Tapestry of Voices Jessup, Gaines, Craven, Cunningham, Deutsch, Homsey, Hofmeyr, Brown

• Christopher Jessup (b. 1998): Astronomia:
• 1 Jessup: Astronomia: I. When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer 04:19
• David Gaines (b. 1961): Ho, Mia Kor':
• 2 Gaines: Ho, Mia Kor' 03:56
• John Craven (b. 1971): My Life Closed Twice:
• 3 Craven: My Life Closed Twice 07:00
• Michael G Cunningham (1937 - 2022): Hymn – Mass:
• 4 Cunningham: Hymn – Mass: I. Lord, Have Mercy 01:02
• 5 Cunningham: Hymn – Mass: II. Glory to God 01:49
• 6 Cunningham: Hymn – Mass: III. Holy 00:54
• 7 Cunningham: Hymn – Mass: IV. The Lord's Prayer 00:57
• 8 Cunningham: Hymn – Mass: V. Lamb of God 01:36
• L Peter Deutsch (b. 1946): The Voices of Creation:
• 9 Deutsch: The Voices of Creation 03:06
• There Will Be Stars:
• 10 Deutsch: There Will Be Stars 02:35
• Ryan Homsey (b. 1983): Your Name:
• 11 Homsey: Your Name 03:13
• Hendrik Hofmeyr (b. 1957): Thula, Thu:
• 12 Hofmeyr: Thula, Thu 03:40
• The Broken String:
• 13 Hofmeyr: The Broken String 04:26
• Michael G Cunningham: The Poet’s Book of Wisdom:
• 14 Cunningham: The Poet’s Book of Wisdom: II. Daybreak 02:31
• 15 Cunningham: The Poet’s Book of Wisdom: III. Nature 02:37
• 16 Cunningham: The Poet’s Book of Wisdom: IV. Excelsior 05:29
• 17 Cunningham: The Poet’s Book of Wisdom: V. The Day is Done 06:52
• Richard E Brown (b. 1947): The Torment of Medea:
• 18 Brown: The Torment of Medea 16:25
• Total Runtime 01:12:27

Info for Tapestry of Voices

TAPESTRY OF VOICES from Navona Records showcases the versatility and elegance of the human voice woven with grand orchestral statements, colorful choral arrangements, and intimate settings with piano. Eight contemporary composers offer settings of poetry and stories from various cultures throughout human history, from Africa to Europe, North America, and beyond. Threading modern takes on Greek mythology, meditations on concepts of loss, mortality, and more, TAPESTRY OF VOICES is exactly as its title suggests — an intricate and artistic convergence of ideas that’s sure to entrance those who experience it.

The Kühn Choir of Prague
Lenka Navrátilová, choirmaster
Daniela Kosinová-Valtová, organ
Bree Nichols, soprano
Alexandr Starý, piano
Marcel Javorček, piano
Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
Jiří Petrdlík, conductor
Bree Nichols, soprano

The Kühn Choir of Prague
is one of the largest Czech choirs and has been part of the musical world for over 60 years. It devotes itself to the choral repertoire of all periods, and its activities include significant performances of contemporary music, performances of large vocal-instrumental works in collaboration with leading Czech orchestras and, last but not least, projects for the performance and recording of film music.

Lenka Navrátilová
studied piano and harpsichord at the Teplice Conservatory and choral conducting (sacred music) under the guidance of Jiří Kolář and Marek Štryncl at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. She is second chorus master of the Kühn Choir of Prague, professor of opera coaching at the Prague Conservatory, and répétiteur of the Prague Philharmonic Choir. As the assistant to the chorus master of the Prague Philharmonic Choir, she has participated in its appearances in Doha, Berlin, and at the Sankt Gallen opera festival.

Bree Nichols
is a young American soprano praised for her “rich vocal disposition” (KlasikaPlus) and compelling stage presence. A Fulbright grantee to the Czech Republic, Nichols is known for her sensitive interpretations of Czech vocal music as well as over a dozen operatic roles spanning a diverse repertoire. Her career has taken her to the stages of Symphony of the Mountains, Capitol City Opera, Opera Roanoke, Lewisville Lake Symphony, Opera on the James, Opera Experience Southeast, the Olomouc Baroque Festival, and more.

The Janáček Philharmonic
is a world-class symphony orchestra based in Ostrava, Czech Republic and an emerging figure on the international performance scene. With over 100 top-level musicians, the orchestra aims to introduce unique, quality repertoire while showcasing their own recognizable sound.

Jiří Petrdlík
is appreciated as one of the most respectable conductors of his generation. He studied piano, trombone, and conducting — 1995–2000 at Prague Conservatory, and 2000–2005 at Academy of Performing Arts Prague — with Hynek Farkač, Miroslav Košler, Miriam Němcová, Radomil Eliška, and Tomáš Koutník, and took part in the masterclasses of the New York Philharmonic Principal Conductor Kurt Masur and the BBC Philharmonic Principal Conductor Jiří Bělohlávek. Petrdlík also successfully took part in several competitions, including the Donatella Flick Conductor Competition in London.

Alexandr Starý
comes from the north Moravian city of Ostrava, where he studied the Janáček Conservatory with Marta Toaderová. He simultaneously attended the Gymnázium Olgy Havlové. After his secondary school studies, he graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, where he now works as an accompanist. His performing skills have been further enhanced by taking part in masterclasses of such esteemed pedagogues as Dimitri Bashkirov, Zoltán Kocsis, Marta Gulyás, and Andrzej Jasinski.

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