the voices

I just spent the evening hearing wonderful voices singing in the Russian style. I saw an advert for a Russian Choir concert, and visions of the Red Army Choir flooded in - dozens of big Russians with deep mellow voices. This afternoon I checked how to find the venue, and found a link to the choir's website - yes, even Russian choirs have websites now - and found it's an ensemble of soloists - six maximum! And then, when the concert started, four smartly dressed men walked on stage. But what men - a deep basso profondo, a bass-baritone, a strong Russian tenor, and a counter-tenor. And what a sound. They easily filled the church with their voices, creating that amazing resonance that seems to be part of the Eastern European tradition.
And they sang both sacred music and then Russian folk music. What an evening!
The ensemble's name? The Hermitage Ensemble from St Petersburg. Here's their website.

http://www.seenworks.com/hermitage

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Simon