 2010
        • 11102
        #4
        Thanks, Bryn.

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        • DracoM
          Host
          • Mar 2007
          • 12986
          #5
          Totally amazing - looking forward to their next choral Evensong.
          Who needs an organ?

          Vocal technique and sense of both fun and genuine musicianship on show.
          Last edited by DracoM; 15-10-16, 18:09.

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          • Finzi4ever
            Full Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 601
            #6
            Perhaps the Conservative member for Monmouth would like dentists to checkout this Roomful...

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            • ardcarp
              Late member
              • Nov 2010
              • 11102
              #7
              Originally posted by Finzi4ever View Post
              Perhaps the Conservative member for Monmouth would like dentists to checkout this Roomful...
              How appalling that was! In any case, it is not possible to be accurate to within a couple of years, so I am told. Homo sapiens does not have tree rings.

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              • Finzi4ever
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 601
                #8
                Originally posted by ardcarp View Post
                How appalling that was! In any case, it is not possible to be accurate to within a couple of years, so I am told. Homo sapiens does not have tree rings.
                It's only just occurred to me how appropriate the title of his constituency is!

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