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Cantamus Choir - Over Rocky Mountains: Cantamus, a choir consisting of 43 girls aged between 13 and 19, based in Nottinghamshire. They have achieved unprecedented acclaim from critics and adjudicators throughout the choirs career. Formed in 1968 by Pamela Cook, who is still its director, Cantamus has been praised consistently for its amazingly mature style, impeccable technique and unfailing ability to captivate its audiences. The choir has won 21 first prizes in international choral competitions, including the Grand Prix award at the...
Posted 03 December 2008 10:36 AM by charlotte | with no comments
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Mariss Jansons conducts Beethoven's symphony: Born in Latvia, Jansons studied at the St Petersburg Conservatoire, before steadily establishing himself as a conductor who combined exceptional command and firepower with a flair for letting the music speak for itself. He won the Grammy Award for best orchestral performance in 2006 for Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 with Sergey Aleksashkin (bass) and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. Naturally at home in the Russian masterworks, Jansons is also a fine exponent of the big symphonic...
Posted 14 October 2008 10:47 AM by charlotte | with no comments
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