Among Whirlwinds Singer Pur

• Joanne Metcalf (b. 1958):
• 1 Metcalf: Among Dark Whirlwinds 05:24
• Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179):
• 2 Bingen: O pastor animarum 01:37
• Anna Thorvaldsdottir (b. 1977):
• 3 Thorvaldsdottir: Heyr þú oss himnum á 04:07
• Jessica Horsley:
• 4 Horsley: Songs of Songs 04:20
• Stanislava Stoytcheva (b. 1975):
• 5 Stoytcheva: A Birthday 03:54
• Anonymous:
• 6 Saeya, saeya (Arr. J Lee for Vocal Ensemble) 03:17
• Eva Ugalde Álvarez (1973):
• 7 Álvarez: Heartland 04:40
• Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 - 1847):
• 8 Mendelssohn: Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble) 01:47
• Elfrida Andrée (1841 - 1929):
• 9 Andrée: Ur drömliv I (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble) 02:02
• Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896):
• 10 Schumann: 3 gemischte Chöre: No. 3, Gondoliera (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble) 02:48
• Joanne Metcalf:
• 11 Metcalf: Gold and Thorns, Fire and Ice 04:07
• Vittoria Aleotti (1575 - 1620):
• 12 Aleotti: Lo v'amo, vita mia (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble) 02:43
• Maddalena Casulana (1544 - 1590):
• 13 Casulana: Il desiderio: No. 3, Morir non può il mio cuore 01:54
• Cesarina Ricci de Tingoli:
• 14 Tingoli: Il primo libro de madrigali à cinque voci: No. 6, Nel discostarsi il sole 02:39
• Kathryn Rose:
• 15 Rose: Fall, Leaves, Fall 04:13
• Lauren Buscemi (b. 1997):
• 16 Buscemi: Enttäuschung 03:34
• Kwang-Hee Kim (b. 1988):
• 17 Kim: Senoya, senoya (Arr. J. Lee for Vocal Ensemble) 03:41
• Ilse Weber (1903 - 1944):
• 18 Weber: Wiegala (Arr. C. Reinhard for Vocal Ensemble) 03:18
• Katarina Pustinek Rakar (b. 1979):
• 19 Rakar: Remember (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble) 03:54
• Total Runtime 01:03:59

Info for Among Whirlwinds

"According to a dictionary, a whirlwind is: 1. A small rotating wind; and 2. A wild person, moving briskly and violently. Both associations inspired us to choose this title for our recordings. In earlier centuries, women composers rocked many conventions, and today women composers sometimes still have to contend with considerable resistance or prejudice. The women who took up the pen for us in this project are all vibrant, strong and inspiring personalities with enormous focus and concentrated creative energy. The selection of works originate from female composers all over the world." (Singer Pur)

Singer Pur

Singer Pur
Since its debut concert in March 1992, Singer Pur—originally composed of five former members of the Regensburg Cathedral Choir and a soprano—has evolved into one of the world’s leading a cappella ensembles. In 1994, the sextet won first prize at the German Music Competition in Bonn, followed a year later by the Grand Prix for vocal music at the Tampere International Music Festival in Finland. Regular appearances at prestigious concert series and festivals attest to the ensemble's outstanding reputation. Concert tours have taken the sextet to over 60 countries across six continents. Highlights of recent years include performances at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Philharmonie de Paris, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Singer Pur has also gained broad public recognition through its radio and television productions. The group collaborated with the renowned Hilliard Ensemble on a joint project featuring vocal music for up to ten voices.

Numerous CD recordings document the ensemble's diverse repertoire, which spans the various eras of music history. Two recordings of Renaissance music were named "CD of the Year" by the French specialist magazine *Le Monde de la Musique*. The ensemble has received the ECHO KLASSIK award three times: for a recording of contemporary compositions written specifically for Singer Pur (2005); for the production *SOS – Save Our Songs*, featuring newly arranged German folk songs (2007); and for *Jeremiah*, a collaboration with clarinetist David Orlowsky (2011).

In October 2022, the sextet was honored with an OPUS KLASSIK award for the project *Among Whirlwinds*, which features vocal music composed exclusively by women.

In 2008, in recognition of its tireless international work as a musical ambassador for its founding city, Singer Pur was honored with Regensburg’s most prestigious cultural award: the City of Regensburg Culture Prize. Other accolades include the Bavarian State Prize for Music (2013), the Friedrich Baur Prize (2014), and the title of "Ambassador for the Friends of European Choral Music," awarded in 2015 by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat.

In 2007, Singer Pur began regularly engaging in school-based initiatives to introduce children to classical music, most notably through the "Rhapsody in School" project. The group also frequently shares its wealth of experience with choirs and vocal ensembles through workshops.

Since 2019, the ensemble has hosted its own annual vocal music festival—the "Singer Pur Days" (taking up the legacy of the "Stimmwercktage")—at Adlersberg, near Regensburg.

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