Svitanya
Eastern European Women's Vocal Ensemble
A day with SVITANYA at LIBRA RADIO:
Thursday, 17. 11.2005
One hour show with SVITANYA
Thursday, 17. 11. 2005 at 23.00 (Central European Time)
Human vocal with its inevitable emotional component is the most perfect instrument one can imagine. Eastern European singing style has got a beautiful colouration, ornamentation, rhythm changes and song structures, such as unison, melody and drone, parallel harmony and polyphony. All this is extremely hard to put together into a form of perfection. When it is done, it becomes exceptionally seductive. That's why i see "Svitanya" as a rare jewel.
Most every song tells a story; some songs celebrate the mundane events of daily life, like cutting wheat in the fields or strolling in the street with musicians, and others depict life’s more poignant moments, such as losing a loved one to war or being married off while too young.
Svitanya is a nine-member, multi-generational ensemble that includes two mother-daughter pairs¾most fitting in a genre where songs have been passed through generations from mother to daughter.
"First light" includes 27 songs from Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Croatia, Lithuania, Serbia, Macedonia, and Georgia. Most of the music is a cappella, with several tracks enhanced by the accompaniment of traditional instruments.
Some songs are modern arrangements, some are from village source recordings, and all songs are sung in their original languages.
SVITANYA is based in Philadelphia area adn has performed at music, dance and folk festivals, concerts, churches and other venues across the northeast.
A day with SVITANYA at LIBRA RADIO:
Thursday, 17. 11.2005
One hour show with SVITANYA
Thursday, 17. 11. 2005 at 23.00 (Central European Time)
Human vocal with its inevitable emotional component is the most perfect instrument one can imagine. Eastern European singing style has got a beautiful colouration, ornamentation, rhythm changes and song structures, such as unison, melody and drone, parallel harmony and polyphony. All this is extremely hard to put together into a form of perfection. When it is done, it becomes exceptionally seductive. That's why i see "Svitanya" as a rare jewel.
SVITANYA (svee-TAH-nya), which means “the light at sunrise” in Croatian and Ukrainian, is a women’s a cappella ensemble that specializes in music from Eastern Europe.
Most every song tells a story; some songs celebrate the mundane events of daily life, like cutting wheat in the fields or strolling in the street with musicians, and others depict life’s more poignant moments, such as losing a loved one to war or being married off while too young.Svitanya is a nine-member, multi-generational ensemble that includes two mother-daughter pairs¾most fitting in a genre where songs have been passed through generations from mother to daughter.
"First light" includes 27 songs from Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Croatia, Lithuania, Serbia, Macedonia, and Georgia. Most of the music is a cappella, with several tracks enhanced by the accompaniment of traditional instruments.
Some songs are modern arrangements, some are from village source recordings, and all songs are sung in their original languages.
SVITANYA is based in Philadelphia area adn has performed at music, dance and folk festivals, concerts, churches and other venues across the northeast.
posted by O.marian at 18:34
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