Label: Nonclassical

作曲家兼オルガニストのKit Downes 、ノルウェー出身のチェリストTorun Sæter Stavseng、イギリス出身のチェリスト兼作曲家Gregor Riddellによって2012年に結成されたトリオユニットTre Voci。主に中世およびルネサンス時代の声楽曲から自作曲までを演奏、またスカンジナビアの民族音楽の探求にも力を入れているグループで、本作ではその流れからメンバー各々が作曲した作品全5曲を演奏。静謐でいて荘厳な室内楽が続きます。





A unique collaboration between composer and organist Kit Downes and Tre Voci, comprised of Norwegian cellist Torun Sæter Stavseng and British cellists/composers Gregor Riddell and Colin Alexander.

Formed in 2012, Tre Voci's repertoire ranges from medieval and renaissance vocal music to new commissions and their own compositions. The trio is also focused on structured improvisation, performing with live processed electronics as well as explorations of Scandinavian folk music. In 2017/18 they have collaborated with nonclassical to present concerts alongside Mohammed Reza Mortazavi, Silje Aker Johnsen, David Stephen Grant, Bryn Harrison, Henrik Koppen and South Bank Gamelan Ensemble.

Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated, solo recording artist for ECM Records. He has toured the world with artists such as Squarepusher, Thomas Strønen, Aidan O'Rourke and Django Bates and written commissions for Cheltenham Music Festival, London Contemporary Orchestra, Stavanger Konserthus, Cologne Philharmonie, BBC Radio 3 and the Wellcome Trust.