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CVE's recording of Juan Orrego Salas's La Ciudad Celeste now available
The Contemporary Vocal Ensemble at Indiana University is one of the most progressive and interesting university-based performing groups in the United States and the world. Dedicated to the study and performance of vocal and choral repertoire written after 1900, it includes singers, composers, young scholars and instrumentalists chosen for their outstanding musical gifts and for their special interest in the music of our time. Depending on the repertoire, the ensemble adjusts its size to perform from solo and chamber choral works to larger oratorio-like compositions. After its foundation in 1980 by Alan Harler, the ensemble was directed by Professor Jan Harrington until 1992. It is presently conducted by Professor Carmen Helena Téllez.
The Contemporary Vocal Ensemble is noted for innovative programming which explores all significant styles of the last 100 years, from classic masterpieces to works at the forefront of the contemporary music scene. Concerts may combine recognized compositions with première performances and special commissions, including works by internationally renowned as well Midwest-based composers, Indiana University faculty and students. The group also encourages collaborations with other artists for the development of interdisciplinary or music theater projects.
The Ensemble offers an annual series of concerts at Indiana University and performs as guest in outside concerts and festivals as well. Recent projects include the commission, performance and recording of James MacMillan's Sun-Dogs, for chorus a cappella; the Missa brevis by the noted Mexican composer Mario Lavista, and the premiere and recording of Juan Orrego-Salas's choral-orchestral cantata La ciudad celeste. Other notable projects are the first university performance of John Adams's El Niño; Karlheinz Stockhausen's choral opera "Atmen gibt das Leben...,", Steve Reich's Tehillim and Desert Music; Music/Theater Piece, a madrigal opera by Philip Glass; Arvo Part's Passio and Miserere, Gilles Swayne's Cry; James MacMillan's Seven Last Words from the Cross; and several world-premieres Feliù Gasull, Aurelio de la Vega, and Jorge Liderman.
The Contemporary Vocal Ensemble is currently preparing the first univesity-based performance of Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar and the world-premiere of Gabriela Ortiz's video-opera Only the Truth!.
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