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Extraordinary, Enlightening New Sacred Music, February 11, 2005
This review is from: Canticum Novum: Sacred Vocal Music From the Late 20th Century (Audio CD)
Mario La Vista's "Missa.. is an extraordinary mix of the antiquated and the new in choral sound. One is immediately thrust into another sound world that is totally captivating. Cary Boyce's reflective "By the Waters" has a tender richness that embraces the listener.
In his mass, John Eaton, ever the experimentalist, explores the voice and traditional instruments in unusual ways that sustain interest. Can this be a spiritual experience? Yes, in the sense that it uses the familiar (traditional instruments) in unfamiliar ways to take the listener out of this world.But don't expect to be made comfortable by it. If Eaton's mass is far out, Menachem Zur's Alleluia - Psalm 150 -- is even more so. Zur keeps the listener in the heavens,as it were, using the voice along with electronically generated sounds. This is sophisticated music for the adventurous listener! Beautifully delivered. Margaret M Barela
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