August 28, 2010

BBC Singers - Purer Than The Purest Pure: Choral Works Of Daniel Asia

Daniel Asia recently won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for composition, and has been the recipient of many competitive grants and fellowships in music including a Meet The Composer/Reader’s Digest Consortium Commission, United Kingdom Fulbright Arts Award Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, four NEA Composers Grants, a M. B. Rockefeller Grant, and many more. Britain’s foremost professional chamber choir, the BBC Singers, was founded in 1924. As a vital resource in the BBC’s music output, the BBC Singers hold a unique position in British musical life. Performing everything from Byrd and Birtwistle to Tallis and Takemitsu, the versatility of this 24-voice ensemble is second to none. 2339 CD 15.95

Posted by acapnews at August 28, 2010 12:00 AM