KITKA - Women's vocal ensemble
Today i received two cd's from this group of good looking women equipped with extraordinary beautiful vocals. Libra Radio's policy for such cases is gratefulness and as we would love to do something in return for generosity, there is going to happen our DAY OF THE MUSICIAN, this time dedicated to KITKA Women's vocal ensemble. Starting today at 19.00 Central European time.
Kitka is a professional women’s vocal ensemble dedicated to producing concerts, recordings, and educational programs that develop new audiences for music rooted in Eastern European women’s vocal traditions.
Kitka
Now approaching its 25th Anniversary season, Kitka was founded in 1979 as an offshoot of the Westwind International Folk Ensemble. Kitka began as a grassroots group of amateur singers from diverse ethnic and musical backgrounds who met regularly to share their passion for the stunning dissonances, asymmetric rhythms, intricate ornamentation, lush harmonies, and resonant strength of Eastern European women’s vocal music. Under the artistic direction of vocalist, composer, and conductor Bon Brown Singer from 1981 to 1996, Kitka blossomed into a refined professional ensemble earning international renown for its artistry, versatility, and mastery of the demanding techniques of Balkan and Slavic vocal styling.
Many of Kitka’s singers create original choral arrangements of folkloric material that they have gathered in the field. These works add a unique contemporary sensibility —distilled from centuries-old vocal traditions—to KITKA’s concert presentations. In addition, in the last four seasons, the group has presented premieres of new music by nineteen Eastern European, American, and international composers as part of the New Folksongs Commissioning Project.
In addition to live performances, KITKA’s voices reach a large broadcast audience through local and national radio appearances. The ensemble has been featured on a variety of nationally syndicated radio programs. A frequently occurring symbolic word in Balkan women’s folksong lyrics, "Kitka" means "bouquet" in Bulgarian and Macedonian.
From today also at Libra Radio.
Thank you for the music, KITKA!
Kitka is a professional women’s vocal ensemble dedicated to producing concerts, recordings, and educational programs that develop new audiences for music rooted in Eastern European women’s vocal traditions.
KitkaNow approaching its 25th Anniversary season, Kitka was founded in 1979 as an offshoot of the Westwind International Folk Ensemble. Kitka began as a grassroots group of amateur singers from diverse ethnic and musical backgrounds who met regularly to share their passion for the stunning dissonances, asymmetric rhythms, intricate ornamentation, lush harmonies, and resonant strength of Eastern European women’s vocal music. Under the artistic direction of vocalist, composer, and conductor Bon Brown Singer from 1981 to 1996, Kitka blossomed into a refined professional ensemble earning international renown for its artistry, versatility, and mastery of the demanding techniques of Balkan and Slavic vocal styling.
Many of Kitka’s singers create original choral arrangements of folkloric material that they have gathered in the field. These works add a unique contemporary sensibility —distilled from centuries-old vocal traditions—to KITKA’s concert presentations. In addition, in the last four seasons, the group has presented premieres of new music by nineteen Eastern European, American, and international composers as part of the New Folksongs Commissioning Project.
In addition to live performances, KITKA’s voices reach a large broadcast audience through local and national radio appearances. The ensemble has been featured on a variety of nationally syndicated radio programs. A frequently occurring symbolic word in Balkan women’s folksong lyrics, "Kitka" means "bouquet" in Bulgarian and Macedonian.
From today also at Libra Radio.
Thank you for the music, KITKA!
posted by O.marian at 17:45
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