Movement 2, "Returning from Church on Christmas Eve"

Laila Liepina Southard, soprano; Elina Seile, mezzo-soprano; Nauris Indzeris, baritone; Youth Choir Balsis; Chamber Choir Fortius; Childrens Choir Sono; New York Latvian Concert Choir; Latvian National Opera Chamber Orchestra; Laura Padega Zamura, conductor

from Albany TROY1589

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This recording continues the tradition of the New York Latvian Concert Choir soon after its founding in 1975 of commissioning cantatas for their annual holiday concerts. The music presented on this CD, all new works by Latvian composers, is written in a great variety of styles, uniting the worlds of Latvian folklore and Christianity--that of Valdis Zilveris is written in a romantic tradition with simple, memorable melodies; while Ingmars Zemzaris has used a neo-baroque style; Ilona Rupaines' is much more complicated, intertwining folkloric and Christian worlds; and Larkis Lacis employs jazz harmonies but not jazz rhythms. This is the third recording of Latvian music for the Christmas season by the New York Latvian Concert Choir.

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