Ispiciwin Luminous Voices & Timothy Shantz

• Walter MacDonald White Bear: Native American courting flute:
• 1Bear: Native American courting flute02:33
• Andrew Balfour (b. 1967): Music is Vibration:
• 2Balfour: Music is Vibration04:44
• Ispiciwin:
• 3Balfour: Ispiciwin: I.12:12
• 4Balfour: Ispiciwin: II.05:03
• 5Balfour: Ispiciwin: III.06:35
• Carmen Braden (1980): Crooked by Nature:
• 6Braden: Crooked by Nature06:15
• Stuart Beatch (b. 1991): Girl Hours:
• 7Beatch: Girl Hours04:55
• Arthur Bachmann (b. 1961): Weepe you no more:
• 8Bachmann: Weepe you no more05:08
• Laura Hawley (b. 1982): Rise Up, My Love:
• 9Hawley: Rise Up, My Love03:34
• Ivo Antognini (b. 1963): I Am the Rose of Sharon:
• 10Antognini: I Am the Rose of Sharon05:13
• Zachary Wadsworth(b. 1983): Far, Far Away:
• 11Wadsworth: Far, Far Away06:41
• Walter MacDonald White Bear: Native American courting flute:
• 12Bear: Native American courting flute02:56
• Sherryl Sewepagaham: Okawîmâw Askiy (Mother Earth):
• 13Sewepagaham: Okawîmâw Askiy (Mother Earth)02:59
• Picikîsksîs (Chickadee) Chant:
• 14Sewepagaham: Picikîsksîs (Chickadee) Chant04:01
• Total Runtime01:12:49

Info zu Ispiciwin

Ispiciwin, meaning “Journey,” embarks on an unprecedented musical exploration, bridging cultures and perspectives. Winnipeg and Cree composer Andrew Balfour describes it as a dream collaboration, one that deepens the understanding of truth and storytelling from an Indigenous standpoint. With the powerful voices of Luminous Voices, alongside artists Jessica McMann and Walter MacDonald White Bear, Ispiciwin is an evocative testament to the transformative power of music and a small, but important step toward reconciliation.

Luminous Voices, Calgary’s professional chamber choir, was founded in 2012 by conductor and Artistic Director Timothy Shantz. Uniting local, national, and international artists and organizations to illuminate choral music of the past and present, spanning cultures and traditions, we engage audiences in Calgary and beyond through exceptional sonic experiences encompassing live and virtual performances, recordings, workshops, new commissions by contemporary composers, and community education and development. Luminous Voices comprises some of the best ensemble singers in the Calgary area, collaborating with singers and musicians from across North America.

Luminous Voices
Timothy Shantz, direction

Luminous Voices
Luminous Voices, Calgary’s professional chamber choir, was founded in 2012 by conductor and Artistic Director Timothy Shantz. We unite local, national, and international artists and organizations to illuminate choral music of the past and present, spanning cultures and traditions. We engage audiences in Calgary and beyond through exceptional sonic experiences encompassing live and virtual performances, recordings, workshops, new commissions by contemporary composers, and community education and development.

Timothy Shantz
As Founding Director of Luminous Voices, as well as Chorus Master for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and Artistic Director of the award-winning Spiritus Chamber Choir, the choirs of Dr. Timothy Shantz are recognized for their warmth and clarity of sound, and have garnered critical praise.

Shantz has a wealth of international experience as a conductor, collaborator, and tenor soloist. As conductor, Shantz is recognized for his work in early music, contemporary works, as well as virtuoso unaccompanied choral music, to large choral-orchestral masterpieces. Under his direction, Spiritus Chamber Choir earned the Healey Willan Grand Prize from the Canada Council in both 2017 and 2013, and earned 2nd prize at both the Fleischmann International Choral Competition in Cork, Ireland and the Florilege Vocal de Tours in France. He has also been guest conductor of the Kölner Vokalsolisten, the Cantata Singers of Ottawa, and the National Youth Choir of Canada.

Highlights include MacMillan's Seven Last Words from the Cross, Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine, Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, Martin’s Messe pour double choeur, Handel’s Messiah and Mozart’s Requiem. He has prepared many choruses for the concert and stage, in collaboration with conductors Christoph Koenig, Joseph Flummerfelt, Paul Hillier, Roberto Minczuk, Grzegorz Nowak, John Morris Russell, Ivars Taurins, Yoav Talmi, Matthew Halls and Jean-Marie Zeitouni.

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